The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-16

ment to explore this situation and
make plans aside from just giving re-
lief. II the government Is going to
spend such large sums Of money, a
substantial portion of 1t should be
spent in constructive enterprises like
this"
And with a fund Of $25,OOO,000 to
start, we launch on another plan for
changing our national life. Mr.. Hop
kins described the $25OO0,0OO as "just
starter" and explained that many
more millions can and will be used If
the ideas prove practicable. He thinks
they win.
But among those hardened critics
that watch washington day after day
and who do not have
Fear It's Too to shape their ideas
TJeoJ;.s;c along political lines,
among those who
try to be unbiased, there is hope
that the scheme can be carried out
and fear that it Is too idealistic for
use among people with the traditions
Of those of the United States. In 9TH
er words, 1t is a guess whether the
plan will be practicable.
One hardened observer took me Sc
verely to task for even assuming that
it was possible to execute the plan
without wasting many times as much
money as it could be worth by any
guage you care to set up. called
attention that there were undoubtedly
some families that would welcome an
opportunity to get on a piece of farm
land, made available to them by the
government, for which they could pay
as they were able. thought they would
learn new Joy in life itself and be-
come independent, right-thinking citi-
zens.
"'Some families is right" he
sneered at me. "But for those some
that will make use Of the change,
there will be twenty times as many
that will drift back to their old ways
of living at the first opportunity"
It has been unusually interesting to
watch the reverberations and reac-
lions here to the speech made recently
in Topeka, KAN, by Ogden L. Mills,
secretary of the treasury under Pres
ident Hoover. Strange and paradox
cal as it may seem, the Mills speech
put an unexpected amount of fire into
some Democrats in the administration
in support Of the Roosevelt New Deal
and put fire into others to cause them
to criticize 1t.
Ogden Mills has been derided and
ridiculed as few men have suffered in
political life. He was born an aris-
tocrat and the politicians opposed to
him have made use of that. But Og-
den Mills is fighter, and his Topeka
speech showed that he had lost none
Of his fortitude.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Mills
charged Mr. Roosevelt with ian I'M
constitutional effort" to grasp power
over the country and accused the
President Of destroying the rights and
liberties Of the people under the Con-
stitution. / have seen much less Sc
rious charges hurled at President
to be followed by young riot by his
supporters. There have been some
attacks on Mr.. Mills thus far. but OBJ
servers here thought they did not car
nv the old-time ring of real battle.
OF course, 1t is known generally that
goodly number of the Presidents own
party have been doubtful of some OF
his plans but they have been afraid
to bark too loudly because of the cleo
tions next autumn. Those individuals
lately have been a little more brave
and, when was around the senate
and house Of representatives the other
day, heard more mutterings than
usual.
asked some of the avid Roosevelt
supporters what it meant. Their an
swers were almost
Getting identical: They are
r:. not real Democrats"
But | asked several
Of those who had been thus catalOgued
as mot real Democrats" what the sig
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