Evening star., 1932-11-17
SH|PSTEAD SEES
new POLICY NEED
Forum Speaker Says People
Have Demanded Funda-
mental Changes.

The American people, by what
amounts to "a peaceful revolution,
have demanded change not only in
Government personnel. but q change
in governmental policies 80 funda-
nental in character as to transcend I'll
party consideration" Senator Ship
stead OF Minnesota declared last night
In The National Radio Forum arranged
by TIE Washington Star and broadcast
by WRC and a coast-to-coast network
OF sother National Broadcasting Co.
stations.
"f believe" Senator Shipstead said.
"ths American people are convinced
that In a time of national crisis and
when the Nations life is in danger is
no time to think of parties or Of men.
1t is my opinion that in this determi-
nstion of the people lies the Nations
safety and the best assurance Of cur
ultimate economic recovery"
Sees Agriculture Change.
Most important of the changes in
naticnal policy which must be made,
ths ~Minnesotan said, has to do with
agriculture. The policies now in force,
he said, are destroying the farmer"
and with him the foundation of the
Nation" The general property tax
placed upon the farmer is heavier than
he can bear, Senator ShipStead said,
and he must be relieved of this burden
by the governments of the various
States Farm mortgages must be re-
fne need at lower rates of interest, he
declared.
The Government, he said, must also
maintain the stability CT the purchas-
ing power of the dollar The wide f1uc-
tuaticn of money value, due to all
almost insane policy OF extreme infla-
tion, and defiation Of credit" he as
serted. is responsible to a large ex-
tent for the present depression.
Thorough knowledge and a sound
policy Of dealing with unvise domes-
tic leans and capital issues is of far
greater importance to the American
public than the question of foreign
debts, he said
Senator Shipstead declared that it is
essential that there be "a reasonable
ref1etion of the currency" Revision
of the banking laws should be under
taken, he said. Resubnission to the
people Of the prohibition amendment is
mandatory, he declared. Drastic re-
ducticn Of Government expenditures
also must be made, he seid.
Text Of Address.
The text Of Senator Shipstead's ad-
dress follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: am CRATE
full to Mr. Kuhn, msnaeing editor of
The Washington Star. for the honor
and privilege Of speaking to you this
evening on the subject of our American
duty.
"Our American duty is broad term.
and may include many things, but
take for granted Mr.. Kuhn does not
expect me to cover the entire field. l
shall therefore conf1ne my remarks to
enumerating some Of the duties Of the
citizen and the duties of the Govern
msnt.
Il believe the first duty the American
citizen should bear in mind is that he
Is the sovereign of the Nation. The
duty Of q sovereign is to conduct the
affairs of government. The Govern
ment Is created to carry out the will OF
the sovereign people. 1t is the duty Of
O citizen to see to 1t that the Govern
ment is used for the purpose for which
II was created.
"As set forth in the preamble to the
Constitution, the American Government
was created by the people for the fol-
lowing purposes: We, the people OF
the United States, IN order to form a
more perfect union, establish justice, in
sure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the gen.
eral welfare and secure the blessings Of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity,
Go ordain and establish this Constitu-
ton for the United States Of America
Amy instrument created for noble
purpose may be used for ignoble pur-
poses. The Government is the crea-
ture Of the people, ana must obey the
will Of its creator. Too often a change
in administration has meant only
change in personnel Of postmasterS and
tax collectors This kind OF a change
will not satisfy the people this time.
Sought Change in Personnel"
'In the last election the sovereign
people voted for a change. They did
not vote for a change of our system of
Government. They voted for change
Of personnel to represent them.
"I am confident that those elected to
places of authority and power must
know that this change in policies de-
manded by the people at the polls can
not be expressed in the difference be-
tween tweedledee and tweedledum.
Nor is this demanded change to be
interpreted as merely a change from
one party In control to another. 1t
must be evident that this overwhelming
desire for change, as expressed by the
vote Of the peopls, is not confined
merely to a change of personnel in