Evening star., 1934-09-17
RED 'NEWDEALERS'.
DISMISSAL ASKED.
America First, Inc, Names
Richberg, TugWell, Ickes
and Others.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dismissal of officials opposed to our
democratic system of government" was
asked of President Roosevelt yesterday
by America First, Inc, one Of several
groups founded recently with the an
nounced purpose of defending the
Constitution.
In q letter to Mr.. Roosevelt, James
True. president of the organization,
said recovery had been retarded be-
cause capital and industry feared
arbitrary and detrimental action on
the part of many Of the officials you
have appointed to office" :.
"Obvi1 sly following the theories OF
Karl Marx" True wrote, your admin
istrators and advisers have based their
plans on the Soviet Russian system OF
RECOMMENDATION and collectivism."
He listed "a few of the most prom
inent" in order that there may be no
question as to the actual belief and
motives Of the officials to whom we
refer"
Richberg Heads List.
First on the list was Donald r.
Richberg, general counsel of N. r. A.,
secretary of the Executive Council
which recently filed with the Presi-
dent optimistic reports on recovery
progress. Others were Dr. Rexford G.
Tugwell, Undersecretary of Agricul-
ture; James M Lands, Federal trade
commissioner; Frederick c. Howe, A
A. A. consumers counsel; Henry T.
Hunt, general counsel of P. w. A., and
Paul H. Douglas of the N. r. A. Con-
sumers' Advisory Board.
True referred to Richberg, who re-
Gently was in controversy with Hugh
S. johnson over N. r. A. reorganization
plans, as Acting President" during
Mr.. Roosevelt's Summer vacation.
All were listed as members of the
American Civil Liberties Union and
Richberg and Tugwell as contributors
to a magazine which was called an
advocate of revolutionary socialism"
With reference to the Civil Liberties
Union, True quoted from the report of
the Lusk committee to the New York
Legislature in 1928 that 1t was "a
supporter OF all subversive movements.
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but to encourage attacks upon our in
stitutions."
Ickes and Miss Perkins.
Other officials True said "have been
actively affiliated Socialistic and Com
munistic movements" were: Secretaries
Ickes and Perkins; William e. Dodd
and william C. Bullitt, Ambassadors
to Germany and Russia, respectively;
Sidney Hillman, of the N. r. A.
Labor Advisory Board; william
Leiserson, chairman of the Petroleum
Labor Policy Board; Arthur E. Nor
gan, chairman of the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority; Francis B. Sayre, As
sistant Secretary of State; DR.. Leo
Wolman, chairman of Automobile
Mediation Board; Robert Fechner, di-
rector of emergency conservation
work, and Mordecai Ezekiel, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture.
Asserting industry feared "reprisals"
from these officials, True asked the
President to instruct all Government
employees that there would be none
"even though their legitimate activ-
tiles may indicate convictions that do
not conform to the policies of your
administration"
True also asserted that the Govern
ment this Fall planned to inject
itself into all business as a matter of
general relief" employing 5000, 900.
"This is an attempt" he said, "to
take profit out of industry and pri-
vate business and to put the burden
on the backs of already overtaxed
Federal taxpayers"