Evening star., 1935-08-25
PRESIDENT SCORES'
FOES OF REFORM
Exhorts Young Democrats
to Unite Under Banner
of Liberalism.
(Tert of Speech on Page A-5J

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President Roosevelt championed the
philosophy of change and reform last
night striking out in a radio address
at standpat Tories and advancing
the innovations of the New Deal as
Government cooperation to help
make the system of free enterprise
work"
The President waved aside "prophe-
cies of gloom" over new social and
economic adjustments and belittled
the idea that "to change is to de-
stroy."
Every part of his speech, directed
primarily to the Young Democratic
Clubs in convention in Milwaukee. but
designed for a Nationwide audi
ence, indicated that the New Deal
was a continuous affair and that the
President was not yet choosing to
rest upon legislation already enacted.
The President called upon progress
sives to unite and remain united. He
warned that methods and details
could easily provoke disagreements
when broad objectives should be the
matter held in view.
Holds Principles Sacred.
"Rules are not necessarily sacred
principles are" the President de-
clared. THE methods of the old
order are not. as some would have
you believe, above the challenge of
youth"
T., thace refarar,cac Snp,e Saw the
Presidents indirect return to his previ-
ouSly expressed thesis that progress
toward the objectives set forth in the
Constitution must not be hobbled by
rigidity of rules construed under it.
With his political foes already making
capital of his hints at amending the
Constitution, the Presidents speech
gave some evidence that he was not
ready to go ahead openly with this
plan but was agreeable to missionary
work propagating the idea of govern
mental adjustments to keep pace with
social needs.
The President declared that ne was
not making a political speech. He
told his listeners that he would make
the same address to a convention of
Republican youths. Accordingly, what
he said was of philosophical vein
summed up in one Of his final phrases:
THE spirit of America is the spirit
Of inquiry, of readjustment, of i'm
provement."
The American spirit of individual
ism, alone and unhelped, could not
cope with economic disarrangements;
the experience of the depression lem
onstrated this, the President declared
In line with the developments of
finance and industry to more compli-
Gated structure, he went on, social
control had to develop.
Praises New Laws.
From this thesis grew the Presi-
dents references last night to the
legislation sponsored by his admins
tration although he refrained from
discussing it as partisan product.
He championed the new laws or bills
soon 10 become law covering banking,
the securities business, labor relations,
bank deposit insurance. social security
and utility regulation.
The reforms for which we were
condemned "a years ago are taken>t to-
day as matter Of course" Mr.. Roose-
velt declared. "And so, I believe, will
be. regarded the reforms that now
cause such concern to the reaction
aries of 1885"
Mr.. Roosevelt made jhis speech from
the diplomatic reception room in the
White House. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
Secretary of the Treasury, and men,
bers Of the presidential office staff
were ON hand. It was his first major
radio address since April. The Presi-
dent spoke while Congress was at the
point Of adjournment, ending a ses-
sion in which virtually all the ad-
ministration's legislation, albeit some
of it compromised, was carried out.
Representative Bertrand H. Smell,
Republican leader Of the House, Is to
be his party's spokesman in comment
on the session and on the Presidents
remarks in a speech over the Column
bia Broadcasting System at $50 East
ern standard time today.