Evening star., 1934-03-04

other administrations" Of the Roose-
welt program had proved failures and
that agriculture and industry were
not better of, despite the expenditure
of billions Of dollars.
The statement Of the Republican
Joint Congressional Committee, issued
by Senator Hastings Of Delaware and
Representative Bolton OF Ohio, criti-
ci1ed the RECOMMENDATION Of industry"
the abandonment Of the gold standard
and the devaluation of the dollar.
Favors Curb on Sanders.
Senator Hiram johnson Of Cali
fornia, Progressive Republican. who
supported Roosevelt in the 1882 cam
paign, issued statement last night
deploring partisan politics at this
stage of the game. The Roosevelt
administration, through Postmaster
General Farley. has given its blessing
to Senator johnson and urged his
reelection although Mr.. Farley has
insisted the administration will not
take Hdes In any struggle between
Democrats for denomination to Con.
gress.
Senator johnson declared It was .
pity some authority in the Republican
party did not curb Chairman San
ders and prevent the issuance Of his
statement preaching q doctrine Of
despair" just as some authority in the
Democratic party had Cancelled the
statement of the Democratic National
Committee.
Partisan activity" said Senator
johnson, has never been so little in
evidence as during the past year. A
common purpose has actuated every
man Of patriotic instincts in every
party the purpose of acting in CO.
operation with the President in doing
what was essential for the public veal
1t Is . sorry policy that now says to
f20, ,000. 900 people that nothing has
been done that Is right and that the
President has brought them no relief,
and the future holds for them no
hope. We are better, and our country
Is better, and our people are better,
and our times are better for what
the President has done during the
past year."
II the Congress in q measure had
. sabbatical year, the Roosevelt ad.
has had an alphabetical
year. It has created, with Congress
agreeing. 50 many new instruments
and agencies Of Government that the
country has fallen into the habit Of
calling them by their initials-the
A. A. A.-sometimes referred to as
the triple A-the N. r. A., the T. v.
A., the G. w. A. and 80 on.
Despite the criticism which will be
leveled at the Roosevelt administra-
tion during the year, and particu-
larly during the congressional cam
paign. the last year has been one
Of great effort and unusual achieve
ment. A year ago today the Presi-
dent, by executive order, declared
a general bank holiday, closing all the
banks for fear of a complete collapse.
Thousands Of them have been re-
opened-almost all of the national
banks. Thousands more have been
reorganized.
Government subsidies on . huge
scale have been paid to agriculture in
the effort to stem the tide Of agri-
cultural depression. More billions Of
dollars have been expended in relief
measures for industrial workers and
farmers alike. No one can complain
of inactivity or lack of effort on the
part of the administration. The most
serious attack, probably, will be the
size Of the Government expenditures.
No new tax legislation Is contem-
plated now, except the bill already
passed by the House to change the
administrative features of the income
tax law and to revise somewhat the
normal and surtax rates. II there
must be increased taxation, that will
be attended to later.