Evening star., 1934-07-08
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Senator Lewis Declares He
Is Willing to Approve
Needed Amendments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was described
last night by Senator Lewis, Democrat,
of Illinois, as willing to amend legisla-
ton passed at the last Congress II
business men can make known any
changes that should legitimately be
made.
Lewis, chairman of the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee, said
in a statement the President was
anxious to have business men present
their views for discussion IN the FAN
election campaigns.
Misunderstanding Seen.
Through some misunderstanding,
Lewis said, there is being published
that in q conference the President
had before he went on holiday, he
stated that he desired his particular
political advisers to prepare for other
measures to be passed by the incoming
Congress as parts OF and OF necessary
Importance to present legislation
lately passed by Congress.
This statement has caused large
business interests to assume that the
present legislation is not complete and
is to be amended by additions, leaving
uncertain the manner in which busi-
ness shall conform itself to the present
laws"
Lewis said the President is anxious
that there shall be gathered from the
public, wherever possible, whatever
objections exist as to legislation lately
passed"
He desires particularly" Lewis
added, ito know where business feels
that the legislation is inappropriate
to its welfare or where some change
in the legislation would best serve the
general uses Of legitimate business in
the promotion Of general prosperity in
all branches Of commerce and in
dustry.
Candidates to Express Wishes.
"The President is anxious that In
the present political campaign the
public shall be advised that there will
be corrections and readjustments of
anything necessary to make the legis-
lation fit the needs that will serve
the just purpose Of prosperous bust
ness. He wishes to authorize the
candidates going to the people to as
sure the people of those changes when
the people have found such necessary
rather than to wait until after the
election and merely make the demon
stration at the.meeting Of Congress.
The President prefers that the
public shall know before they vote
for congressional candidates that
whatever is necessary in the way of
changes or in the application of the
enforcement of the legislation to
serve the uses of finance and indus
trial welfare. that the public be as
sured that it will be done.
Expected to Be Informed.
He wishes-as I gather-that this
assurance be given now when the pub
lie will have become acquainted with
the legislation and the manner OF
operation He wants the people to
be assured while the campaign is on
that while the people are studying the
measures, so that the voters may vote
with the consciousness that whatever
they find In the meantime to be cor
rected as necessary to the welfare Of
every form Of commerce and industry
will be carried out.
"I say that this plan enables the
public to feel free in passing its criti-
cisms now. 1t allows the candidates Of
all parties to know from the public
what is desired and that the people
may be assured that the President will
advise the Congress to be elected that
such corrections and changes should
be carried out according to the prom
ises now to be made to the people"