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send to the Capitol shortly will not
be balanced budget. It will, how
ever. he said, provide for a further
decrease in the deficit as compared
to previous years.
He argued that the only way to
achieve balanced budget was to in
crease the national income and the
purchasing power of the people, which
in turn would yield greater revenue
to the Government.
The President insisted the annual
appropriations for the Government,
including relief. must be in the neigh
borhood of $7,0o0,00o,o 900.
He declared that I'VE continue the
policy OF not permitting any needy
American who can and Is willing to
work to starve because the Federal
Government does not provide work. {"
He is unalterably opposed to the SUBJ
stitution of Federal dole" for work
relief.
While the President did not in the
slightest recant from anything said
by Mr.. jackson and Mr.. Ickes. his
particular effort was to convince the
country and particularly business and
capital as whole, that the admin
astratlon was not engaged in a whole
sale onslaught against business and
capital. He strongly emphasized the
need of the cooperation of busi-
ness and capital
He made it clear emphatically, how
ever, that the principles Of the New
Deal were to be maintained.
"A government" the President said.
"can punish specific acts of spolia-
tion; but no government can conscript
cooperation. We have improved some
matters by way of remedial legisla-
ton. But where in some particulars
that legislation has failed We cannot
be sure whether it fails because some
OF its details are unwise or because
1t is being sabotaged. At any rate,
We hold our objectives and our princi-
pies to be sound. We will never go
back on them"
Responsibility of Government.
The Government, he said, has a
hnal responsibility to care for the
people. If private cooperative en-
deavor fails to provide work the Gov-
ernment must carry on. He called
for the political cooperation Of all
citizens, regardless of party, Of in
dustry and agriculture and labor.
Il do not" the President said i'm
pressively, propose to let the people
down.
Il am sure the Congress Of the
United States will not let the people
down." And so he ended his address.
A packed House chamber, where the
Joint session Of Congress was held to
hear the address. listened intently to
the President There was the most
intense interest in what he had to say.
The galleries were filled-by holders of
special cards for the day. The ad-
dress was broadcast not only through
out the United States, but to at least
seven foreign nations.
Talks First on World Situation.
1t was to. the world situation that
the President first addressed himself
when he had entered the hall and
mounted to the Speakers platform
With him in the chamber were the Vice
President, the members of his cabinet
and other high officials Of the Gov
ernment and the Congress. The ad-
dress was his annual message to Con-
gress "on the state of the Union"
The President, mindful Of recen
events in China, said he was Thankful
he could tell the Congress that "oul
Nation is at peace"
1T has been kept at peace" he said
despite provocations which in othel
days, because Of their seriousness!
could well have engendered war;"
He congratulated the people on tn.
fact that their government and they
had shown q capacity for restrain
and civilized approach to the purpose
Of peace, while at the same time "w'
maintain the integrity inherent in th'
sovereignty of 130,000,000 people, les
we weaken or destroy our influence
for peace and jeopardize the SOW
ereignty itself"
When the President described tn,
need of a Federal Government diff
ferent from that of half a century o.
more ago, he said that much of th'
Nations troubles today had "sprunl
from a long period of inaction." Tn
country had, he said, ignored wha
was happening to it. It failed to face
from time-serving unwillingness
the facts as they were forced upon II
The need of the American farmers
the President said, was very great
Indeed, he pictured many Of "vas
numbers Of them," living in . povest.