Evening star. [volume], March 05, 1935, Page A-10, Image 10

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2-YEAR RECOVERY
IS CliED BY ROPEJ
Commerce Head, en Forum
Declares 30 Indexes
Show Progress.
No period of recovery In the his
tory of the United States has ahowi
a degree of improvement comparabli
with that since March, 1933. Secre
tary of Commerce Roper said las
night in addressing the National Ra
dio Forum, arranged by The Star an<
broadcast over a Nation-wide hooku]
of the National Broadcasting Co.
• Reporting on two years of Roosé
velt progress, Mr. Roper said thai
pains are shown by 30 major economic
indexes.
Credits Recovery Policies.
He attributed the improved condi
tions to recovery policies put into ef
fect by the Roosevelt administratioi
in accordance with campaign pledges
"The significant fact," he said, "i
that with the ship of state at its half
way mark on the recovery voyage, ι
majority of these promises have al
ready been translated into action,
cannot recall a comparable record ii
the first two years of any prevlou;
President."
The Commerce Department chie
declared that it has become evtden
that "chaos was averted" and that w<
now know "that this Nation in majo:
fundamental, economic respects is ii
a thoroughly sound and healthy con
dition."
The text of Mr. Roper'» address i
as follows:
The four-year voyage of the shi]
of state, which set forth upon an ad
venturous and challenging journe:
on March 4, 1933, with Franklin Ε
Roosevelt at the helm, today ha
reached the half-way point in it
time schedule. I have been asked t
read the ship's log for the first par
of the voyage, to interpret the shi)
charts, to report on whether the shi]
Is behind or ahead of schedule, th
direction in- which the vessel is noi
moving, the condition of the pas
sengers and crew and, finally, th
distance to and the probable time ο
arrival at the ports of destination.
Let us remember the terrific storr
In which the ship set sail, the rela
tively uncharted waters througi
which it had to pass, the constan
danger of hidden reefs and shoal
and the serious state of desperatioi
and panic among the passenger:
There was no time to remain ii
port to make vitally needed func
tional repairs. That job had to b
done while the ship was under wa
and in the midst of a battle with th
forces of a violent storm.
The outline chart for the course c
the voyage was presented in 1932 b
Roosevelt as a nominee for Presi
dent. The people expressed thel
confidence overwhelmingly in th
course as he charted it, and as th
ship's log for the first two yeai
is read and interpreted brief refer
ence will be made to the promise
set forth and the extent to whlci
ihey have been fulfilled.
Applies to Medical Principle.
tin1,? ithe field of medicine the Ques
tion is sometimes asked as to whether
a patient would have recovered wifh
Sift application
ment by a competent doctor. After
a
is.
that the recovery would ha.ve taken
P TheW^:Ut.tihe he'P
rellîînJ » Principle is applicable in
relation to our nationa* economic r·
£"?·, Psychologically, from a ^/w"
point of national welfare η _
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the ship of Stat*» κ**- f*J*u * w«cn
recovery* VOya?e "£ f°rth upon its
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general results and ^efltsTt eoL
without savin? tha* or,,, eoes
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In origin and in execution.
Quotes Lord Bacon.
srru-HES
formation may incline a man's mind
to skepticism, while a breadth of in
srwss·016 .»«5to cSLfc
λ îe y°u to examine with
Tecord ι?/ venlng the general
wh^l i.„ p^ nces "d results.
aUU a®?00,Pll8hed and what
*do£e Und" 016 to
1 "*? the log of the first two
of the recovery voyage. I vis
tïnTh^h^S? sheet wh,ch con
and Uftblutle8· This
■f ι^,,ί J8 expressed In terme
a? su-sw srs
MiS Κϊ ορωο° *M
Statistically I find 30 mafor -λλ.
nomic indexes, which on toTbLdTS
thejgrcentage of gain and betterment.
recorded between March, 1933. and
December, 1934, support factually my
statement that no period of recovery
in our country's history has shown
the degree of improvement compar
able to that since March. 1933. I
wish to cite a few of the improvements
recorded and salutary gains regis
tered between March. 1933, and De
cember. 1934. They are as follows:
Industrial production. 45 per cent;
manufacturing production, 51 per
cent; electric power· production, 20
per cent; retail sales in department
stores. 33 per cent; variety stores, 18
per cent; rural general stores. 98 per
cent; sale of new passenger automo
biles, 57 per cent; freight-car load
ings. 28 per cent; factory employment,
34 per cent; factory pay rolls, 70 per
' cent; life insurance sales, 30 per
cent; stock prices, based on 421 Issues,
60 per cent, and bond prices, based
on 60 leading issues. 30 ner cent.
Cites Value of Platforms.
Now let's state the situation from
another angle. In the American po
litical system campaigns are conduct
ed on party platform promises, to
which the national candidates are
committed, thus forming the basis
upon which the people register their
will at the polls. Some of these prom
ises can be applied specifically and
. de facto, others necessarily must rep
1 resent the statement of a principle,
r motive or Intent. No presidential
' candidate has the prophetic vision to
r determine In concrete form or in de
! tail many of the problems that may
! be encountered throughout a four
' year period. Particularly was this
' true in 1932. when this country faced
5 the severest peace-time challenge In
ι its history.
A noted student of human affairs
has pointed out that before the World
War a young person In the United
States entered a social and economic
order in which the expectancy of
continuity was greater than the ex
pectancy of change. After the World
War, and particularly within the last
three or four years, a young person
has begun his life career in a society
In which the expectancy of change is
far greater than the expectancy of
continuity. This distinction Is vital
and fundamental. Forces of change
following the World War created .a
complexity of problems which cul
minated In the economic collapse be
ginning In 1929. Then the depres
sion Itself brought on with geometric
rapidity an entirely new series of
problems which this country by tradi
tion and experience was unequipped
to meet But even with these exten
uating circumstances exerting such a
basic Influence on the course of na
tional events and problems, the chart
for the recovery voyage as outlined
by Franklin D. Roosevelt In 1932
comprises a blueprint of promises,
pelnclples and philosophy which has
been applied with consistency and
effectiveness since March 4. 1933.
During the Summer and Fall of
1932 the ghastly specter of unemploy
ment constituted a dominant social
and economic Issue. In a series of
clear-cut statements during the cam
paign. Roosevelt stated his position
on the mandatory requirements for
relief. He said:
Chicago, July 2: "The Federal
Government will assume bold leader
ship In distress relief."
Boston. October 31: "As to im
mediate relief: The flrst principle Is
that thU Nation owes a poettfyejivity
that no one shall
■tarve That means that while un ι
mediate responsibility lor **UelJ5?
with local public and Prt^ charl^
in so lar m the* are ***£*' «5
BUtea must carry the burden, ana
whenever the States are unable'«te'
quately to do eo, the Federal cwwm·
ment owes the positive duty of «tep
plng Into the breach. In a^monto
providing emergency relief, the Fed
era! Government should provide te -
porary work whenever P°~»bl«·
first is clearly and inescapably toe
task of the Federal Government. To
this Federal action, therefore, I pledg I
"νΖΤίίΈΪ** a***;
baa not been carried out to the letter
of the stated promue. The retef
problem, however, h·» * {£
KMvler burden than could posslDiy
have been estimated in 1932. because
Bute, local and private"tionprov^
Inadequate to meet their share 1
the responsibility. Furthermore. It
1, evident that the extent of unem
Dlovment was also considerably un
derestimated. thus enlarging the tarit
of emergency relief. As we face fu-1
ture requirements for continued re
lief. certain definite
guide our course of action, work
relief must be placed upon a basla
that will not be competlUve wlth pri
vate business, and hereby deter nor
mal restoration. To administer it ι
otherwise will obstruct the J10™"1
Drocesses of re-employment in busi
££T£d industry, and require ι,.much
larger work-relief appropriation over
lTf»r lonser period of time, thus in- |
creLliS the national debt burden
unnecessarily and retarding the fur
ther development of confidence and j
constructive private action.
Favored Publie Work·. j
Federal employment on various I
work projects was proposed by Roose
velt in the campaign as a corollary
measure for reducing unemployment
while accomplishing other salutary
and needful objectives at the same
time, in this respect he said:
Chicago. July 2: "I have favored
the use of certain types of public
works as a further emergency means
of stimulating employment and the
issuance of bonds to pay for such
public work, but I have pointed out
that no economic end is served if we
merely build without building for a
necessary purpose."
Albany. Ν. Y.. October ".
funds can be properly provided by the
Federal Government for Increased ap
propriations for public works, we must
examine the character of those pub
lic works. I have already spoken of
the type which to self-sustaining.
These should be greatly encouraged.
In the- national forests, on flood pre
vention. and an the development of
waterway projects . . . thousands can
be given at least temporary employ
ment."
Also at Chicago on July 2: "I pro
pose a wide plan of converting many
millions of acres of marginal and un
used land Into timber land through
reforestation. In so doing, employ
ment can be given a million men."
Declare» Record Is Clear.
The record is clear on the fulfill
ment of these promises. On planned
Federal projects such as those de
voted to flood control, soil-erosion
prevention, river and harbor work, re
foreetation and other projects de
signed to preserve, develop and uti
(Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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