Evening star., 1934-03-05
Remedies Applied.

Remedies Applied.
1t was because the situation in
March. 1898, was so serious all
along the line that remedies had
to be applied to every phase Of the
illness. The objective was, as. you
know, to apply these remedies in
the American way and not to copy
those which are being tried in
other countries which do not live
under the same form Of demo-
cratic Government as ours. am
always a little amused and per-
haps at times a little saddened-
and I think the American people
feel the same way-by those few
writer's and speakers who proclaim
tearfully either that We are now
committed to Communism and col
lectivism or that We have adopt
ed Fascism and a dictatorship. The
real truth of the matter is that
for a number of years In our
country the machinery Of democ-
racy had failed to function.
Through inertia on the part Of
leaders and on the part of the peo-
pie themselves, the operations OF
Government had fallen into the
hands of special groups. some Of
them vociferously led by people
who undertook to obtain special
advantages for special classes and
others led by a handful Of indi-
viduals who believed in their super
human ability to retain in their
own hands the entire business and
financial control over the economic
and social structure Of the Nation.
Fine Support Praised.
The fine response given by the
overwhelming majority OF the
component parts Of industry as
represented here today proves to
me that you have the same un-
derstanding of our broad purpose
as is held by the average OF the
workers of the United States-and
that word workers means almost
all of the American people. You
have shown sincere desire for real
cooperation, you have shown
prompt response to the Govern
mental request for national unity.
For this support I give you my
thanks.
The national industrial recovery
act was drawn with the greatest
good Of the greatest number in
mind. It's aim was to increase the
buying power of wage earners and
farmers, so that industry, labor
and the public might benefit
through building up the market
for farm. and factory goods. En-
ployer, wage Garner and consumer
groups are all represented on its
boards with the Government; all
three groups with the Government
must have the interests OF all the
people as their main responsibility.
What We seek is balance in our
economic system-balance between
agriculture and industry and bal
ance between the wage Garner, the
employer and the consumer. We
seek also balance that our internal
markets be kept rich and large
and that our trade with other ma
tions be increased on both sides
of the ledger.
Test Is Succeeding.
You and I are now conducting
q great test to find out how the
business leaders in all groups Of
industry can develop capacity to
operate for the general welfare.
Personally I am convinced that
with your help the test is succeed
ing.
The very conception Of N. r. A. /,
follows the democratic procedure
of our Government itself. Its
theory of self-regulation follows
the American method rather than
any of the experiments being tried
in other nations. The very fact
that you have been in Washington
to criticize and to discuss the way
N. r. A. is working out IS sufficient
proof Of this point.
There are some people. Of course,
who do not think things through:
as, for example, the man who com.
panied In one Of yesterday morn
ing,s papers that criticism was
held to be unpatriotic. Let me put
the case so clearly that even his
type will understand If we admit
that the Government has a spe-
cif1c problem to solve and under
takes to do 1t in a specific way. the
critic Is unpatriotic who contents
himself with loudly proclaiming
that that way. that method is no
good; that 1t won't work; that It
is wrong to do this. This critic
contributes nothing-he Is not
constructive: he y unpatriotie b.