Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-25
NATION RALLIES
To ROOSEVELT
Continued From Page II

asking the cooperation that comes
from opinion and conscience. These
are the only instruments we shall
use in this great summer offensive
against unemployment"
But" he explained, I'VE shall
use them to the limit to protect
the willing from the laggard and
to make the plan succeed"
The public's duty, ne emphasized
is to support businessmen who abide
by the agreements.
I'm war, in the gloom of night
attack, soldiers wear bright
badge on their shoulders to be sure
that comrades do not fire on COM
rades. On that principle, those who
cooperate in this program must
know each other at glance. That
is why we have provided badge
of honor for this purpose, simple
design with a legend, I'VE do our
part" and ask that all those who
join with me shall display the
badge prominently.
Likewise, he explained, a roll OF
honor" of cooperating firms and
individuals will be displayed in the
post office of every town.
"If all employers in each COM
petitive group agree to pay their
workers the same Wages-reason-
able wages-and require the same
hours reasonable hours - then
higher wages and shorter hours
will hurt no employer" Mr.. hoose-
welt declared.
Moreover, such action is better
for the employer than unemploy-
ment and low wages, because it
makes more buyers for his pioduct.
This is the simple idea Which is tine
very heart of the industrial recovery
act.
"On the basis of this simple prin-
ciple Of everybody doing things to-
gether, we are starting out on this
nationwide attack on unemploy-
ment. It will succeed if our people
understand tin the big industries,
in the little shops, in the great ci..
ties and in the small villages. There
is nothing complicated about it and
there is nothing particularly new
in the principle. It goes back to
the basic idea of society and OF the
nation itself that people acting in
group can accomplish things
which no individual acting alone
could even hope to bring about"
Mr.. Roosevelt illustrated the ben
Gifts of united action by pointing
out that the textile code wiped out
hid labor while mo employer act
ing alone was able to wipe it out.
Cites Blanket Code
Turning again to the blanket
code for ali industry, Mr.. Roose-
velt observed:
This agreement has already
brought a flood of approval from
every state, and from so wide a
cross-section of the common calling
of industry that I know it is fan
TO all. 1t Is a plan--del!beraLe
reasonable ana just-intended to
put into effect at once the mos
important of the broad principles
which are being established, indus
try by industry through codes.
Naturally, it takes good deal
of organizing and great many
hearings and many months, to gel
these codes perfected and signed
and we cannot wait for all of them
to go through. The blanket agree
!nent. however, which 1 am sending
to every employer, will start the
wheels turning now, and not SIX
months from now
To the millions of men and wom-
en- wage earners affected by the
codes. the President also had a
| definite message and a woro of en-
couragment. He declared that 1.-The
codes and the agreements already
approved, or about to be passed up
on, prove that the plan does raise
wages and that it does put people
back to work.
"You can look on every employ
er who adopts the plan as one who
is doing his part" the President
said, land those employers deserve
well of everyone who works for a
employer may undersell his compe-
it is to me, that while the shirking
living. 1t will be clear to you, as
titor, the saving ne thus makes is
made at the expense of his coun-
try's welfare"
Pointing out that while he could
not guarantee the success of the
plan. the President asserted that
the people could, expressing the
belief that 1--WE can greatly influ-
ence economic forces"
Mr.. Roosevelt began his address
by accounting briefly for his stew
ardship during the last four months
and half. He reviewed the moves
for strengthening the financial
structure of the government and
the nation through his administra-
tjor.'s action in tte banking situa-
ton and in reducing expenditures tc
meet income.
Then he traced the steps toward
increasing the purchasing power oi
the farmer through reduction oi
crop acreage and production.