Evening star., 1936-04-09

OuugeL message, Out tdSt month
asked for appropriation of $780,
100000.
by the Associated Press.
Stephen Raushenbush, former chief
OF the Senate Munitions Committee
staff, today accused Harry L. Hopkins
OF ignoring charges that the Penn
sylvania works progress administrator
was using relief funds "for political
purposes"
Raushenbush said that as chairman
Of the Pennsylvania Security League
he had filed charges with Hopkins
three weeks ago that Edward N. Jones,
State w. P A. administrator, was
distributing political material in the
pay envelopes of w. P. A. workers.
Since then, Raushenbush said, Hop
kins had allowed the practice to con-
tinue and had not replied to his pro-
tests. He said that unless the Federal
relief administrator acted he would
place the charges before the proposed
Senate Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee, which will have authority to
inquire into charges of politics in the
administration of relief.
Federal Frank Held Used.
Raushenbush said he had tele-
graphed Hopkins on March Is that
Jones was distributing a political at
tack on him (Raushenbush) in the
pay envelopes Of W. P. A. workers at
TIAtror1a av1f Ian
he notified Hopkins that the material
was still being distributed under Gov
ernment frank and through w. P. A.
foremen.
Am asking for an investigation
from your Office on charges that this
is use of Government money for po-
litical purposes" Raushenbush wired
Hopkins. in his original complaint.
A spokesman for Hopkins said
Raushenbush had filed no complaint
here against Jones. At the same time,
officials said that previous charges by
Raushenbush, alleging discrimination
to Pennsylvania P. w. A. workers,
also never had reached the w. P. A.
Labor Advisory Board.
The material to which RaushenbuSh
objected was a mimeographed state
ment charging him with attempting
to form third party in Pennsylvania
and characteriZing him as Just a
would-be political boss
The mimeographed statement also
said in part:
$50 Mr.. Raushenbush Is back in
town. Isn't he the gentleman who un-
dertook to smear the memory of Wood
row Wilson in the recent munitions
investigation and who let j. Pierpont
Morgan emerge from the inquiry with
a nice coat of whitewash?
Calls Him Political GigOl0.
HE had nothing to do with estab-
fishing security wage for those CIV.
P. A. workers, and so far as I am
concerned, neither Mr.. Raushenbush
ncr any other political gigolo is going
to capitalize or cash in on this great
enterprise. the sole credit for which
belongs to President Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
Raushenbush said that, although
Hopkins had not acted on the charges,
Jones had retaliated by firing from the
w. P. A. staff several members of the
Security League.
IF there Is no ction from Hopkins
In this clear, undenied case, the only
recourse will be to place it before the
Senate Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee," Raushenbush said.
The Pennsylvania Security League
which Raushenbush heads, is described
as an organization of liberal, labor and
unemployed groups claiming a men,
bership of 1850 people. Raushenbush
said it was formed several years ago
in the interest of social legislation.
Hopkins is withholding comment on
relief matters pending the completion
of testimony he is offering in closed
session to a House subcommittee con-
sidering President Roosevelt's request
for 81 1,5o0, 100000 for relief for next
year.
At the close of yesterdays committee
sessions, Representative Bacon, Repub-
lican, of New York, one of those who
is questioning Hopkins, said the ad-
ministrator was very cooperative" in
his five-hour verbal report and had
readily agreed to give all the in
formation for which he was asked"
Chairman Buchanan of the House
Appropriations Committee asserted
Hopkins appearances would satisfy
"all legitimate demands" for relief
investigation.
The subcommittee hoped to finish
questioning the relief head today, but
hearings on the relief appropriation.
with other relief officials and possibly
rural resettlement and other agencies
to be heard from, were expected to run
into next week.
After the relief hearings, the sub
committee has to hear social security
officials on their 1887 needs-probabl bly,
running beyond $40,000,000 for the
first full year. These, and writing Of
the bill, probably will occupy the entire
coming week.