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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1937

WPA PROPOSAL WOULD SET UP

PERMANENT AID |

Suggestion Made by Hopkins To Congressmen, Wilson Says.

By LYLE WILSON

(Copyright, 1937. bv United Press) WASHINGTON, March 12.— Permanent organization Works Progress Administration on a $§2,500,000,000 annual spending basis has been proposed secretly to

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Selected groups of Congressmen, it was reported today. The plan was advanced by Federal Emergency Relief AdminisHarry L. Hopkins to cope with forecast semipermanent unemployment of 2,000,000 to 4.000.000 persons. Mr. Hopkins refused to confirm the report but it was authenticated by a member of Congress who heard it discussed in detail. As outlined, Mr. Hopkins estimated the maximum cost would be approximately $2,500,000.000 annually on a basis of $700 a year for cach person on the WPA pay-

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Hopkins told his Conaresnal conferees that a permanent WPA should be devoted to socially \ and permanent projects dertakings which would not upon the field of public Ks proper. ; Although forest clearing definitely part of the program, Mr OPRINS msisted that “this leaf2 business is bad.” He was reto the type of work per-

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Within the organization of the a) permanent WPA would be provision for white-collar workers and for employment of jobless

women. Mr. Hopkins suggested that WPA be shifted in the process of governmental reorganization to the tment of Social Welfare which

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Mr. Hopkins urged also that permanent WPA be a strictly Federal undertaking with no requirement for contributions. He explained that there were “regions of poverty” in which states or subdivisions had exhausted their resources. He argued that to require states or communities to match Federal appropriations would prevent WPA Job-making operation in areas where the need is greatest. This program was presented by

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