Milford chronicle., 1935-07-05

0SuSIdl AluSu -. JOluSOu puts luC
New Deal situation straight up to
President Notwithstanding that
the President go direct to the peo-
pie and end the present "feckless
churning"-in a belligerent article
published today by The American
Magazine.
I'VE need one clear pronounce
ment from the President" he says.
when he first went into Office he
told the people frequently what he
planned to do and what he was do
ing. But today no man knOweth
the mind of the King.
The immediate way to restore
business activity, to restore faith to
the people who have grown leery Of
/ promises and evasiOns, is to end un-
certainty and state a pOlicy-gOod
or bad.
"NO cheerful geniality will serve
no rOseate forecast of some vast new
emergency magic. Our trouble now
| touches the very fundamentals Of
government. The time has passed
when the people will thrill at the
/ genial timbre OF a voice. The voice
must say something to clear con-
fusion about more permanent prob
lens than those of public works, to
which the President devoted most
of his recent 'fireside chat
Il do not believe that a pronounce
ment which merely defines and de-
scribes the public works program,
and repeats principles already stat
ed and legislation already recon-
mended. will serve as the definition
of purpose which this country so
sOrely needs. We need to know what
is not planned and approved as well
as what is planned and approved
1--WE are tired of echoes. They no
longer satisfy. What we need for
progress is a clear chart of the New
Deal from here On-a statement of
where we stand at this time and ex-
actly what our aim is for the future
"At this writing. the real basis Of
threat is that the New Deal no longer
promises anything definite, and there
are so many other possible New
Deals reverberating on the horizon
AAG NnAuuGAs 0CnNAlAGAL III
business is bad. There is apprehen-
sion of the unseen. Sentiment among
sufferers is bad. They are getting |
resentful. impatient. threatening, and |
radical. The atmosphere in which |
this kind of feeling grows is that Of
uncertainty and hOpelessness. Maybe |
hOpelessness can't be cured, but we |
should at least be able to cure un-
certainty.
''It is not so much what exists that |
is causing this feckless churRing. |
II is not even what is openly threat |
ened. Il is fuzziness of fact and a |
growing doubt of the power of the |
New Deal leadership to continue to |
hold the rudder against other and |
more ruthless hands that seek to |
grasp it.
1--WE don't know how many people |
in this country are uncertain about |
how they are going to live next |
month. The very dumbest thing |
about the New Deal is that nobody |
knows that essential fact and that /
we have gone on for so many years
without any real attempt to find it
out.
"This great troubled group is be-
ing taught, by mass methods OF pub
licity. that its woes will never stop
until we kick over the profit system.
share the wealth. or put every un-
fortunate on a pension. You can't
10 any of these things without throw
ing out of the window the funda-
mental idea on which this govern
nent was invented and this conti-
lent populated.
1T is a duty Of professional and
official leadership at a time like this
o see that people are not misled by
volunteer and amateur leaders.
There are many ways to lead.
)ne way is to go direct to the peo-
Die with careful explanations OF
What is going on and a simple and
lirect refutation of subversive argu-
nent. Having a definite plan with
which to offset unsOund patent plans
md making progress with it is an
,ther and an even better way.
but Il is not leadership at all to
Dermit our people to get an idea
hat existing plans are no good or
ire not progressing. And It is less
han good judgment, at such time,
lot to take a definite and constant
nd unquestioned position against
'ad, and dangerous doctrine.
1T does no good to scofl at these
Wild new plans, to call them COM
aunism or try to shush them. The