Evening star., 1938-01-01
ATTACK BY |CKES
SEEN AS INVITING
W|DEPARTY SPLIT.
Cabinet and Congress Dis.
sension Crops Out of
Fight on Business.
0'C0NNOR CAUSTIC
ON JACKSON SPEECH
Ignoring Talk of officials, Rules
Chairman Hits Views as Not
Those of Democrats.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY u. GOULD LlNCOLN.
The utterances Of Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes and of As
sistant Attorney General Robert H.
Jackson, attacking big business"
have set the Democrats a-buzzing.
There is real division of opinion
on the subject not only among Demo-
Gratis in Congress but among Demo-
Gratis in the Presidents own cabinet.
Some of them are hot under the
collar.
For that reason, the Presidents ad-
dress to be delivered at the opening
Of Congress on Monday is awaited
with even greater interest than usual.
It Is expected the President will seek
to differentiate between a compara-
tivly small group Of evil-doers among
businessmen and the great majority
Of business.
Congress Reaction Awaited.
How Congress will react to the ad-
ministration attacks on big business
remains to be seen. Many members
OF that body are inclined to believe
that what business needs is encourage
ment. not lambasting An attack
on big business at this time, they con-
tend, in its effect is tantamount to an
attack upon all business, and will be
so regarded by all business.
Under the caption, Rocking the
Boat" Representative John O'Connor
Of New York, chairman Of the power
full House Rules Committee, last night
said he did not believe that Mr. Jack
son, in his speeches, was rejecting
the views Of the President.
"One thing do know" added Mr..
OConnor. "is that such puerile and
extravagant expressions do not re-
fleet the views of the Democratic
party in the Nation or in Congress"
Mr.. O'Connor said he would confins
his remarks to Mr.. Jackson's speeches,
because I understand he is.a Demo-
crat." For the moment, he said, hs
would pass by the speech of Secretary
1ckes, who before he became q mem
Der of the Roosevelt cabinet had been
a Republican and a Bull Mooser.
Sizzling Session Possible.
II the statement Of Mr.. o'connor
Is reflective of the sentiment Of other
Democrats in Congress. as it un.
doubtedly is, the coming session Is
likely to be q sizler.
Mr.. O'Connor said that II monop-
olies exist. about which Mr.. jackson
reaches white heat" it is Mr.. Jack.
sons particular job in the Department
OF Justice to put them out Of business.
The New York Representative said
that Mr.. Jackson's first speech had
brought a considerable rise in his
temperature. but that the speech at
Philadelphia sent it up to 300 degrees
Fahrenheit"
How ridiculous" said Mr.. O'Con-
nor, "are the assertions that business
deliberately brought on the recession,
to get hunk with the administration,
has been the subject of intelligent
comment in the press.
"Of course, the steel companies suf-
fered loss Of their production from
10 per cent of capacity to 20 per cent
just because they refused to accept
orders for their material! OF course,
the automobile manufacturers have
been laying of tens Of thousands Of
their employees in spite Of increased
demand for their products!"
Sees Danger In Talk.
Declaring such suggestions pdfde,
Mr.. O'Connor said that If business
men are 50 gullible as to believe such
speeches are authoritative expressions
Of the attitude Of the administration,
''all we need Is q few more such
speeches and the recession manufac-
tured by business to spite Washing
ton will become another Hoover de-
preston Then the Lord help US!
when the fully elected represent
atives Of the people are working day
and night to steer the ship Of state
through these troubled waters, 1t is
most unfortunate that one Of the deck
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