Evening star., 1938-04-15
Roosevelt
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tect the liberties of the people as we'll
as to rescue them economically The
American Government, he insisted,
must be strong enough to prevent eco
nomic decay and disaster and at the
same time to maintain the freedom Of
the people-else American democracy
would go the way Of other democracies.
His address was an appeal to have
faith in his administration, despite
the recurrence of business depression
L can hear your unspoken wonder" :"
said the President, "as to where we
are headed in this troubled world. I
cannot expect all of the people to un-
derstand all of the peoples problems,
but 1t is my job to try to understand
those problems
Il always try to remember that
reconclling differences cannot satisfy
every one completely Because I do
not expect too much, l am not dis
appointed
But l know that must never give
up-that must never let the greater
interest of all the people down, merely
because that might be for the moment
the easiest personal way out"
He made 1t clear he did not intend
to give way to demands which have
come from many quarters, and from
many men in his own political party,
that something be done-sometning
vhiHh hllSinacS
Il believe We have been right in the
course We have charted,' he said.
Proposes to Sail Ahead.
To abandon our purpose of build
Ing a greater. more stable and a
more tolerant America would be TO
miss the tide, and perhaps to miss the
port. propose to sail ahead. I feel
sure that your hopes and your help
are with me. For to reach a port we
must sail, not tie at anchor-sail, not
drift
The Presidents address was couched
IN personal terms. He Wove into it
religious touch, too
I have been strengthened" he said,
by the thought that by speaking to-
night there may be greater peace of
mind and the hope of Easter may be
more real at firesides everywhere. and
that it is not inappropriate to encour-
age peace when so many of us are
thinking OF the Prince of Peace"
The President said that for four
and half years recovery had pro-
ceeded under his administration and
only in the last seven months has it
received visible setback.
And 1t is only within the past two
months" he continued, as we have
waited patiently to see whether the
forces Of business itself would coun-
teract it, that 1t has become appar-
ent that Government itself can no
longer safely fail to take aggressive
Government steps to meet it."
Higher National Income.
Inc present recession, he insisted,
has not returned us to the disasters
and suffering of the beginning of
1888" The banks are safe. he said:
farmers are no longer in distress and
nave greater purchasing power, dan
gers OF speculation have been minim-
lied. the national income is almost
30 per cent higher than in 1892 and
the Federal Government has accept
ed responsibility for relief.
Nevertheless, the President said,
many OF the people have lost their
Jobs.
/ said in my message at the open
ing OF the last session Of Congress
that If private enterprise did not pro-
vide jobs this Spring, Government
would take up the slack-that I
would not let the people down.
we have all learned lesson that
government cannot afford to wait
until 1t had lost the power to act"
10 meet the situation, the President
said. he had sent message of far
reaching importance to Congress. He
then quoted in detail from that mes
sage, stressing the need of increasing
national income and saying all the
energies of Government must be di-
rected to that end.
Security Greatest Need.
Il am constantly thinking of all our
people-unemployed and employed
alike-of their human problems of
food and clothing and homes and edu-
cation, and health and old age" the
President continued You and I
agree that security is our greatest
need.
Il am determined to do all in my
power to help you attain that security"
The President said Amerisa is rich
enough to pay for security and pros
perity without having to sacrifice
our liberties into the bargain" He
recalled that in the first century of
the Republic the people were short of
capital, of workers and of industrial
production, but rich In land, timber
and mineral wealth. The Federal
Government rightly assumed the duty
OF promoting business and relieving
depression by giving subsidies of land
and other resources. Now, Mr.. Roose-
welt said, 1t is proper to use the wealth
OF this country to put men back to
work.
1T is going to cost something to
get out of this recession, but the
profit of getting out of it will pay for
the cost several times over" he ar
gued
The President said doubts had been
expressed about ~ rising expenses