The Washington times., 1936-09-03
ISSUE
IS FORCED BY
PRESIDENT
BY EARL GOODWIN

Two things hit the politicians
right in the eye in two Washing
ton developments.
First-The President has
brought the discussion of budget
and finances down to specific
cases by the unexpected publica-
ton Of the 1887 budget "summa-
ton" put out by Budget Director
Bell, but actually a statement "by
the President"
Misunderstanding cracking is
in the air around the White House
on the matter of relief. The Presi-
dent will discuss q phase of relief
in his fireside talk Sunday night
next; and meantime the "summa-
ton" Of the budget contains the
very interesting statement that a
survey Of the unemployment prob
lem and the amount required for
drought relief will be made early
in the coming calendar year."
No Predictions
Inasmuch as the coming calen-
dar year sees Inauguration day on
January 90, 1887, the question
was asked at the White House to-
day, whether or not these words
indicated a prophecy that the Ad-
miniStration would be returned to
office on election day in Novem-
Der.
The answer, officially given, was
q serious denial of any such in
tention. The President has been
able to dodge all trick questions
fired at him by newspaper inter
viewers, designed to draw him into
a statement that would give to the
world an indication of his views
on his chances for reelection.
AS to the publication Of budget
figures for the year beginning July
J., 1887, the belief exists that the
Administration has gone into de-
tails to bring the attack by the
Republican opponents down to de-
tail. In other words, as the Dem
ocratS see it, the President infer
entially says:
This is what the Government
will cost next year. Where
will you make the reductions
you are prOmiSing?"
In this summation the Presi-
dent carries out his policy of
pointing out that the budget, as
he designed it last year, has been
disrupted by certain unexpected
events. He has already charged
the enactment of the bonus dis
tribution as being q major dis
tlIrbance in the Governments
fiscal affairs; SO also has he
pointed at the Supreme Courts
notification of the processing
taxes in the AAA cases as causing
another disruption.
The third occurrence. he says,
is the drought relief, although
the total amount that will be
needed for this purpose cannot
be determined at this time"
However, the President states he
hopes half a billion will be more
than enough.
g. o. p. Studies Budget
The Presidents summation Of
the budget specifically mentions
several items. Observers here be-
1ieve these items will be studied
carefully by the opposing array
of Republican politicians to see
what, II any, reduction can be
made in a specific discussion.
There is tickliSh item of $685.
100000 payments to farmers un-
der the new soil conservation con-
tracts of AAA. The farmer is now
in politics. He sees this $685. ,000,-
600. What will the opposition
offer?
The social security expenditures,
amounting to an additional $405,-
100000. The CCC camps are very
popular with Congressman, most
Of whom are proud of having
brought much Federal money into
their districts through the opera
tons Of these camps, which are to
cost $300,0O0,O00.
The President again warns in
dustry that unless expanding bust
ness abSorbs the unemployed, or
If industry fails to take on a sub
stantial number of men now out
of work, there will have to be
more money, and further plans