Evening star., 1936-01-04
Comment Over
7. S. Awaited
Capital.
C.. o. p. LAUGHS
AT s'POLITICS"
Repeal of New Deal
Challenged by
President.
Full Tert OF the Presidents
Message on Page Al.
nv e. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G- GUILD LINSohAN.
White House and Capitol, Democrat
and Republican, today awaited the
reaction of the country to President
Roosevelt's precedent-smashing mes
sage" to Congress last night.
The atmosphere of the joint meet
ing of Congress to hear the President
was as amazing and unusual as Mr..
Roosevelt's presentation of his annual
message to Congress on the state OF
the Union.
The hall of the House rang with the
cheers of the Presidents partisans.
But at times his remarks drew from
the opponents of the New Deal laugh
ter and almost jeers. The meeting
had much the temper Of political
rally.
Defense Of New Deal.
In the main, the speech, broadcast
throughout the land, was ringing
defense of the New Deal and its pol
icies, and a stinging attack on those
groups which oppose the administra-
tion. Mr. Roosevelt told Congress and
the Nation that there must be no re-
treat
Combined with discussion of domes-
tic affairs was a gloom. picture,
painted by the President, of world
affairs. He said quite frankly that he
considered world peace jeopardized
bv those nations with autocratic gov
ernments. seeking to extend their
boundaries.
The Presidents attack was upon
autocrats abroad, governmental auto
Gratis and on autocrats at home. In
dustrial and financial. Autocrats
abroad threatened war and slavery to
the peoples of the world. ne salo,
while autocrats in America threatened
the economic slavery of the people
here, and control of government.
Pledges the Americas.
The President pledged the United
states-and the American nations
generally-to strict neutrality in pres
ent and future conflicts in the Old
World. His proposal, if the world
must face another era Of war. was
that the Americas play but one role:
Through a we'll ordered neutrality
10 do naught to encourage the con-
test. through adequate defense to save
ourselves from embodiment and at
tack. and through example and all
legitimate encouragement and assist
ance to persuade other nations to re-
turn to the ways of peace and good
will
If the President has any recon-
mendations to Congress for legisla-
ton at the present session, ne olo
not reveal them last night. He
made no recommendation, except, by
implication. for the passage OF new
neutrality law.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that with in
creasing national income and increas-
ing revenue. it was his belief that no
new taxes. over and above the present
taxes, are advisable or necessary
Republicans Laugh.
He suggested that under the poll
cies of the New Deal relating to agr1-
culture and industry 1--WE approach a
balance of the national budget" This
statement was met with applause from
some of the Democrats, among them
Senator Byrd of Virginia, who has
been a critic of New Deal spending.
and with derisive laughter from Re-
publicanS.
Referring to the propaganda"
spread by opponents of the New Deal
and the fear. synthetic, manufac-
tured, poisonous fear that is being
spread subtly, extensively and cleverly
by the same people who cried in those
other days, Save us, save us, else we
perish the President said he was con-
fident the Congress well understands
(See MESSAGE, Page 81