Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Times News
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
President Roosevelt addressed Congress on Jan. 3, calling for wages and hours legislation, national cooperation for economic balance, no balanced budget next year, and changes to business and tax laws amid war perils.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Ask All Segments of Nation to Work for Better Economic Balance
MESSAGE STRESSES CURRENT WAR PERIL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (UP)
President Roosevelt today called on congress anew for enactment of wages and hours legislation, asked the co-operation of all segments of the nation in achieving a better economic balance and announced that a balanced budget would not be attained for the next fiscal year.
The president declared that he will submit a special message later proposing that congress change laws affecting business.
In his personal appearance before congress today he presented terse analysis of world conditions, emphasizing that the perils of war make necessary the maintenance of armed strength sufficiently high for all purposes of self-defense and said that peace had been kept by the United States despite provocations which in other days would have engendered war.
Roosevelt emphasized his determination to advance upon the same new deal fundamentals which hitherto had been proposed and called for prompt agreement on the farm program now in conference in the house and senate. He asked specifically that congress keep the cost bills of the administration within the figure of current government expenditures in aiding agriculture.
He reasserted his approval of the proposed changes in the tax laws.
Three essentials were laid down to be considered in the revisions of present statutes:
1. The total sum is not to be decreased;
2. Abuses by which individuals and corporations escape the payment of taxes are not to be restored;
3. Provisions which work hardships on small business should be changed.
In regard to his attitude towards the nation's business gen...
(Continued on page three.)
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Jan. 3
Key Persons
Event Details
President Roosevelt called on congress for wages and hours legislation, cooperation for economic balance, announced no balanced budget next fiscal year, will submit message on business law changes, analyzed world conditions emphasizing war perils and need for armed strength, stressed new deal fundamentals, urged agreement on farm program within current expenditures, approved tax law changes with three essentials: no decrease in total sum, no restoration of tax evasion abuses, change hardships on small business.