The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-06-21

"People," he said, wanted decent
homes to live in; they want to locate
them where they can engage in pro-
ductive work; and they want some
safeguard against misfortunes which
cannot be wholly eliminated in this
man-made world of ours"
Mr.. Roosevelt's message was de-
cidedly general in tone. He avoided
specifications. But the general thots
were certainly clear to all and sundry
and it is upon these general Thoughts
that the issues are to be drawn. In
deed, they have already been drawn.
So, it cannot be doubted that thru
out the coming campaigns, we will
hear much of the New Deals new so
cial structure as presented by Mr..
Roosevelt. The Roosevelt supporters
will swear by all that is holy that it
is the only road to happiness. Repub-
licans and anti Roosevelt spellbinders
will shout all of the invectives that
may be used to inform the country
that it is headed for government own
ership Of everything, government
management, destruction of property
rights, etc.
No Link With Labor Disputes
Some observers here thought there
might be some link between the deliv-
cry of the Presidents message at the
particular time selected, and the
threats of strikes. They professed to
see a clever move by the Chief Exc
cutive to satisfy many citizens as TO
his intention to guarantee work and
food throughout the future. am in a
position to say, however, that there
was no connection between the un-
settled labor situation and the time
at which the message was delivered
to congress. 1t was ready at that time
and was sent along in regular course.
If it has had, or is to have, any eff
feet on the threats of strikes and the
leaders in those movements, it will be
| wholly coincidence.
The strikes have been bred of diff
ferent causes than the things about
which Mr. Roosevelt talked in his
message. He is proposing such things
as old-age insurance, additional gov
eminent money for loans to persons
who want to buy homes, the transfer
Of those living in barren spots (inso-
far as jobs are concerned) to sections
and communities where work is OBJ
tainable, and general paternalism on
the part Of the national government.
In other words, Mr.. Roosevelt's plans
contemplate long-range develop
ment and have no reference to MIRA
schemes, its codes or what have you.
It does relate directly to the move
ments undertaken by the Agricultural
Adjustment administration which have
gone long way-and it wants to go
much farther-in regulating the pro-
duction of farms and in controlling
what farmers do with their land.
With reference to this phase, it
can be said that Mr.. Roosevelt is
willing to abandon millions of acres
Of land and to have the people who
own and live upon land that is worn
out transferred to good land. It is a
proposition that will involve the use
Of untold millions Of dollars, and it is
to be assumed that it will be money
paid into the treasury by taxpayers,
supplied the transferred peoples on
long-term credit. have not learned
yet how the added production result
ing from these transfers will be
handled, but it certainly will add to-
the surplus about which the Agricul-
tural Adjustment administration has
been complaining.
Touches AN Our Lives
Now that we have a new law that
provides the federal government with
authority to control the exchanges
where stocks and bonds are sold, as
well as law by which the govern
ment controls the issuance and sale of
such securities, it seems to be good
time for examination Of the new
agency that is going to run that show.
It may seem Tar cry from the stock
exchange Of Wall Street to the little
country school house, but this new
law Is 30 far-reaching IN its effect and