Evening star., 1938-06-25
OWN PARTY FOES
PLEDGE PRESIDENT
FIGHT TO FINISH.
Deliberate Effort to Split
All Existing Political
Lines Is Seen.
new DEALERS HAIL
'FIRESIDE' ADDRESS
Roosevelt Extends His Aid to
Liberal Candidates in
Primaries.
Tert OF President Roosepelt's
Address on Page 40.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN

President Roosevelt stood committed
today to fight for liberal candi-
dates in the Democratic primaries.
Immediate reaction to his "fireside
chat" was a rumble of anger from
Democrats who have opposed some of
was that if the President wishes a
tight, he will get one-plus grief that
there should be a wedge driven deep
into the party.
Senator King, Democrat. of Utah
said significantly that the philosophy
in q democracy is that a man may
vote as he pleases.
The President has geat power" the
Utah Senator said. IF he sees fit to
use It. there is nothing to prevent him.
But it is better for the President
of the United States to keep out Of
party primaries"
One Democratic Senator who has
sided with the President many more
times than he has opposed him, said
that it seemed clear the President was
trying to divide the country into two
groups-one called liberal and the other
conservative; to bring about a politi-
cal realignment. He said this effort
would rock the Democratic party
from stem to stern.
mo More Than Expected"
"It is no more than was expected" "
said the Senator If it had to come,
it is all right to start the fight now
The President will be resisted by in
dividual Democrats in many parts of
the country. The Presidents speech
last night did not help the situation
politically, nor did he say anything
that would help business. had hoped
he would"
However, the more ardent New
Dealers, some of whom have urged
Mr.. Roosevelt to fight his opponents
in Congress and prevent their re-
nomination and reelection, were
jubilant because Of the militant stand
taken by the President.
Senator Hatch, Democrat. Of New
Mexico commented that the President
made some very fine statements.
especially in stressing cooperation
between capital and labor and gov
ernment for the benefit of all
A Government official, who sat last
night with a group of industrialists
here to discuss the coming monopoly
investigation, said most of the group
thought the speech ''augurs we'll for
Government-busine cooperation"
Industrialists Meet.
The group, which gathered at the
home of Richard c. Patterson, As
sistant Secretary of Commerce, con-
sisted of Edward r. Stettinius, chair
man of United States Steel; M. B.
Folsom. treasurer of Eastman Kodak;
Clarence Francis. president of General
Foods; A. D. Whiteside of Dun &
Bradstreet, S. Clay Williams, chair
man Of the board OF r. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.; Fred B. Adams, chair
man of the Executive Committee Of
Air Reduction Corp, and Gen. Robert
e. Wood, president of Sears-Roebuck.
Government officials present in
cluded Thomas G. Corcoran of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, an ad-
wiser to President Roosevelt; Assistant
Attorney General Thurman G. Arnold,
q member of the Monopoly 1nvesti-
eating Committee; Jerome Frank, Sc
curities and Exchange commissioner,
and Herman Oliphant, counsel for the
Treasury Department
There was plenty OF fce in the Presi-
dents "fireside" chat, broadcast over
Nation wide radio chains.
Not only did the President urge the
nomination of liberals instead of con-
servatives in the coming contests for
Senate and House nominations, but he
characterized as "Copperheads' those
who have opposed his program in the
Congress which has recently adjourned.
Without mentioning Jersey City or
its c. I. O. and "red-baiting" Mayor,
Frank Hague, by name, the President
read the riot act to Mr.. Hague. The
latter is a vice chairman of the Demo-