PRESIDENT’S BID FOR SUPPORT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20095, 30 April 1935, Page 7

PRESIDENT’S BID FOR SUPPORT

RADIO ADDRESSES TO PEOPLE HOLD-UP OF RELIEF MEASURES UDited Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph —Copyright (Received April 29, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 28. Over the national radio network President Roosevelt to-night delivered his first “Fireside” talk to the American people since September, apparently in a bid for public support in advance for his legislative programme, congressional action on which has been slow. The President avoided dramatic verbal gestures, and made no direct answer to his critics, who have been numerous in recent months. The talk principally dealt with the 4,880,000,000 dollars works relief project, which he promised to push with the utmost speed, in an effort to reemploy 3,500,000 workers. Apparently in answer to a request from business interests, the legislative agenda has been curtailed to allow the early adjournment of Congress. President Roosevelt urged the people’s support for a number of pending controversial Bills, including the new banking law to give the Government more control of the Federal reserve system, a measure eliminating holding companies in utilities and industry, the co-ordinatiop of transportation, the extension of the N.R.A., and a social security Bill, which has passed the House of Representatives, but has been delayed by the Senate. White House has categorically denied reports that Mr James Roosevelt (the President’s eldest son) will join his father’s secretariat.