Evening star., 1939-01-10
ROOsevelt's
Message
Assailed
G. p. Women
Addressed by
Plumley

Vigorously attacking the Presi-
dents message to Congress on the
state Of the Nation, Representative
Charles A. Plumley of Vermont yes
terday warned the League of Re-
publican Women that "in spite of
pleasing personalities, we have only
to read between the lines to see the
yelled threats to democracy at
tempted to be concealed in that
message"
The address was given at the
monthly meeting at the MayfloWer
Hotel. Mr.. Plumley charged that
I'VE are confronted by a new polit-
teal philosophy right here in the
United States" and added that as
time goes on the American people
are going to appreciate more and
more what transpired when a group
of men got together and wrote the
Declaration of Independence.
Freedom stands only so long as
free men make it stand against tol-
erance and abuse, he declared, add
ing that nation cannot continue
to expand bureaucracy without limi-
tation of individual liberties.
OF the Presidents Jackson Day
speech, Representative Plumley de-
clared: 1T is my own notion that
1t need not be dignified by COM
ment."
Great War Leader Called Aim.
His address to Congress, however,
shows that the President regards
himself as potentially a great war
leader who would like to 60 down in
history as great war President,
Representative Plumley declared.
Hitherto" he said, the Presi-
dents personal appeal has been suf-
flcient to put his message across, but
now it takes an appeal to patriotism
based on a threat of war.
mo one else but Franklin D.
Roosevelt could put across the
things he's put across he COM
mented, and that's the danger"
Calling it "consummate nerve to
suggest that the defense of democ-
racy requires Endorsement of the
New Deal program, the speaker as
serted that all that is good in the
New Deal they inherited from the
Republican party"
The Republicans, he declared,
from now on are going to insist on
balancing the budget and protec-
ton of the taxpayers. The session
of the 10Th Congress" he predicted
may well be the turning point of
American history
Mrs. Gam Presides.
The best line in the Presidents
message to Congress was his "admis-
SION that American people still
intend to do their own thinking,
Representative Plumley remarked
whether or not we forced that ad-
mission on him by the last cleo
tions," he observed. its the truth"
Mrs. Edward E. Gam, new presi-
dent of the league, presided. and the
speaker was introduced by Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker.
p Mrs. Charles M. Lea, reporting on
political conditions in Pennsylvania,
asserted that the worst situation in
the State is due TO the high prevail
ing taxes and the migration of in
dustry from this highly industrial
lied State.
while we. in Pennsylvania, were
gaining only 73 new establishments
and 46O0 new jobs, New Jersey was
gaining $3.50 new establishments
and 1900 new jobs, simply because
taxation in New jersey has been
flair to business" she said.
Nine. Cantacuzene, former presi-
dent of the league, who has been
appointed chairman of its Advisory
Committee, urged members to keep
in contact with other Republican
clubs by sending them newspaper
clippings and other information
New committee chairmen an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Gam
included: Nine. Cantacuzene, Ad-
visory Committee; Mrs. William S.
Culbertson, Committee on Host
esses; Mrs Howard S. Leroy House
Committee; Mrs. Edison w. Briggs,
publicity; and Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker, printing.
Mrs. Joseph Dellinger was elected
assistant corresponding secretary at
a board meeting, held in the morn
Ing.