Evening star., 1940-10-14
Roosevelt Plea
Speeds Plans
For Chest Drive
President Stresses
Need of Maintaining
National Morale
(Tert OF Mr.. Roosepelts Address
on Page B-14)

Preparations for Community
Chest fund-raising campaigns
throughout the Nation were set of
with an appeal from President
Roosevelt for all Americans to help
"fortify the structure of our whole
Union" by supporting the 1910 mo-
bilization for human needs.
In radio message broadcast from
the White House last night, Mr..
Roosevelt emphasized the necessity
of maintaining the national morale
''in this critical moment of our his
tory and called on his listeners to
prove your good faith in good
works"
The Presidents message appeal
ing for Nationwide support of the
Community Chest campaigns has
become an annual custom. 1t
marked intensihcation of plans for
the local Embarrassing drive. which
is scheduled for November 1926.
when We join together in serving
our local community" Mr.. Roosevelt
said, I'VE add strength to our ma
tional community, we help to fortify
the structure of our whole Union.
That form of fortification-that
spiritual fortification-is not to be
dismissed lightly by those in other
lands who believe that nations can
live by force alone.
Stresses Human Kindness.
Human kindness has never weak
ened the stamina or softened the
fiber of free people. A nation does
not have to be cruel in order to be
tough. The vigorous expression of
our American community life is
truly important.
The ancient injunction to love
thy neighbor as thyself is still the
force that animates our faith-a
faith that we are determined shall
live and conquer in a world poisoned
by hatred and ravaged by war"
Mr. Roosevelts appeal was part
of a Nationwide radio program.
HOLLYWOOD stars and Charles Fran
els Adams. former Secretary of the
Navy, who is chairman of the mobi-
liZation also participated.
The Chief Executive said the dav
was past when group of town
businessmen gathered on a main
street corner could devise some
method so that Joe Smith" and
Tom Jones" would be able to buy
shoes for their children.
Adoption of mass production by
industry had created problem9ir
the. Unemployment of elderly and
middle-aged men too great to be
solved by the good will Of individual
businessmen on a street corner, he
said but private charity was still
essential "to personalize and hu-
manize the task of relieving suffer-
inc"
There was need for IAN intensiflca-
ton of our efforts this year as never
before. the President declared.
Events abroad have warned US
not only of the need of planes and
tanks, and ships and guns he said;
they have also warned us Of the
need of grit and sacrifice, of daring
and devotion, and all those in
tangible things which go to make
up a nations morale"
Need for Mobiliza tion.
AS long as there is illness in the
world" he concluded, "as long as
there is poverty, as long as families
are stricken with personal mlsfor-
tune. it will be necessary for the
good hearted men and women of
American to mobilize for human
needs
The President delivered his Com
munity Chest appeal soon after re-
turning to Washington from week
end defense inspection trip. cli-
NAKED by an address from Dayton,
Ohio Saturday night in which he
warned the axis powers that the
United States will defend the entire
Western Hemisphere and its rights
to peaceful use of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans.