The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-24
Expect Big Results
From Relief Bill
Seven Million Jobs Will Be
Opened By Spending Spree,
Roosevelt Believes

WASHINGTON, April 22-CAuto-
eastern President Roosevelt got
back from his fishing trip without
many fish but with his new big pet
appropriation bill all signed and
ready to shoot the works." Almost
five thousand million dollars in one
chunk, the largest single appropria-
ton ever made ny congress either
in war or peace, has been placed in
the presidents hand with which to
make one grand smashing assault
on unemployment, the depression
and the care of the unfortunate vic
Tins of conditions.
The administration believes that
by putting 100000 people to work
for the government, private indus
try will be so stimulated that it will
provide jobs for another 100000,
and that ought pretty nearly take
care of everybody who is willing
and able to work-though nobody
really knows how many of those
there are who are unemployed now.
Seven Appropriation Rules
The president has laid down seven
rules for the use of this huge ap-
preparation. They are:
/. All jobs must be useful, result
ing in permanent improvement in
living conditions or future new
wealth for the nation.
2. Wages paid are to be larger
than the dole but not so large as
paid by private industry, so that in
centive to take jobs offered by in
dustry will not be lost.
3. A large percentage Of the work
must provide direct labor.
4. Preference will be shown to
projects that are self liqidating
with reasonable prospect that the
government will get it's money back
S. Projects will compete as little
as possible with private industry.
6. Jobs are to continue until pri-
vote work is available.
Z. Employment is to be concen-
trated where most of the jobless are
located.
The program is expected to be in
operation by the first Of July. I'll
will be a year, most observers think,
before all the slack has been taken
up. Washington has got over be-
lieving in magic; politicians and
theorists alike have learned that
economic conditions can't be
changed over night. But the New
Deal is starting out on the most en-
couraging program yet.
So far, so good. But when the
president got back to Washington
he was met by congressional groups
of his best friends, begging him to
consent to the postponement of all
but what he calls must" legisla-
ton until the next session. That is
not because of the strength of the
opposition, for there is no really or
ganized opposition. Opponents of
the New Deal haven't been able to
get together.
Congress, especially the senate, is
showing more and more signs of be-
ing deliberative body and not so
inclined to pass bills without read
ing them. Its members in both
houses want to draw up the laws
themselves which they are sup
posed to do-and they don't want to
be rushed.
The president wants the MIRA ex-
tended for two years. Congress Is
willing, but wants to consider it |
very carefully, especially from the
constitutional angle. MIRA expires
by limitation on June 16. TO draw
up and pass a complete new law
covering such a complicated subject
would be a job big enough to oc-
cupy most of the time of congress
from now until then.
Other must" legislation includes
an additional appropriation for the
Home Owners Loan Corporation,
to enable HOLC to carry on; re-
enactment Of the special tax bills
passed by the 73rd congress, and
the regular departmental appropria-
ton bills.
Veterans And Labor Restless
The veterans lobby and the labor