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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
OUR POLICY CLEAR

But the policy of the United
States has been clear and consistent.
We have sought with earnestness in
every possible way to limit world
ornaments and to attain the peace
full solution of disputes among all
nations.
We have sought by every legiti-
mate means to exert our moral in
f1ucnce against repression, dis
elimination, intolerance and autoc-
racy and in favor of freedom of ex-
preston, equality before the law, re-
ligioUs tolerance and popular rule.
In the field of commerce we have
undertaken to encourage a more
reasonable interchange of tn e
worlds goods. In the field of inter-
national finance we have, so far as
we ale concerned, put an end to
dollar diplomacy, money grabbing
and speculation for the benefit of
the powerful and rich, at the ex-
pense of the small and the poor.
AS consistent part of a clear
policy, the United States is follow
ing a two-fold neutrality toward
any and all nations which engage in
wars not of immediate concern to
the Americas. First-we decline to
encourage the prosecution of war by
permitting belligerents to obtain
arms, ammunition or implements of
war from the United States:
Second-We seek to discourage the
use by belligerent nations If any
and all American products calculated
to facilitate the prosecution of a
war in quantities over and above our
normal exports to them in time of
peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
POLITICAL CHESS BOARD

Such sentiments, however, will
find sympathy and understanding in
those nations where the people
themselves are honestly DESTROYS of
peace but must constantly align
themselves on one side or the other
in the kaleidoscope jockeying for
position characteristic of European
and Asiatic relations today. For the
peace-loving nations, and there are
many of them, find that their very
identity depends on their moving
and moving again on the chess
board of international politics.
I suggested in the spring of 1888
that IS or 80 per cent of all the
people in the world were content
with the territorial limits of their
respective nations and were willing
further to reduce their armed forces
if every other nation in the world
would agree to do likewiS.
That is equally true today, and it
is even more true today that world
peace and world goodwill are
blocked by only 10 or Is per cent of
the worlds population. That is why
efforts to reduce armies have thus
far not only failed but have been
met by vastly increased ornaments
en- land and in the air. That is why
even efforts to continue the existing
limits on naval ornaments into the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04

extensively and cleverly by the same
people who cried in those other days
Save us, save us, else We perish"
I am confident that the Congress
OF the United States well under
stands the facts and is ready to
wage unceasing warfare against
those who seek a continuation of
the spirit of fear. The carrying out
OF the laws Of the land as enacted
by the Congress requires protection
until final adjudication by the high
est tribunal Of the land. The Con-
greSs has the right and can find the
means to protect its own prerog-
ativeS.
We are JUSTIFIED in our present con-
fldence. Restoration of national in
come. which shows continuing gains
Tor the third successive year, sup
ports the normal and logical policies
under which agriculture and in
dustry are returning to full activity.
Under these policies we approach a
balance Of the national budget. Ma
tlonal income increases: tax re-
ceiptS, based on that income, in
crease without the levying Of new
taxes. That is why am able to
say to this, the second session of
the seventy-fourth Congress. that
based on existing laws it is my be-
lief that no new taxes, over and
above the present taxes, are advis-
able or necessary.
National income increases. En-
ployment increases. Therefore, we
can look forward to a reduction in
the number of those citizens who
are in need. Therefore, also, we can
anticipate reduction in our ap-
preparations for relief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
PEACE is ENDANGERED

The evidence before us clearly
proves that autocracy in world af-
fairs endangers peace and that such
threats do not spring from those
nations devoted to the democratic
ideal. If this he true in world af-
fairs, it should have the greatest
weight in the determination of do
nestle policies.
Within democratic nations the
chief concern of the people is to pre-
vent the continuance or the rise of
autocratic institutions that beget
slavery at home and aggression
abroad. In the United States, as in
the world at large, popular opinion
is at war with a power seeking
minority.
This is no new thing. 1t was fought
out in the Constitutional Convention
of 1887. From time to time since
then the battle has been continued.
under Jefferson, jackson, Theodore
Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
More recently we have witnessed
the domination of government by
financial and industrial groups, nu-
merically small but politically DOM
inant in the II years that succeeded
the World War. The present group
Of which speak is indeed numeri-
cally small and, while it exercises a
large influence and has much to
say in the world Of business, it does
not, I am confident, speak the true
sentiments of the less articulate but
more important elements that con-
stitute real American business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
GROWING ILL WILL

Not only have peace and good will
among men grown more remote in
those areas of the earth during this
period, but point has been reached
where the people of the Americas
must take cognizance of growing i'll
will, of marked trends toward ag-
erosion, of increasing ornaments,
of shortening tempers-a situation
which has in it many of the ele-
ments that lead to the tragedy of
general war.
On those other continents many
nations, principally the smaller ones,
If left to themselves, would be con-
tent with their boundaries and will
ing to solve within themselves and
IN cooperation with their neigh
bors their individual problems, both
economic and social. The rulers of
those nations, deep in their hearts.
follow these peaceful and reasonable
aspirations of their peoples. These
rulers must remain ever vigilant
against the possibility today or to-
morrow OF invasion or attack by the
rulers of other peoples who fail to
subscribe to the principles of bet
terlng the human race by peace
full means.
Within those other nations-those
which today must bear the primary.
definite responsibility for jeopardiz-
ing world peace-what hope lies?
To say the least, there are grounds
for pessimism. It is idle for lis or
for others to preach that the masses
OF the people who constitute those
nations which are dominated by the
twin spirits of autocracy and agrees
sion, are out of sympathy with their
rulers. That they are allowed no
opportunity to express themselves.
that they would change things if
they could.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
URGES CONSISTENCY

If these gentlemen believe as they
say they believe, that the measures
adopted by this Congress and its
predecessor, and carried out by this
administration, have hind er d
rather than promoted recovery, let
them be consistent. Let them pro-
pose to this Congress the complete
repeal of these measures. The way
is open to such proposal
Let action be positive and not
negative. The way is open in the
Congress of the United States for
an expression of opinion by yeas
and nays. Shall we say that values
are restored and that the Congress
will, therefore, repeal the laws I'M
der which we have been bringing
them back? Shall we say that be-
cause national income has grown
with rising prosperity, we shall re-
peal existing taxes and thereby put
off the day of approaching bal
anced budget and of starting to re-
duce the national debt? Shall we
abandon the reasonable support and
retaliation of banking? Shall we re-
store the dollar to its former gold
content? Shall we say to the farm
er-"The prices for your products
are in part restored, now go and
hoe your own row." Shall we say
to the home owners and the debtors
I'VE have reduced your rates Of
interest-we have no further con-
Germ with how you keep your home
or what you pay for your money,
that is your AFFAIR."" Shall we say
to the several millions of unem-
ployed citizens who face the very
problem of eXistence-of getting
enough to eat-"We will withdraw
from giving you work, we will turn
you back to the charity of your
communities and to those men of
selfish power who tell you that per-
haps they will employ you if the
government leaves them strictly
alone?" Shall we saviour prob
lem is local one except that per-
hapS the Federal government, as an
act of mere generosity, will be will
ing to pay to your city or to your
county a few grudging dollars to
help maintain your soup kitchens?"
Shall we say to the children who
have worked I'll day-"Child labor
is local issue and so are your star
Walton wages; something to be
solved or left unsolved By the juris-
dictions of 48 states?" Shall we say
to the laborer-"Your right to or
ganize. your relations with your en-
ployer have nothing to do with the
public interest; if your employer
Will not even meet with you to dis
cuss your problems and his, that is
none of our AFFAIR.""
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
MEET THE CHALLENGE

Shall we say to the UNEMPLOYED
and the aged" social security lies
not within the province of the Fed
eral government, you must. seek re-
lief elsewhere? Shall we say to the
men and women who live in con-
ditionS of squalor in country and
in city-"the health and the hap
plness of you and your children
are no concern of ours?' Shall we
expose our population once more
by the repeal of laws to protect
them against the loss of their
honest investments and against the
manipulations of dishonest specu-
lators? Shall we abandon the
splendid efforts of the Federal gov
eminent to raise the health stand
ards of the nation and give youth
a decent opportunity through such
means as the civilian conservation
corps?
Let these challenges be met. If
this is what these gentlemen want,
let them say so to the Congress of
the United States. Let them no
longer hide their dissent in
cowardly cloak of generality. Let
them define the issue. We have
been specific in our affirmative &C
ton Let them be specific in their
negative attack.
But the challenge faced by this
Congress is more menacing than
merely return to the past-bad as
that would be. Our resplendent
economic autocracy does not want
to return to that individualism of
which they pirate, even though the
advantages under that system went
to the ruthless and the strong. They
realize that in "a months we have
built up new instruments of public
power. In the hands of a peoples
government this power is wholesome
and proper. But in the hands of
political puppets of an economic
autocracy such power would provide
shackles for the liberties of the
people. Give them their way and
they will take the course of every
autocracy of the past-power for
themselves, enslayement for the
public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
NEW CHAPTER

In March, 1888, I appealed to the
Congress and to the people in new
effort to restore power to those to
whom it rightfully belonged. The
response to that appeal resulted in
the writings of a new chapter in the
history of popular government. You,
the members of the legislative
branch, and I, the executive, con-
tended for and established a new
relationship between government
and people.
What were the terms of that new
relationship? They were an appeal
from the clamor of many private
and selfish interests. yes, even an
appeal from the clamor of partisan
interest, to the ideal of the public
interest. Government became the
representative and the trustee of the
public interest. Our aim was to
build upon essentially democratic
institutions, seeking all the while the
adjustment of burdens, the help of
the needy, the protection of the
weak, the liberation of the exploited
and the genuine protection of the
peoples property.
1t goes without saying that to Gre
ate such an economic constitutional
order more than a single legislative
enactment was called for. We had
to build, you in the Congress and I,
as the executive, upon a broad base
Now, after "a months of work, we
contemplate fairly rounded whole.
We have returned the control of the
Federal government to the City of
Washington.
To be sure, in so doing, We have
invited battle. We have earned the
hatred of entrenched greed. The
very nature of the problem that we
faced made it necessary to drive
some people from power and strictly
regulate others. / made that plain
when I took the oath of Office in
March, 1888 I spoke of the prac-
tees of the INSCRIPTIONS money
changers who stood indicted in the
court of public opinion. I spoke of
the rulers of the exchanges Of man
kinds goods, who failed through
their own stubborness and their own
Incompetence. sold that they had
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
WE MUST ADVANCE

In the light of our substantial
material progress, in the light of
the increasing effectiveness of the
restoration of popular rule. I rec
ommend to the Congress that we
advance; that we do not retreat. I
have confidence that you will not
fail the people of the nation whose
mandate you have already so faith
fully fulfilled.
I repeat, with the same faith and
the same determination, my words
of March 4th, 1933-"We face the
arduous days that lie before us in
the warm courage of national unity;
with clear consciousness of seek
ing old and precious moral values;
with clean satisfaction that comes
from the stern performance of duty
by old and young alike We aim at
the assurance of rounded and
permanent national life. We do not
distrust the future of essential
democracy"
l can not better end this message
on the state of the union thar by
repeating the words of a wise philoS-
opher at whose feet I sat many,
many years ago:
What great crises teach all men
whom the example and counsel of
the brave inspire is the lesson: Fear
not, view all the tasks of life as
sacred, have faith in the triumph
of the ideal, give daily all that you
have to give, be loyal and rejoice
whenever you find yourselves part
Of a great ideal enterprise. You,
at this moment, have the honor to
belong to a generation whose lips
are touched by fire. You live in
land that now enjoys the blessings
OF peace. But let nothing human be
wholly alien to you. The human
race now passes through one of its
great crises New ideas, new issues
"a new call for men to carry on the
work of righteousness, of charity, of
courage, of patience and of loyalty.
However, memory brings back
this moment to your minds, let it
be able to say to you: That was a
great moment. 1t was the beginning
of new era . This world in its
crisis called for volunteers, for men
OF faith in life, of patience in serv-
ice, OF charity and of insight. I re-
sponded to the call however I could.
1 volunteered to give myself to my
Master-the cause of humane and
brave living. 1 studied, I loved, 1
labored, unsparingly and hopefully,
to be worthy of my generation"
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
MONDAY

-, MONDAY
6:30-Chuck Wagon.
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S:ooee-Metropolitan Parade (CBS).
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:59-Chlcago Varieties (CBS).
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. - The
text of President Roosevelt's mes
sage last night to congress:
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker, men,
bers of the Senate and of the House
of Representatives:
We are about to enter upon an
other year of the responsibility
which the electorate of the United
States has placed in our hands
Having come so far it is fitting that
we should pause to survey the
ground which we have covered and
the path which lies ahead.
On the fourth of March, 1888, on
the occasion of taking the oath of
Office as President of the United
States, I addressed the people of
our country. Need I recall either
the scene or the national circum-
stances attending the occasion2
The crisis of that moment was
almost exclusively national one.
In recognition of that fact, so OBJ
vious to the millions in the streets
and in the homes of America, I de-
voted by far the greater part of
that address to what I called, and
the nation called, critical days with
in our own borders.
You will remember that on that
fourth of March, 1888, the world
picture was an image of substantial
peace. International consultation
and widespread hope for the better
ing of relations between the nations
gave to all of us a reasonable ex-
pectation that the barriers to mu-
tual confidence, to increased trade,
and to the peaceful settlement of
disputes could be progressively re-
moved. In fact, my only reference
to the field of world policy in that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
Text Of Presidents Address

address was in these words 81
would dedicate this nation to the
policy Of the good neighbor-the
neighbor who resolutely respects
himself and, because he does so re-
Spects the rights of others-a neigh
Dor who respects his obligations and
respects the sanctity of his agree
ments in and with world of neigh
bors."
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WLW (7oO) Cincinnati
TODAY

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e:00-Musical Adventure (NBC).
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9:oooo-kaltenmeyer'S Kindergarten (NBC)
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7;O0-The Hit Parade-Al Goodman's or.
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ii9:3U-Nat1onal Barn Dance (NBC).
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-Midnight-Art Kassels orchestra.
A. M.
iGd5-Jan Garber'g orchestra (MutuaD
IIaa:3e-Joe Sanders orchestra (MutuaD.
lz:45-Bob Crosby's orchestra.
1:00-Sign off,
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steaders orchestra also will be
heard. i.
n =
Memphis, Tenn, is Phil Bakers
mythical Great American Tour"
stop for his CHS broadcast Sun
day.
Peter Van Steeden, who recent
ly underwent an appendix opera
ton, will be back on the Fred
Allen program tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
POLICE SEEK NEGROES
FOR KIDNAPPING, H0LDUP
Four Thugs Bind Cab Driver, Rob
Bus Operator.

Police today sought four Negro
thugs, one of them believed to De
an ex-convict, who kidnapped and
bound a Negro cab driver and
robbed bus driver of $40 and a S.
jacket.
Kenneth Blackford, %, Negro, 923
Paca-st, cab driver, told police the
men forced their way into his cab
at North and West-sts and bound
his ankles and wrists.
Two of the thugs left the taxi and
held up William Cramer, 90, of 2416
Guildford-av, bus driver, at 18th
ana Wheeler lists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
SAYS NON-CHRISTIANITY
BROUGHT DEPRESSION
Earl Crawford Speaks at University
Park Church,

The lack of Christian spirit in the
business world led to the depression,
Earl Crawford, new patronage sec
rotary to Gov. McNutt, told the Uni
versity Park Christian Church last
night.
ut is the duty of every generation
to provide for the old and prepare
the young" Mr. Crawford said.
"The average per capita annual
cost to the state for a high school
student is 500. When that same
child is in penal institution, often
bearing scars that are permanent,
the annual cost is from $500 to 5000.
When you omit character training
in the life of youth it is 20-to-1
shot that he will land in a correc-
tive institution"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
THE RADIO WAVES
Leslie Howard TO Go on Air in
Dramatization at | P. IA. Tomorrow

ESLIE HOWARDS dramatization
II lions the dial will be presented from Hollywood
WABCColumba network
time and will continue Sunday matinee performance Her
Cardboard Lover Jacques Devs noted play has selected for
er Cardboard Towards favor that
that served to caaput him 1927 Graham Harris
orchestra will provide the musical background.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
CONVENTION DATE SET
Prohibition Party to Meet April z
to Choose Candidates.

The Prohibition Party is to hold
its state convention in Indian
apolis April 7 and nominate a full
state ticket, it was announced to-
day by H. S. Bonsib, field secre-
tary. Seventy EIGHT delegates to
the national Prohibition convention
at Niagara Falls May and are 70
be named, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
WEAPONS OF FEAR

Their weapon Is the weapon Of fear.
I have said-"The only thing We
have to fear is fear itself" That is
as true today as it was in 1888. But
such fear as they distill today is
not a natural fear, normal fear: it
is a synthetic. manufactured. poison
GUS fear that is being spread subtly,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
EAGLES ARRANGE FETE
John PfarT, Member 80 Years, To Be
Honored.

indianapolis Eagles aerie Is to
honor John j. Pfarr, member more
than 80 years, with class initiation
Monday night at the lodge home, -
w. Yermont-st.
Another feature is to be an old
timers party and fish fry, with those
who have been members 20 years
or more as honor guests.
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