The Washington times., 1934-01-09
BANS GIVING UP
Of CONGRESS
POWERS
National Committee Issues a
Statement Asking Scrutiny
of Appropriation Bills
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

=, The political truce that has pre-
, vailed throughout most of the
New Deal was definitely ended
today. From now on, there is to
be normal warfare between the
two parties in Congress.
All doubt on this score was dis
PEELED today when, on top Of yes
.terday's spectacular attack on
Administration policies in the
Senate, the Republican National
Committee came out today with
q stern admonition to the Repub-
licans in Congress to protest and
oppose the extension Of the RooSe-
velt recovery program.
Watch Money Is Order
>. After citing the enormous pro-
gram of Federal expenditures dur
ing the past six months, and
charging President Roosevelt with
breaking his promise to balance
the budget, the national commit
tee gave this advice to Republl-
cans in Senate and House:
"The most constructive thing
which Republicans in both
: branches Of Congress can do is
to oppose the Administration
program Of unlimited expendi-
lures, unparalleled deficits, and
p. the creation of the largest pub
lie debt lover thirty-One billion
doIlars) in the history of the
United States.
"That means the closest SCru-
tiny of all appropriation bills
- and opposition to all items, of
whatever character, which are
not absolutely necessary, and
which are an invitation to the
further Squandering of public
funds.
Against Surrender
at also means that the Re
publicanS in both branches Of
Congress should stanI firmly
against the surrender by Con-
gress of the purse strings Of the
nation.
: "NOt only does the Republican
rank and file of the country
: expect its representatives in
both branches of Congress to
take this position, but individ~
uals of both parties having the
- welfare of their country and
SoIvency of the Government at
heart expe it,"
Few Join Robinson
No clearer declaration of war
against what Mr.. Roosevelt pro
posed last week in the budget
message could hardly have been
devised.
In that message, the Presi-
dent proposed to extend the re-
covery program by asking ap-
proximately $1,000 100000 for
continuation of public works and
extension of the various other
arms of the recovery program.
If the Republicans in Congress
follow the advice of their ma
tional committee, they must op-
pose these Administration moves.
How many of them will do so
remains to be determined, but
it is certain that part of them
will at least.
While few of the Senate Re
publicans joined with Senator
Arthur Robinson of Indiana in
his severe lambasting of the
Roosevelt record, it was Signifi-
cant that two of them laid the
groundwork for future attack.
Party Badly Split
Senator Vandenberg of Michi-
gan sponsored a resolution re-
questing full information con-
cerning the collection and dis
tribution of the processing taxes
under the NRA.
Senator Carey of wyoming ia
thered a resolution asking SINH
larly complete information con-
cerning the cost of the corn-hog
program and the reason for the
DROP in prices in October and No
Vember.
Both resolutions were adopted,
and when the information is
Forthcoming. it is expected to fur
nish the basis for an assault on
the whole AAA program.
The chief Republican difficulty
is that the party is badly split.
Most of the progressive Republi
cans. like. johnson of California.
Borah of Idaho, Norris of Nebraska,
! La toilette of Wisconsin, are
openly supporting the Roosevelt
program in most of it's phases.
The national committee cannot
count on more than half the Re-
publican membership of the Sen
ate to oppose the extension of the
numerous recovery acts.
Thus, the Republican opposition
will be more vocal than formid-
able.