Evening star., 1936-02-18
(MA|N PARTY LINES
( CUT BY NEW DEAL
: Industry and Trade Join
G. O. P. and Angered
Democrats.
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 18.-On
March 4, 1898, there came a mo-
mentous change at Washington.
The New Deal of Franklin D. Roose-
velt set forth philosophy OF national
planning, Of Government-led pro-
gram for social security, OF the con-
troll of production, of Government
power operation as "yardstick" OF
strict control of credit and the Ma
tion's exchanges, of Government regu-
lated relations between employer ana
. employe.
.. The N. r. A. and the A. A. A. are
gone; the Supreme Court has invoked
the doctrine of States rights and has
outlawed these New Deal activities.
However, the power program, as ex-
emplified by T. v. A, emerged un-
SCARED yesterday from its first Su-
preme Court battle. The court upheld
the Government in transmitting and
selling power from Wilson Dam.
. Philosophy Is Unaltered.
Despite the N. R. A. and A. A. A.
. defeats the basic philosophy remained
the same. Some have called this the
philosophy of a modified capitalism"
=; Whatever it can be called, the New
1 Deal. by its very nature, has created
divisions that sweep across party lines
probably more than any political Is
sue since Civil War days.
New Deal and anti-New Deal-this
terminology is used as much, II not
more, than Democrat and Republican.
The opposition to the New Deal does
not appear merely as combination
of natural Republican opposition and
dissatisfied Democrats. 1t includes,
for one thing, a coalition Of certain
industrial and business forces.
- Such organizations as the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
the National Association of Manu-
facturers have joined in the denuncia-
tion of New Deal activities. The Con-
rress of American Industry, convened
last December by the Manufactures
Association, laid down platform OF
opposition to the New Deal.
Liberty League Fights New Deal.
The factor of industrial and f1nan-
T.: cial opposition to the New Deal is
/. found, too, in the leadership OF the
. American Liberty League.
: The Liberty League, as persistent
critic of the New Deal as the Re-
publican National Committee, also
a. provides an outlet for the activities
: of such anti-New Deal Democrats as
. Alfred E. Smith, former Gov. Joseph
3. Ely of Massac chusetts, Jouett Shouse
/: and John w. Davis. the 1924 Demo-
: cratic presidential candidate.
In the Southern States, Gov. Eu-
gene Talmadge of Georgia has found
the support of some of the leaders OF
the Louisiana organization built by
; the late Huey P. Long.
There are many Democrats, opposed
- to certain policies and activities OF
the New Deal, who have refused to
: Join in the work of the Liberty League
; or in other organized anti-New Deal
campaigns. Outstanding among these
is Carter Glass, the veteran Senator
; from Virginia.
Just as its policies have swept over
DaTLLSdH lulco III ClCotiAiS OPPoSAoAoAA'
; so have these policies gained adherents
from other ranks than Democratic.
Some Republicans Back Roosevelt.
For example, Republican Senator's
; Like George w. Norris and Hiram
. johnson are expected to carry the
, Roosevelt banner in the campaign;
80 is the Wisconsin Progressive,
"Young Bob" La Toilette.
Another is John G. Winant, former
Republican Governor of New Hamp-
shire, now the chairman of the Social
Security Board. Two years ago some
Eastern Republicans were hailing him
as "the hope for So" But Winant
refused to join the onslaught against
the New Deal.
The New Deal. furthermore, has
broken through the traditional nom
partisanship of aff1liates of organized
= labor The United Mine Workers, led
! by John L. Lewis, a former Republi-
: can, has pledged his support to the re-
election of Roosevelt.
1t Is a hard season for party labels.