Evening star., 1938-06-05

W0rA . WOiA W uO OIl bilS 20, <o,-
100000 bill that will supply most Of
the ammunition.
Oficials disclosed yesterday that
the w. P. A. Ia using funds already
on hand to create additional work
relief jobs at the rate OF approxi-
mately $4,000 q week.
II Congress finally approves the
sl,425. .o0o, 900 which the lending
spending bill now carries for w. P. A.,
they said. they expect an average Of
1880 900 persons to be given work
relief employment in the next seven
months. This could compare with an
enrolment Of 2,67s,656 on May 28
and an oflicially expected winter peak
OF 5000 900 or more
Most Of the additional jobs provided
since May 20, 1t was said, were in
large industrial communities where
the unemployment situation was most
acute.
Wallace Furthering Aims.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
also has taken steps to put the
administration relief program into
effect without waiting for Congress
to finish action on the big lending
spending bill.
He directed the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation yesterday to
canvass needs for food and clothing
among persons on relief. With funds
already available. the corporation is
to expand its purchases Of surplus
farm products for distribution free to
the needy. II the pending bill goes
through in Its present Senate-ap-
proved form, $50 1000, 900 more of new
w. P. A. money may be used for
such purchases.
Clothing for families on relief may
be made in work relief sewing rooms
from cloth purchased by the COM
modities corporation, some authorities
said. Food probably will be sent to
State or local relief agencies by the
corporation itself.
This type OF relief will be tenn
porary. 1t was declared, and will be
concentrated in distressed communi-
ties typined recently by Chicago and
Cleveland. where local relief funds
were virtually exhausted.
r. r. C. and p. w. A. Active.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp,
already is receiving applications for
long-term loans for business and
industry, and officials OF the Public
Works Administration are getting
ready to start new p. w. A. projects
swiftly as soon as the pending appro-
priation bill becomes law.
p. w. A. engineers said they in
tended to recommend allotment OF
funds for more than 1000 projects.
estimated to cost in excess of $780,
100000, at the outset of the new
program. Only $500 100000 in Fed
eral grants and $50, ,ooo, 900 In Federal
loans would be required for these
projects, the remainder Of the cost
being met BY local contributions.
The engineers explained that the
projects they favored for immediate
action were among ANA previously
approved by P. w. A. but held up
when its activities were curtailed.
Reports from p. w. A. regional Of
ficers said they had been swamped
with kilograms, letters, telephone and
personal calls from mayors and other
local ofncials concerning additional
proposed projects.
Among the proposed projects, Of
hcials said, were . number Of munich
pal power plants,
Reconciliation Views Differ.
Members Of Congress expressed con-
fiicting opinions as to whether the
House and Senate would have dim
Guilty reconciling differences over the
lending bill
Senate Appropriations Committee
members predicted the House would
accede to most changes the Senate
wrote into the measure.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
Democratic leader. said there was no
doubt that q senate-approved item Of
s2l2,00o, 900 for additional farm bene-
fits would be enacted.
The House also appeared likely to
join the Senate in increasing by
$sO0,OOo,0OO the existing AUTHORIZATION
for slum clearance loans.
Informed members Of the House APP
preparations Committee expressed be-
lief, however, that it would oppose
vigorously number OF Senate changes
Z in the bill. They referred particularly
to 4 Senate amendment nullifying
the present requirement that w. r. A.
allocate its funds so that no deficien-
cies would occur.
A joint conference committee is
expected to meet Tuesday to begin
adjusting differences between the Sen
ate and House bills.
Representative Rayburn of Texas,
the Democratic House leader, told
newsmen he saw no reason why Con-
gress could not complete its work
and 90 home by the end Of next
week.