Evening star., 1935-05-05
AID TO RADICALS
|SLA|D TO c. 0. P.
Robinson Charges "UnhoIy
Alliance" in Debate
With Dickinson.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May An asser.
ton that an "unholy alliance" exists
between Senate "old line Republicans
and radicals" to harass the admins
tration was made tonight in
G. o. P.-New Deal debate by Senator
Robinson, the Democratic floor leader.
Hitting back at recent Republican
criticisms and contending the United
States is well on the road to indus
trial recovery" the Arkansas Senator
spoke after Senator Dickinson. Repub-
lican, of Iowa. earlier had opened the
two-man debate before the same meet
ing with an assertion that under
Roosevelt the people had lost their
sense Of security"
The Iowa Republican, mentioned by
some as a possible Presidential candi-
date, contended that confidence had
ben lost because of "indecisive" ad-
ministration policies being directed
by men who were in key positions
Of the Progressive, Socialist party Of
1924"
Addressing a group he labeled as
the amen corner" Robinson said Re-
publican standpatters in the Senate
had given counsel and encourage
ment to reckless and bitter attacks
by radicals on the administration and
the President in the hope of embar-
RAISING the former and diminishing
the popularity Of the latter"
"Strange Remedies" Seen.
There are rumors," he added, that
radical propaganda is being financed
in part with funds contributed by con.
servatives This Unholy alliance dem
onstrates the extremity in which those
who seek to revive the anaemic old
elephant find themselves. Realizing
that their patient is dangerously Ill,
Republican healers are resorting TO
strange remedies and practices"
Referring to recent G. o. P. plans
for regional meetings to discuss party
strategy, Robinson said these were
'manifestly to postpone the internal
conflicts certain to result from efforts
at countrywide coordination"
ITO illustrate" he continued,
that wing of the Republican party
led by the Senator from Idaho. Mr.
Borah. will find great diff1culty in
agreeing on anything with that other
wing headed by the Senator from
Iowa. Mr. Dickinson, and the Senator
from Delaware, Mr.. Hastings
Confusion Increases"
In speaking of New Deal de-
velopments," Dickinson had asserted
that because of Government inter
ference in industry, in finance and
in agriculture. we find that con-
fusion has increased and confidence
diminished"
The white e-haired Iowan said de-
spite that s17.500, 100000 had been
expended in experimentation. relief
rolls had increased. finances become
uncertain and banks were 'gorged
with Federal securities"
Contending the National Confer
ence for Progressive Political Action.
which nominated the late Senator
La Toilette for President in 1924, was
an outgrowth of a Socialist party
move. Dickinson said its platform was
! similar to policies now being followed
! by President Roosevelt.
The chairman of that conventions S
Resolutions Committee was none
other than Donald r. Richberg, now
assistant President Of the United
States,'" he said. Others prominent
in that movement he listed as Basil
Manly, now member of the Federal
! Power Commission: Sidney Hillman,
| Consumers Advisory Board Of N. r.
A.: Frederic c. Howe, consumers
counsel of A. A. A.; j. A. Franklin
and Rose Schneiderman. members of
the N. R. A. Labor Advisory Board:
A. A. Berle. jr., an original member
of the brain trust" and Rexford
G.. Tugwell, Undersecretary Of Agri-
| culture
This is why many of our DEM
ocratic leaders are supporting the
New Deal with lip service only" he
asserted. Through the influence Of
/ the Socialist group now holding posi-
tions in the present administration.
Roosevelt has directed the program
of the Democratic party toward
| socialiStic REFORM