AMERICAN POLITICS.

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19563, 30 April 1935, Page 5

AMERICAN POLITICS.

HUGE RELIEF WORKB SCHEME.

WORK FOR 3,500,000 PEOPLE,

United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyrlg-tit. WASHINGTON, April 28.

Speaking over the national radio network to-night President Roosevelt delivered his flrsl “fireside" talk to the American people since September. Apparently it was a bid for publio support to advance his legislative programme, congressional action upon which has been slow. The President avoided dramatic verbal gestures and made no direct answer to bis critics, who have become numerous in recent months. The talk principally dealt with the 4,880,000,000 dollar works relief project, which he promised to push ahead with the utmost speed, in an effort to re-employ 3,500,000 workers. Mr Roosevelt urged the people to support a number of pending controversial bills, including a new banking measure to give the Government more control of the Federal reserve system, a measure for the co-ordina-tion of transportation, the extension of the National Recovery Act and the Social Security Bill, which has passed the House of Representatives, but which has been delayed by the Senate. White Mouse lias categorically denied the report that Mr James Roosevelt will join the President’s secretariat.