Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-17
THE POLITICAL
MILL
b. C. Gould LiucoI..

It looks like O black Republican trick.
Postmaster General and National Chair
man James A. Farley should look into
this matter-from q Democratic point
Of view. These chains may be q way
of increasing the postal revenue. At
the same time, they might lessen the
number Of Democratic votes. Mr.. Far
ley may have dificulty cracking down,
however, on the chain letters. despite
their Republican and anti-administra
ton origin. Democrats might argue, 1t
is true, that the mails were being used
to deceive, If not to defraud, the people.
Here is sample OF the new political
chain letter:
'sThe Truth In News.
Franklin d. Roosevelt speech OF
Sioux City, Iowa, September %, 1882:
ct accuse the present Republican,
administration of being the greatest
spending administration, in peace time,
in all our history-one which has piled
bureau on bureau, commission on COM
mission, and has failed TO anticipate the
dire needs of reduced earning power Of
the people
Franklin D. Roosevelt speech a. Pitts
burgh, Pa, October 10, 1882:
ST regard reduction in Federal spend
ing as one Of the most important issues
of this campaign. In my opinion, 1t is
the most direct and effective contribu-
ton that government can make to bust
ness
Franklin D. Roosevelt speech 81 Butte,
Mont, September 10, 1882:
"' . . $ Remember well, that attitude
and method-the way we do things, not
Just the way we say things-is nearly
always the measure of our sincerity
Expenditures of the United States
Government, George washington to
woodrow Wilson, 1789-191S, total Of 124
years dncIuding three wars, $24 ,521.-
$4,000.
expenditures of Roosevelt admins
traCion, as estimated by himself, actual
for 1884 and his estimate for 1885 and
1885. total OF three years Including no
war;, 81, 206, $50, 900.
"twhy not make copies of this and
send TO ten other men and ask them 10
do likeWiSe0"
Yesterday in Madison, capital OF Wis
consin, the memory of the late Senator
Robert Marion La Toilette was hon.
ored-the tenth anniversary of his death.
Not long before he died the late Sen
ator La Toilette abandoned the Repub-
lican party to lead third party ticket,
the Progressives Of 1924. Today finds
a new Progressive party in wisconsin,
headed by his two sons, Senator Robert
EaTI - ~ To FOL
lette. How far Is this new Progressive
party going? II it were nationally Or
ganized next year and put into the held
q presidential candidate, it might COM
pficate matters enormously. Its csndi-
dates might carry WisconSin-they
might carry Minnesota, if Gov. Olson
of the Farmer-Labor party threw in
his lot with them, and perhaps the
DakotaS. If Huey Long should break
into the campaign for President in the
South. there might be OBJECTIONS there
from the Roosevelt ticket. So far, how
ever, there has been no indication that
the La Follettes propose at this time to
make the new Progressive party ma
tionaI AFFAIR; it looks, on the other
hand, as though the Progressives would
be content to run their own show as an
instraState political business during 1896.
Among those who eulogized the late
Senator La Toilette at Madison yester-
day was Senator Gerald p. Nye. Sen
ator Nye succeeded in Washington the
late Senator Laid of North Dakota, who
had thrown in his lot with La Toilette
in the Progressive campaign of 1924.
And Nye has been Of the Progressive
faction in the Senate ever since. He has
been leader in the movement to take
the profit out OF war as means toward
the preservation Of peace. 1t is not
strange, therefore, that at the tomb Of
Senator La Toilette Senator Nye should
have dealt with the subject. La Toilette
was one Of those who ardently opposed
the entry Of the United States into the
World War-so ardently that his pa
triotiSm was challenged at the time. Nye
quoted the late Senator La Toilette as
saying: IT am opposed to the United
States making war upon England for
her ruthless violations of our neutral
rights, Just as I am opposed to making
war upon Germany because Of her re-
lentless violation of our neutral rights"
X X X X
Nye said on this subject, bringing it
up to date:
To-day there is as much danger of
neutrality getting us into more war as
it did get us into the World War, for not
one step has been taken to strengthen
our, provisions of neutrality. Today
finds not one thing done as yet to
destroy the opportunity for profit from
war which was such an irresistible temp
tation 20 years ago. Are we waiting for
war to come before doing these things
which experience dictates should be
done If we care about our future? Then
we but wait for hours when we will have
neither time nor patience to do other
than win the war"
Senator Nye pointed out that the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of
which the son Of the late Senator La
Toilette is member, is to have before
it for consideration three resolutions
looking to a program to afford security
against this country's being drawn into
foreign conflicts. He explained the pro-
gram as follows:
First. A denial OF American passports
to Americans choosing to enter war
zones in the ships OF belligerents. This
is virtual notice that Americans choos-
ing to get into war zones shall do 1t
without expectation that the American
Army and Navy will follow with salve
to spread upon their toes when they
are stepped on.
Second. That there shall be no ex-
portation OF American munitions to
nations at war and that no contraband
shall be shipped in vessels carrying the
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