Evening star., 1938-02-08
Republican
Women
Meet
Mrs. Robert Bacon
Asks Employees
Security.

HAT the capitalistic, or Amer
ican system cannot be saved
unless the working classes
i have security. was the opinion
expressed by Mrs. Robert Low Bacon
in an impromptu address yesterday
at the meeting of the League of Re.
publican Women at the Mayffower
Hotel. Employers of today are pay
ing for what the employers of yester-
day failed to see-that it IS up to
them to make secure those upon whom
national security rests" she said.
The meeting was to have been
addressed by Representative Joe
Starnes and Representative Bruce
Barton. As neither was able to at
tend, Nine. Cantacuzene. who pre-
sided, called on Mrs. Bacon, former
vice chairman of the New York State
Republican Committee. to speak.
Discussing present business condi-
tions, Mrs, Bacon said Il am con-
vinced the strategy of the adminis-
tration will be now, to drift. in an
attempt to show up the lack of leader
ship in either industry or Congress,
but the most efficient leadership can
accomplish nothing while the ad-
minlstration remains adamant OH the
question of tax relief. The repeal of
the undistributed profits tax and the
modification of the capital gains tax
will not cure the depression, but the
depression cannot be cured unless
both are drastically changed
Mime. Cantacuzene reported on the
success of the information bureau
maintained by the league and said
that demands for speeches and COM
ments, supplied by the bureau are
constantly increasing. Seven hundred
dollars has been received by the bu-
reau in return for the information
that has been circulated up to date,
she said
She also announced that a ban
duet will be held by the league at
the Mayfower, some time in March,
Mrs, Charles M, Lea announced that
Ralph M. Ward, assistant research
technician of the Republican National
Committee, will address league mem-
bers on Friday at II and again on Feb
ruary Is at IL. Both meetings will be
held at the league headquarters, 1901
Seventeenth street NV Mr.. Ward
will discuss Money" at the first
meeting and Taxes" at the second.
Members were urged to attend the
hearing of the Judiciary Committee, to
be held Wednesday morning on the
Norris amendment, which Nine. Cam
tacuzene characterized as almost as
dangerous as the Supreme Court pro-
posal." cambridge Colby. who will
represent 100 patriotic organizations.
will speak at the Wednesday morning
session.
The name of the doll presented
some time ago to the league was cor
rectly guessed by Miss Jenny Linden
berger, and the presentation was made
by Nine. Cantacuzene yesterday. Miss
LlnGenberger said that she had given
the doll another name and that a Sec
ond guessing contest would be held
Tor the benefit of the league.
The speaker at the March meeting
will be Rabbi Ryickner of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Antitrust laws should be enforced
and made drastic in their application
to lndustrialists who combine to re-
strain trade and raise prices. according
to Representative Robert Allen, speak
ing at the forum luncheon of the
Woman's National Democratic Club
yesterday at the clubhouse. Not more
laws, but adjustments amendments
and definitions Of existing laws are
what are necessary to pull the country
out of trouble" he said.
He pointed out that antitrust laws
do not say that business and labor
cannot combine to increase production
and lower prices. to maintain high
wages and earn moderate profits. THE
Government should encourage busi.
ness to combine for those purposes,
as obviously the combination would
operate for the general welfare of
our people"
The speaker was introduced by Mrs.
Garland Ferguson, jr., first vice presi-
dent. Others at the head table were
Mrs. Guy Mason, Mrs. Edward Keat-
ing, Mrs. William Thompson and Mrs.
w. S. McAtee
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Representative John S. McGroarty,
poet laureate of California, will be
the speaker at the fellowship tea to
be held by the District of Columbia