Evening star., 1934-07-25
N.R.A| |SATTACKED
BY Z REPUBLICANS
Senator hye Sees Growing
Sentiment Favoring
Third Party.
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Two prominent Republicans looked
Ut the new deal from different angles
today and found II wanting
Senator Rye, North Dakota inde-
pendent, disoerned a waxing Senti-
rnent in the Northwest for a third
party because, he said, the Democrats
had not proved progressive enough TO
satisfy pepoie in that area and the
Republican high command was be-
coming more "reaetionary,
Speaking from the regular Repub-
tcian lines. Senator Hastings of Della
care aaid In a national radio address
last night that "the objective Of the
Roosevelt revoiutionlsts" is 10 make
their "haphazard program perma-
nert."
Both agreed that the N r. A. had
missed its mark. Nye said he pro-
posed to offer legislation at the next
session Of Congress to relegate N. n.
A. virtually 10 division Of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. shOrn OF
much OF It's powers. Hastings de-
ciared the Recovery Administration
had failed to accomplish what was
intended" and that purchasing power
had been sapped away at a period
when it was most needed
"spender's Hypnotism."
Hastings termed the Roosevelt re-
covery program the great spender's
hypnotism" of the Nation. He warned
OF the day of reckoning"
Senator Nye said the legislation he
plans would remove the power TO in
sert fair practice provisions In N. r.
A. codes. The recovery organization
would be left authority To deal only
with wages, hours, child labor and
other conditions OF employment.
Nye, one of the most outspoken
critics of N. r. A.. contended the or
eanization headed by Hugh S. john
son had been fat failure as far
as any real contribution to recovery
was concerned.
II want to be fair" the Senator told
newspaper men. THE elimination OF
child labor under N. r. A. has been
nne thing. But the lact OF enforce
ment Of prohibition was nothing as
compared 10 lack Of enforcement OF
N. r. AS codes--codes backed by the
authority of the Federal Government.
Two Measures Planned.
"I have in mind two measures to
replace N. r. AS fair trade practice
provisions. One would authorize bus
mess, with the consent and supervi-
sion OF the Federal Trade Commission,
TO enter into fair trade practice agree
fnents. The antitrust laws would
remain In full force and effect and
there could be no price fixing agree
rnents under the pacts.
The other measure would set up
eight Federal courts to handle all
suits and other judicial matters aris-
ing out OF the trade practice agree
ments."
Along with Senator Borah. Repub-
iican, of Idaho, Nye excoriated N. r.
A. during the past Congress. charging
II had resulted In oppression OF the
small business man and had encour-
aged and assisted monopolistic prac-
lices by the larger concerns.
The national industrial recovery
act. which set up N. r. A., expires
naxt june. Unless Congress author
izes extension OF the law, the recovery
organization in its present form win
vanish.
Country In Turmoil"
In his address, Hastings asserted
the country was in its greatest tur-
mol and confusion with strikes vis-
lting nardships, wounds and even
death upon a great number of our
people" Added to this, he said, there
has been fear and confusion among
our business men, our industrialists,
our farmers and our laborers."
yet In the face of this unprece-
dented situation" he said, ''the new
zeal would have the American peo-
ole believe that everything is rosy, that
trouble Is non-existant and that Uto-
pia Is close at hand.
What is really happening is that
the new dealers are trying to hypno-
tise the American people. 1t
was begun by President Roosevelt as
q candidate for the Office he now
holds"