, 1935-03-24
The World
At a Glance
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer)

SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA,
March 23.-There are, Of course,
conflicting views abroad in the land
concerning the principals Of the
radio battle.
Each person seems TO have his
protagonist. Some have none-and
wish al three would drop from sight.
But the vast majority questioned are
In favor Of the debate, or whatever
one would term the exchanges OF
such acrimony.
On a basis Of popular appeal, the
Rev. Charles K. COughlin seems TO
rank highest (among the persons
this writer has seem: Senator Huey
Long seems 20 rank secondhand
CoutSide OF New York at least) Gen.
eral Hugh Johnson seems TO be q
poor third.
But one cannot predict how the
standing will be three months
hence.
President Roosevelt-or another
figure who may rise up-might have
wiped the debating three off the
map by that time.
As for the 1886 election-the pres
ent debaters r at the disadvan-
tage Of having TO talk 20 months.
Even the best orator may stale In
that time. particularly If he has no
opportunity in the meantime 70
achieve actual accomplishments
One View
One man mot a worker), who will
not permit use Of his name, has this
TO say:
Il suppose my views are unpopu-
lar at the moment, but I take fright
every time / hear Father Coughlin
speak. I do not doubt his sincerity.
but / do doubt his ability as an eco
nomist. And I even question the di-
rection in which he believes he Is
going on matters such as govern
ment and social reform
In short, / do believe with Cen
eral Johnson (whoSe views also I
question: that Father Coughlin Is
an unintentional Pied Piper leading
the charmed children to the brink.
I think johnson said children. not
rats cas- Father Coughlin assumed.
for the fable tells Of the children.
too, being charmed away BY the Pied
Piper.
Il have another smile. To me
Father Coughlin seems TO be shout
ing. take this easy road-not the
rocky road-to a better life. II viii
give you all you desire. II Is very
simple. All who say no Are Of the
Giants who live in Wall Street. who
rob and pilfer you II you travel this
rocky road. You are a great people.
You, yourself. can be giants II you
get rid Of the internationaliStS, the
bankers. the directors. They cannot
live without the goose that lays the
golden eggs. And the goose that lays
the golden eggs Is at the end OF my
road-this wonderful road which
leads to Fairy Land"
well, I am nothing more than a
minor business man myself. And
even though I know that Wall Street
has exploited us. / have the sense 70
realize that the rocky road Is the
only road. The other Is the road 70
the Pied Piper that DOES lead 70
the brink.
Board economic and social re-
forms come not by creating more
money but by the far more difficult
process Of gaining control OF pro-
ductive activities. by gaining Tor
each individual his Share-nOt OF the
ephemeral thing called wealth but
Of the due share Of the products OF
his labor.
Il fear that to create more money
simply would cause the poor 70 be
poorer Md the rich to be richer.
But 10 gain for each man his due
share of production. his due share
OF leisure. his due share OF security,
his complete freedom from econo-
mic and political slavery Is a prob
lem which. il seems TO me. requires
travelling that slow rocky path up
ward.
Peoples have tried in centuries
past those easy s~ide-roads, and II has
taken generations for them 70 crawl
back up out Of the horrible pits into
which they have fallen"
Another View
On the other hand there Is a man
out here in interior America VINO
actually has worked in Wall Street.
Father Coughlin is right" he SAYS.
HE must 20 on fighting those Big
BOYS in the only language they can
understand. He must call them
names. He must brighten them.
"They still are shuffling the deck
50 that they win all-and we lose all.
Hell have an honest deck before
he finishes"
Huey
In the meantime, Kingfish Huey
Long seems to have caused the lib
erals to be suspicious.
They have been investigating MS
social reform record in Louisiana
and have come TO the conclusion
that free school books and good roads
hardly make up for certain back