The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-28
ROOSEVELT DEFENDS MURPHY


cred by revelations made before the Dies
congressional committee investigating UNI
American activities of aliens and their ma
tive supporters and co-wOrkers, comes TO
the help of his friend, Governor Murphy
of Michigan, after the Governor was put
on the spot by reliable witnesses tesu1ylng
before the committee. ... .
The fact that the President became so
warmed and alarmed over the revelations
made to the Dies committee is ample evil
dence that the case made out against Gov
ernor Murphy was serious and damag-
ing one. However, Roosevelts principal
concern appears to be based on his tears
as to the political effects of the case made
against Murphy and which may develop IN
the November cleo ion in which the Michl-
gan governor is a candidate. This was adj
mitted b. the President when he referred
to the approaching election and the prob
able effects on me candidacy of Murphy OF
the revelations before the Dies committee
The facts in regard to the record of
Goveupr Murphy are known to all citi-
zenS 0. the country Who have sufficient
Interest III lis welfare and future to keep
Themselves informed as to what is happen
inr. Il is known throughout the nation
tia. Murphys attitude and actions when
the si.-dovn iasurr&>tous started in his
State was chiefly responsible for what fol-
flowed The fact that as promptly as pos
S.ble he made zUoaa 10 the radicals that
BE would not enforce lna laws ot Michigan
ald oy ~aa.a NOT permit sworn officers Of
gns .@w oa down ne line 10 enforce the
laws *s, .ty cause OF outright insurrec-
..oa IN Michigan. What transpired was
a"IHia@ snort o. revolution. and it was a
condition caused by the course of Governor
Nv.nny. /, the Governor had shown him
-e,l a uJu o., convictions, of courage, de-
te.miuyd 10 do MS duty, to meet his re-
SNcus-Jllit;eS. To- enforce the laws of his
Stasy. and protect the rights, both human
AM property rights, OF he people of Mich
igau, there would have been no Insured
tio", no era OF SIt-downs, and none of the
tragedies which, in Michigan and other
States. directly resulted from what this
newspaper and muny others branded at
the time as the pusillanimous course of the
Michigan executive.
Of course conditions were aggravated
and the uprising was spread into other
States by the stand taken by the Washing
ton administration. That administration
fastened to assure the radicals by wore
and action that it heartily approved of the
tactics of Murphy, would encourage anc
support his policy, and thus gave assur
ance to the insurrectionists that the fed
eral government would take no action
whatever to enforce the laws of the United
States, to suppress the insurreetion, o
even to protect the regular functions o
the federal government, such as carrying
the mails
With all these facts as we'll know
throughout the nation as any other fact
of the eountry's history during the pas
six years, President Roosevelt has the et
frontery to make an attack on the Die
committee Investigations and to loudl
tout his buddy, Governor Murphy, as
great and noble citizen and public official
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