Evening star., 1935-05-23
COUGHL|N -FLAYS
ROOSEVELT VETO
Links President to money
Changers" and Urges
Appeal to Senate.
By the Associated Press.

bill.
The occasion was the Michigan
priests organization Of a New York
unit of his National Union for Social
Justice last night in his campaign to
restore America to the Americans.
The thousands who filled Madison
Square Garden-it seats 18,O00-gave
tremendous ovations to his TRADES
against "pampered creators OF money"
to his demand for proper distribu-
tion" of the products of labor and TO
his attack on the presidential veto Of
the Patman bonus bill.
Vetoed American People.
Dwelling on the veto. his voice
sharpened by his critical words.
Father Coughlin declared:
You heard the President of the
/ United States condemn class legisla-
ton. as he called it, while for years
he and his predecessors in office have
been upholding this very class legisla-
ton for the benefit of the tin-cup
bankers.
Wednesday, May %, 1885 once
more has demonstrated that no one
dare breathe against their will.
I'm afraid it wasn't the soldiers
alone who were vetoed. 1t was the
American people"
The real contest" in the bonus
fight, the priest said. is identified
with this question: Has or has not
Congress the right to coin and regu-
late money!"
After declaring that the bankers
have created false structure of
wealth by manipulating the creation
Of credit and the flow of money,
Father Coughlin said:
Here, then. is the real printing
press money of the Nation. Any job
printer can stamp out the blank
checks and the promissory notes.
Here is how the money of the United
States comes into being"
Hits Imitation Fears.
In issuing new currency to pay the
bonus, as provided in the Patman
bill, the priest said, I'VE could have
more than 81 in gold for every dol
lar of currency-and they call it in
flation"
Father Coughlin declared the regu-
lation of money must be stripped from
the bankers and returned to Con-
gress.
Social justice teaches that the
elected representatives of the people
have the sole right to regulate the
value OF money" he cried out.
This is Christianity. 1t is not Com
munism"
The emotions of the audience we're
pitched TO the priests words. When
he dwelt with scorn or derision the
thousands burst out with prolonged
boos and Kisses. AS he surveyed the
throng with smiles of satisfaction they
yelled and stamped in approval.
The priest frequently motioned to-
ward the reporters tables in assaults
on the press. On Que occasion, fling
ing one arm high in the air, pounding
his pulpitlike stand with his fist, he
shouted:
I'm about fed up with the news
papers"
The press, he declared, has paid
heed TO the thin, selfish voice of tn.
fnancier" and more or less SUP.
pressed the voice of the people"
Linked to Money Changers
The priest once again linked thu
President and the money changers
in his attack on the wage scale ol
public works projects.
If We are forcing men to work fol
$l9, or $50" he declared. then thil
plutocrauc system must be constitu'
tionally voted out of existence.
I'VE must pay them a decent. liv.
ing. American wage. We dare not of
fer them less, because that is tn,
breeder of communism"
This, he said, lis social injustice Of
the rankest kind. 1t is poison which
will permeate every artery of the eco
nomic body. 1t is the most devastating
example ever sanctioned by our Gov.
eminent.
The banker is demanding that hi
retain his customary standard of liv.
ing and forces on the American public
cruel exploitation by which those
about to be engaged in emergency
work will be paid slave wages.
How, in the name of democracy
and in the name of God, can the un-
derprivileged be lifted up and tht
overprivileged be weeded out by such
a betrayal of promise which proposed
to drive the money changers out ol
the temple?"
Praises Henry Ford.
The priest reflected for a moment
then added:
AT least, come from Detroit ano
can thank God for a Henry Fore
who's raised his minimum to $6 9
day."
The Organization" of this vas
throng into a New York unit wa,
simply accomplished At the con.
clusion of his address, he pleaded
IF I come into the midst Of thi.
city which, in the minds of mos
Americans has consecrated itself ir
Wall Street, come not to criticist
or berate individuals I come to lift
my voice on the doorsteps Of a mod.
ern mammon only to condemn a sys.
tenn Of private money control.
Il ask you in the name of Chris.
tianity, which abhors communism, ir
the name of patriotism, to carry or
to victory.
Il ask you. If you are with me, Il
rise in your places to restore Americs
to the Americans"
The assemblage arose with roars
of assent.
Not only was the night one OF
Organization" of the New York unit
Of the priests union; it was a night
of profit for the union.
The Garden rental was 81 900. The
receipts totaled between $4,000 and