The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-02

, tklG 1IUot pOtCutiHA OyA0AAhVSs AsSJ are the soldiers bonus, neutrality and revival of imitation efforts in the house through the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage plan. Once those are out of the way the administration will attempt to keep congress or an even keel, arlx- ious to get 1t adjourned as quickly as possible.
 Both houses will convene at noon tomorrow. They will consider at once a resolution calling for the joint night session to hear the President.
 Defend President
 Washington, Jan. -(UP)--Demo- cratic leaders defending President Roosevelt's decision to get fullest publicity for his message to con- gress today attacked protests against the Friday night address as rather absurd"
 The sharp comment of republi- cans on the selection of an hour when the message could be broad cast to the greatest possible radio audience opened furry of politi- cal warfare which is expected to continue until the presidential elec- ton next November.
 The president will break prece- dents when he addresses both hous- es tomorrow night at an hour when Americans are close to their radios.
 Republican complaints were de- scribed as rather absurd" by sen- ate democratic leader Joseph T. Robinson.
 Mountain Of Mole Hill
 "It's an effort to make 8 noun tain out of a mole hill," he said. |
 "It seems to me that no one should desire to prevent the coun- try from having the opportunity Of becoming familiar with the pres- ident's viewpoint"
 Referring to the request of Chair man Henry P. Fletcher of the re- publican national committee for ra- dio time to reply to the President, Robinson declared:
 Every citizen has this right and he may choose his own method of commenting upon the message. The hour was chosen for the purpose of giving the message full publicity and if any one objects he has the same right as others have to ape prove of it."
 c. o. P. Can Talk
 New York, Jan. 2-(UP)-The National Broadcasting Company to- day promised to give representa- tive or representatives of the re- publican party space on the air from time to time" to discuss ques- tions of national welfare. The an- nouncement was in answer to the demand of Republican Chairman Henry P. Fletcher that the repub- lican party be given free time on the air to match the time to be de- voted to President RooSevelt's speech to congress tomorrow night. M. H. Aylesworth president of NEG. sent the following wire to Fletcher.
 Answering your telegram of .Jan- uary first to the National Broad casting Company which was print ed in the newspapers today we would like to inform you that the president of the United States is delivering his message to congress in an evening session which meet ing of congress will be broadcast by the National Broadcasting Corn- pany to the American public at nine o'clock eastern standard time on Friday, January 3.
 Tn accordance with the estab- lished policy of the National Broad casting Company of making its fa- cilities available to responsible speakers for discussion of both sides of public questions affecting the national welfare we are glad to afford the representative or repre- sentatives of the republican party whom you may select, the facilities of the National Broadcasting Com pany for such discussions from time to time. If you will designate your speaker or speakers and advise us immediately we will make early re- servatiOns of time"