Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
New Deal Will Keep
Social Detectives,
Walker Declares
Democratic Chuirmon
Remains in Chicago to
Discuss Problems
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, Jan. 49, Frank C
Walker, who was elected chairman
of the Democratic National Con-
mittee yesterday. laid down a pro-
gram which includes no retreat from
the New Deals social detectives.
Postmaster General Walker made
this plain in his acceptance speech
broadcast last night.
Earlier, the committee adopted two
resolutions indorsing retiring Chair
man Edward j. Flynns nomination
to be Minister to Australia.
Its action was intended to boil
ster the support Of Mr.. Flynn among
the Democrats of the Senate, who
must pass ultimately on the nomi-
nation. These resolutions were
adopted unanimously, although
some members of the committee
in advance of the meeting had ex-
pressed doubt as to the advisability
of the committee taking action on
the appointment.
Mr.. Flynn left here Yesterday to
return to Washington. where he will
appear before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee tomorrow to
answer the charges which have been
filed against him, including the now
famous paving block" charges.
Walker Rejects Breathing SPELL"
In his speech Mr.. walker declared
this country will win complete vic
tory in the war now being waged.
He insisted that the war and peace
are indivisible; that there must be no
breathing SPELL when the last shot
has been fired-as recently suggested
by former President Hoover
"A breathing spell for what" de-
manded Mr.. Walker. For every po-
htical rivalry to renew itself? For
every national and international fac
ton to make itself intractable in the
hope of being bought off at profit?
For our enemies to negotiate against
us? No, no-the peace is not one
thing and the war another; not this
time if We can prevent it,
Discussing the New Deal and its
activities, Mr.. Walker said the peo-
pie in 1882 had called for a new
regime under the leadership of far
seeing Democratic President. There
followed period of rehabilitation
that forms bright chapter in the
history of the Nation"
A GLORIOUS Decade
mo comparable period in history
can match the achievements in the
field of social progress during the
last 10 years" Mr.. Walker continued.
Write it down as the glorious de-
cade in which the friendly hand of
the Government in Washington
reached into every humble American
home to bring security and conf
dence to families stricken with ad-
versity and dismayed by the fears
of fresh disaster
Mr.. Walker remained in Chicago
today to meet with members of the
national committee and to discuss
with them their various problems.
Many of them, he said, he had not
met before-since his last official
connection with the national COM
mittee was more than 10 years ago
when he served as treasurer to the
committee during the 1882 presi-
dental campaign.
The new chairman, who was
elected unanimously at yesterdays
committee meeting, apparently set
at rest all rumors that he would
have an executive director" of the
national committee-at salary
to take some of the burden of the
committee work off his shoulders.
"All I know of such proposal"
said MIR. Walker, lis what I have
seen in the newspapers" His answer
to the question whether there would
be an executive director was, NO
Despite resentment by some men,
bers of the national committee
against the "bureaucrats in WASH