Evening star., 1933-10-23
Roosevelt Reviews Progress of Recovery
IN IN

our national problems; but during this
period many things have happened
and am glad to say that the majol
part Of them nave greatly helped ths
well being Of the average citizen.
Because, in every step which youl
Government Is taking we are thinking
in terms of the average of you-ir
the old words 'the greatest good II
the greatest number"-we, as reason
able people cannot expect to bring def
mite benefits to every person or to every
occupation or business, or industry OF
agriculture In the same way no rea-
sonable person can expect that In this
short space of time, during which new
machinery had to be not only put tc
work. but first set up. that every To-
canty in every one Of the 48 States
of the country, could share equally and
simultaneously in the trend to better
times.
The whole picture, however-the
average Of the whole territory from
coast to coast-the average of the
whole population Of l20,0OO,00O people
shows to any person willing to look
facts and action Of which you and
I can be proud.
100000 Gain Employment.
In the early Spring of this year there
were actually and proportionately more
people out Of work in this country than
In any other nation in the world. Fair
estimates showed 10000 or 13,000,-
900 unemployed last March. Among
those there were, Of course, several
millions who would be classed normally
unemployed-people who worked oc-
casionally when they felt like it, and
others who preferred not to work at
all. 1t seems, therefore, fair to say
that there were about 100000 Of our
citizens who earnestly. and in many
eaud not est of these w0n n
short space Of few months, I am
convinced that at least 100000 have
been given employment-or saying it
another way, 40 per cent of those seek
ing work have found 1t.
That does not mean, my friends that
am satisfied, or that you are salts
fed that our work is ended. We have
long way to go but we are on the
way.
How are We constructing the edifice
OF recovery-the temple which, when
completed will no longer be a temple
OF money changers or Of beggars, but
rather temple dedicated to and main
talned for greater social justice, a
greater welfare for America-the habi-
tatton of a sound economic life. We
are building, stone by stone, the COL
umnS which will support that habita-
ton. Those columns are many in
number and though, for a moment
the progress Of one column may dis
turb the progress on the pillar next
to 1t, the work on all Of them must
proceed without let or hindrance.
100000 In Forest Camps.
We all know that immediate relief
for the unemployed was the first essen
t1al OF such a structure and that is
why speak first of the fact that SOC, 900
young men have been given employ
ment and are being given employment
all through this Winter in the Civilian
Conservations Corps camps in almost
every part of the Nation.
So, too, We have, as you know, ex-
pended greater sums in cooperation
with States and localities for work re-
lief and home relief than ever before
sums which during the coming Win
ter cannot be lessened for the very
simple reason that though several mil
lion people have gone back to work,
the necessities Of those who have not
yet obtained work Is more severe than
at this time last year.
Then we come to the relief that is
being given to those who are in danger
OF losing their farms or their homes.
New machinery had to be set UP for
farm credit and for home credit in
every one of the 3,1O0 counties of the
United States and every day that
passes is saving homes and farms to
hundreds Of families. have publicly
asked that the foreclosures on farms
and chattels and on homes be delayed
until every mortgagor in the country
shall have had full opportunity to take
advantage of Federal credit. I make
the further request which many of you
know has already been made through
the great Federal credit organizations
that If there is any family in the
United States about to lose its home or
about to lose its chattelS, that family
should telegraph at once either to the
Farm Credit Administration or the
Home Owners Loan Corporation in
requesting their help.
Industry Given Credit.
Two other great agencies are in full
swing The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation continues to lend large
sums to industry and finance with the
definite objective Of making easy the
Of credit to industry, COM
merce and finance.
The program of public works in three
months has advanced to this point:
Out Of total appropriated for public
works Of $1,000 ,000, 900, $1,000, 900 900
has already been allocated to Federal
projects of all kinds and literally in
every part Of the United States and
work on these Is starting forward. In
addition $500, ZOO, 900 have been allocated
to public works to be carried out by
states, municipalities and private Or
yanizations, such as those undertaking
public works money, nearly all Of it
Intended for State Or local projects,
waits only on the presentation Of proper
EhemseIves. washington has the money
and is waiting for the proper projects
to which to allOt 1t.
Praises Farmers Aid.
Another pillar in the making is the
Adjustment Adm1ntstra-
ton. I have been amazed by the ex-
traordinary degree Of cooperation given
TO the Government by the cotton farm
ers in the South, the wheat farmers Of
the West, the tobacco farmers Of the
Southeast, and I am confident that
the corn hog farmers of the Middle
west will come through in the same
fashion. The problem we
seek to solve had been steadily getting
worse for 20 years, but during the last
SIX months we have made more rapid
than any Nation has ever
made in a like period Of time. It IS
true that in July farm commodity
prices had been pushed up higher than
they are today, but that push came in
part from pure speculation by people
who could not tell you the difference
between wheat and rye, by people who
people who did not know that hogs
were fed on corn-people who have no
real interest in the farmers and his