Evening star., 1934-09-07
LEAGUE To REMAIN
TO COMPLETE AIM
Liberties Body Serves En-
phatic Notice of Intention
to Garry Out Mission.
By the Associated Press.

The American Liberty League served
emphatic notice today that 1t is "en-
listed for as many years as may be
necessary" to enforce its conception
Of the Constitution.
The campaign will be given another
hlip tonight in a Nationwide broad
cast by President Jouett ShouSe, but
the day-in- and -day-out forays against
infrfneement of constitutional rights
will be deferred until December.
Although there Is no cnange Ii
league determination to refrain from
the current campaigns, 1t is considered
inevitable in political circles tnaC Tie
latest revelation of its plans will be-
come q factor.
Alfred E. Smith, John w. Davis
Representative James w. Wadswortn
and others of its Executive Commlttee
joined In a plain-spoken contradiction
of New Deal portrayals Of the property
owners organization.
Rights Are Inseparable.
II was summed up in the words
'Human rights and property rights
are inseparable."
This referred indirectly to President
Roosevelt's contention that the nrst-
announced league purposes mace nc
provision for help to the Jobless ano
protection of the weak.
The committee reported a Nation
wide glad reaction to its eHof's
saying: ..,uas
1--WE intend to teach those things
that will awaken in the hearts ano
minds of our people an appreciation
of the necessity of cherishing, pro-
tecting, defending and fighting 1or
those liberties and rights which are
guaranteed by the Constitution ano
which must be preserved II we expect
our form Of government to endure.
with both sides increasingly active
the prospect was for formation OF coali-
t,ons in both parties on the issues
raised by the league and by former
President Hoover in his magazine
article denouncing recent emergency
enactments.
Bar Cooperation Indicated.
Cooperation of the league and the
American Bar Association was mdl-
Gated by the committee statement Az
tempts will be made to bring other
national organizations together in tes-
timony before congressional commit
tees for the league viewpoints, which
include:
eve believe that the Congress OF
the United States should represent the
people and should not shirk that
task in any way by delegatlng its au-
thority to bureaucrats under the guise
of administrative efficiency or through
any other subterfuge."
The -partisanship OF the or
eanization was re-emphasized IN
statement last night following hith-
erto undisclosed meeting in New York
this week of the founder committee
men. These include Smith, Davis ano
Representative Wadsworth.
Shouse was elected president ano
w. II. Stayton, secretary. They have
teamed UP before in the now-dls-
banded Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment.
Neither For Nor Against.
"As an organization" the state
ment said, I'VE are neither for moi
against President Roosevelt.
1--WE should be happy to feel that
we had his support. We are for those
men who share with us devotion to
the principles for which we stand"
There followed the league credo:
I'VE believe that the Congress OF
the United States should represent
the people and should not shirk that
task in any way by delegating its
authority to bureaucrats under the
guise of administrative efficiency or
through any other subterfuge.
I'VE believe that Congress should
make the laws and that bureaus or
boards or commissions should not be
permitted to promulgate arbitrary
regulations or decisions having the
force of law or to apply punishments
not contained In the law or to con-
duct trials without an adequate op-
portunity for review or appeal.
1--WE believe that the courts Of the
Nation and not Government bureaus
should pass upon questions Of civil
justice.
Believe i'm State Powers.
1--WE believe that the several States
should retain the powers not granted
to the Federal Government by the
Constitution and that the Federal
Government should not, by the use
Of public funds or by any other form
of usurpation, trespass upon the
rights of the several States.
I'VE believe the Federal Govern
ment should not deprive the people o.
rights that have been guaranteed II
them by the Constitution.
I'VE believe that Government shoult
always be the servant and agent o
the people, and not the master of TIN
people. Such rights as are reserved
to the people by the Constitution
should not be given up except will
their formal consent and in the way
provided by the Constitution itself.
I'VE believe that the right to au
thorize the spending Of public fund
and to raise revenue is solely tn,
function of the legislative branch o
the Government and that balanced
budgets and sound fiscal policy cal
come only when there is a retention
by Congress of its full responsibilit,
for the nature and manner Of ex
pending public money"
The personnel of the Executive Com
mittee will not be completed for sew
eral weeks. 1t is to be brought up t.
about 18, in addition to which ther
will be supreme advisory council
Of so or so.