Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-05
RED MENACE NEAR,
METCALF CHARGES.
New Deal Policies Lead to
Communism, He Says
-, in Radio Forum.

Communism or dictatorship VIII
result from uncurbed continuation Of
New Deal policies, Senator Jesse Met
calf, Republican, of Rhode Island.
warned last night in a speech on the
National Radio Forum.
His address, arranged by The Star
and broadcast on a coast-to-coast
network by the National Broadcast
ing Co., assailed use of the "funda-
mental patriotism of the American
people to white away the rights Of
our citizens and establish a form Of
government which turks in the minds
OF the advisors to our President"
The Senator struck at "the clever
propaganda machine which has the
single purpose of selling the Amer
tcan people ideas engendered in the
minds of political Office holders"
THE Government press agents are
employed outside the law" he de-
Slared, and referred to the section OF
the United States code forbidding
use of Federal money to pay press
agents, unless it is specifically au-
thorized by Congress.
School Influence Charged.
Pamphlets are being printed which
instruct school teachers how to sell
the New Deal idea Of public owner
ship of utilities to our school children,
Senator Metcalf charged.
IT venture more propaganda has
been distributed for the destruction OF
holding companies than has been en-
ployed by the companies in an effort
to save their institutions.
TT is my conviction the most pow
erful and dangerous lobby in this
country has been set up within the
Government"
He called on the people to register
powerful objection to the levying OF
confiscatory taxes in order to gain the
political support Of Socialists and rad
tcals of every stripe"
Full Text of Address.
The text of Senator Metcalf's ad-
dress follows:
AS the full truth about the present
administration begins to crystalline in
the minds of the American people
we are witness to a definite change
in our form of Government. It is
change from a republican govern
ment based upon constitution to one
of a strictly socialistic character. The
change is taking place behind a cloak
of public emergency and in a con-
fusion set up by the most bureaucratic
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the United States. AS the import OF
the New Deal becomes understood
our citizens should resolve that the
Constitution of the United States
shall not be abandoned through the
subversive efforts of group of radica
advisors, who, by political chance
happen to be in control of our public
affairs.
What Is the basis for all this alarm
about the Constitution? What Is the
reason for the charges that our Gov
eminent is undergoing radical
change?
Demand for Power Seen.
It has become quite apparent tina
the whole program Of this New Dea
Is one foreign to democracy and be-
yond our Constitution. Laws have
been enacted under the cry Of speed
Speed! Speed" There is a constant
demand on the part of the admins
tration for more power. Power is
asked to destroy utility holding COM
panies, to levy taxes by an admins
xration officer, to spend huge amounts
of money without proper accounting
to enter into business, to destroy cor
porations, to reduce tariffs, to make
treaties, and, in fact, to ignore the
legislative branch Of the Government
in favor of the executive. Out of such
a program may come communism or
y dictatorship.
-. The fundamental patriotism Of the
American people is being used as the
instrument with which to white
away the rights of our citizens and
establish a form of Government which
Turks in the minds of the advisors to
our President. Those who oppose the
administration are subjected to abuse
and violent criticism. They are called
unpatriotic, and freedom of speech
is no longer their inalienable right.
Almost as soon as the Democratic
party came into power and its promises
and platform were discarded, a move
"ment was started to coerce the people
of the United States and the Congress
into supporting radical and expert
mental program. Lawyers were en-
ployed on devious schemes for avoid
ing the Constitutional limitations
.placed upon the Executive. Publicity
men were hired to mold the opinion
of the American people. Congress up
to this time has been driven into sub
mission.
Happy events of this week indicate
that the domineering, tyrannical atti-
.tude of the executive arm toward the
Legislative arm of government has
brought natural but delayed reac-
,tion, almost in the nature of a re-
,bellion. In the face Of a $4,000, 00O,-
900 fund in the hands Of the Executive
mo one can say how long the spirit
sof independence now being manifested
in Congress will last. 1t Is q hopeful
sign, however, that Congress moves
toward a resumption of its proper
place in the scheme of our Govern
:ment. Three powerful forces are
,silently-almost secretly-at work to
prevent this. They are, first, the
clever propaganda machine which has
the single purpose Of selling the Amer
lean people ideas engendered in the