Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-02
PRocREssIvEs CELEBRATE
PROGRESSlvES CELEBRATE
REPUBLICANS CONFER
ADVICE is VARIED
BUSINESS BOYS ASSEMBLE
WAR ON PROCESSING TAX
NEW TAXES FOR BONUS
STARTS IN SIX WEEKS
BOTH PARTIES FOR IT
WHEN CONGRESS ADJOURNS


party's birth Of May 10, the event is
likely 10 attract national attention
Considerable speculation as to the
possibility Of its developing into a
liberal third party is heard and q
number of prominent 'Progressives'
will attend. The party recently won
a striking victory to control WiScon-
sin and sliced seven of the states
ten congressional seats. There has
been, notably since 1884, quite a bit
Of talk to the effect that unless the
Old-line parties throw off r~eactiOnary
leadership, they will face a formid.
able third party. To date there seems
to be no connection with this move
ment and the operations of Senator
Long and others.
Much interest is taken in the rec
| ent conference of a group Of Republi-
can leaders in an effort to foster the
development of platform ideas in
keeping with present economic
trends. Given Ostensibly in honor of
William Allen White, Kansas editor.
| the luncheon brought together Re
publican leaders and afforded them
an opportunity to express views on
the present program.
Generally, the consensus of Opin-
ion seemed to be that the course Of
the Republican party would appear
during the next twelve months with
the collapse of the Administrations
program and that a suitable standard
bearer would emerge. While many
observers have expressed the opinion
that a return to prosperity will in
sure the reelection Of President
Roosevelt Mr.. White believes that
even so, the country will turn to the
Republicans "to restore normal con
ditions, balance the budget, and have
a well-defined monetary policy"
Excerpts from the advice given by
leaders. Charles Curtis, former Vice
President, suggested that the party
do some fighting and stop voting for
Democratic measures, and asserted
that il they continue to loaf, "as they
have the last two years, they might
as well hang up the fiddle and quit"
Minority leader of the House, Bert
ram H. Smell, warned that 1--WE can
not elect either a radical or an old
fashioned conservative ticket" and
must be in the middle Of the road"
Patrick j.. Hurley, former Secretary
of War, reminded his hearers Of the
Oklahoma dance rule against shoot
ing the fiddler until he is through,
and added that if the party wins 1t
will be on its own merits and not on
the dement's of the Democratic Par
ty.
Generally, the speakers were on
the side OF 'liberalizing the Party"
emphasizing the necessity Of looking
ahead but not ready to go all the
way with the New Dealers. Few OF
those present thought that there was
any prospect OF diverting to the pol
icies of the Coolidge-Hoover period.
Senators Borah and McNary, who at
tended the luncheon, left the meet
ing prior to the speech-making.
This week the daily press Of the
nation will Ibe reporting what the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States considers the proper limita-
tons upon government in business
and the speakers will inform the ma
ton how to overcome obstacles still
standing in the way Of recovery"
President Henry I. Hartman says
that the gathering VIII mark an i'm
portant step "in formulating a ma
tional business position ON outstand-
Ing economic policies" Mr.. Harri-
mar will end a three-year term as
president OF this business Organiza-
ton. He has been a supporter OF
most of the policies Of the Admins
tration and the recipient OF some
criticism thereby.
Notably, the Chamber Is now op
posing the utility holding company
bill, some phases of the Social Secur-
ity program and the central bank fea-
ture of the banking bill. Observers
do not expect an open break with
the President but 1t Is becoming In
creasingly evident that the widely
publicized truce last fall is beginning
to wear out. Our own opinion Is that
1t will come to a definite end before
the year Is out.
Protests against the processing tax
on cotton, mainly from the textile
industry, caused President Roosevelt
to appoint a committee of Cabinet
members to survey the situation
The open revolt" over the tax gives
the AAA a real test and while many
believe that a new policy toward
cotton is inevitable, few have any
idea that the policy of national plan
ning' Is to be abandoned.
Generally, 1T Is recalled that cotton
was the first farm commodity dealt
with by the Roosevelt Administration
and his special message asking for
farm relief Legislation resulted in a
bill providing such taxes to raise
funds to be paid to farmers as bene-
fits for acreage reductions. The idea
Is that the course OF the Administra-
ton in regard to cotton will point
the way as to every other agricultur-
al product involved in the present
system OF bounty and benefits. It is
easily pr~edictalble that any great
change in agricultural policy will be
Immediately reflected In the MIRA,
the big industrial brother of the AA
A.
Secretary Morgenthau warned Con-