Evening star., 1933-12-10
aCRASPINC" CONCRESSMEN
FEEL CONSTITUENTS NEED
"Senator Progressive" Admits Colleagues
Actually Are Motivated by Humani.
tartan Reactions to Suffering.

to blame. was merely giving myself
the pleasure Of airing minor trrita-
ton. OF course, I'm not prepared to
admit what you imply. The country
really hasn't been handed over to the
big fellows. This Is merely that self
government Of industry which all Of
US approved In principle-with q little
OF real supervision to take the place Of
the old competition you yourself
thought was so wasteful."
Points TO Interventiona
IT suppose So" he said, "and I SUD-
pose things never turn out to be what
you thought they would. There are
always more intervening processes than
are allowed for"
ut seems to me So" replied. "It
was inevitable that the whole organ
ization Of industry and the middleman
trades on new basis should involve
huge efforts of organization. Just the
learning Of the rules of the new game
Is something. Then all the personnel
was lacking. Everybody has had a
job to learn. And policies have had
to be fought out bit by bit as we went
along. I don't see any reasons to be
discouraged, really, as look back over
some fights We gained in others-I
speak, Of course, from our common
point of view"
Are you willing to test It," he asked,
'by saying over again what We funda-
mentally wanted?"
why, now" said, "1et's see. There
was first higher incomes for farmers
and workers; there was a more EN-
cient, less wasteful organization Of in
dustry so that there would be more
to go around: there was less specula-
ton and more security Of occupation
and income"
any of those?"
mot yet," I admitted. "But you
don't expect results until causes 60 to
work. The thing has been slower than
you anticipated, certainly. But the
thing nevertheless seems to me to be
under way. We have reason to be-
lieve, in my department, that we have
put forces in motion which, If you will
give them few years, will raise farm
ers' incomes. The reduction of acre.
age has been GOT"
Warns of Revolution.
"A few years." he interrupted.
Good grief, man, we can't wait a few
y
you want q revolution?"
1 knew that question was coming
Have you heard" asked, "of public
works, of civil works, of the really re-
markable organization of relief? People
are for the first time on this continent
guaranteed a living by their Govern
ment. We can't feed and clothe and
shelter people forever that way, but it
will certainly last until our real plans
can take hold. A lot more has been
done than you specifically directed, too
II you had made the rules as rigid as
you now seem to think you should have
made them, We should have had o lot
of hungry people all this Winter"
II suppose so," he said, land In that
| case the permiSsive powers worked out
all right. But you couldn't make very
good case for them in this code business
They've allowed all these industries
with codes to set prices anywhere they
wanted to-and they fixed them high
enough-so high that people couldn't
buy. And there has been slump these
last few weeks because of It,"
II think you have a better case
| there" I admitted "Still it seems to
me that the Governments powers prob
ably have been used about as far as
they would stretch. It was necessary,
if any kind Of quick action was to be
had, to proceed voluntarily. If busi-
ness had had to give up too much, II
would have refused to come into the
new agreement voluntarily. Codes
would have had to be imposed-per-
haps they would all have had to be
licensed as the milk distributors have
been. Anyway. don't see how more
specific directions from the Congress
would have helped there You could
never have passed a law which did not
contemplate a good deal Of volun-
tarism."
New Deal Really on Way"
'I guess" he said. that what am
| complaining about Is that we allowed
the executive branch to make the mis-
takes instead Of making them ourselves
Maybe I am palpitating with the wrong
emotion. We do, sometimes, you
| know"
We'll" I said. there's that possibil-
| ity No one argues that perfection has
been reached. On the other hand. when
you make your speeches this Winter
hope 1t won't be too much out Of your
mind, ever, that a new deal Is really
on the way; that you won't be too criti-
cal because it didn't happen so quickly
as you thought it might. There is, you
know, a lot yet to be done If you just
stick to new ground, rather than giving
yourselves altogether to threshing over
old straw"
You won't get out Of anything that
way" he said. We'll criticize plenty
Well be sorry for lot we let you do
And we'll blame you for doing what we
said you could. A lot of us don't like
those new things, you know. We were
all in panic last year and we took
some long chances. Maybe it's a sign
that things are better that we are re-
considering now. don't suppose well
succeed In unscrambling all the eggs;
but some Of us will try"
He got up and stretched himself. ]
motioned toward his glass. But he shook
his head. Are you sorry about that
too?" I asked. There was q twinkle Ia
his eye But he refused to answer
Personally, I know he thinks that that
was another mistake. But he Is not
| unmindful that his State went wet by
two to one. NO" he said, "I guess
| that'n, stick. But about the rest,
don't know. Where's my hat?"
(Copyright, 1e33)