Evening star., 1934-02-03

tCOUJulutC fIOIIl r TNSJ IdSc.D
experiences-four years in Albany
war work here during the Wilson ad-
ministratiOn and a certain amount OF
experience in the last few months
They are:
"One Of the most difficult tasks
that l know anything about IS 10
get around and avoid the results Ut
certain yerfectls formal and naiu-
raj human impulSeS-impulsoS based
on selfishness AMI which take Ger
tain forms we'll known tc mos of Us,
either the purely personal form CT
trying to get special authority or
special credi, for individual applause
or aggrandiZement.
Another thing we run into is the
idea. thought on the art OF some
people. .. trying TO make political
capital out Of relief wo. -, out Of the
building up OF what is in many ways
a new the Of the relationship not
only of Government to citizen. but
also the relationship between en-
ployer and emplovc-the problem OF
taking care of human needs.
WI ere We IldNt liGll dONL AL
these oast months 1 would say in
about g. per cent of the cases, the
falling down has been caused quite
frankly. by individuals who try TO get
either personal or political credit out
of something that ought not to have
either of these factors in the work
in any shape. manner or form.
Transcends Politics.
This work has nothing to do with
partisan politl"s-uo,hlng at all. A
great many of you are Republicans, a
good many are Democrats--quite a
number 20 Tot belong regularly to
one party Jr the othe~ We are not
the least bit interested in the parti-
san side Of this picture.
I'VE CO want you to be absolutel:
hardboiled if you find am local per-
son within your own States who is
trying to get political advantage out
of the relief OF human needs and you
will have the backing of this admin.
istration 1000 per cert even if you
hit the biggest political boss in the
United States on the head. in car
rying out this general program.
think it is awfully important for the
carrying out of the principles behind
the national recovery act, the carry
ing out of public works and all OF
the other ramiflcaSions-is based on
a conception that is far beyond local
politics or the local building up eth
er of a political machine or q party
or personal machine.
so that is one of the things YOU
will have hard time in fighting. l
think you will be able to get the help
and enthusiastic support of at least
80 per cent of the people within your
own States If that idea can be thor
oughly and completely gotten across
at the very inception of your work.
People are going to rush to you
with all their troubles. That will
relieve us in Washington very greatly.
you will require extraordinary pa
tience and long hours-a smile at all
times-and the carrying out Of the
policy of not just the administration
in q narrow sense, but the policy of
what I think Is the overwhelming pol
uCy VI <AIIiCl iCall pcOPlc CUudy.
We are all behind, with few excep-
tions, this broad program. We think
it has done good We believe we are
on our way. We believe it is working
out pretty well in all sections of the
country.
Cites Rail Upturn.
ct was interested in talking yester-
day to the president of one of the
greatest railroads of this country.
asked him how his road was doing
His reply was that while his road was
carrying more freight and more pas
sengers, the important fact was that
the freight they were carrying re-
vealed increases in every single CLASH
f1cation Of freight. That is the best
illustration of the fact that we are
building up economically in every sec
ton of the country including prac-
tically all industries.
I'VE know the human factor which
enters so largely into this picture. We
are trying to apply it to all groups
needing aid and assistance and not
merely just a few scattered or favored
groups. That is why we want from
you the kind of information and kind
Of reports that will keep u in touch
with the broad picture-fn every one