The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-23
ROOSEVELT To
SHOW RESULTS
OF NEW DEAL
Administration to Release
Detailed Report of
Activity.
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES
Times Special Writer.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-The
Roosevelt administration prepared
today TO take the offensive against
Republican assaults on its program
with a detailed report 70 the nation
70 show how the people have bene-
fted from the New Deal.
Il perhaps will be the most COM
prehensive picture OF the govern
ment AZ work ever presented.
The series OF analyses OF every re-
cOvery agency's operation thus far,
which viii be submitted 10 the
President as reports from the Ma
tional Emergency Council. will be
drafted by Donald Richberg, chair
man. who Is moving fast 20 the top
as right-hand lieutenant Of Mr..
Roosevelt.
Mr. Richberg already has gathered
his material into shape He pre-
sented in orally TO President Roose-
welt and members OF the national
executive council and national
emergency council IN a joint White
House session.
Reply to G.. o. p. Cry.
The survey is very heartening. +"
Mr.. Richberg said as ne emerged
from the meeting with his over
stuffed brief case.
The first report will be submitted
in a few DAYS to the President and
made public. They will constitute
recurrent salvOs as the administra-
ton approaches the thick fighting
Of the congressional campaigns.
Detailed reports Of recovery ex-
penditures will accompany the OPP
Grating accounts to show just how
the administration has utilized the
funds supplied by congress. This
will be the reply 10 Republican pro-
tests against the large OUTLAWS.
Telling the story Of the NRA,
PWA. AAA and related recovery
agencies. the reports will show just
how many persons have been fur
nished with jobs. how agricultural
prices have been pushed upward.
how private industry has been slim
ulated-in short. the contrast of
conditions this year with those when
President Roosevelt entered the
White House to the reverberating
crash of the economic and financial
system.
Text Book for Candidates.
They will back up the Presidents
query Of a few weeks ago ARE you
better of now than a year ago?"
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announcement in his more recent
Green Bay wis speech that the
New Deal is to 60 on along the
adopted course.
The reports will serve as a text
book Of the New Deal ready at hand
for campaign orators.
Reorganization of NRA and the
fate of its dynamic central figure,
General Hugh Johnson. are in
abatement for the moment until
President Roosevelt returns from
the funeral of Speaker Henry T.
Rainey.
Mr. RlChberg, who with Labor Sec
rotary Frances Perkins is supplying
the bulk of counsel on NRA reor-
4naAAId laNAAs cdtQ AAluI AAAt cuDlENb
was not discussed at the White
House meeting prior to the Presi-
dents departure.
Johnson to Remain
The latest of the numerous re-
ports that float about the capitol
is that General Johnson will remain
with the NRA through its revamp-
ing. present the plan of reorganiza-
ton to congress. help with the legis-
lative battle, and then retire.
Mr.. Richberg is expected to as
sumo a commanding position in the
new Set-up.
The President will take up the
problem of NRA reorganization with
Mr.. Richberg and General Johnson
when he returns here from I'LL
nOis. The discussions apparently
struck a snag for the President
changed his original plan to go to
HYDE Park direct from Illinois.
This seemed to indicate that faults
were found in the plan of reorgani-
zation which General Johnson had
prepared before the President came
back from his vacation trip.