The Washington times., 1934-05-23
CONGRESS END
URGED To SAVE
NEW DEAL"
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service Staff

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greatest mass assault on the New
Deal' that has yet been seen.
In the center of the fire is the
NRA, but other agencies Of the
recovery movement, notably the
AAA, also are under attack.
Under the circumstances, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his congress
Sional leaders are determined that
the sooner Congress adjourns the
better.
Legislative Wheels Speeded
To that end the legislative
wheels are to be Speeded up to
the utmost. They hope to have
Congress out Of Washington in
another three weeks, sooner If
possible. For Congress provides
the sounding board for drum-beats
Of criticism.
The fire that Clarence Darrow
built under the NRA by his report
charging monopoly, price-fixing
and killing pressure upon small
business, has spread rapidly in
many directions.
Three regular arms Of the Fed
eral Government, the Department
Of Justice, the Federal Trade Com
mission, and the Labor Depart
ment, have concerned themselves
with the charges.
MonOpOlies Studied
The Justice Department and the
Federal Trade Commission are
considering the monopolistic as
pectS of NRA. as they are bound
to do under the law.
The Labor Department has
launched an investigation into
price-fiXing and its effect upon
the purchasing power of the aver
age citizen.
In Congress, the NRA is being
subjected to the severest attack
it has yet experienced, with no
let-up in sight.
Nye Opens New Attack
Senator Nye (R0 of North Da-
kota, today declared he would in
troduce resolution requiring both
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Department Of Justice to sub
NIT to the Senate their reactions
to the report.
Declaring the findings of the
Darrow review board had been
sent to these branches Of the Gov
ernment, as well as to the NRA,
Senator Nye shouted:
"Why do they close the doors
why do they cover up? Why
can't we know the truth?"
The Darrow board of review
meanwhile continued it's examina-
ton of additional codes. grimly
preparing another report that
would, it was predicted, go farther
than the original report in con-
demning the virtual suspension of
the antitrust laws.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, Recovery
Administrator, who was personally
as well as officially criticized by
Senator Nye, said he would reply
to this second report as he did to
the first. If so, it will be blister
Tor blister, and blow for blow.
The White House understands"
the Darow board will cease to
exist on May 81. Darrow doesn't
so understand" but realizes, of
course, that he can hardly pursue
his laborS beyond that date in
the face of White House objec-
tionS.
Representative Fred Britten
(RO Of Illinois, has introduced a
resolution in the House to con-
t1nue the Darrow board, pending
. House investigation Of the whole
NRA Set-up, with an added pro-
viSo that if Darrow's findings are
subStant1ated NRA would be abol-
iShed entirely.
The resolution stands little
chance of enactment. Admins
tration Democrats are still in con-
troll of the House, even though
many Of them are privately criti-
cal of NRA.
Senator Nye'S attack on John
son was the most severe the
hard-hitting Recovery Admins
traitor has yet had to meet. Sen
ator Nye said that johnson him
self was a demoralizing factor
in the MIRA, and that his mill
tary arrogance" had so demoral-
lied the place that wholesale
designations" would take place as
soon as Congress adjourns. He
added:
Il think they can put it off
that long,"
From another, and unexpected
quarter, came an attack on the
AAA. 1t came from mild-man-
nered Senator Harry F. Byrd
DO of Virginia, who has gen.
orally supported Administration
measures for recovery.
Byrd Assails Wallace
He aSsailed Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace'S request for ad-
ditional licensing powers under
the AAA.
If these additional powers are
granted, they would, Senator
Byrd said:
MAKE the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture the absolute car and
dictator over every producer
or manufacturer Of an agricuI-
tural product in this country"
1--WE don't want . Hitler Of
American Agriculture"
The Stock Exchange regulatory
bill is still tied up in controversy,
the tariff powers requested by
Mr.. Roosevelt are being hotly
CHALLENGED in the Senate and the