The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-12
DIRECTOR CONFERS
WITH ROOSEVELT ON
PROGRAMS DETAILS
1900 New Camps in 4s States
Is Present Aim; War De.
partment to Aid
NO ALLEGATION YET MADE
New Stimulation 10 Expected to
Offer Employment to
College Graduates
NO ALLEGATION YET MADE

Warrington, April l2-(ReAnrou.
ment Of 100000 new men for the Civi.
lian Conservation Corps within 80
days was promised Friday by Robert
Fechner, CCC director, after . con-
ference with President Roosevelt on
this phase Of the $4,000 100000 work.
relief program. /.
Fechner went over with President
Roosevelt his recommendations for
1900 new camps In the = states.
Early presidential approval Of the
plan is In prospect.
The war department would build
the camps and Eechner expressed the
belief It would Be possible to complete
the Job and enroll the $4,000 new
men within two-month period. The
work law authoriSes . CC0 corps
100000 strong.
First Peint q Actiea
Roosevelt was represented - rely.
ing on the .CCC - one Of the first
points Of action. It was believed the
corps would permit absorption Of some
colle9e students graduating this june
who might be unable to find work.
The president also had On his call.
ing list Friday Rexford q. Tugwell,
under-secretary Of agriculture, who is
expected to take . part In the work
relief effort.
Moving deliberately. the president
had with him during the work relief
conferences Daniel Bell, acting d.
rectos Of the budget, for advice on al-
locating funds.
Meanwhile, relief administration
figures showed that 8 per cent Of all
farm owners and 16 Per cent Of ten
ants and share choppers, were on re-
lief last October. The proportion OF
tenants on relief was as high Is 6S
per cent in the spring wheat counties.
About one-third Of the farmers on
relief were owners and two-thirds
were tenants and choppers.
Plan New Grant Scheme
The public works administration.
which has not yet spent oil OF the
$500, 900 900 turned over to It two
years ago, Is considering . plan In
tended to make cities and states more
eager to build public works under
the new $4,000. .000. 900 relief fund.
The proposal Is that the federal
government make outright donations
amounting to 50 per cent Of the cost
OF labor and materials. The rest Of
the cost Of projects would Be met With
PWA loans.
Up to now the administration's
policy has been to donate 30 per cent
Of labor and material costs on public
works Of the states and communities,
lending the balance at I per cent.
Secretary Ickes, the public works
administrator, said 1T his press con.
ference Thursday that his lawyers
were studying the plan for larger
grants. A proposal to reduce inter-
est rates on loans also was said 70 b.
under consideration.
Accounting u Asked
As preparations for the $ly000, ,000.-
900 works drive went forward on half
a.do1en fronts In the capital, the re-
lief administration was confronted
with . demand for an accounting Of
1900, 900 900 already spent.
Senator Cou1ens (Rep., AJchJ
made the request with the assertion
that, unless It were granted. the
country would b faced with "the
greatest scandal that ever shook the
government" The senate approprta.
tionx committee approved his reeolu.
tion to require such report Thurs
day, and Hopkins indicated the d.
sired data would b made available
promptly II the senate adopts the
resolution.