Evening star., 1939-03-28
Republican Women
Hear New Deal
Policies Attacked
. Mundt Charges Virtual
Political Monopoly Over
Economic Enterprise
Economic Enterprise

Charging a drift toward virtual
political monopoly over economic
enterprise by centralized authorities
in the Government, Representative
Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota
warned that economic dictatorship
by bureaucrats can be just as devas-
tating as political dictatorship by
autocrats." He gave this warning
In an address last night before the
annual banquet of the League of
Republican Women of the District
ut the Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of the
, Senator from Ohio, also addressed
the banquet, and John Hamilton,
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, brought greetings
from that organization. Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, league president, pre-
sided.
A nation which votes itself out
Of democracy loses it just as COM
pletely as If 1t had been lost through
revolution. Representative Mundt
asserted. Private monopoly, he said,
can be controlled sooner or later
by public opinion, 'but there is only
one escape from political monopoly
and that is by bloodshed."
Outlines "Fighting Formula"
Representative Mundt outlined a
three-point fighting formula for
1940," suggested new emblem for
the Democratic party and asserted
his belief the New Deal has lost
Its confidence in the common peo-
pie. That ultimately will mean Re
publican victory. he predicted, "be-
cause the common people have not
lost faith in themselves"
His fighting formula" he said.
. would be platform which pledges
Government to Mind its own busi-
ness; mend its own methods; and
man its own responsibilities.
In speaking of symbol for the
Democratic party. Representative
Mundt said the donkey is the most
consistent animal in the animal
kingdom. Whats he doing in the
New Deal?" he asked. Il suggest a
jitterbug"
ASA4 o1l, "AlO ooaA AASl 20 In
to the women in her audience, de-
Tended the sex for its often criti-
cized personal viewpoint"
ITO be personal" she declared, "is
the only way to get slant on what's
going on in free country. In to-
talitarian states. it doesn't matter
what happens to an individual
Tn,1c,ivou i,,fa Fo
she further declared. If war comes,
you may be sure that Mrs America
wants to keep out of it. For with
war we are certainly going to lose
our civil liberties"
Criticizes Administration.
She criticized the administration
for preaching we must 60 along the
way of constantly mounting def
icits" and charged the New Deal
with punitive taxation and hostile
regulations.
Mrs. Taft also urged her party to
welcome back into its ranks those
who accepted the New Deal in its
early stages. Don't blame them
for believing its promises at first"
she said. I'VE have got to the point
where the party can look back. And
people are judging by results.
Women are very vocal" she said
In concluding. I'VE are up against
the greatest propaganda machine
in the world. But the New Deal
propaganda machine is not going
to keep women from having the
last word"
Mr.. Hamilton, in addressing the
meeting, praised the record of Re
publican members in Congress and
Republican Governors in 18 States.
"Our task now," he declared, lis to
capitalize the fine records that are
being made
Edward F. Colladay, National Re-
publican committeeman from the
District, read greetings to the gath
ering from Mrs. Virginia White
6peel, national committeewoman
and founder of the league, who was
prevented from attending by illness.
Others at the speakers table in
cluded Mr.. Hamilton, Senator
Charles L. McNary, Senate minor
ity leader; Representative Joseph
wv. Martin, jr., House minority lead
er; Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor,
past president of the league, and
Mrs. Ralph A. Harris, national COM
mitteewoman from Kansas.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. VAN
denberg, Senator Arthur Capper,
Senator Taft, former Gov of Mary
land and Mrs. Harry w. Nice and
many others prominent in the party
attended.