The Washington times., 1935-11-20
ASK MORE WPA
: RELIEF AND
DIRECT AID
B e lieVe Transients
Are Problem for
Federal Care

AppetlteS Whetted on Raw DeaI
largesS, mayors from 100 key cities
Of the country today demanded
further portions of Federal melons
in the grand finale Of their third
annual conference.
Their demands, expressed in
resolutions which met unanimous
Endorsement, we're:
/. Additional Federal appropria-
tions during the fiscal years 1885
and 1887 for the continuation Of
the workS-relief program and
direct aid to the unemployed.
Ask Wide Cooperation
2. Nationwide cooperation of
States in relief and social security
legislation.
8. Continuation of Federal tran
sient relief.
4. Continuation of low.cost houS-
Ing substantially financed" by
Federal funds.
S. Inclusion of municipal en-
ployeS under the old age pro-
visions of the national social Sc
euritieS act.
6. State and local police cooper
alton with the Department Of JUS
tice.
Thanks to Congress
The mayors expressed gratitude
% the President and to Congress
FOR favors already received, but
pointed out that without Federal
aid the relief situation could not
have been met.
A careful survey, they declared,
indicated that regardless of busi-
ness and industrial improvement,
all unemployable men and women
could not possibly be permanently
Eeemployed" for some time to
come and pending the date ade-
quate national security measures
become effective.
To secure State cooperation in
workS-relief and social security,
the mayors, according to their
resolution, are to embark on a
campaign to win over the govern
ors and State legislators to the OBJ
tanning of necessary action along
the line of uniform laws as Sus
geSted by the Social Security
Board.
Pledge Cooperation
Harking to the appeals of At
torney General Cummings, the
mayors authorized their eXecu-
tive committee to cooperate with
the Department of Justice "in
every way that is desirable" to
make possible a coordinated law
enforcement program.
Fiorello H. LaGuardia was
elected president of the mayors
for the new year. Other new Of
ficials are Mayor Edward F..
Kelley, of Chicago, vice president,
and a board of trustees which in
cludes Mayors Frederick w. Mans
field. of Boston; Angelo Rossi, of
San Francisco: T. S. Walmsley, Of
New Orleans, and Neville Miller,
of st. Louis. Mayor Daniel w.
Hoan was named honorary presi-
dent.
On his election, Mayor LaGuar-
dio told The Times that he Is con
Vinced that a non-partiSan form Of
city government is superior to
other forms.
"TOO Busy" for That
Queried as to his intentions of
running for reelection as mayor o.
New York city in 1887, LaGuardia
said that he has been "too busy
to even think Of such matters.
"Plans for reelection always
warp the Judgment Of an incum-
bent and I don't intend to have
mine warped" he said.
"A1 Smith to be the Tammany
nominee?" he asked. where did
you get your information? ]
haven't heard his name men,
toned"
Ickes No Bother
Mayor LaGuardia was not
bothered by the Ickes assertion
that he had attacked PWA red
tape in a publicity move.
Harold didn't intend to be
unkind," said the New York
chief executive. Hes aware of
the conditions I outlined here
the other day. As a matter of
fact, I'm aware that I have a
few young lawyers in my own set.
up in New York. But I'm get
ting after them, and they don't
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