The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-20
ev FRANK MeNAUGHIoN ,
pes Staff Correspondent

jonte If the cities on an economic
m mor;iy with the farm and town
p"nnIotion was recommended 10
prcs;dent Roosevelt tonight by
ihc "urbanism" division OF his ma
| t;n,aI resources committee.
rho committee said sharply
,bot urban residents have been
ncnted to more widespread ma
tional neglect" than any other
segment of the population and
drew from the chief executive a
rriteration of a pledge he made
when he took office, that his adj
ministi alton will not remain in
different "to the common life Of
American citizens simply because
they happen to be found in what
we call cities"
The report was presented as
Secretary of the Interior Harold
| l.. Ickes prepared to convene
conference Of private and govern
ment experts on how to establish
the S5OO,O00,000 low-cost housing
and slum-clcarance program UNI
der the Wagner act. Forty civic
Leaders. federal officials, con-
gres smen, realtors, social students
and local and state housing au-
thorities will meet with lckcS
here today. :,
I'm receiving the report Mr..
Roosevelt said that urban and ru-
raj sections of the national life
are interdepcndent, and added:
ave are all members OF one
BODY and the production and
consumption of each is related to
the production and consumption
of the other. The struggle for
democratic government and high
er standards of human living goes
on alike in city and country =.
at is not the business of the
limited States government to as
sumo responsibility for the SOlu-
ton of purely local problems any
more than it is the business of
local Governments to assume prl-
mary responsibility for the settle
ment of national problems. Yet,
the United States government
does not remain Indifferent to
the common life Of American cit
liens simply because they happen
to be found in what we call cit
les. The sanitation, the educa.
ton, the housing, the working and
living conditions, the economic
security - in brief, the general
! welfare of all - are American
concerns, insofar as they are
within the range of federal pow
/ er and responsibility under the
constitution
at is evident" the resources
committee stated, that America
must now set out to overcome the
continual and cumulative disre-
gard of urban policies and admin
| istration and to take into account
the place of the urban community
in the national economy"
The report pointed out that the
federal government has lent
wears of valuable assistance to
the agrarian population through
the department of agriculture,
and said that if its Recommended
tons were carried out. the gov
eminent would take q like inter-
est in urban jewellers.
The 1l-point program, contain
ing many correlative projects,
proposed:
/. Consideration of legislation
to create federal credit agency
to make loans and grants under
adequate legislative safeguards
to cities for public works. public
utilities purchases or construc-
ton, land purchases and similar
OUTLAWS.
Federal expenditures should be
curtailed in times of prosperity,
the report found.
2. Congressional establishment
of a permanent federal works au-
thority to formulate and execute
national program of public
works, and to encourage coop
Grafton between nation, state and
local agencies in planning such
programs.
8. Adoption Of national pol
icy for re-housing low income
groups "at acceptable minimum
standards" as cooperative pro-
gram between governmental sub
divisions and private enterprise.
A. A tax revision council study
of conflicting fiscal and taxation
policies in national, state and To-
cal governments to clear up con
fusion and inconvenience in the
ALLEGATION of governmental reve-
nue."
A. Legislation authorizing in
terstate compactS permitting
communities within the same
metropolitan region, but in sep
arate states, to deal jointly with
sanitation, Nindustrial-waste regu-
lation, health, control of public
utilities, planning, welfare, educa-
ton, recreation and other prob
lens.
6. Continuation and "intensifi-
cation" of efforts of government,
industry and labor toward rails
ing the level of family income
and increasing economic secur-
ity."
Most of the acute problems con-
fronting cities Cannot be solved
until the fundamental issue of
adequate and secure income is
met" the committee stated.
7. Continuance of the federal
governments policy of assistance
to the social welfare programs of
cities, including development of
cultural activities.
The committee recommended
Equalization between country
and city of as many material and
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