| Show Cash Saved Business Will Win Save Farms Says President WASHINGTON v ASHL Sept 7 UP p- p Weaving a defense of New Deal spending into a twofold address on reemployment and the drouth President President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt was was on record to today today today to- to day with the contention that government government government gov gov- expenditures saved business business business busi busi- ness and will save stricken drouth-stricken farmers Denying charges of waste hurled at him by campaign foes the tho president president pres pres- ident took to to the tho radio last night in a a. combination Labor day eve address and a report on the tour of the drouth area just ended Reemployment In industry is proceeding rapidly he said Government Government Gov spending was in large barge part responsible for keeping industry goIng goIng going go- go Ing and putting it in position to tomake tomake tomake make this reemployment possible To speed reemployment he said ho he was allocating more to the United States Stales employment service for the purpose o of oZ placing placing placing ing workers in private jobs Class aass Dissension At another point in his speech he hit at those who he said would refuse the worker any effective power to bargain collectively He said it is those sighted short ones not labor who U threaten the country with class elass dissension As' As Asfor for r the drouth he declared Continued on Page Two Column Four r. r PRESIDENT SAYS SPENDING RIGHT Continued from Page One from rom his desk In the White House oval val room that we are arc going to conserve soil conserve water and conserve conservo life By inference he held hed that Governor Gov Gov- Alf M. M Landon his Republican can an rival for the presidency agreed with him on a broad outline of work vork relief for dro drouth stricken th fam- fam lies Illes instead of tho the dole dolc Back from a tour in which he conferred with Landon and other governors he said Every governor with ith whom hom I talked is in full accord with this program of providing pro work for these farm families just as every governor agrees that the tIle individual indi Indi- vidual states will take care of their unemployable but that the cost of employing those who ho are entirely able and willing to work must be bo borne b by the federal gov Jov government Waterworks Indicating the work would in- in ludo b building of reservoirs and ponds to conserve water vater drilling of wells veils irrigation soil erosion control control con- con rol and to market roads He said aid Spending like this is not waste It t would spell future waste if we weid did id not spend for such things now These emergency n y work projects provide money to buy food and clothing for the winter they keep the livestock on the farm they provide seed for a new crop and andest best est of at all they will conserve soland sol soil and water in the future in those areas most frequently hit by drouth Summing up his agricultural re remarks remarks ro- ro marks he said We are arD going to have a farm policy that will serve the national welfare He turned to the Labor day portion portion por por- tion of ot his speech with a tribute to the brave spirit with which s so many millions of ot working people are winning their way our of de do- Private PrIvat enterprise he s said i is flis necessary to any nation which seek seeks to maintain the democratic form o of government In the business mens men's case just as certainly as in the case cas of stricken drouth-stricken farmers government government govern govern- ment meat spending has saved Government nt having spent wisely to save it private industry begins to take workers off oft the rolls of th the government relief program Plea Flea to Employers Speaking of the tho work of the employment employment employment em em- service he appealed t to employers employ rs and workers to take full ful advantage of It This docs does not mean he said that there v will ill be bo any lessening of our efforts under rp A and FW IWA A and other work relief programs programs pro pro- grams until all workers have docent do- do decent cent jobs in private employment at decent wages De Declaring laring that Labor day In th the United States is a national holiday and not a class holiday he said that in this country we insist asan as asan asan an essential of the American way of life that the employer employ relationship should be one between free iree men and equals quals He said Labor day symbolizes symbolize our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the overage average man which will give his political freedom reality |
