Evening star., 1935-09-13

for continuation Of direct relief
where necessary, for the next six
weeks. An additional s85. .00o, 900 mas
been allocated for this.
1t was made very plain by tht
President that. regardless Of any re-
vamping or reshaping Of the work.
relief plans, he intends to live up to
the promise made by him, when he
asked Congress for the s4,s0o, 900 GOO
fund. to provide employment TO $780,
600 persons and to substitute work
relief for direct relief.
Draws Rough Graph.
In this connection, the President
said today that during ais conference
with his group Of assistants consider
able time was devoted to going over
graphs dealing with relief and en-
ployment figures. During his press
conference, he attempted to draw q
rough graph explaining the subject.
This graph indicated that by July
next, or when the public works prof.
ects will have gotten well under way,
the Works Progress Administration
will have been caring for 2,400, 900
either by direct relief or work relief
and all the other agencies, including
P. w. A., will be giving employment
to 100000. He wanted it clearly un-
derstood that the difference between
these figures, when added and the
$500, 900 originally set by him, cannq%
be accounted for at this time.
In revealing his changed program
President Roosevelt went on record
for the first time as favoring a per-
manent Civilian Conservation Corps,
although reduced in size. TO meet the
demands for this activity for the
present, however 1t has been agreed
to allow an additional $4,000, 900 to
carry the camps through the balance
of the fiscal year. He said his plan
calls for carrying them through the
following year, although on q some
what smaller scale.
Billion Yet Unallocated.
The President announced that
bAkOAOh6 oAiOho LAAhb VI lIiS
original $4,000, ,000, 900 work-relief
fund there remains today unallocated
Sl.225, 100000, and that one Of the
prime purposes Of the conference was
to work out a definite plan of allo-
eating this sum to the best advantage
and to provide the greatest amount
Of employment with the least delay.
His new plan calls for change in
the original ideas regarding rural
electrification. To make this agency
of his broad program more effective,
and at the same time less of a drain
upon the general fund. the plan is
to approach the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. with a view to having
that agency finance large portion Of
the rural electrification work. The
President believes this will be possible
because rural electrifcation, as orig
inally conceived. Is strictly a loan
proposition.
The reshaped work-relief plan calls
also for considerable change in the
original plans for rural rehabilitation.
rural relief and rural housing, all of
which come under the Rural Resettle-
ment Administration.
Three Factors Involved.
In rechecking these agencies, the
President said three important factors
are involved:
/. That of rehabilitation on farms
by taking care Of $50 900 families, who
because Of lack of equipment and
money are unable to make q 60 Of
farm life.
2. Rural relief work must concern
itself primarily with families in
drought areas so as to tide them over,
but advices are now that in most
States those in such areas are back
on their feet, except those in the most
recent dustStorm districts.
3. In carrying out the purposes Of
rural housing. a tentative idea is being
worked out, with view to establish
ing revolving fund (Which will re-
quire additional legislation) for those
projects where land has not been pur-
chased or acquired