8. To reduce salaries of employees of the U. S. not to exceed 15 per cent.

9. To publish income tax returns to such extent as he may deem in public interest and under regulations he may prescribe.

10. To organize and accept responsibility for direction of a Public Works Program expending $3,300,000 for the relief of unemployment.

11. To repeal by executive proclamation new taxes voted in the Industrial Recovery Act upon restoration of business or repeal of eighteenth amendment.

12. To set up and direct hundreds of camps in reforestation operations to employ more than 250,000 young men.

13. To regulate transactions in credit, currency, gold and silver by invoking war time powers to the extent of placing an embargo on gold or foreign exchange.

War Against Depression

The granting of such powers to the Executive constituted a declaration of war by the American Congress on the economic situation as then existing. The execution of the laws is being effected in the spirit of war. Washington hums with activity comparable to the days of 1917-18. That there is opposition sincerely entertained both within and without the Congress to the granting of such powers to the President cannot be denied. But he takes hold of his task with both hands unafraid. No one questions his purpose. History is in the making