Evening star., 1934-04-26
10 the Editor Of The Star:

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There are indeed many aspects Of
the new deal against which serious
objection may be lodged, and I say
this as consistent, enthusiastic life
long Democrat Until coming to
Washington at the beginning of this
administration my contact with Re-
publicans had been one of opposition.
but it has since been one necessarily
Of cooperation, for this administra-
ton. with all Of its alleged short
comings, has been unprecedentedly
kind and considerate Of the opposi-
ton party.
But have no quarrel with q Re-
publican as such. Conditions are not
yet such as to warrant the resumption
Of purely political activities. But
even that requirement might be dis
pensed with II the political activity
is Of the thoughtful variety. How
ever, I can't class the speech made
by T. r. Roosevelt at his Inauguration
as president of the National Republi-
can Club as of the thoughtful kind.
1t was rather Q clever tugglery Of
phrases and carried no conviction
that the speaker had thought through
the subject that he was discussing.
Barring his attack upon the can
collation. Of the airmail contracts,
which at most Is q mere admins
trative error that may be cured by
q monetary consideration, there Is
nothing in his speech that manifests
any actual appreciation of the funda-
mental difficulties underlying the
present disorder. It Is one thing to
find fault with the administrative
features Of the new deal, but it Is
quite another and different matter
to find the factors that contributed
to the conditions to correct which
the new deal was brought into being
To the thoughtful among US an at
tack upon the corrective measures
employed. without any analysis Of
the trouble and the offer Of sub
stitute for what 10 being done, Is
wholly unsatisfying.
Now, the American people have got
to face facts, realities and funda-
mentals, and there Is nothing gained
by q further delay Of the performance.
however unpleasant it may be. For
more than q half century we have
been building up here restrictive
trade barriers until the United States,
the greatest producing Nation Of the
world, has been bottled up, con-
sciously and deliberately as to the
outside and practically from the in
side, for trade is essentially inward
as well as outward. The demon
strated result Is Q pyramided surplus
Of practically everything we produce.
Now, ] do not believe Q Houdint,
logically, physically or otherwise,
could convincingly demonstrate that
the way out Of our present difaculties
is by contraction and reduction Of
production. except via RECOMMENDATION
and controlled economy. Mr.. T. r.
Roosevelt's party policy since the
Civil War has been one Of contraction
and reduction from without, which
inevitably has meant . similar and
corresponding contraction and re-
duction from within or what has
actually happened-a pyramided sur
plus, marketable, II at au, only at
prices less than the actual cost of
production. There are some things
that we might accept without demon.
stration and among them d the fact
that no large number Of the Ameri-
can people are going to either suffer
or starve in the midst Of plenty. In
stead, there will be Q distribution
Of the surplus on hand. This dis
tribution may be made BY the peace
full process Of regimentation and
control.
There Il no Republican. however,
be he one drawing sustenance from
. tolerant Democratic administration
OF one fyom the outside fighting the
"autocracy" Of the new deal, who dis