The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-06-28
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National Topics Interpreted ~ fTW7fT7IA
by William Bruckart k5hEIT7T
Where is New Deal Headed?

Where is New Deal Headed?
Prior to and since adjournment of
the second session of the Roosevelt
congress, l have tried to collect for
these columns composite picture of
opinion among our lawmakers as to
where this New Deal in government
is headed. Oftimes / have reported
here that was unable to comprehend
many phases of the New Deal because
there has been so much confusion. 1t
has been Kaleidoscope in its charact-
er from the start but there have been
indications that a second session of
congress and Presidential messages
would serve to clarity the situation.
Such, however, has not been the case,
insofar as my humble ability to UNI
derstand it is concerned.
To demonstrate more clearly what
/ mean, let me relate that / have
sought the views of a great many
members of congress and, with one or
two exceptions, the replies to my
questions were divided into two
classes. If the representative or SEN
ator was devout administration sup
porter, the answer was that We are
headed for greater human happiness
on the basis of a planned national
life. lie the one to whom the question
was directed were Republican or a
Democrat who is unwilling to swallow
academic theories in accordance with
the doctors prescription, the answer
almost invariably was: 81 don't
know" Many of them expressed be-
lief that there was merit but its ulti-
mate end was mater which they de-
clared they could not now forsee.
I also have examined again many
of the letters that I have received
from readers of these columns since
the New Deal came into operation,
but they fail to provide a consensus
as to whether the writer's of them
have formed conclusions as to direc-
ton.
1t is to be recalled further that Mr..
Roosevelt in submitting legislative
proposals to either of the two ses-
sions of congress, has said with abso-
lutte frankness that his program, then
being offered, contained experimental
features. With equal frankness and
courage, he stated that If the expert
ments failed, he would be among the
first to admit the fact. Such was his
attitude regarding the gigantic ag-
ricultura1 adjustment program with
all his various policies for limitation
Of production and enforced control Of
surplus. But since the President has
not said yet that any of these have
failed, it can only be conceded that he
is satisfied with the progress being
made.
Opponents Of the New Deal and
doubling Thomases are pointing the
finger of scorn more and more to
these experiments, and am informed
by observers who have been visiting
various sections of the country that
there is dissatisfaction in considerable
volume concerning the results thus
far accomplished.
From industrial communities and
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eminent, I hear the question: "Who
is going to pay for all this ?"
There can be no doubt that this
question of "who is going to pay
will become paramount at later
date than it is now. But the leaders
of the New Deal have gone no furth-
er to this date than to say that re-
stored prosperity will make the pay
ments easy. And the truth of this
statement, of course, cannot be dis
puted.
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Many observers in Washington had
thought when the President insisted
on senate confirmation of his nomina.
ton of Professor Tugwell to be under.
secretary of agriculture, there woulc