Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
|BROOKHART LAYS
| SLUMP ROBUSTNESS
Calls for $500, 600, 900
Fund for Agriculture Re-
vivaI in Radio Forum.

A special session Of Congress next
month to consider emergency relief for
agriculture and unemployment was
urged last night by Senator Smith w.
Brookhart Of Iowa. In an address in
the National Radio Forum, arranged by
The Star and broadcast over coast
to-coast network Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Expressing what he characterized as
"a Progressive viewpoint" Senator
Brookhart placed responsibility for the
depression and other economic Ills at
the door Of big business and declared
that it is time for the Government to
step in and rectify conditions.
Urges $1,50O.OOo, 900 Fund.
He advocated sl,s0oooo.ooo revolv-
ing fund and the dehenture or equali-
zation fee as means for helping agri-
culture to regain its feet. with agri-
culture revived, he asserted. industry
as whole would be stimulated and un-
employment would be ameliorated.
A three illion-dollar appropriation
for public works and cash payment of
the soldiers bonus also were demanded.
Agreeing that the dole" Is to be
avoided, the 1owan insisted that the
hungry must be fed, in any event. The
people do not want charity. he said.
but the right to earn their living.
AS q permanent step to end unem-
ployment, Senator Brookhart proposed
. redistribution OF wealth through Fed
eral taxation Of excess profits, issuance
Of Treasury legal tender notes without
interest. graduated corporation taxes
and higher taxes on incomes, estates
and gifts.
Sees Political Peril.
Unless Congress is called into extra
session at an early date the Senator
said, there will be little chance for
any substantial accomplishment. The
national conventions viii be coming on
and every proposition VIII take q poll
teal color and be considered more for
its political effect than for its genuine
merits.
"of course. do net believe that these
great questions can all be solved In
any one session of Congress. Big busi-
ness itself Is demanding a revolution
airy reorganization. But something SUBJ
stantia1 can be accomplished II Con-
gress convened In October
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general trend Of industry, SHOULD be
given first consideration, he declared.
Relief Of agriculture viii not solve the
whole problem Of unemployment, he
said, but will start the wheels turning.
Saying that nobody believes in the
dole" Senator Brookhart said that men
do not want charity, but q fair chance
to earn their own living"
Treasury Not Exempt.
However, we win ind many men.
women and children hungry this VIM
ter" he said. They must be fed. The
Treasury Of the United States must not
be exempt II is constantly replen-
ished by taxes upon the extortionate
profits Of the great capitalists who dis
charge their men to protect those same
profits. Our civilization and our Gov
eminent owe these men these jobs.
They have failed in their duty, there
fore the starving must be fed for
emergency relief. regardless Of offensive
names or processes" al5 e.ssss
Senator Brookhart recalled that Con-
greSs was charged with prolpnging the
depression last session by its agitation
and that predictions were made that
prosperity was Just around the eor-
ner.P
Congress adjourned" he said. and
the depression has grown deeper every
day. until now the whole country ID
crying 10 Congress"
(The full text of Senator Brookhart's
address will be found IN the editorial
| section Of today's Starr