Evening star., 1935-06-11
Help Without "Regimenta-
ton" Keynote of Grass
Root Principles.
PLEAS FOR LIBERTY
SOUNDED AT RALLY
Speakers Assail New Deal and
Invite Country to Join in Move
to "Save Constitution"
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
stan Corraspondent of The Star.

SPRINGFIELD, H., June 11.-A
declaration in favor of collective"
bargaining for labor and aid tor the
American farmer with greater freedom
of action and without RECOMMENDATION
will be adopted today by the Md
west Republican "Grass Roots" Con-
ference, before it winds up its labors.
A "creed" and a declaration Of
principles both are contained in the
final report of the Resolutions Com
mittee. which will be submitted to the
conference for action.
Much will be made of the need of
preserving the Constitution and pro-
tecting the people against bureau-
cratic rule. A demand also will be
made that business shall be freed
from the "palsying hand of Govern
ment and Government competition.
The creed and declaration Of prin-
ciEles, taken in conjunction with the
severe indictment Of President Roose-
velt and his administration, adopted
last night by the conference will
sum up the concrete steps taken by
the conference.
Defense Of Constitution.
The Republicans of the Midwest in
their speeches have issued an invi-
tation to the Democrats to abandon
Roosevelt and the New Deal and to
Join them In the defense of the Con-
stitution.
Neither the N. r. A. nor the A. A.
A. will be Endorsed In the declaration
of principles and the creed. Collec-
tive bargaining, the Republicans hold,
was not invented by the New Deal.
They will demand the freedom Of en-
ployes to pick their own representa-
tives for collective bargaining.
The declaration relating to agri-
culture will be broad in terms. 1t
may carry, however, pledge to con-
tinue aid to the farmers BY the
Government In the handling Of the
loans made through the Federal Land
Banks and the Joint Stock Loan
Banks. In some measure, therefore,
it may run along with the policies Of
the present administration.
The effort has been to keep the
declaration to a broad statement OF
principles rather than to have In any
sense a platform for the Republican
party However, some of the delegates
have insisted upon getting their pet
ideas into the declaration, If they
can. When 1t is presented to the con-
ference it will contain about $500
words, according to reports.
Work ON Resolution.
The paragraphs Of the declaration
Of principles relating to agriculture
and labor gave the Resolutions Com
mittee the greatest amount Of trouble.
A subcommittee worked until the
small hours of the morning. Sessions
were resumed again at Q O'Clock to-
day.
The Midwest Republicans today de-
clared themselves greatly satisfied with
the results of the conference. be-
lieving that they have set pace for
the rest of the country.
Robert @. Simmons of Nebraska.
former Representative and a World
War veteran, in a forceful speech to
the delegates today, restated the issue
as between the Republicans and the
Roosevelt administration. He declared
that the party should welcome "on a
parity with us those who will sub
scribe to our declarations Of faith and
purpose"
There are those" he told the con-
ference, who would have US believe
that the Constitution Of the United
States Is the dead hand of the past,
thwarting Cur will, retarding progress
and condemnjng us to q slow national
death. To me 1t Is the practical frame
work for the maintenance of those
living, vital eternal truths Of self
government.
Franklin d. Roosevelt on Friday,
May 81. clearly identified himself with
these opponents by his statements
against the decisions Of the Supreme
Court--an attack directed not so much
at the court as at the Constitution
that stands in the way of his plans
for centralized bureaucratic govern
ment.
'The President talks Of giving to
our National Government the power
had by other nations. Does he have
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