The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06

! jected to blltzkrelg, which, II 1t had
succeeded, would have been more
deadly to representative republican
government than the physical inva-
sion of any totalitarian foe. The dam
ger, however, has passed-and so has
the New Deal.
This lightning attack on American
traditions and institutions was I'M
loosed by the New Deal under the
guise of an emergency growing out of
the European wor. Taking advantage
of the regrettable turn of events
abroad, the New Dealers undertook to
destroy two-party government in the
United States by projecting what was
euphoniously called coalition gov
eminent"
Processing to be actuated solely
by the highest motives of patriotism,
the New Dealers subtly sent forth
word to the country that the gravity
of the situation demanded a cessation
of all criticism of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration; that Republicans should
forego their right to hold national
convention; that one or more Republi-
cans should take pieces in the New
Deal Cabinet and even that Republi-
cans should join in renominating Mr..
Roosevelt for the Presidency.
SCHEME WAS TOO SMART
TO SUCCEED
Seldom has so bold and brazen a
maneuver been launched in American
politics. 1t was slick and smart-in-
deed too smart to succeed. Even tho
the New Dealers seem to think so, the
American people are no more boobs
than they were during the Supreme
Court packing fight when they saw
through Mr.. Roosevelt's hypocritical
sophistries about aged judges.
1t took the average American about
three days to see through this piece of
Machiavellian scheming. Least of all
did it fool any of the real party lead
ers of the Republican Party. Despite
the Establishments of the White House,
the Republican leaders refused to be
any party to perpetuating Mr.. Roose-
welt in the White House.
Former Governor ALT. NJ Landon of
Kansas, neatly exposed the whole
scheme when, after call at the White
House, he pointed out that no Republi
can could participate in the New Deal
until Mr. Roosevelt had renowned all
thoughts of a third term. This Mr..
Roosevelt promptly refused to do.
HOW NEW DEALERS
FIGURED
Apparently the New Deal brain
tIusters figured that under the emo
tional strain and hysteria created by
the Nazi blitzkreig against Holland,
Belgium and France, they could per-
suade Mr.. Landon and Col. Frank
Knox to enter the Roosevelt Cabinet.
With their minds primarily on the
third term drive, the New Deal STRAIT
egists figured that if the two 1886
Republican nominees should enter the
Cabinet it would greatly weaken the
Republican opposition and at the same
time strengthen the third term move
ment. Under the veil of patriotism,
they were playing politics as it never
before has been played in this country
in serious situation.
There is reason to believe that the
New Dealers had another purpose in
mind when they suggested "coali
ton government" 1t was to silence
justifiable criticism of the New Deals
neglect of national defense measures
for this country. Although close to
eight billion dollars has been spent on
national defense in the last seven
years, high ranking army and navy
officers now shock the country with
stories of our deficiencies. What has
been done with the money? And, if
Mr.. Roosevelt is the great foreign af-
fairs expert his supporters contend,
why did he not launch a national de-
tense program months ago insteal of
squandering billions on all sorts of
boondoggling projects?
These are questions which will not
be downed. They must be answered.
Likewise the Roosevelt Administration
also must now explain to the country
exactly how it proposes to remedy
our deficiency in national defense.
Appropriating the necessary funds is
but the first step. The real problem is
getting the munitions necessary to
make this country invulnera able
against any foe.
ONE-MAN GOVERNMENT
WAS AIM
But in the meanwhile the country
can thank its lucky stars that this New
Deal blitzkreig to wipe out represen-