Evening star., 1933-12-31
THOMAS FORESEES
NEWDEAL DETOUR
We Must Go to Right or Left,
He Says, in Appeal for.
Organized Labor. =

The supreme task Of 1884" is or
ganization Of labor industrially and
politically. Norman Thomas, former
Socialist candidate for President, told
a meeting Of the League for Industrial
Democracy at the Arlington Hotel yes
terday.
And by labor" Thomas said, II in
clude all those who do honest and USE
full work in the world for the service
of the cooperative commonwealth"
The meeting, attended by more than
200 persons, was broadcast nationally
The speakers were Senator Gerald P
Nye Of North Dakota and Lawrence
Dennis, author Of us Capitalism
Thomas said no man and no program
can save our disintegrating capitalism.
The recovery program, he pointed out
is taking care Of some of the problems
but is running the Nation into debt
"The new deal will have to make 9
sharp detour either to right or left,
will see a development Of our life n
the direction Of fascism or something
like fascism, or In the direction Of some
kind Of socialism"
Attacks Fascism.
Fascism, he pointed out, puts the
weight of Government and the heady
wine of nationalistic and other preju-
dices at the service OF the owning
class. 1t is cruel, intolerant, sadistic."
On the other hand, he said, Social
ism seeks not the return OF the capital
ism of the period Of Andrew Jackson
plus a radio, bathtub and an automo-
bile, but seeks social ownership, ma
tionaization of our great resources ano
machinery and their management for
the use Of all the people, and not fol
the profit of a few.
In America" he continued. I'VE be-
lieve that it Is stin possible to use and
improve the methods Of democracy. We
Socialists reject the Communist solution
because we believe that Communist en-
phasis on violence and dictatorship
tends to play into hands Of Fascism."
Senator Nye said he wants definite
insurance of the 1884 agricultural pro-
duction being paid for at prices whlcf
will restore the buying power OF the
agricultural half of the country" hs
told the group.
Blames Banking Practices.
He blamed the breakdown of the eco
nomic structure on rotten. greedy bank
ing practices" and the failure by tht
Government to save agriculture from
the slow decay which had been besettme
it for 10 years.
Although the new deal agencies are
making some steps in the right dlrec
ton, he said, "he believes the none,
changers are still too largely in th'
picture to conclude they are wholly out
side the temple" an evidence which
causes worry, he said, Tor those Wn'
hope for better things.
Any reasonable program for recover.
must take the present one into account
and continue it-but 1t must be amend
ed, Nye said. Particularly the Nationa
Recovery Administration, which works (
hardship on the smaller institution. h
contended, and is rebuilding on falls
values"
Nye further advocated printing pres
money" which would divorce the Gov
eminent from dependence on priVat
busin ness-the taking Of its own bond
direct to the Trea sury for collatera
against issue Of new money.
There is no reason" he said, 'wh
We should continue paying toll to tn
bankers. . America should be fed VI
on this money racket"
Dennis told the group the Govern
ment must either produce recovery il
the next year, having added 10000,
900 900 to the Federal debt" or else ,
new formula must be sought. Presi
dent Roosevelt, he said. has thus ia
evaded the issue Of whether he is deal
ing with an emergency or with an en-
during set Of social problems. He in
dicated the latter was true.