Evening star., 1936-11-17

health and prosperity and happiness
ever attained in any nation. But 1t
can be done only if Government works
with business and business works with
Government toward common end"
Hopkins was the principal speaker
on morning program devoted to the
general problem Of unemployment re-
lief. Before he spoke, Frank Bane,
executive director of the Social Sc
curity Board, denied the hopes of
Mayor La Guardia of New York City
that the Federal Government would
assume administration of the whole
program. He said:
There is little in the social Sc
curity act that is new, but this is
new: for the first time in our history
, We have hitched the three wild horses
of Federal, State and local govern
ment to the same wagon, and all the
problems piled in the wagon, and
we're going down the road"
While Hopkins limited that the Fed
eral Government would be wise to
continue its low-rent housing activi-
ties, e. H. Foley, jr.. director Of the
/ Legal Division of the Public Works
Administration. contended that "hous-
ing projects are local and not Fed
eral responsibilities" In a luncheon
talk to the Institute Of Municipal Law
Officers, he said:
The Federal Government can be
expected to share with the States and
their subdivisions the financial bur-
den of providing low-rent housing ia
cilities. Il can lend technical assist
ance and make the results of its re-
search available to all who are inter-
ested.
But now that the Federal Govern
ment has demonstrated what can be
done in this field, the responsibility for
initiating and acquiring land for new
low-rent housing projects, undertak-
ing their construction and supervising
their operation are matters for COM
petent local hands"
A few minutes later Aubrey Will
liams, administrator Of the National
Youth Administration, anticipated q
statement of Hopkins in emphasizing
the attempts by the N. Y. A. to keep
boys and girls in schools for as long a
time as possible.
Aiding $4,000 Students.
1--WE are aiding 375,o00 students al
together" Williams said, "and while
We feel that for those of college age
it is important that they should work
and learn to work. we have to watch
that the program doesn't get away
from us and the youths gets jobs older
people should have"
THE idea Of helping students to
stay in school. so that they may be-
come better fitted for economic COM
petition. should be continued" Hop
kins said on this point.
I'VE must cut into the labor supply
at each end-keeping youngsters out
of it while they study, and also lower
ing the minimum age at which the
veterans may retire on old-age pen
sions or insurance. Modern industry
demands higher tempo. Why should
not the work period be shorter?"
He pointed out that there had beer
an unemployment problem in this
country for so years, and that II
would likely continue as a result oi
these two forces: l. Neurological dis.
placement. and 2. the flooding Of the
labor market with youths.
That the relief problem is the chief
matter confronting the mayors was
made clear by La Guardia. who told
his colleagues that 1t was up to WASH
ington to continue providing the fund:
for the care of the unemployed and for
the relief Of transients as well.
Solution Not Near.
La Guardia found no hope for 10
years to come of alleviating the press
ing question Of aiding the workless
and the needy through the operation
of the social security program.
Another question intriguing the
mayors may be answered tonight at
o conference dinner by Secretary Har-
OlQ 4CkCo. W4lO Will OdtAIllC Vic &Atu4
Of the Federal housing program as he
sees 1t now.
The New York mayor assured the
gathering that Senator Wagner, DEM
ocrat, of New York would introduce
at the coming session Of Congress q
revised draft of his bill calling for q
permanent Federal housing authority.
The three-day mayors meeting was
enlivened during its opening session
yesterday by vigorous denunciation Of
mixing politics and police work by j.
Edgar Hoover, director Of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation Of the Depart
ment of Justice, and Lewis j. Valen-
tine, police commissioner Of the City
Of New York.
Hoover directed his criticism at po-
lice officials who apprise criminals Of
approaching raids.