Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-11-22
Business Gets Aboard

One of the most definite signs pointing to nation
al recovery is the recent attitude of business towards
the President and his program Of reconstruction.
As articulated through the United States Chamber
of Commerce. business has continually sought TO
block Roosevelt in securing his ever-increasing appro-
priations to work out his emergency recovery pro
gram. Nations Business. the journalistic mouthpiece
Of the organization has stood openly opposed to much
Of the Presidents effort, and its editor has frequently
carried his message of rebuke to thousands by use OF
the radio.
1t was not until the people of the country in the
election two weeks ago issued their unqualified man.
date to their leader to continue in his own way With
the Recovery program that business leaders reahzeo
they were pursuing a fruitless course. Now, through
one Of their prominent spokesman, the Chamber OF
Commerce has offered the olive branch They have
suddenly decided that an attitude of cooperation Is
better than one of opposition, and have told the Prest-
dent they want to do everything they can to assist
in securing the kind OF legislation HE desires from the
Congress which in another six weeks will be meeting
In the nations capitol.
Probably what business has really concluded Is
that. whatever may have been the weaknesses OF
Roosevelt's efforts to restore normally, his program
has actually improved their own condlt1on ana Tepiac-
ed losses with profits.
These very leaders had predicted increasing strife
and suffering from the huge expenditure to bring
about recovery. They had declared that the Presi-
dents program would fall of its own weight. They
were poor forecasters. Instead of failure, they have
seen the national recovery program move on towards
definite c~onsummation of a great leaders dreams.
They have seen the popularity OF that national leader
steadily rise to finally receive the biggest vote OF ap
proval accorded any President since Lincoln They
have finally awakened to the realization of improved
conditions and wisely offered their cooperation to
make ultimate recovery coTnpIete-and to do 1t as
quickly and effectively as possible.
The attitude of business is most heartening. 1t
only adds to the many indexes that we have actually
turned the corner and are headed towards normally.
Among these are the withdrawal of loans through
HOLE with the attitude that agencies other than the
federal government are ready to assist home owners
In protecting their property. Another sign-the an
nouncement that preparations are now being made to
soon terminate direct relief seed and feed loans, and
that loans through the Federal Land bank will be CIV
en- much more conservative application.
Business Is unquestionably on the upturn, taking
the country as a whole, and II the President can get
from the next Congress the kind Of cooperation he
desires. 1t IS safe to predict that conservative legisla-
tion will result which will serve to strengthen the cor
don with which Roosevelt has 50 effectively throttled
depression, and bring added assurance for sound re-
coyery.
Much depends on the trend Of events during the
next six months. The cooperation OF business leaders
will be most helpful, but It seems safe to predict that
the President Is shrewd enough that business viii not
use him merely as a means to effect their own cap
italistic ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr.. Roosevelt has been
very much the captain of his own crew. He has al
ways seemed most willing to accept the full respons-
Utility for his program and risk his own political for
tune to the success or failure of his efforts. With sue
cess definitely within his grasp, he will not surrender
the reins now. And SO, It may be with big business"
on deck, but the ship Of state will be steered into the
harbor OF national recovery by Franklin D.. Roosevelt
at Its helm.