Evening star., 1940-03-05
Plurnley
Addresses
G. P. Club
New Deal, Reds
And Mrs. Roosevelt
Are Attacked

College presidents, Reds, the Amer
ican Youth Congress, Mrs. Roosevelt
and New Deal enactments all came
beneath the verbal hammer of Rep
resentative Plumley OF Vermont in
an address before the League of
Republican Women yesterday at q
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel.
Relative to certain remarks made
recently by President Robert M.
Hutchins of the University Of Chi
cago and by DR.. Roswell Gray Ham.
president Of Mount Holyoke COL
lege, advocating the presence Of "a
few Reds in every college," Mr..
Plumley said, "A good portion Of
the trouble in the world today. and
the unsettled condition of affairs
in these United States particularly,
may be traced to the irresponsible
utterances Of those who should have
known better than to say such
things. Their position is not only
indefensible, but reprehensible. and
in some cases despicable."
Extracts from newspapers through
out the country were read by the
Representative as expressive Of
his own views OF the American
Youth Congress and Of Mrs. Roose-
velt's connection with its activities
THE American Youth Congress is
unconstructive in its program and
renders mere lip service to democ-
racy, the system 1t claims to sup
port" he read from a University Of
Maryland student paper.
Mrs. Roosevelt Criticized.
Both editorial writer's and COL
umnists the country over criticize
Mrs. Roosevelt" Mr.. Plumley added,
for using very bad judgment in
'pampering' the American Youth
Congress.
The Vermont Representative also
read extracts from Vermont news
papers criticizing Mrs. Roosevelt for
her attitude toward the American
Youth Congress.
Passing to the New Deal, Mr..
Plumley said. There are none of us
that do not favor and approve some
of the measures constituting a part
of the so-called New Deal. These
propositions are not the ones that
give us pause. It is the proposition
to socialize the States" he continued
"and for national regimentation that
shocks us and to which we are op-
posed"
Accusing the administration of en-
couraging business monopoly. he
said, The Government should get
out of business and the dangerously
growing bureaucracy should be STOP
ped Republicans are opposed to the
New Deal plan Of delegating nom
delegable powers to the President
respecting money, tariffs. expendi-
lures and other factors which create
the deadly uncertainties now defeat
ing the very recovery they are as
sumed to accomplish"
Spending Is Hit.
New Deal spending also came in
for blow as he declared. Millions.
yes billions Of dollars, representing
wealth dug from the earth and
wrested from the sea, brought to
public treasures by tax gatherers,
are being wasted in Improbable ex-
penditure, in an attempt to create a
property as unreal as the dreams of
an opium eater.
Our goal" he concluded, that of
each and every individual. and parti-
cularly that of the Republican party,
is the preservation of the American
way of life, Of civil and religious
liberty and of economic freedom.
than which nothing could be more
worth while"
At the business meeting prior to
the Representatives address, the
slate presented by the nominating
committee for officers for the next
two years, beginning next month.
was unanimously accepted without
further nominations from the floor.
Officers Chosen.
Those whose names were pre-
sented include: Honorary president,
Mrs. Virginia White Speel; presi-
dent, Mrs. Edward Everett Gam;
first vice president, Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor; second vice president,
Mrs. James G. Wentz; third vice
president, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon;
fourth vice president, Mrs. William
S. Culbertson; fifth vice president,
Mrs. William o. Gilbert; sixth vice