Evening star., 1932-02-22
President Accused by
Speaker of Playing Politics
in Economic Crisis.
DEMOCRATS TO PERMIT
NO DICTATION, HE WARNS
Charges Attempt to Take Credit
From Party-Break Likely
to Delay Legislation.
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSSOClateQ fTeSS.
The truce on politics, which has made
possible the virtual completion In rec
ord time Of the urgent legislation needed d
for the Nations economic recovery, is
fading away and its end appears Just
around the corner.
A singing declaration by Speaker
Garner last night charged President
Hoover's administration with seeking
to rob the Democrats Of credit for their
part in the achievement and with fail
ing 10 extend the measure of co-opera-
tion given by the Democrats. 1t con-
cluded with a warning, direct to the
President. that nobody can dictate to
the Democratic group in Congress"
The session is at the halfway mark,
the national political campaigns are
fast shaping up. In such a tense at
mosphere the pent-up fires Of parti-
sanship are going to break. over such
issues as the tariff. the World Court,
farm relief. Federal aid for unemploy-
ment and Government reorganization.
United Only on Tax Bill.
The all-important tax increase bill,
nearing formation in the House Ways
and Means Committee, will serve as pos
sibly the lone piece of legislation 70
draw the two parties together again.
The vital credit expansion measure
will go to the White House this week
bearing the full Endorsement of both
parties. This bill. opening the doors
OF the Federal Reserve wider for the
banks, is regarded on Capitol Hill as
completing the major part Of the emer-
gency economic non-partisan program
urged by President Hoover
Now the parties are going to start out
to make their records for the cam
paign and, with the Democrats in con-
troll Of the House and Mr.. Hoover hold
ing a veto power at the White House
little important legislation Is in pros
pect.
Mr.. Garner accused the administra-
ton Of playing politics with the hiparti-
san emergency program. = The Texan
who is being widely doomed rs a pos
sible presidential nominee, issued his
statement through the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
so far" said the outspoken Speaker
I'VE have had no cooperation in the
true sense Of the word Such measures
as the Glass-Steagan credit bill. which
has its foundation in legislation FIRE.
quently sought by Democratic legisla.
tors. and as frequently vetoed by the
@rlk l>g-
as triumphs for the administration.
Politics CHARGED.
There is an instance of this In every
speech made by one Of Mr.. Hoover's
cabinet or other administration spokes-
men. The purpose is plainly to improve
the Presidents prospects Of reelection
by planting the idea that he, single
handed, has accomplished everything
that is done by Congress"
The Speaker, terming the impending
tax bill perhaps the most important
task confronting Congress, said its
drafting had not been made any easier
by the errors Of hundreds Of millions
OF dollars" in the budgets sent up.
He fatty asserted that the President
would not get ANY such unlimited
charter" as he asked in the request fol
authority to reorganize the Govern
ments bureaus.
I'VE, too, have our ideas as to how
to effect improvements and economies
In the national administration. II the
President is sincerely desirous Of such
Improvement there is no reason we
should not get together. What
he seeks instead is to dictate. and no.
body can dictate to the Democratic
group in the House"
Garner said the kind Of truce the
Democrats intended was not that the
administration shall persist in hostili-
ties while his party refrains from them
Text Of Statement.
The text Of Gamers statement fol-
lows:
"Co-operation between the two great
parties in effecting emergency legisla-
tion is a fine thing. When such issues
as now confront the country are up is
no time for partisan politics. But CO.
operation does not mean that one party
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