Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
HARRISON ATTACKS.
COP IN BROADCAST
Charges Hoover Administra-
ton With Broken Prom
iSes and Failure.

The Republican administration "is
responsible in large part for the de-
plorable state of affairs in this country,
as reflected in long and crowded bread
lines, closed factories, deserted farms
and lost fortunes" Senator Pat Harri-
son, spokesman for the Democratic
party. declared in a Nationwide radio
speech last night. The Mississippi
Senator spoke over the Columbia
Broadcosting System network.
Charges Broken Promises.
Senator Harrison charged the Hoover
administration with broken promises
and the inauguration OF narrow, selfsn
and unwise policies" He said that 1t
had failed absolutely in its promise to
the farmers of the country TO bring
about adequate farm aid legislation.
He attacked the new Republican tariff
law as a burden upon all the people and
blow at American foreign trade.
Particularly did the Democratic Sem
ator score President Hoover and his
supporters in the last campaign for
their pledges of prosperity" He said:
IT hold in my hand a spurious COIN
1t was issued by the Republican Ma
tional Committee and distributed
throughout the country during the last
campaign. On one side is engraved
Hoover Lucky Pocket Piece and on the
other Good for Four Years OF Pros
perity.' No more is there music in its
sound. 1t falls fat because these coins,
as symbols of Republican prosperity
have turned out to be the crudest kind
of counterfeitS.
Says Prosperity Claims Dead.
"will they say that prosperity is still
here? No! Whatever else may be said
Of them, they are not so foolish as to
make that assertion. Will they say that
the present situation is but temporary
and that this administration has not
had time to work out the problem?
Then, cite the fact that present con-
ditions began more than is months ago
and have become more acute with each
passing day. Loose statements by the
President and his cheer leaders, from
Mr.. Mellon down, prophesying improved
business conditions and proclaiming the
worst is over, have become so common
that long since American business has
ceased to pay the slightest attention to
them.
will they say that this administra-
ton Is blameless? Senator FeSS, the
new-fiedged chairman OF the Repuon-
can National Committee, Is the only one
thus far to have the audacity even TO
suggest it. Who is to be blamed II not
the Republican party? Is it not in con,
troll of the presidency, the Congress ana
every branch of the National Govern
ment?
Cites Bank Failures.
What has happened? During the
first six months of this year there nave
been Is more bank failures in the Unlteo
States than there were in the IL months
of last year, and the proportion OF state
foS one
State alone there were during the frst
six months of this year So National and
State bank failures. During this year
there have been more losses incurred
from foreclosures than ever recorded IN
any similar period in the history OF the
country. Unemployment, even in the
estimate of agents and bureaus OF the
administration, has run as hlgn as
1000 900 people, and SO wage reductions
are reported in American INDUSTRY ~
August by the Labor Bureau, Inc, when
further declares that factory payrolls
fell of per cent from June to July
and predicts that Hundreds OF thou
sands or even millions will have TO be
fed as an alternative to literal starva-
ton through the Winter months" "A
deplorable picture is presented.
Our exports in July fell on over $l5S,
600 900 dollars, as compared to July OF
laSJ year. Our imports during tue SoliIe
period fell of over S134, 100000. Oul
balance of trade shrunk 1857 600 0OC
during the first four months of this
year, as compared to the first four
| months of last year. Farms have been
deserted, factories have been idle, mer-
I camille stores have been closed, COM
mercial houses have been forced into
bankruptcy and our whole economic
system disrupted.
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