Evening star., 1938-09-06
SPUR BUSINESS,
TYD|NGS ADVISES
Senator Says Relief Drag
Must End-AnsWers Quiz
by Baltimore Audience.
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

courage DuSlIleSS 10 move lOIW IWdlu dlld
put the unemployed to work.
Maryland's militant senior Senator
made no comment on President Roose-
velt's Eastern Shore address in praise
of the New Deal candidate, Repre-
sentative David j. Lewis.
When he went before the Progress
sive Democratic Club of the Belair
road section a few hours later. how
ever. Mr.. Tydings vigorously defend
ed his legislative record and pictured
Mr. Lewis as one who advocates fol
lowing the leader wherever he leads"
In time of peace the Senator de-
clared, Il do not believe Senator or
Representative is worthy of his name
who responds to the word must.
Quizzed at Invitation.
The Senator brought the meeting
to a climax by inviting the audience
to cross-eXamine him on his record
and won applause as he answered a
number of questions propounded by
spectators.
In advocating a governmental pol
icy that would encourage business re-
vival he emphasized he is not opposed
to relief for those in need but insisted
real and permanent recovery depends
on getting industry going.
Relief. of course, wherever it is
justified" the Senator advocated, but
a nation cannot be great living on re-
lief In the revival of business lies the
hope of America If you conclude with
me that that is the one way out the
thing to do is to assure business not
to be afraid OF its Government"
In bringing his address to close
the Senator said, now I am going to
do what I consider is Democratic
thing in campaigning for public office.
l am going to invite you to ask me
any question that may be in your
minds
Republican Charge Brought Up.
There has been some talk about
you voting as a Republican, said a
spectator in the rear of the hall.
Senator Tydings said he presumed
the speaker referred to the claim
that on a certain number of occasions
he voted the same as Senator Vanden-
berg. Republican. of Michigan.
What difference does it make
whether I voted with Senator Vanden-
berg or with John Brown" The
Senator continued. They don't say
/ voted wrong or unwisely. I did not
vote for the A. A. A. under which
every third row of cotton was ploWed
under and every 10th COW shot"
After asserting that on a farm next
70 his seven pigs were killed under the
Government. program and dumped in
a ditch. he added:
Now on that would you have had
me vote with Mr. Lewis or Senator
Vendenberg?" and the audience ap-
plauded. Pure candor would prompt
Mr.. Lewis to show l was wrong. Incl
dentaly Senator Vandenberg is not
the Republican leader. Senator Nc
Nary of Oregon is the leader, and he
and Mr. Lewis voted together, so Mr..
Lewis had the Republican leader with
him
Why did you vote against the
soldiers bonus?" another listener
called from the doorway
That's fair question: the Senator
replied. and went on to explain that
with millions out of work and a need
for relief measures which he supported,
he felt that since the bonus was not
due until 1914. the soldier could wait
until the other problems were solved
Cites Roosevelt's Vote"
'-Mr Roosevelt voted against it, and
incidentally, Mr.. Lewis voted agains.
IT," the Senator continued, and again
drew applause.
The Senator explained further that
he had offered bill for the issuance
of negotiable bonds to the veterans,
but other plans were adopted. He
also stated that he donated his own
bonus to the education of children of
disabled veterans.
Throughout his speech Senator Tyd-
ings stressed the theme of business
recovery as the need of the hour.
Il would be the last person to say
that in times such as we have passed
through. relief should not be pro-
vided. But that is not going to be
enough. Sooner or later you are going
to demand that We walk on a road
where people have real instead of arti-
fetal employment.
Where do the people of America
work? For the Government? True,
some work for the Government, but
most of the 100000 wage earners
are employees in business, in the fac
tory. the mine, the forest or the store
That is where the man working hopes
for promotion, and the man out of
work hopes for employment Get busi-
ness going again. That is the biggest
job before this country.
We don't want to get it going again
20 that the very wealthy can make
more money, but so that the working
man can find work"
Sees Results Being Demanded.
He hkened the present economic
situation to a sick man, who has OBJ
tanned only temporary relief from a
mustard plaster or some pills. the Sen
stor said the sick man, like the Am
erican people with the depression, in
the end, are going to demand results. ="
The Government, he said, cannot 20
on forever borrowing money and tax
ing the people the way it is doing now.
He told his audience that from 1929
to 1885, all business in this country
paid out s23,529,O 100000 more than it
took in, which meant using up its re-
serves during the depression years.
AS I stand here" he went on, go
railroads are in receivership. If that
Is true-and it is-haven't we got to
have Government policy that aids
business?"
Business recovery, he argued, is
essential to the farmer as well as to
the working man, because it would
enable the workers to buy more of the
products of agriculture.
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