Archive Report
Archive Report
The Central Government, and the Local Governments
New Fedral-City Lines of Communications and Supply
In The Field of government, one of the most significant results of the depression has been the development of new and close relationships between American municipalities and the central government. Traditionally, American cities have been considered “creatures of the states,” having no important connections with the government at Washington. But since 1932, and especially under the Roosevelt administration, the cities have come into direct and intimate contact with the federal government.
There can be no denial [says Paul V. Betters, executive director of the United States Conference of Mayors] that a new pattern of city-federal relations has been woven before our eyes in the past several years. The old charts and diagrams of ...