Evening star., 1935-04-07
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

western states, who, some time
IN May, are going to gather at Kansas
City. Il address myself to them, but
there is no objection to anybody else
listening in) I ask them this ques-
ton:
What do they think President
Roosevelt meant when, addressing
Congress as recently as last January
4, he said: 1--WE have undertaken a
new order Of things. The outlines of
the new economic order, rising from
the disintegration of the old, are ap-
parent?
And what do they think Mr.. Roose-
velt meant when, year before, in his
other annual message to Congress, he
spoke of "a permanent readjustment
of many of our ways of thinking and
therefore of many of our social and
economic arrangements"
If the Republican editors and lead
ers understand what that means, they
are equipped to hold their meeting
and write their resolutions But if
they are getting together merely be-
cause they think things are looking
better for the Republican party, and
if their purpose is merely to write
some resounding vaguenesses about
old and outworn iSsueS-in that event
America will not be carried forward
by the Kansas City meeting. and the
American people will not be mate
rally enlightened.
Pity to Divert Situation.
It will be a detriment and a pity
il the Republicans at Kansas City, or
anywhere else, try to divert the pres
ent political situation in the United
States into presidential campaign
next year which shall merely be an
oldfashioned struggle for power and
the Offices, fight between the Repub-
icans and the Democrats. between
the 'ins" and the "outs," between the
point with -prides" and the view
with-alarms," between the office hold
ers and the Office wishers.
Announcement of the Kansas City
meeting is cheering in the sense that
it reflects rising energy on the part
of opposition to the path along which
America is being led. The widespread
attention which the announcement
of the Kansas City gathering stirred
up is evidence of wholesome political
vitality.
But I can visualize an announce
ment that would attract more atten-
ton and give more promise. Suppose
! it were announced that there would
be a meeting in Richmond, Va; that
| the purpose is to resist the introduc-
ton of new economic order" in
America; that the further purpose is
| to preserve the American form of So
ciety, the American form of govern
ment, and the American Constitution:
that the leading speaker would be
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia; that
one group of delegates would include
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia
and the large number of other South
ern Democratic leaders who, some
vocal but some still silent, are
alarmed by the revolutionary implca-
tions Of the New Deal; that another
group of delegates would include
Democratic ex-Gov. Alfred E. Smith
| Of New York, Democratic eX-Gov.
Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts,, and
! the large number of Democratic lead
erS in the North who, some vocal and
some still silent. deplore the New Deal
as much as Senator Carter Glass
does; and that yet another group of
/ delegates would consist of the leading
men in the Republican party. headed
by National Chairman Henry P.
Fletcher, prepared to state to the
gathering that the Republican party
Is willing to waive its franchise and
merge itself in new party dedicated
to preserving the American system.
Three Major Candidates.
That would be a gathering to talk
about. And it would be the kind of
gathering that would be appropriate
to the loftiness of the issue that is
going to confront the American pub
lie next year.
If that dreamed-of gathering at
Richmond, Va, should take place,
then it would be possible to picture
next years campaign and safely sur
mise the results. There would be
three major candidates. One would
be Mr.. Roosevelt, another would be
Huey Long and one would be the
candidate of the new party. The new
party candidate would win over
Whelmlngly. Mr.. Roosevelt might run
second, but very low second. All
the conservatives and all loyal to the
American system and the American
tradition would vote for the new party
candidate. Mr.. Roosevelt and SEN
ator Huey Long would divide the rad
ical vote between them.
But see no prospect in such a set
up-at least, no strong prospect. A
small number of highly enlightened
persons in both the Democratic and
Republican parties have made some
faint, cropping gestures toward form
ing a new party dedicated to support
OF the American form of society and
the American form of government.
There have been few conversations
between some Republican leaders and
some Democratic ones. But nothing
tangible has been accomplished vet.
The probability is that next year will
see the familiar lineup of Republic
ans versus Democrats, only modified
by Huey Long running as a third
F~~SJ S]AAAAOooC Two or
three other third parties.
Two Economic Principles.
1t is pity the issue now develop
ing for next year cannot be seen as it
Is. Mr.. Roosevelt says he is for a
new economic order" There are only
two economic principles of economic
orders; one Is individuahsm, the other
Is collectiviSm. Individuahsm is the
order we have always known in Amer
lea. Up to 1917 individualism with
varying notifications was the only
economic order anywhere in the world.
In 1917 collectivism was brought into
the world by the promoters of the
Russian revolution. In 1922 collec-
tivism in different form was in
troduced in Italy. In 1888 another
variation Of collectivism was brought
into the world by the German Nad.
When Mr.. Roosevelt talks about a
"new economic order" he can only
mean the order that is common to
Russia, Germany and Italy. That is
the only "new economic order" there
is. Some New Dealers deny that the
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