Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-03 | Page 1 | Hopkins Hits Relief Holdouts

HOPKINS HITS RELIEF HOLDOUTS Federal Policy Faces Acid Test as Illinois Is Shut Off From Receiving U. U S. S Cash Leg Legislatures Legislature's sl tures ture's Failure to Provide Funds Ca Causes uses Move l 13 By Au Associated Pres Presa WASHINGTON May lay 3 The 3 The governments government's governments government's gov- gov ability to make states pay paya a substantial part of the cost of ot relief re reo lie lief was put to the acid test today In the face of avowed fears lears ears that serious trouble might result Harry L. L Hopkins the relief administrator carried out his recent threat to withhold withhold withhold with with- hold federal funds from Illinois Illinois' until that state agrees to contribute 3 a month There were expressions of fear by Illinois relief officials that outbreaks might occur if if they were not able to resume activities before belore the end of next week Cease Activities Cook county arranged to give emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency food and medical orders to its big relic relief population until about May MayIS 15 IS but auditors for tor or the Illinois relief commission estimated that 64 downstate down down- state counties ceased all aU relief relie effective live five last night Approximately families were reported to be without without with with- out aid Hopkins had warned the states state's legislature legislature leg leg- in advance that he would send no money money to meet May relief needs unless tit it arranged to pa pay a fair share of the bilL The Illinois house hous Wednesday night rebuffed a sales tax proposed to meet his deman de de- de- de man mands ds Criticism of the le legislature came came last night Iron from Robert J. J Dunham chairman o of the state relief commission commis commis- sion sion- In effect he asserted the legislature legis legis- lature says to federal authorities that for lor the period of April July 15 1 the thesta sta state le of Illinois third richest in in- inthe the nation has declined to do anything for the people on relief relict Asks Explanation Hopkins cracked down about the same time that the senate appropriations committee beginning a general investigation of his hi handling of relief called upon him for an explanation athis of at his dealing with states Hopkins expressed confidence that the state eventually will meet his re rc- re- re quest He Indicated federal funds would go o forward to another recalcitrant state Pennsylvania on the basis of ot otan an agreement that appeared in sight there Six states in addition to Illinois received no allotments as in initial May relief grants were announced but officiaLs officials of of- explained this was only because the amounts to be given them had bad hadnot not yet been worked out Hopkins turned down a request for lor funds to pay teachers' teachers salaries in Georgia He blamed Governor Eugene Eugene Eugene Eu Eu- gene Talmadge bitter Roosevelt i critic for the Georgia school situa situa- situation tion