Evening star., 1935-01-16

Announcement that President RooSe-
welt proposes to expand the work of
the Civilian Conservation Corps is
commended in newspaper comments,
with recognition by many observers
of the value of this Federal enterprise
1T is but logical that when the
Government seeks new ways of spread
ing work relief it should expand the
c. c. c.. rather than turn to some
thing untried," remarks the Portland
Oregonian. and that paper believes
that while the expansion plan by no
means would solve the Nations un-
employment troubles, it would be a
respectable bite" The Oregonian adds
as to the scope of the work previously
done: The Conservation Corps has
not remade the face of the land, but
1t has been busy at useful tasks. The
young men enrolled in it have kept
their self-respect, maintained their
health, and many of them have con-
tributed from their wages to the sup
port of their families. 1t has provided
security and an open-country environ
ment for hundreds of thousands who
otherwise, for the most part. would
have been haunting the streets of the
cities. All this has been accomplished
economically and with comparatively
little trouble among the men them
selves"
Few persons in the land" declares
the Sioux City Tribune, will not
agree that the corps is one of the best
if not the best, project launched by
the Roosevelt administration" The
Tribune adds: The C. C. C. has been
of dual benefit. 1t has taken more
than 100000 young men and boys
out Of the breadlines and put them
to performing useful service. The
project has material as well as social
and spiritual value.
Millions of dollars have been added
to the forest wealth of the Nation
since c. c. c. was inaugurated 1t is
no secret that had the C. C. C. not
been available forest fires last season
due to drought, would have destroyed
timber worth more than the entire
C. c. c. project has cost.
Millions upon millions of young
trees have been planted, fire control
means and methods have been i'm
proved. Thousands of erosion con-
troll dams have been constructed. 1t
is estimated the forestry work done
by the C. c. C. has a present cash
value to the Nation of 1921 900 900.
THE youths are better of physically
and morally, too They have been
we'll fed and cared for Their bodies
have been hardened and strengthened.
They have learned the rudimentS OF
vocational occupations"
Evidence of more intelligent plan
ming than in some other experiments
devised to relieve unemployment" is
found in the c. c. C. by the Saratoga
Springs IN. W Saratogian. What
ever may be said Of other New Deal
policies" in the opinion of the Los
Angeles Evening Post, "this one, at
least, seems to have sold itself to the
country at large pretty thoroughly.
To begin with, we have reached new
realization Of the need for work of the
kind the c. c. c. is doing. Beyond
that there Is the fact that the corps
has saved many young men for good
citizenship. In hundreds upon. hun
dreds of cases it has been, literally, a
nfe-saver. The expenses may be high.
but there is little doubt that the
money Is very well spent"
General standards of morals are
high and discipline is generally well
maintained" says the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin, describing the eff
cheney with which q disturbance at a
New Jersey camp was handled. The
Bulletin calls the incident sporadic"