Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-09
LONG SESSION LIKELY
ROOSEVElT'S must" LIST
BIG BUSINESS TO FIGHT
LABOR WILL ALSO FIGHT
OPPOSE MANY MEASURES
RELIEF ROLLS DECLINE

LUG present OUTLOOK Is mat COu
gress will be in session until some
time in July, largely as the result oil
slow action in the Senate, where
practically everything was held ny
for more than a week by q deter
mined filibuster against taking uI
the a~ntilynching bill sponsored by
Senators Costigan and Wagner. The
House, 1t Is thought, can complete
the Presidents must" program In q
little over a month but long debate is
expected In the Senate over the con-
troversial questions
In his radio address, President
Roosevelt called five measures "es-
sential factors in a rounded program
for national recovery" listing them
as follows: ID extension Of the MIRA
(2) elimination OF unnecessary hold
ing companies; (3) transportation
legislation regulating highways, air
way and waterway traffic under the
Interstate Commerce Commission;
(4) amendments to the Federal Re
serve Act; and (5) social security
legislation to relieve, minimize and
prevent future unemployment
In his report" to the people, the
President made it plain that he
means for Congress to take action ON
these measures, regardless Of the
socalled distinction between reform
and recovery legislation. He was OPP
timistic over the present outlook and
confident as to the future. He point
ed out that, for the first time in five
years, relief rolls declined during
the winter months. His address large
ly explained the executive set-up of
the vast work relief program which
should be in full swing by autumn"
Mr.. Roosevelt specified six funda-
mental principles to govern the pub
lie expenditures, saying that the pro-
jects should be useful, should prom
Use ultimate return Of a considerable
portion OF the cost, should mean
prompt spending to give employment
to those on relief rolls, and should
use a considerable portion Of the
money in wages for labor. Moreover,
the projects will he given to various
localities in proportion to the work
ers on relief rolls.
The President recognized that
there would be instances Of ineffic-
iency, bad management and misuse
OF funds, and called on the people for
eternal vigilance to prevent such
evils, asking them to cooperate with
him in making the work relief pro-
gram "the most efficient and clean
est example OF public enterprise the
world has ever seen" He wanted
criticism, telling where work could
be better done or improper practices
corrected.
In support of MIRA, the President
insisted that 1--WE must continue to
protect children, to enforce minimum
wages, to prevent excessive hours, to
safeguard. define and enforce collec-
tive bargaining and to eliminate SO
far as humanity possible against the
unfair practices OF selfish minorities
which, unfortunately did more than
tnything else to bring about the re-
cent collapse Of industries"
Referring to unnecessary" holding
companies in the public utility field,
the Chief Executive called the legis-
lation a positive recovery measure.
He said power production is virtually
back to the 1929 peak and that opera
ting companies are by and large In
good condition, but that under hold
ing company domination the untiity
industry has been hopeleesly at war
within itself and with public senti-
ment- The proposed legislation will,
he said. put the industry or q sound
basis for the future In both respects,
reducing rates to the consumer and
protecting actual value and earning
power Of properties.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce, meeting In Washington
last week, moved toward an open
break with the President In contrast
to It's cooperative attitude last year.
Besides condemning the proposed
changes In the Federal Reserve Act,
the Chambers attitude vas indicated
by the criticism Of Henry /. Harri-
man, It's president, who thought that
the Administration IL attempting too
much In too short a time. Plainly, the
business group Ia lining up with the
other business organizations to avert
II possible. major reform measures"
and to seek currency sterilization
and some definite assurances Of less
ened governmental expenditures.
The attitude Of business generally,
as expressed by its organizations,
which many assert represent only
the interests and thought of s0-called
'fbig business" Is undoubtedly be-
coming more hostile to the Presi-
dents program. Numerous express
sions, In speeches and resolutions,
evidence this fact.
Meanwhile, organized labor, after
riding roughshod over demands for
direct action" decided to begin lob
bying at once for quick action on the
Wagner trade dispute bill, the Black
Connery 30-hor week bill, the new
MIRA measures and the Guffey coal
sterilization bill. William Green,
President OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. declared. III Labor's
legislative program was shelved in
the interest OF the manufacturers,
then l say that Democracy, In our
| opinion, has persisted forever"
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