Evening star., 1934-03-20
WADSWORTH SEES
NEW DEAL BATTLE
Tells Republican Women G.
O. P. Must Defend
Constitution.

Representative James W. Wads-
worth of New York unleashed a
scathing attack on Democratic emer-
eency policies in a rallying address
before 600 members of the League of
Republican Women yesterday.
The gathering, including Mrs. Alice
Longsworth and Mrs. Edward E. Gam
and others of the more prominent
party women, heard Mr.. Wadsworth
assail the N r. 4. and the A A. A.
as restrictive of personal liberty and
pointing toward "compulsion.'
The time has arrived" declared
the speaker, when the Republican
party must spring to the defense of
the Constitution and show that the
citizen is the master of his govern
ment and not its servant. Whether
we shall have the American kind of
government or the Soviet kind must
be decided by US"
The occasion for the address was
the annual league luncheon at the
Mayflower Hotel. In addition to the
speaker, Mrs. Longworth and Mrs.
Gam. other guests included Mrs.
Alvin T. Hert, vice chairman Repub-
lican National Committee; Mrs. Ellis
A. Yost, director women's division,
Republican National Committee; Mrs
Virginia White Speel, league founder
end member Republican National
Committee, and Mrs. E. A. Hartman.
Guests Welcomed.
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, league
president. extended welcome to guests
and members. Representative Wads-
worth was introduced by Mrs. George
G. Thorpe.
Wadsworth started by saying that
the Republican party came into be-
ing at a time of great national crisis
and devoted its young energies to
the service of the country" Since
then the party has met important
issues with courage and determina-
tion, he continued. The speaker said
that IF a party falters or evades a
fundamental issue it faces defeat. Its
experience in this respect in recent
years should not be forgotten.
IT am convinced that an issue is
arising in this country which de-
mands once more the service of the
Republican party. visualize a long
battle, engaging the earnest attention
of millions of people 1t will be a
political battle fought with political
weapons. 1t will be waged upon a
fundamental question more important
than any We have encountered since
Lincolns time. The Congress on rec
ommendation of the President has
enacted a large number of measures
having for their purpose the over
coming of the depression. These
measures have come along with be-
wildering rapidity. All of them are
important. many of them novel and
some of them revolutionary. Hungry
for relief and willing tc try most any
thing. the country has accepted them
and has given them and the ADMIN
istration a sympathetic and optimistic
support"
In referring to administration emer-
gency legislation, Mr.. WadSworth said
"the capacity of our people to endure
a thing of this sort is extraordinary"
He said the people have endured it.
first, because we long for recovery
and, second, because We have looked
upon all JIl6Se eAlTdOIuHldTy HlCdSulSS
as being merely temporary. In re-
cent weeks it has become perfectly
apparent that these measures are not
intended to be temporary"
Representative Wadsworth said the
test for Republicans will arrive in
June 1885. when Congress will be
asked to make the A. A. A. and the
n. R. A. permanent. The speaker
pictured a Government becoming
more and more imperial If admin
istration leaders have their way. He
described steps of the Government
whereby personal liberty is taken
away until we arrive at downright
compulsion" He described the cot
ton production control bill passed
by the House yesterday as another
restriction on individual rights.
Included in the audience were
prominent Republican women from
various parts of the country. includ-
ing members of the national COM
mittee and presidents OF State clubs.