Evening star., 1933-06-15
CREAT|0N0F STATE
RELIEF PRESCRIBED
Roosevelt Urges Aid in Busi-
nessIike Way Apart From
Politics.
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Creation of relief organization in
each State to administer aid to the
needy "in a businesslike way, but en-
tirely apart from partisan politics" !"
was urged yesterday by President
Roosevelt.
In a talk to representatives of the
48 States gathered in session here, the
President said it was essential that the
States and local units of government
do their fair share toward financing
emergency relief work.
Only little earlier his emergency
relief director, Harry L. Hopkins had
told the 10 Governors and other State
representatives present of his own
views and they were in close accord
with those of the Chief Executive.
The President emphasized that there
was no intention of using the public
works fund simply to build lot of
useless projects disguised as relief"
"One function of public works in an
emergency is to provide a bridge by
which people can pass from relief
status to normal employment" Mr..
Roosevelt said.
Partisan politics must play no part
in the carrying out of this work"
The text of the Presidents talk fol-
lows:
THE emergency relief act is an ex-
preston of the Federal Governments
determination to cooperate with the
States and local communities with re-
gard to financing emergency relief work.
1t means just that. 1t is essential that
the States and local units of govern
ment do their fair share. They must
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finance more than reasonable proper
ton of the total.
ut should be borne in mind by the
State authorities and by the 5000
local relief committees now function
ing throughout the land that there are
100000 families in need of the neces-
stiles of life.
obviously the Federal relief admin
istrator should put as much response
Dility as possible on the State admins
tration. This means a competent set
up in each State, preferably a COM
mission of five or six well known citi-
zens, who will not only administer the
relief in buSinesslike way but entirely
apart from partisan politics. The only
way relief officials can be assured that
people are getting relief who need re-
lief is to have competent administra-
tion.
1T is essential that there be effective
coordination of relief and public works
in all communities. While an impor-
tant factor in setting up public works
program is speed, there is no intention
OF using the public works funds simply
to build lot of useless projects dis
guised as relief.
1T is the purpose to encourage real
public works. One function of public
works in an emergency is to provide
bridge by which people can pass from
relief status over to normal self-Sup-
port.
Partisan politics must play no part
in the carrying out Of this work.
The use of public works as a means
of rational redistribution of population
from congested centerS to more whole
some surroundings where people can
have a chance to lead normal life will
be encouraged.
1T is primary purpose of my ad-
ministration to cooperate with the
States and with industry to secure work
opportunities for as many of the ur-
employed as possible, by which they
| will find employment through natural
channels. But until these jobs are
available the Federal Government, the
States and every local community must
provide relief for every genuinely needy
unemployed person in America.
Il know that l can count on your
full and complete cooperation with the
Federal emergency relief administra-
! tor, and can assure you on his behalf
of a sympathetic understanding Of your
| problems and decisive action when that
is necessary"