A “FIRESIDE” TALK

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 347, 30 April 1935, Page 5

A “FIRESIDE” TALK

ROOSEVELT ON RADIO iFFORT TO PLACE UNEMPLOYED IN WORK Press Association —Copyright Washington, April 28. Over a national radio network Presirnt. Roosevelt tn-nisht delivered his first

1 j “fireside” talk to Hie American people i since September, apparently in a bid for | public support to advance his legislative j programme, Congressional action on j which has been slow. The President avoided dramatic verbal | gestures and made no direct answer to i critics who have been numerous in re- ! cent months. The talk principally dealt j with the £975,000,000 works relief project ! w*iich he promised to push with the uti most speed in an effort to put back into j employment 3,500,000 workers. Apparent- ! Iy in answer to a request from business j interests the legislative agenda was cur- ! tailed to allow the early adjournment of j Congress. J President Roosevelt urged the people’s ■ support for a number of pending contrei versial Bills, including a new banking j Bill to give the Government more control | of the Federal Reserve Bank system, a 1 measure eliminating holding companies j in the utilities industry, the co-ordination jof transportation, the extension of the j N.R.A. and the Social Security Bill, | which has passed the House of Rcprej sentatives but is delayed by the Senate.