Evening star., 1935-09-08

Editorial comment from newspapers
in widely different sections of the Ma
tion on President Roosevelt's breath
ing spell" announcement follows:
Philadelphia Evening Ledger-"Nfr,
Roosevelt reveals his hope that further
business and industrial recovery will
make for a Democratic victory at the
polls. He intimates that the forces of
reform will, for a while at ,east, not
be allowed to interfere with Demo-
cratic chances"
Philadelphia Record-"It is devout-
ly to be hoped that his letter to Rov
w. Howard will quiet some of the
screams of rage that have gone up
from the reactionaries since the Pres
ident proposed his share-the-wea;th
taxes"
Philadelphia Inquirer-"It is a dis
tinct disappointment that, if Presi-
dent Roosevelt had message of reas-
surance for industry, he did not issue
it directly, purposefully, straightfor-
wardly. The artif1cially arranged COL
loquy with Mr.. Howard Is neither
dignified nor convincing. Its effect
may be to leave industry with the
impression that, although the Presi-
dent is right when he disclains pos
session of the magician's wand he
retains a stout grasp on the dictator's
bludgeon."
Boston Herald-"His letter may
fairly be described as the most en-
heartening utterance to the business
interests of the country he has made
since his inauguration. 1t Is at once
evident Mr.. Roosevelt realizes the last
ing improvement in the Nations
wealth can be achieved only throuan
the prosperity and expansion of prl-
vate enterprise and that he believes
the time is ripe for such an advance"
Boston Evening Transcript-"To tell
the exact truth, it was the Supreme
Court which first applied the brakes
to the Roosevelt program and set the
precedent for breathing spell De-
spite a certain amount of cynical
skepticism in anti-Roosevelt quarters,
We feel the country must take at face
value the Presidents announcement
that he is no more interested in re-
covery than he is in reform"
Boston Daily GIobe-"Politically,
Mr.. Roosevelts letter indicates his de-
sire to stand in the approaching cam
paign on the record made and to take
advantage Of whatever prestige may
accrue to the party in power from
the momentum of recovery, but there
is one element of uncertainty to be
reckoned with, and that Is the pos
sibi1ity of decisions by the Supreme
Court which might invalidate some OF
the key measures of the New Deal"
Boston P0st-"It reveals plainly that
the President has come to the realiza-
tion that recovery has been hampered
by the fear of restrictive legislation,
additional heavy spending and puni-
tive taxation. Indeed, an impression
has been created in business circles
that the administration was not par
ticularly eager for recovery until re-
forms had been completed"
Cleveland News-"President Roose-
welt assures the Nation that his basic
program has been accomplished and
that business Is to have a breathing
spell. That is, in effect, the opening
of the Presidents 1895 campaign for
another vote of confidence from the
American peoples"
Cleveland Plain Dealer-"This feel
ing of uncertainty in the business
world has been one Of the barriers
across the path to complete recovery.
The Presidents letter to the Scripps-
Howard executive flashes the green
light. Now let business proceed"
Cincinnati Times Star-"If Frank
lin Roosevelt were one of those horse
and buggy Presidents who took their
own pledges at face value in
stead of an executive whose utter
ances too often cancel each other,
his statement, The breathing spell
of which you speak Is here-very de-
cidedly So would be big news.
Anyway, we hope he means it
and that he will let the worldwide
business recovery, which he has done
quite as much to retard as to pro-
mote, 90 ahead in this country"
Louisville Courier r-J0urnal-"It is q
truly inspiring letter which President
Roosevelt wrote. This frank and con-
vincing exposition of the Presidents
aims, methods and achievements should
allay the fears Of honest industry and
business, while knocking the wind out
of the sails of the piratical critics in
their campaign of Misrepresentation
and destruction"
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Senator Long was inspiringly right
when he said our beloved President
would be great man If you could
only believe him, but who can and