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100000 when at least 3,00O,OO0 need
such jobs. What are the other 100000
going to do? They are going to exist
on the meager level-often the starva-
ton level-of home relief.
You might ask why Congress does
not appropriate enough money to sup
ply these 5000, 900 jobs" he continued
Well Congress never has provided
funds adequate to meet all the needs
through work relief. Pressure for econ.
omy probably will prevent the Con-
| gress from ever doing SO. And even
if Congress should provide enough w.
P. A. jobs for all employables. local
relief for unemployables. without Fed
eral supervision and aid, would still
remain inadequate.
"A combination of financial resources
Of Federal. State and local govern
ments should provide decent and equit-
able relief-direct or work relief-for
all persons in need.
The Chief Executive spoke at the
White House to the 400 delegates as
sembled from $50 cities for two-day
conference. Other sessions will fol-
low at the Mayflower Hotel.
The President appealed for
united 'front.' in making the 1898
charity program a success.
He pointed out that direct relief,
provided by the Community Chests,
was aimed at many problems of
human misfortune - adjusting NAL
adjusted families, taking care of the
sick, tiding over crises in family life"
Work relief, Federal task to which
he said he was definitely committed.
is designed to provide jobs for nor
mai people who can give useful work
to the country. and seeking adjust
ment OF a maladjusted society rather
than OF maladjusted individuals.
THE importance of these employable
millions may be more fully understood.
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt said, when
it is realized that approximately one
third Of them are under IS years of age
and will be either assets or liabilities
for many years to come. depending
upon public policies toward them
If we do not give them a chance
at something like normal living, it
is inevitable that they will become
millions Of individual problems. For
these able bodied unemployed I am
definitely committed to the giving of
jobs instead of relief"
Hopes for Wider Appeal.
Noting that this was the 25th ami
versary Of the establishment Of Com
munity Chests and Councils, Mr..
Roosevelt said he hoped the organiza-
ton would widen its appeal until
every citizen with competence-great
or little-extends the helping hand to
his less favored brother"
The conference, it was explained,
has tWofold theme, first, how to de-
velop q better plan of public relief
and welfare, and how to carry it out
effectively in local communities, and
second. low community chests and
councils Of social agencies, celebrating
the 25th year of their growth. can
look forward to playing the most help
ful part in future developments of
community Wel1are.
Taft Presents Proxram.
Key to the problem is q program
proposed by the National Citizens
Committee, which was presented by
Mr.. Taft to the Senate Committee on
Unemployment and Relief January
IL. The proposal calls for Federal
appropriations for unemployment re-
lief, administered through the States,
which would share in the cost; Fed
eral setting of standards for relief,
local and State administration, with
non-political citizens boards; local
and State determination of the nature
and extent Of work relief: co-ordina-
ton within each State Of all welfare
agencies which receive Federal funds
and . Federal commission to study
and recommend q long-range program
on relief and public welfare.
Tribute to Baker Set.
-Four round-table discussions Of cur
rent problems of community chests
and councils of social agencies were
to hold the attention of the confer
ence from to S o'clock this after
noon.
Marking the 25th anniversary of
the community chest movement,
which started in Cleveland in 1918,
tonight's dinner session will take the
form of tribute to the late Newton
D. Baker, former honorary president
OF Community Chests and Councils.
The annual meeting and election OF
omcers of Community Chests and
Councils will take place at . breakfast
meeting tomorrow morning, to be fol-
lowed by another series Of round ta-
bles. The final session will take place
tomorrow aftArnoon