Evening star., 1934-01-03
Text of President Roosevelts Message to Congress

am speaking of those individuals who
have evaded the spirit and purpose
OF our tax laws, of those high Off
Gals Of banks or corporations who
have grown rich at the expense of
their stockholders or the public, of
those reckless spectators with their
own or other peoples money whose
operations have injured the values
of the farmers crops and the sav-
ings of the poor
organized banditry, cold blooded
shooting, lynching and kidnapping
have threatened our security.
These violations OF ethics and
immediate suppression they call
also on the country for an aroused
public opinion.
The adoption of the twenty first
amendment should give material
aid to the elimination Of those new
forms Of crime which came from
illegal traffic in liquor.
l shall continue to regard it as
my duty to use whatever means may
be necessary to supplement State,
local and private agencies for the
relief of suffering caused by unem-
ployment. With respect to this
question, I have recognized the
dangers inherent in the direct CIV
ing of relief and have sought the
means to provide not mere relief,
but the opportunity for useful and
remunerative work. We shall, in
the process of recovery, seek to
move as rapidly as possible from
direct relief to publicly supported
work and from that to the rapid
restoration OF private employment.
Spirit of Cooperation
Basis of Progress.
It is to the eternal credit of the
American people that this tremend-
GUS readjustment of our national
life is being accomplished peace
fully, without serious diSlocation,
with only a minimum of injustice
and with a great, willing spirit of
cooperation throughout the country.
Disorder is not an American
habit. Self-help and self-control
are the essence of the American
tradition-not Of necessity the form
of that tradition, but its spirit The
program lLSelI COMES from the
American people.
II Is an lnt9grated program, ma
tional in scope. Viewed in the
large. 1t is designed to save from
destruction and to keep for the fu-
ture the genuinely important values
created by modern society. The
vicious and wasteful parts Of that
society We could not save if We
wished; they have chosen the way of
self lf-destructiOn. We would save
useful mechanical invention, ma
chine production. industrial eff
cheney, modern means Of communi-
cation. broad education We would
save and encourage the slowly grow
ing impulse among consumers to
enter the industrial market place
equipped with sufficient organiZa-
ton to insist upon fair prices and
honest sales.
Would Remove Evils
That Brought Chaos.
But the unnecessary expansion OF
industrial plants, the waste Of nat
ural resources, the exploitation of
the consumers Of natural monopo-
lies, the accumulation of stagnant
surpluses. child labor and the ruth
less exploitation of all labor, the
encouragement of speculation with
other peoples money. these were
consumed in the fires that they
themselves kindled We must make
sure that as We reconstruct our life
there be no soil in Which such weeds
can grow again
We have ploughed the furrow and
planted the good seed. the hard be-
ginning is over If we would reap
the full harvest we must cultivate
the soil where this good seed is
sprouting and the plant is reaching
up to mature growth.
final personal word. I know
that each of you will appreciate that
l am speaking no mere politeneSs
when l assure you how much 1 value
the fine relationship that we have
shared during these months of hard
and inceSSant work Out of these
friendly contacts we are. fortunately,
building a strong and permanent
tie between the legislative and ex-
ecutive branches of the Govern
ment. The letter of the Constitu-
tiCn wisely declared a separation.
but the impulse of common purpose
declares union. In this spirit We
join once more in serving the Amer
lean people,