Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-08 | Page 1 | Nation Starts Relief Drive

NATION STARTS RELIEF DRIVE B Br Associated Press WASHINGTON Sept 8 Summon 8 Summoning ing tag the country to contribute for the relief of at the destitute President Roosevelt at the same time today arraigned arraigned ar ar- ar ral ned some areas which la lately tely have bave not done their share arid and have been coming hat in m hand to th the federal government gov gay His extemporaneous talk was WiLS In opening the third annual mobilization mobilization tion for lor human needs conference Inthe in inthe inthe the White House grounds one declaration declaration decla deem ration being that the people are arc better better bet bet- ter able to support charity now no than thanin in years immediately past Responding Frank B. B Kellogg former former for for- mer secretary of state announced the were about to undertake a campaign of ot surpassing importance thrice tance for human needs in every community com corn of the country Kellogg spoke in place of at Newton D. D Baker former secretary of war as chairman of the relief conference whose illness prevented his attend ance once He said the greatest obstacle to the drive would be the widespread belief belief belief be be- lief that the government will furnish the means and that there is no necessity necessity necessity sity for tor private subscriptions and aid Nothing is further from the fact he said The aid rendered by the federal government and the state and local governments is limited in its scope and does docs not and cannot cover the ground round which the private organizations organizations must carry carryon on The speakers stood on a specially Continued on Page Pue Two I S NATION NA nON STARTS RELIEF DRIVE Continued from Pare Fata One constructed platform on the lawn A Abright Abri Abright bri bright ht sun shone In some st states stites tes relief relIct Is mixed up with politics said the president Legislatures are thinking in political political cal terms and not In human terms Municipalities in some instances are arc spending taxes for political purposes and then saying they have nothing for relief But I am glad gl d to t sa these In In- stances are growing less The ine people are understanding that we are not wielding the big stick sUck but making the obligation clear Mr r. r Roosevelt emphasized that the action o of the federal government In giving relief relic appropriations was on an emergency basis and that he expected the gov government eventually e to be relieved relieved re re- re of ot this responsibility PRESIDENT HOPEFUL The whole period we are now going going going go go- ing through will in the end get back to individual initiative and responsibility responsibility he said The president spoke optimistically of ot the trend of at affairs and said he expected everyone to cooperate in inthe inthe in the relief drive I believe you can do the work more effectively than last year he said Taking it by and large the country is in a more hopeful mind The people have more to spend and dont don't you let them tell you other other- wise There will be some who will have excuses but there is going to beno such thing as being left out No one can be left out They've got to join you You have a treat creat reat responsibility on your our shoulders and I know you are arc going to do it This is an essential part in the program of ot the United States Go to it make a record not only of ot money but of ot service of ot which we will be very ery proud MUST 1 BUILD STRONGLY We have got to build from the bottom up he said and Oland not merely supply food from the top down Starting the conference conter nce later at a hotel John Stewart Bryan publisher publish publish- er of ot the Richmond Va News Lead er and president of ot Community Chests and Councils Inc declared mobilization for community help was in no way minimized by the fact that federal state and municipal governments governments govern govern- ments are today carrying 95 per cent of the material unemployment relief relict relief re re- re- re lief load Praising President Roosevelt's courage initiative and hopefulness in his handling of at a des desperate rate situation situation situation situa situa- tion Bryan said the first and supreme objective the restoration of at the confidence confidence confidence con con- of America in itself has been achieved