Evening star., 1935-10-08
CHALLENGE SEEN
BY c. 0.P. WOMEN
Local Speakers AssaiI New
Deal in Planning for Big
Task in '36.

Charging that reform instead OF ie-
covery has been the administration
philosophy" Mrs. Robert Lincoln
Hoyal. director of the Women's Dlvl-
sion of the Republican National Com
mittee, yesterday told the League OF
Republican Women Of the District OF
Columbia at the Mayflower Hotel that
the coming campaign presented Amer
lean women with threefold chal-
lenge-as Americans, as citizens and
as partisans.
At this opening meeting OF the local
league for the year, Mrs. William Fitch
Kelley, president, questioned the abll-
ity of President Roosevelt to keep this
Nation out of the Italian Ethiopian
war. She called attention to the fact
that Woodrow Wilson was reelected
on the slogan "he kept us out of war"
and then she asked the question, "and
for how long were we kept out OF war
after he was elected?"
Franklin Roosevelt may keep us out
of this foreign war until after his re-
election" she declared, but his prom
ises are not to be relied upon" Mrs.
Kelley criticized the Democrats for IN
creased taxes, and declared that I'VE.
the richest nation on earth, pay one
third of our earning power, in peace
times. on taXeS!"
Baby Elephants" Organized.
Mrs. Kelley announced the inaugu-
ration of the Baby Elephants" an or
ganization for young girls. The first
member of this was 10-year-old Mar
ion Alice Lancaster, who had asked
to join the league.
Mrs. Hoyal declared There Is
mighty challenge to Republican wom-
en- in 1886 to demonstrate we have
accepted our political rights and as
sumed our political responsibilities to
the greatest degree. I feel" she
added, that we are much more con-
cerned with our responsibilities than
our rights in our keen anxiety for
the future welfare of America"
The speaker declared Republicans
were faced, mot only with the most
gigantic campaign fund ever known.
but also the most gigantic propaganda
machine in the history of our Nation. "
She charged that tax money was
being expended by high-powered
publicity agents in every alphabetical
agency in order to impress the fact
upon our citizens that manifold bless
tngs are coming to them from on
high: that Utopia and the more
abundant life will be bestowed free
of charge if we will just continue
the New Deal in power, and we know
this propaganda will be increased
to the Nth degree as November,
1886, approaches"
She called on Republican women to
do their utmost to combat the huge
professional propaganda machine and
overwhelmingly defeat the New Deal
in 1886"
Increase in Living Costs.
Referring to increase in the cost
of living, she told the women that
because of the efforts of the admin
tstration to improve on nature, it
takes about S180 to buy the same
amount of groceries 81 would buy a
year ago."
Quoting from a recent publication
that George Dimitrof advised his
comrades that the Communist party
should support the reelection OF
Roosevelt, because his defeat would
enable forces opposing our forces to
give us a body blow" Mrs. Hoyal
asked: Has a skeleton popped out Of
the cloSet-a Russiacrat instead of a
Democrat"
Mrs. Kelley announced meeting Of
the executive board Thursday; a tea
Friday, in honor of Mrs. Hoyal. at the
club; a card party at the Mayflower
Hotel Wednesday. October %, and a
civics program meeting Friday, Oc-
tober 25, at the club, under direction OF
Miss Pearl Mccall.