The Washington times., 1935-11-20
HANEY SAYS PERHAPS
:: !: PEOPLE CAN Think
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AFTER ALL
By LEWIS HANEY

The most hopeful sign in this country is the sign that people
are beginning think They feel that he emergency over
They that about all the tricks have been tried and all the
white rabbits have been pulled out of the hat Now they
turning to a consideration of results. ~.
know that scientists say that most people are not
rationa-that they merely wayed by blind sentiments
Probably we going through such period But am
sure that when the people have tried lot of experiments and
find that they don't get the results promised they do some
thing that is very much like thinking.
They remember the failures and they blame those responsible
for the experiments This may be what psychologists call era
tonang but though tardy, to pretty much the
same thing as thinking.
For example, today the widespread acceptance of
the idea that pig killing bad and that the Bue Eagle
was dodo Almost equally widespread the growing feeling
that there has been great Government waste and that economy
is desirable. ...- ..>
Presidents attempt stir up feeling against the Cons
tuition significant flop Maybe the people didn't reason
about it. but they acted if they did, and the result just
S good.
The emergency psychology passing and with the blind
spirit of running around in circles doing something without
regard for results.
The time when people looking for results It
is therefore difficult for politician to get away with
broad promise such "a abundant life They
want the abundance and they want to know where
coming from.
One sign of all this the crystaizing of the sms
The various schemes of social reform being shaken down
separated and lined that they can be recognized for what
they are-Townsendsm Coughlnism, Epicism Upton Sim
.clair), (Silversm New Deaism, etc.
One result that their dvergences and inconsistencies be-
apparent and they clash They get and more bitter
Finally they kill another off Then left
Just for example, get postcard from Pasadena, CAL which
says Your dsgracefu articles tend to undermine Govern
ment Another from Miami Fla advises that Mr.. Roose
welt would not spit
Now this fine We getting down to the elements and
lining up definitely We getting ready to vote about it
(Revoluons don't when people making faces and
icaling names)
The impulsv people who don't think but who believe that
the New Deal politicians our Government taking the
best way make thoughtful people size the true situation
T.
In his Los Angeles speech last the New Deal leader
urged the radicals stick together Now Coughn has just
ont with blast against the New Deal labor leader
day before yesterday made speech calling queer deal
The Townsend scheme to fit in nowhere unless in
Senator Borahs plans
On the other hand bankers and business last
standing up and fighting.
The politicians this condition Mr. Roosevelt trying
to swing right and sends Mr. Roper around talking
breathing SPELL"
This confession If the New Deal is good why not go
ahead deang9 knocking the breath of business is
good why let up?
There good ground for political hope Mr. Roosevelt
TRYING to shift to the horse of business prosperity But if
do prosper the people will remember that it without
NR 1926 price level destruction of utility companies and
they will think the prosperity spite of the New Deal
And we don't prosper, they will blame the party power
There real hope that have tried many Deal ex
permens without fatal injury that 1886 may see the turn
toward real recovery