bisbee deportation, in which 1000 union activists rounded up in bisbee, arizona forced onto railroad cars at gunpoint and abandoned the middle of the desert as congressman. douglas was the strongest voice in washington for slashing government spending. douglas, whose conservatism made him a surprising choice to play such prominent role in the new deal. but he appealed to roosevelt's fiscally cautious side. douglas was the star of the first few months of the roosevelt administration. the second major law that was passed during new deal after the emergency banking act was douglas's own economy act, which cut government spending by 25%. at the opposite end of the political spectrum was frances perkins fdr as labor secretary. perkins, the first woman cabinet member. she was born into a conservative new england family. broke, and she broke from it after college to go to chicago and work with jane addams at hull house, working with the with the immigrant poor. after to new york, she became the nation's leading advocate for workers and served as roosevelt's commissioner when he was governor