WORLD PEACE

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20389, 4 January 1938, Page 7

WORLD PEACE

MR ROOSEVELT’S APPEAL’

RESTRAINT OF UNITED BTATEB THE VIOLATION OF TREATIES United Press Assn.—Els*. Tel. Copyright .Received Jan. 4. 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 Mr Roosevelt, in a message to Congress. emphasised the nation's need to maintain a strength sufficient for all purposes self-defence. He said: The L*nited States has been kept at peace despite provocations which in other days, because of their seriousness, could well have engendered war. The people and the Government of the United States have shown a capacity for restraint, also a civilised approach toward purposes ot peace, at the same time maintaining the integrity inherent in the sovereignty 0 f 130,000,000 people, lest we weaken and destroy 1 our influence for peace and jeopardise our sovereignty itself. "The world trend is away from the observance of treaties. We propose to observe our own treaty obligations, but cannot be certain of reciprocity by others.” Restoration of Democracy He expressed the opinion that world peace was in the safest hands In democratic and representative governments. Peace was jeopardised to the greatest extent in and by those nations where democracy had been discarded or never developed. He thought that in future years democracy would be re-stored or established in “nations which to-day know it not.”

Regarding domestic policy, Mr Roosevelt said it was necessary that all segments of the nation should cooperate in order to achieve a better economic balance. lie insisted that Congress must pass the farm and hours wages measures, and expressed approval of tax revisions, eliminating injustices, but he issued a warning against the reduced revenue and tax dodging activities of certain corporations and individuals. The president quoted a list of unfair practices in business, including stock manipuia- ; tions and monopolies. Mr Roosevelt said he would submit !to Congress later a comprehensive ! legislative programme of business reform. “ The misuse of powers by capital or the selfish suspension of employment by capital, must be ended, or the capitalistic system will destroy Itself with Its own abuses.” The goal was an increase in the national income from 90,000,000,000 to 100,000,000,000 dollars annually. MESSAGE RELAYED BROADCAST IN BRITAIN (Omclal Wireless; (Received Jan. 4, 11.0 a.m.) RUGBY, January 3 The broadcast of Mr Roosevelt’s message to the United States Congress on the state of the Union to-day was relayed this evening on the national and Empire programmes. THE NEW DEAL A SIGNAL VICTORY SUPREME COURT DECISION United Press Assn.—Elee. Tel. uopyrtfM (Received Jan. 4. 12.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 What is considered to be another signal victory for the New Deal is seen in the Supreme Court decision declaring constitutional the Federal Government loans and grants to municipalities to construct electric power projects. Under this decision allowances of 80,000,000 dollars will now be made to the Works Progress Association's funds for 52 uf such projects.