Evening star., 1934-05-04
Moderate Policies Observed
In Presidents taEvolution''

President Roosevelt's designation of
evolution, as opposed to revolution, as
the aim OF his administration inspires
numerous favorable comment. Ma
tional planning on conservative lines,
while preserving individual liberties, is
commended as clearly in accordance
with national traditions. The address
at the subsistence farm" meeting is
widely accepted as notice that "pana-
ceas" are to be Stunned.
THE administration" as understood
by the Winston-Salem IN. c. Jour-
nal, "is experimenting along the
soundest theoretical lines In order to
evolve a happier way of life for the
American people. The fundamental
principles of liberty are not in dam
ger by reason of this process simply
because the whole scheme Is based
upon the approval and cooperation
Of the people themselves. .
President Roosevelt, while determined
to break down the predatory forces
which have been gnawing at the vitals
OF government in this country and
causing the downtreading of the weak,
assures the Nation that there Is and
shall be no regimentation. In follow
ing the process Of experimentation in
order to achieve desired results, the
administration moves along the only
sure course Of progress known"
'As revealed in his remarks" saws
the Hartford Courant, "the attitude of
the President is one that, although
impatient Of mere orthodoxy, is fun
damentally essentially conservative.
A noteworthy point is that, although
surrounded by doctrinaire advisers, the
President Is apparently the victim Of
no dogma upon which he stands rig
idly fixed. Indeed, the danger Is that
instead Of pursuing one course ruth
lessly he may become entangled in q
mass Of contradictions. The experi-
mental method has its advantages, but
the experiments cannot be permitted
to cancel each other"
II the program Of the administra-
tion." the Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin observes, shall be SO shaped
that new conditions shall be created
which shall prove attractive and shall
of1er opportunity that viii invite VOL
untary acceptance, there ought to be
no word OF protest, but rather q chorus
OF approval and assistance"
The President Is wise" thinks the
Santa Monica (Calif) Evening Out
look, "in seeking to neutralize the
public concern over the trend toward
radical policies in his administration.
The emergency legislation a year ago
was accepted by the American people
as means of recovery from business
depression. Public sentiment was
practically unanimous In support of
the plans put forward for that pur-
pose and public corporation has been
generous and cordial. It is one thing.
however, to adopt extreme measures to
meet an emergency and q very diff
ferent matter to propose making such
measures permanent in operation"
The Presidents capacity for swift
action and instant decisions Is COM
mended by the Asheville Citizen
Times; while the jamestown On. "
Post concludes that ''he has arrived
at the conclusion that much of the
experiment has proved futile" The
Port Huron Times Herald feels that
he "has no communistic notions" and
the Indianapolis News is convinced
that the whole tide Of Federal events
is now controlled BY the assertion Of
sound Americanism."
"The idiom Of crack down." de-
clares the New Haven (Conn.) Jour-
nal-Courier, has faded for the mo-
ment from the headlines. When DR..
Tugwel took the stand . few days
ago he offered the soft answer. And