The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-19

The party program comm
was published today, emphasized thai
the report was not designed as 9
platform but 1t was expected TO FUR
nish much campaign ammunition.
There was no comment either IRON
Republicans or Democrats on the
report prepared by Chairman Glenn
Frank and his 1877 associates. Mos
politicians declined comment until
they have read the 1l5-page analysis
entitled, "A Program for Dynamic
America.
In a radio address last night
Frank asserted that the report at
tennis honestly and effectively to
analyze and express judgment upon
the assumptions, the policies, the
practices and the actual results Of
the present administration"
No Vindictiveness
1T has not been conceived" Frank
said, "in a spirit Of vindictive fault
finding Behind its preparation
has been the hope that, as a move
toward the 1910 campaign, we can
as q people, lift political discussion
within out parties and political con-
flict between our parties TO the
plane Of honest debate between
Americans who Grant to each other
a recent measure Of sincerity and
purpose"
he said that Democracies today
were diving Of defeatist talk and
that there was great need Of some
body among us who will cry 'cour-
age'."
The report was not prepared or
The assumption that the duty OF the
opposition party "is to oppose any
thing and everything the party IN
power has done"
In foreign affairs, the COMMITTEES
endorsed Mr.. Roosevelt's policies tc
an extent that would almost elm
mate foreign relations from the presi'
Dental campaign If the party plat
form reflects the report.
Some Urgent Demands
The committee report proposed re-
neal of presidential emergency mon
etary powers, urged tax relief TO,
corporations and high bracket 1ndi.
yidual surtax-payers and suggested
a 20 per cent cut In federal spend
ing looking toward a balanced 1e4s
budget.
Frank and his associates wen
along with farm subsidies and gov
ernment relief, subject to certain
conditions.
They preferred the reciprocal trade
agreement method Of tariff making
to log rolling" provided the agree
rnents were subject to congressional
veto.
They would revise the nationa
labor relations act and exempt from
the maximum hours-minimum wage
law all persons who could organic
and bergain collectively.
sThe committee said there was NJ
logical ground for refusing to ex
tend old age insurance privileges u
farm labor, domestic servants ant
some other smaller groups OF work
ers".
G. o. p. Balance Sheet
Here is what the Republicans sci
IN as the balance sheet Of admis-
tration failure as Of last summe,
prior to 1.-THE war-induced upswing"
Il. More than 100000 American
unemployed.
-. A lower standard Of living
than a decade ago.
"3. The creation Of new enter
prises virtually at standstill, tn
modernization and expansion o
existing enterprises deferred.
"4"Labor involved in extensive
and costly disputes, with its or
ganized ranks torn by civil war ant
its annual income lower despit'
higher hourly wage rates.
IS. Farm prices neither stabl'
nor satisfactory and the basic prob
lens Of agriculture no nearer solu
ton than before the administra
tion's exercise of sweeping contro
over farms and farmers.
g. The door Of economic oppor
tunity barricaded to youth by tn
sluggish condition of American enter
prise.
81. Government expenditures, ex
penditures, excluding postal receipt
and debt retirement of $9,210, 900 ,00
in 1899 against $3,863, 100000 IL
1888.
8. The heaviest tax burden in tn
nations history.
80. A national debt doubled BY
the end of 1885,"
Trails World In Recovery
The report asserted that the
United States had trailed the worlc
in recovery. Comparing averages fol-
the six years prior to the Roose.
welt administration and the first sis
years of the New Deal, the commit.
tee founl: annual payrolls down ir
the first six Roosevelt years, annua
number of strikes up, indices Of
farm prices down, indices OF depart.
ment store sales down, annual value
of construction down, and the aver.
age annual volume of new domestic
corporate issues shrunken from
pre-Roosevelt $4,000, 900 900 to $672,.
100000.
Keeping out of war was funda-
mental in the program, along with
adequate defense to protest the
Western Hemisphere from aggres-
sion-a policy repeatedly laid down
by President Roosevelt.
"In cooperation with all the
Americas" the Republican report
continued, land with adequate de-
Tense forces and mutually produc-
tive treaty relations, we must not
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