Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-04
Personnel Of Seven Agencies
Will Be Reduced Early
Next Year After Check Is
Made on Costs.
JURISDICTION VESTED
IN BUDGET BUREAU
A. A. A., T. V. A., P. W. A. and
F. E. R. A. Among New Deal
Set-ups Facing Drastic Slashes
in Number of Employees as Re-
suit of Executive Order.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

HYDE PARK. N. Y, September A.
Coupling action with the personal
opinion that the peak Of the depres-
sion emergency is past. President
Roosevelt today blanketed under juris-
diction of the Budget Bureau all seven
remaining emergency agencies. The
action was taken by means of an
executive order and was announced
by the President during a press con-
ference in which he expressed the I'M
qualified opinion that the peak Of the
depression emergency is past.
Under today's order, the third of
such pronouncementS the following
the Budget Bureau in connection with
all administrative expenses: Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration,
Commodity Credit Corporation, Co
ordinator Of Federal Transportation,
Public Works Administration, Federal
Emergency Relief Administration, Ma
tional Recovery Administration and
Tennessee Valley Authority.
After reading this order to the cor
respondents the President explained
that they, like all of the other 20
agencies and commissions which re-
Gently have been brought under the
Budget Bureau requirements, must
have their budget of expenses ready
and approved by the budget director
by October IS
Complete Check Sought.
The President explained further, in
his plan to keep his hands on the
purse strings Of all these emergency
agencies, that after the budget esti-
mates of these last seven agencies
have been passed on the admHistra-
ton then will have a complete check
on administrative expenses for all of
the 20 agencies and commissions.
The President contends that these
various emergency agencies now will
be occupied principally in what he
referred to as management work"
and he has reason to know that 1t will
not be necessary to employ the large
number of clerks and others who have
been working for these emergency
set-upS.
With the emergency peak over, the
President is convinced that these
agencies now must use the best budget
methods so as to cut down expenses,
which, first of all, means cutting down
personnel.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not amplify in
words his declaration that the de-
preston peak has been passed. chos-
ing rather to let his action in i'm
posing closer check on the emergency
agencies stand as proof Of his con-
viction.
Stats to Be Reduced.
Under the Presidents whip hand
the director Of the budget. in passing
on these agency budget estimates. now
will aim to eliminate overlapping Of
work and authority and above all get
rid of employees where it is possible.
He intimated that there will be con-
solicitations and coordination OF emer-
gency activities, all of which will help
to reduce operating costs.
In this connection he mentioned the
fact that the Home owners Loan Cor
poration, which he said has performed
great emergency service, is now
gradually being transformed into a
management organization. Employees
will be largely concerned with seeing
that houses carrying loans are kept
In proper repair and watching mort
gage payments and renewals.
Mr.. Roosevelt was unable to give
(see ROOSEVELT, Page 81