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in person as has been his custom
since he took office. It was read
to Senate and House by clerks,
but Mr.. Roosevelt arranged to
broadcast major portions of it to
the public at 8 pm, EWT., to-
night.
The message set forth a five
point program of wartime legisla-
ton, asked also for laws assuring
that those in the armed services
can vote in the years election,
gave assurance that no secret
treaties or political commitments
were made at the Teheran and
Cairo conferences, and outlined a
postwar bill Of economic rights, -
asking tn at Congress explore
means for implementing it.
This five-point program:
l. A tax law which will tax all
unreasonable profits both individu-
al and corporate. He said the
pending revenue bill, which would
raise about $4,000, 100000 instead
of the $40, 500, 900, 900 asked by the
Treasury, ''does not begin to meet
this test
2. Continuation of the law fol-
renegotiation Of war contracts
(The tax bill proposes amendments
to this law which opponents con
tend would virtually scuttle it,
3. A "cost of food law placing
a reasonable floor" under farm
prices and ceiling on retail
prices. He made clear this means
continuing subsidies, saying it will
require public funds to carry
out.
4. Early reenactment of the sta.
bilization statute (price and wage
fixing law which expires next
June 80. Otherwise, he said, 1.-The
country might just as well expect
price chaos by summer"
5. "A national rvi C e law
which, for the duration of the war,
will prevent strikes, and, with GER
tain appropriate exceptions, will
make available for war production
or for any other essential services
every able-bodied adult in this
nation"
This last point the President
made conditional upon enactmen,
of the others. "These five meas.
ures," he said, together form a
just and equitable whole. would
not recommend National Service
Law unless the other laws were
passed to keep down the cost Of
living, to share equitably the bur
dens of taxation, to hold the sta
bilization line, and to prevent I'M
due profits"
By many, Mr.. Roosevelt's rec
ommendation for a National Serv'
ice Law was regarded as his an
swer to the steel and railroad
strike threats Of last month which
a high military figure-widely re-
ported to be General George c,
Marshall-estimate may have de-
layed victory in the European
theater.
Labor organizations have vehe.
mently opposed such a measure
and heretofore White House influ.
ence has been against it, although
the War and Navy Departments
and the Maritime Commission
have favored this step.
Acknowledging the reversal Of
his position, Mr.. Roosevelt told the
Congress members they knew he
had for three years ''hesitated tc
recommend National Service
Act"
To-day, however, I am con
WINGED of its necessity" he con
tinued. Although believe thai
we and our allies can win the
war without such a measure,
am certain that nothing less thar
total mobilization of all our re
sources of manpower and capita
will guarantee an earlier victory
and reduce the toll of suffering
and sorrow and blood"
When he turned to postwar
questions, the President said this
nation already has accepted, Sc
to speak, second bill of right:
under which new basis of Sc
curity and prosperity can be es
tablished for all-regardless of sta
ton, race or creed" ..
He said this embraced:
1.-THE right to a useful and re
munerative job in the industries
or shops or farms or mines of thu
nation;
THE right to earn enough tt
provide adequate food and cloth
ing and recreation;
1.-THE right of every farmer tt
raise and sell his products at
return which will give him ant
his family decent living;
woman snatched the purse. 1t
contained $156 in money, the
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