Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-31 | Page 3 | U. S. Views Big Relief Outlay

U D. D S. S VIEWS BIG BIC BIGI RELIEF OUTLAY I Swing From Direct to AllWork AllWork All All- S- S Work Aid Forecast in New Year WASHINGTON Dec iDec Dec 31 1 Unc JP-Unc W ff Uncle e Sam looked back toda today on a twelve twelvemonth month in which some was poured out in the drive to aid the distressed by providing cash goods or r Jobs I About one out of every seven persons per per- sons ons in the country looked to the government gov Jov- for support in whole or in part This did not count benefits paid to farmers A huge item In the expenditure was for relief Federal emergency reli f administration figures show that in m first nine months 3 was spent of which per cent was contributed by the federal govern overn ment States and local governments put up 14 per pcr cent and 16 per percent cent respectively The years year's total assuming assumIng assum ing the December relief load o d to require require require re re- quire no more than the for November was estimated at about I The cost for the year of oi the Civilian Conservation corps was set at 1 Some two billion dollars has been poured out on public works and I civil works construction projects since they were started in 1933 Civil works discontinued March 31 31 cost Two-thirds Two of its life was during 1934 Public works has laid out 1250 on construction projects belides besides be be- sides ides allocating money not yet spent and paying expenses of N R A and some other emergency a agencies During the height of its ts activity last summer it estimated persons had employment directly or indirectly from from P W A projects The greatest part of it its pump priming drive was exerted during 1934 Few projects tot got under way during 1933 Relief officials have explained the still dill rising number on relief as attributable at at- to discontinuance of the civil works program and the gradual exhaustion of res of unemployed unemployed particularly white collar people There have ha been signs that the administration ad administration ministration is swinging away from direct relief toward a per cent work relief program F FER E R A is seeking to return some un to the care of the states