The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

es'uen. 100000 persons now
nooseVe" without jobs. The fig
ures to be proposed for this were re-
served for his budget message, but he
assured congress that they would be
within the sound credit of the gov
eminent"
Mr.. Roosevelt declared the gains
made in the year 1884 were greater
than the losses and expressed "a
strong hope in the coming year." He
reasserted his belief in the profit mo-
tive" but uttered a warning against
wealth (which, through excessive prof
its, creates undue private power over
private affairs, and, to our misfortune,
over public affairs as WELL" This, nat
urally, was taken as applying espe-
cially to the public service interests,
which have been so apprehensive of
the administrators intentions.
AS for legislative program, the
President made no attempt to outline
one, but he did promise that definite
legislation soon would be proposed COW
ering old age and unemployment in
surance, benefits for children and
mothers, and other features of his So
cial security plans.
He declared the nation was making
Roadway toward the new ORDER" but
under the framework of the Constitu-
ton, and he spoke of the increased In
dustrial activity, benefits to agriculture
and profits to merchants that have
been realized. Then came this stern
warning:
"Let him who, for speculative profit
or partisan purpose, without just war
rant would seek to disturb or dispel
this assurance, take heed before he as
sumes responsibility for any act
which slows our onward steps,"
The President reported an unsettled
condition in the foreign field, with the
resurrection of old jealousies and pas
sions and new strivings for armament
and power in more than one land, add
ing: ..... ...
"There is no ground for apprehen-
sion that our relations with any ma
ton will be otherwise than peaceful"
Discussing the matters that will be
brought before congress for action, Mr..
Roosevelt said:
among the subjects that lie imme-
diately before us are the consolidation
of federal regulatory administration
over all forms of transportation, the
renewal and Qualification of the gen.
eral purposes of the national indus
trial recovery act, che strengthening
of our facilities for the prevention, de-
lection and treatment of crime and
criminals, the restoration of sound con-
ditions in the public utilities field
through abolition of the evil features
of holding companies, the gradual ia
pering off of the emergency credit ac-
tivities of government, and improve
ment in our taxation forms and
methods.
1--WE have already begun to feel the
bracing effect upon our economic sys-
TEN of a restored agriculture.
"The hundreds of millions of addition
al income that farmers are receiving
is nnd1ng its way into the channels
of trade.
"The farmers share of the national
income is slowly rising. The economic
facts justify the widespread opinion
of those engaged in agriculture that
our provision for maintaining a bal
anced production gave at this time the
most adequate remedy for an old and
vexing problem.
For the present and especially In
view of abnormal world conditions, ag-
ricultural adjustment with certain nee
essary Improvements in methods
should continue"
THE Seventy-fourth congress, elect
4 ed on the sole issue of support of