Evening star., 1935-11-17
FEAR EXPRESSED 1896
ELECTION WILL BE LAST
New Deal, Led by Prof. Tugwell,
Strives for New Social Order,
Says Noted Observer.


Secretary Wallace says he won't en-.
| force it.
But without the enactment of any
new statute, without any further
grant of power from Congress, A. A.
A. can go on to fulfillment in which.
in the final phase, there would not be
any Congress-the legislative branch
of government would wither up and
disappear as it has in Italy, Germany
and Russia. With N. r. A. gone, A.
A. A. is substantially the whole of the
New Deal; it is the animating motive
power of the New Deal, and the
framework of the new form of society
which the New Deal in its final form
is designed to be. A. A. A is much
more than control over agriculture.
1t is control over every industry and
business.
New Deal Is New Society.
1t is tragic that America fails to see
that the New Deal is to America what
the early phase of Nazi was to Ger
many and the early phase of Fascism
to Italy. The New Deal is intended to
be new order of society. 1t will not
be duplicate of Fascism, nor dupli-
cate Of NaliSm. nor a duplicate OF
SovletiSm. In all three countries where
the new order has been imposed, it
has been modified to fit differing con-
ditions. Sovietism, NaZiism and Fas-
ciSm all differ from each other. The
New Deal in its ultimate form would
differ from all three. But the New
Deal, if it goes on to fulf1llment, will
include the fundamental character.
istics which the new order of society
has contained wherever it has ap-
peared.
Among characteristics of the new
order, common to it in all three coun-
tries where it has intrenched itself.
are: Enormous concentration of power
in one man; Capitalization of power
in the National Capital. with the pow
ers of local government greatly re-
duced or wholly suppressed; practi.
cally complete suspension of the legis-
lative branch of Government; subor-
dination of courts to the central
power; dominion of Government over
areas Of society which in America we
do not think of as functions of Gov
ernment-"The state" says Mussolini,
must be the supreme arbiter of So
ciety''; extinction of the rights of in
dividuals and minorities - the indi-
vidual has no rights which the state
need respect In its final form the
will ir,Nl Ind ft1
the new order includes in the three
European countries, suppression Of
freedom of the press and of freedom
of opinion through any medium. Sup
preston of free expression of opinion
is inevitable in the new conception Of
society, for free expression of opinion
gives voice to minorities, turns minor
tiles into majorities and that cannot
be tolerated by the new conception Of
society, the authoritarian state"
Wants workers World"
The determination that the state
shall be the only source Of power or
authority goes farther than any Amer
ican knows. except those who UNDER
stand what the new order means.
There Is clue to an unexpected ex-
ample of it in one of Prof. Tugwell's
books, The Industrial Discipline"
Practically everybody thinks that the
New Deal labor legislation aims to in
crease the power of labor unions and
their leaders. Actually, the funda-
mental conception of the new order is
suspicious of labor unions. The new
order aims TO make labor-and every
body else-look TO government as its
only source of power. The new order
cannot tolerate any body of men gath
cred together for cooperative action
all must look to the state. and to
nothing else. In Germany Nazi dis
solved the labor unions.
The attitude Of Prof. Tugwell to-
ward labor unions and their leaders
can be found in his Industrial Dis
cipline." The passage reveals, uncon-
sciously possibly. the uncompromising
detestation Of Prof. Tugwell has for
the present American organization Of
society, his biting opposition to the
very existence of "the business man
and the incentive of profit-making,"
his aim for workers world" (that
phrase is a slogan of Sovietism in Rus
sia). his complete disapproval of the
present organization of labor in
America:
Submission cannot make workers
world. 4" Trade unioniSm has been,
traditfonally, with us submissive
doctrine, one which accepts the DOM
ination of the business man and the
incentive of profit-making. 1t has
asked nothing but larger bribes for
greater degradation. The going.
on must take place; creating work.
ers' world will not involve return to
any system which ever before existed"