The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-01-18
by William Bruckart

dent Roosevelt spoke. In dinner |
speech concentrating the late Presl-
dent Wilson's birthday. that there
was danger of war. he told the country
then of danger that Is much more
grave than he desires to admit at this
time.
But II war does come, all or our
problems will be changed at once. uh-
employment will disappear quickly
farm SURPRISES will be absorbed, pun
lie works, debts. taxes, credit, currency
questions, all of these will be changed
and In their place will come new prob
lens.
President Roosevelt Is following out
a policy in respect OF his dealings
with congress
Fear to Oppose that he began
President VII e n ne ". was
Into extraordinary session last March.
Then, through circumstances resulting
from the distressed condition of the
country at the moment. the President
was able to formulate a program for
relief only In plecemeal fashion. Con-
| gress did his bidding. He submitted
ID recommendation enc day, and few
| DAYS later II was enacted into law.
| He and his advisers wrote most OF the
| legislation before 1t ever was submit
| ted formally to the house or the senate.
Now. the President Is doing to same
/ thing. He saw the advantages or the
/ system that he was forced to use once,
and is capitalizing again on the per-
sonal popularity which he has through
out the country. Consequently. his
speech, his message on the state OF the
Union, was In the form Of generalities-
He made not single specific recon-
mendation. But they are forthcoming
now In numbers. One by one, the
projects of his plan move from the
White House to the Capitol, there TO
be accorded support by the tremendous
majority which the Democratic party
holds. Few, If any, OF them will be
rejected. The reason Is the Demo-
cratic majority is afraid to oppose the
President.
Politicians, even In the Presidents
own party, are mystified BY his wide
popularity And when politician ls
mystified he doesn't know what to do
about lit The result is that the Presi-
dent Is going to get on as he desires
with consolidation or expansion or ex-
tension of his recovery plans about
as he desires Republican leaders
In congress are not going to raise
much of n fuss Their policy Is to lei
the Democrats take all of the rope
they can use. and hope they will trir
themselves. Democrats count on thu
personal popularity Of the President tf
carry them along to reelection. fol
they don't see anything else to do
And while the subject under dis
custom Is the personal popularity o.
the President, Washington observer.
attached great Importance to his per
sonal visit to the halls of congress fol
! delivery Of his message on the state o
the Union You will remember, thu
message was broadcast. Numeron!
writer's and other observers here main
tain that Mr. Roosevelt was hardl.
giving d thought to congress, ever
though he stood before Its member
ship In person. He was concerned
then, he had been concerned before
only with making his position clea
! with the folks back home. In tina
manner he succeeded In getting pres
sure exerted on congress for TIL
things he wanted done.
Present indications are that Their
will be little meddling with the tai
laws this session
AUoid NeU The program OF tn
Tor Leuies administration
thus far unfoldef
Is read by many as avoiding new Ia
levies until congress returns In Jar
d uarY, 1895. In the meantime the cor
gressional elections will have bee
held and the average person Is nc
going to get excited about future taxes
7 the Democrats will. be able to can
paign without having to fight Reput
/ ican argument calling attention
. increased burdens OF taxes.
But more taxes will have to b
7 levied In another year. The Pres
y dent has proposed to congress tn
greatest peacetime budget in histor.
= budget that proposes the approprii
I ton Of S10,OO00O0.O00. That Is almo:
: two times as much money actually 8
U there is In the United States for til
. money stock of the government range
! only slightly more than S5.OOU,0OO0
= So 1t means that government credi
u government debt will be boosted
: new heights Unless our governmeI
! wants to do the dishonorable thing
y defanlting on its obligations, the nott
!, and bonds Ii sells on which the none
y Is borrowed for BUDGET use will ha,
a TO be repaid. The sxpayers will pa
2 and pay and pay!
For instance, when the public de-
p reached Its hitherto high point. abol
Is S26. 500, 100000. the interest on
p amounted to S960,00O.0O0 annually,
q. ahout $50 ONO Oo0 a month more the