The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-10
President Roosevelt's Message

President Roosevelt's Message
President Roosevelt in his message to Congress
January 4th asked for the security OF livelihood
and under his plan for recovery and the estab-
lisfment of a social order. His message was to
the point and was well accepted ana heartily &C
claimed throughout the nation. His efforts have been
conducted along humane lines in an endeavor to
eliminate inequalities which exist today.
He stated that the dole must end, and that relief
be given only for work. under new and greatly en-
larged plan Of emergency public employment In this
connection he outlined number Of practical prnci-
pies to govern the system, which is to supplant
the FERA, follows
Am work undertaken should be useful-not
Just for day. year but useful in the sense that
it affords permanent improvement in living condi-
lions that it creates future new wealth for the
nation.
2-Compensation on emergency public projects
should be in the form of security payments which
should be larger than the amount now received as
relief dole but at the time not so large as to
encourage the rejection of opportunities for private
employment the leaving of private employment to
engage in government work.
3-Projects should be undertaken on which a
large percentage Of direct labor can be used
Preference should be given to those projects
which will be selfqudating in the sense that there
is reasonable expectation that the government will
get its money back at some future time
5-The projects undertaken should be selected
and planned so as to compete as little as possible
not for the necessity of giving useful work TO the un-
employed now relief, these projects in most in
stances would not now be undertaken
6-The planning of projects would seek to assure
work during the coming fiscal to the individuals
now relief, until such time private employ
ployment is available In order to make adjustment
to increasing employment, work should be planned
with view to tapering it off in proportion to the
speed with which the emergency workers are offered
positions with private employers.
Effort should be made to locate projects
where they will serve the greatest unemployment
needs shown by present relief rolls and the broad
program of the national resources board should be
freely for n On M re
objective being the enrichment of human lives, the
government has the primary duty to use its emer-
gency expenditures as much as possible to serve
those who cannot secure the advantages of private
capital.
In outlining the program the President stated
that the federal government must and shall quit this
business of relief and that states and communities in
the future must care for some 100000 'unemploy-
abes" Federal relief. 1t is estimated that
der the plan Minnesota will be expected to raise
$12OOOOOO its share of relief work costs This, of
course includes money contributed by communities
and municipalities.
The President promised to propose plan for old
age pensions and other vital necessities which
front the American public today
To accomplish the purpose of the new social
order" the President January 7th, sent to Con-
gress budget of Ss52OOOOOOO for the fiscal year of
1886, which will mean an estimated deficit of s452s
100000 This will increase the public debt of the
Major provisions of the 1886 budget and
recommendations of the President in trans
hitting it to congress are:
Recommended that $4,OOOOO0OOO be ap-
propriated by the congress in one sum, sub
ject to ALLEGATION by the executive principally
for giving work for those unemployed on the
relief rolls.
Increased national defense outlay for
fiscal year 1886, beginning July 1, 1895 to ap-
proxmatey ssooooo,ooo. an increase Of
$1S0O00OO0 over the current year and $420,-
100000 over the 1884 fiscal year.
Recommended continuation Of three-cent
postage rate and extension OF nuisance
taxes which would expire June 80, but said.
II do not consider it advisable at this time to
propose any new or additional taxes for the
fiscal year Of 1885,"
Asked congress to authorize use of about
$9O0,0O0,O0O of unexpended balances to pro-
vide direct relief beginning in February and
continuing until new work plan can be start
ed.
Provides for restoring government salaries
to 100 per cent July 1, 1884 at cost of $40
100000. Contemplates number Of federal
ployees during 1885 fiscal year will be
820.056. compared with 957,2 30 this year, and
total salaries $1,130,5o0,s09 against ST.
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President Roosevelts message was designed to
with that accomplished we will be enabled to march
forth to recovery Certainly the three great divisions
which he defined immediate factors which enter
into quest for improved conditions, have the well
fare Of the public at heart The three great divisions
are:
1.-The security of livelihood thru the
better Of the national resources Of the
land In which we live.
2.IThe security against the major haz-
ards and vicisstudes Of life.
3-The security OF decent homes.
II the intent and purpose Of these three divisions
are accomplished the security OF nation need
not be questioned.