The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-07

June 30.
 Two Alternatives
 He said WPA had two alternatives under the existing appropria tion:
 1. Reduce rolls abruptly by 1000 900 persons April and provide employment for an average of E. 0eo,0o0 during April, May and June.
 9. Commence week-by-wees re- ductions April and carry through on that schedule until June 90.
 Regarding the first. he said that "on the average every person dis charged from the rolls has depcn- dent on him or her three other persons-in other words the greater part of 100000 Americans will be stranded"
 He said the second alternative would require that employment by the end of June will be reduced to figure well below i,5oooo0 per- sons." lEl ktt.
 Slash Employment !,
 "In other words" he continued, "the program of present employ more than one half within . period ment would be slashed considerably of three months.
 'If, however, proper reserves were maintained at the end Of the fiscal year, employment at the end Of June would drop still further--to figure of only slightly more than 100000 persons. y, :.
 Therefore, on program of gradual reduction from i,500,000 to 2.000, 900 persons would be thrown out of Works Progress Administra- ton employment-or, with the addi- ton of those dependent on them from 6,000,000 to 8000,000 Ameri- cans would no longer receive federal aid.
 T ask that the Congress com. mence immediate consideration Of these simple and alarming facts"
 Talks of Necessity
 He invited congressional attention to the necessity for early and defin' Ito knowledge of the sums to bt available for relief and pointedly remarked that whereas his WPA recommendation had been submit. ted on Jan. s. the joint resolution providing for 6 much reduced appro- priation was presented for my con. sideration more than four weeks later.'
 The message said that i5000t WPA employees could be discharged under the congressional 5 per cent limitation but that the rolls already have been reduced by 3b0,000 since the last week of october. No new assignments have ben made since then, MT. Roosevelt continued, there has been q large accumulation ol able bodied persons certified as needing relief but who have been unable to obtain WPA employment
 "The need of these people Ia SC apparent he advised Congress and 50 deserving that the rolls, ir human decency. ought not to Dc reduced during February and March by even s per cent"
 Keep Rolls at 3,000,000
 Therefore, he explained it had DCtLi uttidVu pO htVR ttiu AVhe eS the present 3,000,000 figure.
 ITO employ these 3000,00o people at the prevailing average monthly cost of $6.00," the message continued twill require expenditure of ssee,- 100000.
 "This will leave $350,000,00o for the months of April, May andJuner Under the terms of the joint reso" lution this sum must be apporthna'ti over the entire period to June 30' The administrator will have at his disposal on average of approximate ly $l2o,000000 per month for these three months--providing on average employment of slightly less than 100000 persons.
 T therefore recommend te the Congress" the message concluded, Immediate consideration of legisla- ton providing on additional sum Of $ib0,0o0,000 for the Works Progress Administration to be available In the balance of the current fiscal Vaaru