Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-04 | Page 1 | Broad Program Recommended to Lawmakers

Broad Program Recommended To Lawmakers WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 W-Prealdent W-Prealdent Roosevelt laid before congress today tha following broad program: L National defense Provide armed forces and defenses strong snough to ward oft sudden stuck st-uck against key positions; provide pro-vide "key facllltlea essential to Insure sustained re Is lance and ultimata victory-; organise and locate those facllltlea for Immediate Imme-diate use and rapid expanalon "without danger of serious Interruption Inter-ruption by enemy attack." t Spending Continue ex-pendlturea ex-pendlturea at tha preeent level In anticipation of raising national Income to 180.000.000,000, when pressnt tsxes would produce budget balancing revenue. I. Tsxes Adjust inequalities through . "relatively smsll" in-creeses in-creeses In some taxes and revamp re-vamp tax relationship betwsen "federal, sUteemd-oon1 govorsj. menu. t. Labor Find ways to end factional labor strife and employer-employe disputes. , g. Reorganisation Revamp the executivee processes of government gov-ernment In the intereet of more efficient administration. (. Farm Perfect the farm program "to protect farmers' Income In-come and consumsra purchsslng power from alternate risks ef crop gluts and crop shortages. Jl. Railroads Reconcile tha "enormous, antagonistic Interests" In the railroad and general transports! trans-ports! Ion field. g. Social security Mske "better "bet-ter provision for our oldsr people" peo-ple" and provide better oars for tha medically needy. a. Neutrality Revise neutrality neu-trality laws so thsy may not "actually "ac-tually give aid to an aggressor and deny It to the victim."