Evening star., 1934-01-24
ATTACKS POLICIES
OF ADMINISTRATION
Speaker Before Republican
Women Declares Criticism
Urgently Needed.

Condemnation Of the Roosevelt ad-
m;nistration as an autocratic agency
and suggestions that Republicans ac-
credit the sincerity of the President
and await solution Of the political
dtuation on its own merits were ex-
pressed by guest speakers yesterday
before $50 guests at a luncheon of
the League of Republican Women at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Roundly berating the msldlouS
strangling of the voice of he people she
attributed to the present administrator,
Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons, Republlcan
national committeeWoman from Rhode
Island. urged the awakening OF public
consciousness to all evils of govern
ment throughout the country. She
pointed out that in many communities
women voters outnumber the men. ana
called upon them to support only the
highest type of representatives IN local,
State and national government.
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert Of Kentucky. vice
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee, suggested to the league
that the President should be given
credit for sincerity in his efforts to
serve the American people, but rec
commended increased activity OF Re-
publican clubs to promote the inter-
ests of the party and keep alive the
principles for which it stands.
Calls for Criticism.
Mrs. Fitz Simons in her address
scored the idea that Republicans should
not vet criticize the present admin
istration.
If we do not do it as Republicans,
at least We must do it as Americans" j."
she said. "Is it patriotic to remain
silent at such a time? Are the Ameri-
can people SO childlike that they do
not see that the administrations at
tempt to silence all criticism Is only
Democratic propaganda?
I'VE who know it as such have a
definite and patriotic duty to perform
in arousing the people to a realiza-
ton of the imminent dangers con-
fronting us The Republican party
has apparently been hynotized into
subservience to the Democratic STRAIT
egists, whose strength lies in the
apathy Of our citizens toward their
ence to political matters, and gull
bility only equaled in the nursery.
THE Democrats themselves have
been denouncing many Of the admin
istration policies for months-are the
Republicans so supine. SO lacking in
courage, patriotism, or even the spirit
of self preservation, that they dare not
lift their voices in protest against the
policies being ruthlessly imposed upon
us. to an accompaniment of fear and
q threat Of boycott?
Denounces Silence.
"Are we going to sit by and watch
our country being Sovietized under the
iron heel Of Communistic commissars?
Is our national credit to be destroyed,
personal initiative to be strangled, the
hard-earned savings OF the old as well
as the young rendered valueless, and
the freedom and liberties of our land
eliminated, without word or pro-
test? Is there to be TO determined
action by the Republican party or by
the citizens against the experimental
ton Of a group Of fanatical professors,
drunk with power. and determined to
enforce upon our Nation their wild and
their impractical theories. many of
them tried at various periods of the
worlds history and proved disastrous?"
Mrs. Frank W. Mondell. president of
the league. presided at the luncheon.
Among the honor guests were Mrs
Everett Gam, sister of former Vice
President Curtis Mrs. Patrick Hurley.
wife Of the former Secretary Of War;
Mrs. Ellis Yost, Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor, Mrs. Edward Keys, Mrs. J. G.
Weller Mrs. Jacob Bauer. Mrs. Felix
Hebert and others prominent in Re-
publican activities.
Entertainment for the luncheon was
supplied by Miss Margery Lamkin, who
sang Negro spirituals.