The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-11
President Appeals
For More Millions
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1t will be necessary this winter
to provide employment for 2,580,00(
resenting a net reduction Of 100000
persons Mr.. Roosevelt reported, rep
from the relief load Of 3,400, 900 per-
sons provided for by the works pro.
gram as of last March.
Further reductions will be made
In the spring. he continued, al
the time Of seasonal increases ir
private employment"
Text of Request
Washington, Jan. 11-UP)-The
text of President Roosevelt's re-
quest to congress for funds to pay
relief costs from Feb. to June 30,
1887, was as ollows:
The Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives. Sir:
In my buder message Of January
S. 1927, ! indicated my intention Of
requesting that congress provide an
appropriation of $790, 0O0, 900 for the
purpose of carrying the works pro-
gress administration and related
programs from February to June
80, 1887
In general, the problem Of relief
has diminished with the extensive
unemployment and recovery which
has occurred In nearly all lines Of
business and industrial activity. At
the beginning Of the present winter
at least 5000, 900 more workers were
employed in non-agricultural jobs
than In March, 1888, and of this
number more than 100000 have
found Jobs with private industry
during the past year.
Private Enterprise
In my message Of March 10, 1885,
I stated:
THE ultimate cost of the federal
works program will thus be determ-
ined by private enterprise. Federal
assistance which arose as a result
Of industrial Unemployment can be
terminated If industry itself removes
the underlying conditions. Should
industry comparatively achieve the
goal of Unemployment, the appro-
priation of $l,50O,00O, 900. together
with the unexpended balances OF
previous appropriations, will suffice
to carry the Federal Works Program
through the fiscal year 1887. Only
II industry fails to reduce substan-
TALLY the number of those now out
of work will another appropriation
and further plans and policies be
necessary.
Many private enterprises have CO.
operated and I hope that there will
be further sustained efforts on the
part of private employers. Great
assistance can be given to the gov
eminent If all private employers IN
every part of the country will seek,
insofar as they reasonably can, to
obtain additional workers from the
relief rolls. In this connection 1t is
worth nothing that by far the larger
part of those on the relief rolls fall
into the category Of unskilled work.
ers.
New Jobs Annually
AS a result of the natural increase
in our population. each year at
least 100000 new workers are seek
ing work, and this number OF new
jobs annually Is necessary simply To
prevent an increase in unemploy-
ment.
Certain other facts are worth
nothing. The tendency toward
longer work week has had an OK
tremely important effect on reem-
ployment. Tours of work In manu-
featuring industries, as shown by
the bureau of labor statistics index,
averaged 1913 hours per week In
September, 1884.
That average has increased BY 70
per cent, to more than 40 hours per
week in october, 1895.
Maximum Has Increased
While among most industries and
most employees the maximum hours
established under the national re-
covery act have not been greatly In
creased, it is worth noting that In
some industries and among some
employers the former maximum
hours have been unreasonably In
creased.
Every action Of an employer along
these lines obviously tends toward
the stepping up of production with
out an equivalent stepping up Of en-
ployment. 1t is not unfair to say
that these employers who are work.
ing their employees linreasonablJ
long hours are failing to cooperate
with the government and their fel-
low citizens In putting people bach
to work.
In March. 1896. more than 3,400,'
600 employable persons we're pro-
Yided for by the works program, nol