ANOTHER DEFEAT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 July 1939, Page 5

ANOTHER DEFEAT

FUNDS FOR THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT PRESIDENT GIVES WAY UNDER PROTEST. SAYS MILLIONS WILL SUFFER HARDSHIP. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright WASHINGTON, July 1. With the clock racing against them, the New Deal supporters tonight were forced to accept provisions in the 1940 Relief Bill which they had earlier . fought bitterly. After signing a measure whereby 1,755.600.000 dollars will be made available for relief work' during the fiscal year commencing tomorrow, Mr Roosevelt issued, a statement declaring that it contained provisions “which will work definite hardship and inequality on more than two million citizens.” He added that the measure reached him from Congress at 10 p.m., and “obviously 1 cannot withhold my signature and stop relief for the needy.” The funds in the existing appropriations expired at midnight. Mr Roosevelt also signed a 1,194,498,-633-dollar Agriculture Appropriation Bill. He pointed out that if he withheld his ’approval the Agricultural Department and the Farm Credit Administration would stop functioning tomorrow. He added that Congress must provide additional funds to meet the ex pen ses not included in the B udget.