Evening star., 1938-11-13
George Urges Return
To Common-Sense
Legislation
Warns Party to Consider
Danger Signal in
Election Results
BY the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Ca, Nov. 12.-Georgia's
unpurged Senator, Walter F. George,
warned the Democratic party today
to consider last Tuesdays general
election danger signal from sober
minded American voters calling us
back to common sense in Legisla-
ton"
Thrust forward among Southern
conservatives by President Roose-
velt's unsuccessful effort to unSeat
him in the Democratic primary, Sen
ator George broke his long silence
on national affairs and predicted in
an interview that common sense
Legislation" would include:
/. Revision of the farm program,
working away from rigid control and
excluding all attempts to strengthen
present restrictive measures.
a 2. Modification of the Labor Rela-
tions Act and changes in the ad-
rlinistration of the Labor Relations
Board.
3. Removal of relief, 80 far as
humanity possible" from politics and
enactment of safeguards to prevent
use Of relief funds for political pur-
oposes.
:, 4. Inauguration of an era of mer-
,chandising for Uncle Sam of both
raw farm products and finished
products in domestic and foreign
markets.
Must Assure Business.
THE most important thing that
1.-THE next Congress can do for this
country is to give assurance
that we have not reached the point
where we must regiment business
in the United States" Senator
George said.
mo amount of talk will serve to
restore confidence in American busi-
ness and enterprise. But when the
administration begins to show by it's
'acts, not words, that we are ready
for free enterprise to absorb the
unemployed of this Nation, to pro-
vide them work at reasonable hours
and good wages, then this country
will come back on sound basis.
I'VE have added a great many
burdens both on the workers and
the employers in recent taxes and
leglslatlonS, but these may be borne
and the Nation prosper under them
II our citizens find assurances in
acts rather than mere declarations
Of purposes"
Senator George said he had not
completed work on his amend
.ments to the farm control laws be-
cause he expected definite move
to revise the program which may
make the amendments I have in
mind unnecessary.
:. Farmers Opposed to Methods.
81 He declared the general election,
particularly Republican victories in
Midwest farm States, indicated an
undercurrent of opposition to farm
control as now practiced The same
is true among the Southern cotton
and tobacco farmers, he added,
although individual farmers will
tell you they are opposed not to
control but to methods of admins
tratlon and enforcement"
ANY permanent solution of our
farm problems must be based upon
adequate production of farm prod
;ucts coupled with a long time Gov
ernment program to market-for
both raw and finished goods" Sena-
tor George said. The basis of any
intelligent solution of the problems
Will be Government aid in mer-
chandising, by increasing and stimu-
latlng consumption at home and by
a real effort at marketing our prod
ucts in foreign fields"
Senator George said he believed
the elections also indicated that the
masses have been unable to digest
much of the social legislation and
reform Of the last few years.
although much that is essential will
be retained"
The wide use of public money,
particularly of relief money, even by
the apparent stimulation of public
spending in the months preceding
an election, is certainly viewed with
fnisgivings by large body of sober
minded people" he continued.
= Senator George said there will
come softening of the rigid,
coercive features of the labor legis-
lation, and perhaps there will be
even more important revisions as
regards the administration of our
labor laws, yet preserving the gains
we have made"
When the Government goes into
merchandising. he predicted, it will
turn attention to South and Central