Evening star., 1934-11-15
FIRST LADY URGES
STUDY OF SOCIETY
Way to Correct Conditions
Is Through VisuaIizing
Needs, She Says.
ny the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, November 15.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt said in an sd-
dress here yesterday that the way to
change social conditions which are a
blot on our system" is to bring them
before the people 80 that they may
know conditions as they exist"
II don't believe that many OF us
would tolerate certain conditions that
exist in many places throughout the
country if we knew about them" she
said. And when say know about
them I don't mean merely to hear
about them, or read about them, but
actually to know about them. The
thing TO do to get people galvanized
into action is to have them see things"
The First Lady. here for the closing
meeting of the 1884 Mobilization for
Human Needs, told members of the
st. Louis women's crusade that their
work was of Importance, not only to
the organizations which benefit from
funds raised in welfare campaigns,
but to communities generally, because
1t centered attention on social con-
ditionS which need to be remedied.
Leaders in Audience.
The Presidents wife is chairman Of
the Women's National Committee OF
the Mobilization for Human Needs,
which sponsored the women'S crusade
held this year throughout the country.
In her audience were women who had
led the movement in II Middle West
ern States.
Referring to a statement by Harry
Hopkins, Federal relief administrator
that relief should not be permanent,
Mrs. Roosevelt said: mo one wants
to be permanently taken care Of by
the Government, but we do want to
retain the organizations which teach
us how to live better. I am glad when
I find people who are not satisfied
with what they have. 1t is sign
that they are getting a vision. We
need a vision of the future and what
we may have in the future"
One of the most effective phases of
the work of the womens crusade, Mrs.
Roosevelt said, was in taking small
groups of persons out with the workers
of social agencies to observe the con-
ditions with which they work.
Welfare Agencies Praised.
1.-THE welfare organizations are the
only hope we have for teaching peo-
pie how to live better" she asserted.
I'VE want them, probably permanent
ly, no matter how prosperous we get.
There will always be people who need
a helping hand, help to rise beyond
what they have known in the past"
She said she hoped the women's
crusades will develop throughout the
country a desire to wipe out "the
things we are ashamed Of when We
see them"
IF we make up our minds to be
discontented until there are no more
things to be ashamed Of" she con-
tinued, "the women's crusade will
have done grand piece of work."
St. Louis Asks $2,70s,OOO.
Mrs. Roosevelt's visit here, and that
of Newton D. Baker, chairman of the
mobilization for human needs, served
to mark the formal opening of the
st. Louis united relief campaign, in
which S2,7O8 900 will be sought for
90 welfare agencies. Mr.. Baker, Sec
retary of War in the Wilson admins
tration, was the principal speaker at
6 dinner tonight.
Mrs. Roosevelt departed by train
last night for New York, where she
is to attend a dinner tonight in honor
of Mrs. Mary K. Sinkovitch, social
settlement worker. Immediately after
the dinner she plans to fly to Harrods-
burg, KY, to join the President.
At a press conference Mrs. Roose-
welt parried questions of political
nature, but remarked that the results
of the recent elections were very
satisfactory, I think" To other ques-
tions she said that's in the hands of
Congress" or you should ask the
President"