The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-09
wATcHMAN, WHAT OF THE NIGHT?

Dr. Virgil Jordan, president OF the Nd
tional Industrial Conference Board, speak
ing in New York City, as reported 0y the
Associated Press under date of December
,7th asserted that 'the new deal is making
a final desperate bid in the name OF pa
,triotism for absolute political power over
ienterprise, property and personal liberty
, The statement made openly at a large
gathering of American citizens by man
of DR.. Jordan's ability and prominence IS
certainly worthy of more than passing no.
lice. Here are paragraphs quoted from the
address of DIR. Jordan, and the published
account of the meeting in which they were
made:
go "Our interest in the underprivileged classes at
home has been expanded to concern for the OPP
pressed abroad. In its very nature, as well as by
force of the actual facts of the foreign situation,
the emotional and financial seduction of this new
theme song of the fourth new deal is irresistible
- mo political party or economic group, certain
w not business can or will refuse to respond to
the patriotic appeal for unity and cooperation IN
preparing for the national defense against for
eign aggression. In face of it no minority will
dare to challenge any demand for further expsn-
sion of state power over private enterprise and
private property and over the natural, human
and financial resources of the nation necessary
to safeguard US against foreign danger.
Moreover as in Germany, own oppressed
minority, the employers, professional and sa!a-
ried middle classes, the small property owners,
will be expected to foot the bill to defend our
own brand of authoritarian exploitation against
danger from the others.
IF this were joke, it would be a grim one;
but am afraid it isn't. 1t is deadly serious
and deliberately conceived scheme to capitalize
a very real and deep public anxiety about the
defense of free American institutions against
foreign enemies, in order to stampede US into
complete abandonment of these institutions at
home.
I'VE are facing final desperate bid in the
name of patriotism for absolute political power
over enterprise, property and political liberty"
Jordan declared that ''the plan probably marks
3 new low in political morals in American life,
but it is a very old one in the annals of the
state"
The speaker found what he considered to be
numerous parallels between Naziism and the
New Deal
I'VE have no storm troopers, secret police or
concentration camps" he said, "but we have our
congressional committees, our economic experts
and our labor union flying squads.
I've don't smash and loot Jewish shop win
dOws and assess our Semitic minority billion
mark fines; We only sit down in employers
plants, sabotage production and levy billions of
dollars of taxes the productive capital of the
country every year. ...
mo, havn't any non-aryans, kulaks, or
bOurgeoise in this country; but We have our
economic royalists, our tories, businessmen,
and our middle class savings bank depositors and
insurance policyhOlders, who serve the same pur-
pose for state exploitation and persecution as the
German Jews do for Mr.. Hitler. The names
manners and customs different but the ma
ture of the racket is the same everywhere"
The suggestion of The Times-News
that patriotic Americans give careful an
serious attention to the situation which
developing with reference to this country
foreign relations, military preparedness
and connected problems and proposal
This is something of the most vital eoncer
to every good citizen, to every citizen VIII
believes in Amerieanism and values h
American citizenship and liberty. Waite
developments; measure the meaning an
probable results of all moves made in I'll
next few enthusiastically in Congress
The fact that there are substanti,
grounds for concern in regard to tba ~.
tion's foreign relations and first ella,
basis for arguments to convince the peop1
that the new deals patriotic drive meri
unanimous endorsement, make the situ,
ton most serious and difficult of adius