Evening star., 1932-11-07
BY the Associated Press.

DENVER, November 7.-Following Is
the text Of the address Of President
Hoover at Denver:
As you know, this is by no means my
| first visit to Denver. came here first
! 36 years ago while engaged in my engi-
neering profession. have been back
many times, and have many friend
ships which have grown steadily over
| the years.
1t would not be proper for me on this
Sabbath day to enter upon discussion
of political issues. Sunday is provided
as day Of rest. have certainly been
engaged in hard labor, and am thank
! full for the Sabbath day. I do wish to
express my appreciation for the gener-
osity Of your reception. 1t is encourag-
ing to any man in public service to feel
that enthusiasm which comes so spon-
taneously.
There is one subject on which I can
we'll speak for a moment, because it Is
not matter Of partisanship but mat
ter sacred in all faiths. I understand
that you are about to enter upon your
| Community Chest drive in order to
provide against distress over the forth
coming Winter. The first obligation Of
man is toward his neighbor. The first
obligation of a community is toward
hose in distress, and in this drive which
you are about to undertake you are
giving expression to the responsibility
of both the individual and the COM
munity.
U. s. Aids Communities.
1t is important that distress shall be
cared for, and it is also important that
the spirit of giving and the sense of
obligation shall be maintained in our
people.
1t is true that we have provided
through the Federal Government a
fund to supplement the efforts of local
communities by way of loans to those
communities whose resources have be-
come exhausted and who have not been
able to compass the problems of dis
tresS. This has not been done to re-
lieve the responsibility of the individual
or the community; it has been done as
a guarantee by the United States Gov
ernment that in this time Of hardship
no one shall be hungry or cold. The
sum provided by the Government is in
sufficient except as supplement to
local abilities when local resources are
exhausted. But it does mark the reso-
luton of the American people through
that our people are protected during
the national emergency.
There is phase of this entire prob
EN- Of distress that has been of constant
lift to me- That is the fact that under
the leadership of the devoted women
and men of our country the general
health of our children stands today on
a higher plane than even in normal
times. This is the result of the infinite
effort and sacrifice on the part OF our
people. 1t is fundamental that this
shall go on. because We as a Nation
cannot afford for an instant to have
the powers Of the next generation in
the slightest way diminished if We are
to continue our great march of national
progress.
EXPRESSION of National Spirit.
record of national and nom bipartisan
effort on behalf of children was recently
made in the Children's Charter, drawn
UP at the conclusion of the recent
White House conference on child health
and protection. that was an expression
Of the national spirit and national
thought and the national demand on
behalf of children.
The people of your State were repre-
sented there. and have taken the con-
cluSlOnS OF thlS aDle DOCy OF men ana
women with the utmost seriousness.
You are developing these conclusions
into definite community action. In so
doing you are providing for us a gen.
Grafton in which the problems Of handi-
cap and disability in children will be
infinitely lighter than those which We
bear today. In the provision of a COM
mnity nurse you are substituting her
eventually for many policemen.
There can be no partiSanship in our
obligations to our children. This is
subject that is worthy of discussion on
this day.
Province of Good HumOr
In opening the White House confer
ence on child health and protection l
felt that I was voicing the feelings of
fathers and mothers everywhere, with