The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-29

EO1lOINO NOlEs- nOMeNeEB
the President nor Harry Hop
kins, Federal Relief Administra
tor, did not say whether Direct
relief would end December LIST
as stated and reiterated many
times. However, the inference
is that Direct Relief will be con-
tinued indefinitely, to the en-
plOyables, but the administra-
ton still insists that the state,
city and counties must provide
for the unemplOyables.
No doubt with tile idea of get
ting rid of this class of relief
client. The statement seems to
be a retractiOn of ROsevelt's re-
cent statement, ''There must be
an end to this relief business"
The mayors conference was
probably the most important meet
ing on unemployment since the de-
preston began. 1t was attended
by the chief executives Of morU
than a 100 leading citie%Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Socialists and
Independents. Many of them are
pronounced Conservatives.
Regardless of their political
affiliations, it is highly signifi-
cant that, almost without excep
ton, the mayors insead of criti-
Ching the administration for
spending too much, complained
it is not spending enough.
NOT INTERESTED
IN BUDGETS
They were not interested in buC
get balancing, but they were
greatly worried over the wailine
of chambers of commerce and 9th
er reactionary groups which art
demanding that the government
tighten its purse strings. They haC
heard SO much propaganda alonj
that line that they had come T.
take it seriously. Many believe,
that the administration intended
abandon relief next summer, whe
- Ictll
/ The conference unanimously q
dopted resolutions expressing "aI
probation and gratitude" for tn
relief activities of Congress an
the President and recommendin
continued and increasing appropr
atoms. g A housing program fl
low-income workers was approve
and the states were asked to ena
Hesitation to make effective the a
ministration's social security pr
: gram.
: WILL GO THROUGH,
, SAYS HOPKINS
From both the President al
Harry L. Hopkins, works progre
administrator, came assuran
that the administration is dete
c mined to go through with unei
: ployment relief as long as the
e is need. These spokesman decls
n ed emphatically the administrati
). never had any other idea.
d The government, they said,
8 tends to provide jobs for all W
can work, but they warned the m
n yors that states and local commu
n ties must "chip in" Hopkins
: sisted that they must make prov
v ion to care for their "untemplo
v ables," for whom the Federal &C
e eminent will assume no respon
It bility after December 1.
is Hopkins made it clear that
y city will be permitted to follow I
lie example of Pittsburg and Phi
s. delphia, two of the richest CO
'e munities in the world, which hs
at ignored the needy in the past a
lie have made no provision for I
f. future. Governor Earle of Pei
De sylvania says Philadelphia |
ct spent only 1 cent a year per y
De. son in assisting its jobless.
n NO TURNING
IS, BACK
a The Federal government, H
=, kins said, "has put its hand
- this pillow and it is never going
- be taken away"
no In one form or another,
of added, "the method may cha
on fro myear to year, until we get
We to a permanent method that
ON the nation. But in one form or
& other, these people at the bot
W of the heap are going to &c ca
To- The best security in the wO
RI Hopkins said, is a job, and
he regretted that even that cam
i'm be guaranteed"
ne "But," he insisted, eve can
Tas leviate the plight of the uneml
ed and we intend doing it. In
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