Evening star., 1935-01-05
NyE TELLS YOUTH
j. S. HELPS ARM
ENEMIES FOR WAR
National Convention Hears
"War Inevitable" Propa.
ganda Denounced.
EARNINGS OF DU POINTS
PUT AT 1,143,000 PCT.
Senator Cites Huge Defense Fig
ures-Boy Scout Participation
in Session Is Denied.

Senator Nye of North Dakota, chair
man of the Senate Munitions Com
mittee, today told the National Youth
Congress there exists partnership
between our Government and Amer
ican munitions makers. which is the
greatest racket of this generation.
Speaking in the Masonic Hall at
Tenth and U streets, before some ESQ
delegates, Nye charged that the United
States Government aided armament
manufacturers to sell their wares to
foreign nations, who some day may
be our enemies" Military and naval
officials send troops and cruisers to
other lands to demonstrate new
weapons, he declared The War De-
partment defends its policy. he said,
on the ground it is necessary that
American munitions manufacturers
flourish so that the United States may
be prepared for war.
Arms World.
"This policy finds America arrning
all the world, even these nations,
which some day may be our enemies"
said the speaker. rs this preparing
a national defense?"
The United States has increased its
national defense expenditure more
than any other nation since 1918, Nye
declared. saying the increase had
amounted to 1877 per cent.
And in the face Of the figures,
We ask the world to follow our lead
in disarming." he exclaimed. Heaven
help us if the rest of the world fol-
lowed our example"
Attacking the du Points. he said
they ruled the greatest industrial
empire in the world as a result Of
profits made from the World War.
He charged they are spreading propa-
ganda to encourage the belief that
war is inevitable.
Raps Profit Motive.
"If we conclude that war is in
evitable, it must be because we have
concluded that the desire of men to
make profit out of war is inevitable
said Nye.
AM air-cooled motor. developed by
NAVY engineers, was turned over TO
a private corporation to manufacture,
and the corporation was given the as
sistance of the inventors. Nye asserted.
He said this corporation has earned
l.143000 per cent return on its in
vestments since 1925.
other speakers scheduled today in
cluded former Senator Brookhart OF
Iowa, Representative Amlee, Wlscon-
sin Progressive; Representative Rogers,
Democrat, of Oklahoma: Representa-
tive Marcontonio Republican, Of New
York. and Clarence Hathaway Of the
Communist party.
Last night, Waldo McNutt, chair
man of the congress, received a mes
sage from James E. West. chief eX-
ecutive of the Boy Scouts of America,
denying the Scouts are taking part IN
the congress, as has been stated in
advance publicity. West said the ma
tional Scout organization had no
knowledge of being invited to the
conference and would not have at
tended if it had.
Joined 1884 Congress.
Murray Plavner, chairman OF the
congress Press Committee, said the
Boy Scouts sent two delegates to the
first American Youth Congress in
New York last Summer and that the
Scouts had not officially withdrawn.
leaving the assumption that they still
we're cooperating.
II don't know whether this is
Communist organization or not" ex-
planned Linn c. Drake. secretary Of
the District of Columbia Council Of
the Scouts, "but because of an un-
pleasant occurrence at the congress
last Summer. DR.. West believes that
no Boy Scout Council or the national
organization should be officially repre-
Sented."
Norman Thomas, Socialist presi-
dental candidate. told the Youth
Congress yesterday afternoon that
President Roosevelts appointment OF
Barney Baruch and Hugh johnson
on a committee to take the profit out
of war is too absurd even for
America"
He accused the President of revers-
ing his position when he found the
country wanted the senatorial arma-
nent inquiry to continue instead OF
to be superseded by the committee
named from the White House.
Groups of delegates called yester-
day afternoon at the White House.
the Office of Robert Fechner. head OF
the Civilian Conservation Corps, and
the Office of Senator Nye, to leave
statements of their aims.
They protested against the c. c. c.
camps on the grounds that they we're
being used to militarize youth and that
the 81 a day wage was insufficient.