The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
Challenging Speech Splits
Nation Into VoIubIe,
Partisan Camps.
DEFlES BIG BUSINESS
Worldwide Audience Hears
Presidents Words to
Congress.
NATIONAL REACTIONS

G. o. P. Chairman Fletcher
"A political harangue."
G. o. T. Senate Leader McNary
1t did not discuss pressing
problems"
Senator Vandenburg possible
G. o. p. presidential candidate)-
"A bid for reelection"
Speaker Byrns-"Just what the
country needed"
Senate Democratic Leader Rob-
inson-"Rings with confidence
and defiance"
New York Times lind. Dem.)-
"A challenge to his political ene-
miles,"
New York Herald Tribune
rep -"Neither concrete propo-
sails nor definite facts"
Baltimore Sun Und.)-"Dashing
generalship."
San Francisco Chronicle (Rep0--
"A stump speech of a candidate"
Cleveland Plain-Dealer Dem.)-
"A pointed warning"
Boston Herald (Rep.)-"Rhetoric-
al and vainglorious."
Boston Post DEM -"Certain 10
win wide approval"
Los Angeles News Dem.
thing for Old Guard Dealers TO
chew on"
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's challenge to his
foes to abandon "cowardly gen.
erality'' and meet Squarely the is
sue of accepting New Deal stand
ards or discarding them altogether
pitched the country, and PARTICULAR
~ Washington, into seething, par
tlSan dispute today.
World reaction to his all but I'M
precedented speech before a Joint
night session of House and Senate
was immediate though somewhat
nebulouS and, politically, divided
| along partisan lines.
Roughly, MS address divided into
two explosive fragments-the first.
statement of international affairs
that was interpreted in Europe as a
yelled attack on Italy. Germany
and Japan and heartened Great
Britain. France, and other League
OF Nation countries in their efforts
10 maintain peace-the second. an
attack on sections of Big Business
mat steal the livery of great ma
tlonal constitutional ideals to serve
oscredited special interests" that
reused speculation as to organiza-
lions and individuals he had in
mind.
Speech Full of Fight
Observers believed, and immediate
reactlon proved, that Mr.. Roosevelt
opened the 1886 presidential CAM
palgn in his annual report to Con-
gress on the state of the nation.
His speech was a fighting" one
ana 1t propounded issues MANY ex-
pected to be disputed almost I'M
ceaSingly between now and election
day.
Several paragraphs stood out. One
was:
i am confident that the Congress
OF the United States we'll under
stands the facts and is ready to
wage unceasing warfare against
tnose who seek continuation of the
spirit of fear. The carrying out of
the laws of the land as enacted by
the Congress requires protection UNI
I'll hnal adjudication by the nigh
est tribunal of the land. The Con.
greSs has the right and can find thu
means to protect its own preroga-
tives."
Court Challenge Seen
This statement was given great
significance in view of widespread
court attacks on New Deal laws.
Many saw a promise of anti-injunc-
ton legislation at this session of
Congress.
Collection of processing taxes I'M
der the AAA. the New Deals farm
relief program, have been crippled
by injunctions. Only recently a
Federal judge enjoined the New
Deals labor relations act.
Another excerpt: They seek
this minority in business and fin
ance-to control and often do con-
troll and use for their own purposes
legitimate and highly honored BUSH
ness associations: They engage in
vast propaganda to spread fear and
discord among the people = they
would gang up against the peoples
liberties"
This reused speculation as to the
organization or organizations MIR.
Roosevelt had in mind The Ma
tional Manufacturers Association
sponsored recently determined at
tack on the New Deal.
The United States Chamber Of
Commerce has been critical, as has
the American Bankers Association.
Officials of these organizations were
not available for comment.
In the section of his speech deal
ing with domestic affairs, Mr.,