Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-11

ter than you thought would" Sem
ator Smith said testify and sat down
to the accompaniment of more cheer
ing, which caused Senator Murphy to
mutter an aside, This Is an enter
tainment."
That's the trouble when you have
one Of these public circuses," observed
Senator Bankhead
Mr.. Tugwell was silent as the COM
mittee squabbled.
Byrd Omitted.
Senator Byrd inquired as to whether
Senator Murphy had made any refer
ence to him in the remark about the
attack on the administration. Sem
ator Murphy indicated he had not.
The Iowa Senator then added: When
we have cut the head off of Franklin
Roosevelt I don't know whose Shout
ders we will put it on
Senator Smith entered the discus
sion again to declare that while he
might not always agree with the
President, IT will prove before his ad-
ministration is over that l am one of
the best friends he has here"
The committe got back to the cross
examination of Mr.. Tugwell at this
point, when Senator Bone of WASH
ington observed: There are a group
of Senators at this end of the table
who would like to know what all this
has to do with the nomination of Dr.
Tugwell"
Senator Bailey. Democrat, Of North
Carolina then took up the question
ing, returning the nominee to his 1881
address.
He attempted to show that Mr.
Tugwell stated In the speech his own
opinions as well as those Of others.
Mr.. Tugwell agreed some of the
sentences expressed his own beliefs.
DO you consider N. R. A. makes
industry government and government
industry" Senator Bailey inquired.
Eyes, in the sense that l meant II
in the speech" Mr. Tugwell replied.
Government functions are performed
in the code authorities and industry
performs government by its accept
ance of N. r. A"
He added there was no one In Amer
lea more opposed than himself to the
Russian planning system
1t was merely technical argument
and he did not mean he advocated
that kind of planning. he reiterated.
Senator Bailey then read another
excerpt from Mr.. Tugwells 1891
speech.
las have explained twice before,
said the witness. planning means
about what's being done under the
Russian system"
He added his speech was "a skepti-
cal argument about those things being
put forward by the Chamber of Com
merce and others"
Secretary Wallace Present.
Secretary Wallace came in at this
point and had difficulty finding a
seat.
Huey Long. Democratic Senator from
Louisiana. though not a member OF
the committee. squeezed through the
crowd and took a seat just in front
Of Mrs. Longworth.
He interrupted to ask Mr.. Tugwel
to speak louder.
I'm sorry. sir. but I'm getting q
little hoarse," Mr.. Tugwell Informed
him
Then followed a discussion of the
new Bankhead cotton control law
which seeks to limit production by
imposing a tax.
Mr.. Tugwell said the department
took referendum on the Bankhead
bill and that more than 95 per cent
of the farmers in the South wanted it
Senator Gore, Democrat, of Okla
homa, interrupted with the assertion
that out of Al 900 letters sent out in
the referendum only $4,000 answers
were received. and that of the letters
sent out 2l.000 went to persons con-
nected in some way with the depart
ment as county chairmen, crop re-
porters or county agents.
Senator Bankhead interrupted To
bring out that the department had not
tried to indicate any opinion on the
matter, and Senator Wheeler said he
understood the department was not In
favor of the law.
DO you not tell the farmers
through the agents, that If they dc
not sign up agreements they will not
get the benefits?" Senator Bailey
asked.
Senator Wheeler broke in to reply
that under the law the department s
agents would not have the right to
give the agricultural benefits unless
farmers do sign up.
Going back to the cross-examina-
ton of Mr.. Tugwell's earlier writings,
Senator Bailey asked If he had not
made an argument for elimination of
the profit idea in business.
Mr.. Tugwell replied that he had
not, but merely had attempted to ex-
plain how certain plans would work
He commended that he made a clear
distinction between business making
small profits and chose making large
speculative profits that ought to be
controlled"
II see no reason" Mr.. Tugwell con-
tinued, "for controlling a small bust
ness that makes what the President
referred to recently as reasonable
profit