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hands should start rocking the boat.
Sarcastically, Mr. O'Connor said he
appreciated the political hazard of
wishing an employer or a business
man a Happy New Year. In the in
terest of 100000 people who are
employed by the 100000 employers
MIR. O'Connor said he would at least
wish the employers "a prosperous New
Year"
Senator Copeland, Democrat, OF
New York also criticized recent ad-
mlnlstration speeches. Deploring such
attacks on big business" Senator
Copeland said:
I sincerely hope the President does
not take this view. y = If the busi-
ness world is reassured and actually
believes that there is a sincere desire
on the part of the administration to
cooperate, recovery will begin at
once"
Attributed to Administration.
Notwithstanding Mr.. O'Connor's ex-
preston of disbelief that the speeches
OF Mr.. jackson do not reflect the views
OF President Roosevelt, the drive to
place the blame for the business re-
cession on big business has been at
tributed to the administration, and
continues to be so attributed today.
The drive has its roots in two primary
desires.
The first is the desire of the Presi-
dent to have written into law the
wages and hours bill and the CROP
control bill-Doth of which failed to
be enacted in the recent special ses-
sion called to consider them. The
second is the desire of New Dealers
to avoid blame themselves for the
business recession-a strictly political
desire.
The President and some of his
advisers regard big business as the
stumbling block in the way of the
enactment of the wages and hours
bill. Other Democrats, and some of
them in important position, believe
that the real opposition to the wages
and hours bill comes from smaller
business men who believe they might
be harder hit by it,
Revenue Call Sounded,
AS for the crop-control BILL which
has passed both houses and awaits
conference action, the President has
given warning to Congress that if it
provides for Government spending in
excess of the budget requirements,
Congress must provide the additional
revenue. The bills that have been
written go beyond the budget limita-
tions-far beyond those limits, it is
said-and neither house of Congress
has sought to provide any new rev.
enue. 1t is said that Congress in
tends to stand pat, and pass the buck
to the President in this matter. The
President is reported to be ready TO
veto the bill, if no provision is made
for revenue to pay all the benefits to
the farmers.
Right here is where the President
is said to regard business as the source
of his trouble over the farm bill.
Business is opposed to re-enactment
OF processing taxes 70 take care of the
additional revenue needed to finance
the crop-control bill.
About the politics of the situation
New Deal leaders DC not intend to
let the blame for business recession
be pinned on them and their New
Deal laws and New Deal administra-
ton. They are undertaking, there
fore, to accuse business and capital
Of striking" against the Government
Of forcing recession and unamploy-
ment. They are looking forward to
the congressional election this year
and to the presidential election in
1940.
Bid for Labor Vote Seen.
Attacks on big business and wealth
In recent campaigns have been effec.
tive. the New Dealers believe. They
are going to try it on again. They are
intent on keeping with them the grea,
mass of the labor vote-even if they
have to sacrifice more conservative
Democratic votes. They hope that the
conservative Democrats, in the end
will come along with them, impellee
by party loyalty.
In their desire to hold the labo,