Evening star., 1942-05-31
Studied Effort 10 Ruin
u. 5. Faith in Congress
|sCharged by Rayburn
Government, Industry
And Labor Doing Their
Job, He Declares
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 30
House Speaker Sam Rayburn de-
clared tonight that there seemed te
be "a studied effort to destroy the
faith and confidence Of the Ameri-
can people" in Congress. He spoke
at the bi-centennial celebration al
Muhlenberg College Of the landing
in this country of Henry Melchiel
Muhlenberg.
The Speaker said that Mullen.
berg, organizer of the Lutheran
Church in America, headed a fam.
lily which had given many distin-
guished sons and daughters to the
country. Among them was Fred
erick Augustus Muhlenberg, first
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. Mr.. Rayburn praised his
services to the House and to the
country.
Even back in those days when
Mr.. Muhlenberg was the first
Speaker" said Speaker Rayburn
"he and the members of the House
were attacked just as they are to-
day. In every great crisis in any
nations history, the men who are
doing the worlds great work are
attacked. The members of Con-
gress are today under attack.
Congress Has Done Duty.
"The present Congress cannot run
this war, but is has done its duty
It has given the administration
every law and every dollar it ha!
asked for to prepare the country
for defense.
Some people, wanting to attack
some group in Congress for a vote
they have cast, seem to think they
must attack the body as whole
But a majority of the members OF
the Senate and House constitute the
Congress and when this majority
acts, it's actions are law when the
Presidents signature is attached.
"A great many people cry out
against relationships. There has
never been a dictatorship built up
in any land until the faith and con-
fidence of the people have been
destroyed in the legislative branch
itself had been destroyed. Take the
history of the world from the Cae-
sars to now, and you will find this
to be true.
Hitler did this first in his own
land, and then in the conquered
countries of Europe by propagan-
dists, and unfortunately quite a few
commentators, and speakers and
writers, without thought of the con-
sequences and without knowledge
of what is being done, are carrying
on or spreading this propaganda.
Says Job Is Being Done.
"Just few months ago you heard
such propaganda as this: That
nothing was being done by Con-
gress or the administration; that
the industries were lying down on
the job: that labor was not doing
its part
Speaker Rayburn gave these re-
ports the lie. declaring that Gov
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dustry and labor are doing "a great
job"
Hitler, in "Mein Kampf," Speaker
Rayburn said, had suggested that If
it is desired to spread disunion in a
country or a people, all that is
necessary is Ito tell big enough
lie" and to tell it often. He indi-
Gated that is what is being tried out
by the propagandists in this country
today.
Speaker Rayburn told his audi
ence that this country would have
the best equipped soldiers that ever
went to war in any age"
1--WE are going to have the great
est Army and Navy that were ever
assembled under the son." he con-
tinued.