President Roosevelt to Refuse to Cut Costs n, Mar. 6. President Roosevelt told Congressional leaders in an important conference today that he would defy the growing drive for economy in Congress within a week by renewing his request for an additional $150,000,000 to finance the Works Progress Administration's spring relief projects.
The President said he would demand that Congress restore the $150, 000,000 which both the House of Representatives and the Senate cut from the original W.P.A. deficiency relief funds bill Mr. Roosevelt was underseed to have announced his decision after Congressional leaders informed him of the progress of the february Rebellion" which gained strength in Congress during the President's absence from Washington on his tour of the naval war games area in the Caribbean.
The major factor behind the rebellion against the White House, the President was told, is the growing demand for governmental economies and curtailment of heavy Federal spending—United Press.
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