Evening star., 1943-07-06
Revolt in Congress
Directed Against PEI
New Deal Theories
By JAY HAYDEN.

BY JAY HAYDEN.
Clearly identified New Deal phil
osophies have been targets in every
instance where President Roosevelt S
wishes have been denied by the
congressional revolt Of the last six
months.
1t is important to note also that
there is sharp demaication OF con-
gressional attitude for The military
and civilian" governments. The
War and Navy Departments in their
entirety, and the top uniformed
commanders. Gen. George c. Mar
shall and Admiral Ernest J. King, in
particular, have the confidence OF
Congress to degree probably un-
exampled in any ONE: war in Amer
ican history. Everything that fas
been asked for the Army and Navy
has been supplied without Giminu-
ton and in record time. ----
1t Is only the domestic policies of
the administration that are nder
attack
Behind Food Subsidy Fight.
In the recent contest over food
subsidies White House spokesmen
have assiduously promoted the no
ton that Congress favors imitation.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth. What Congress has opposed
is the idea that the price line can
be held by taking money from a
Federal Treasury. already 140 bill
lions in the red, and using 1t to re-
duce Just little bit the consumers
grocery bills.
For 10 years the New Deals stock
method for meeting economic crises
has been doles provided from bor-
roWed money. And food subsidies,
as Congress sees it. are just another
form of dole. 1t believes, and many
reputable economists agree with it
that the main cause of imitation has
been this same deficit spending.
Another misconCeption is that the
farmers. in their current demands
are aiming primarily to profit at the
expense of the war effort. 1t is true
that the farmers want parity" In
the sense of a balancing OF what
they receive for their crops, as
against what they have to buy. in
cluding the rising cost of farm labor
But much more. the farmers are de-
termined to shake themselves loose
from a system under which part of
their income has come from Gov
ernment bounties. in exchange for
bureaucratic dictatlon as to what
and how they shall grow.
Alienated by Labc' Policy.
More than any other single factor
President RooSevelt'S loss of con-
troi of his own party representation
from the South and West has been
due to a growing belief in these sec
tions that organized labor has been
unduly favored. This is the view
that Congress expressed when 1t
overrode the Presidents veto OF the
antistrike bill by substantially more
houses.
Earlier the House had passed, 27C
to l07. the Hobbs anti-union rae
keteering bill, only to have it bot
tied up by pro-administration mi
nority in the Senate.
Congress has hacked away at the
New Deal in myriad other directions
. WITHOUT a record vote in either
| house, it reScinded the President
authority to devalue the dollar. Mr.
Roosevelt's executive order limiting
salaries to $25 900 was wiped out, 26(
to l29, in the House and without 9
record vote in the Senate. because
this was regarded both as an illega
assumption of executive authority
and lust another "Share-the wealth
experiment.
Agency Activities PrObed.
CoinCidentally the House, by a
vote of 294 to so, created specia
committee to inquire into activities
of Federal agencies which % are
beyond the scope of their authority
| q, invade the constitutional rights
OF citizens: t3, inflict penalties
without hearing before an impartia
tribunal.
The National Youth Administra-
ton finally was killed as was the
Presidents cherished National Re
sources Planning Board.
Disbanding of many of the ac-
| tivitieS of the domestic branch ol
the Office of War Information was
ordered, because Congress could not
see how these contributed to eff.
cient conduct of the war and sus-
pected that they were mainly de-
signed to promote the fourth term
The Senate rejected nominations
of Edward j. Flynn for Minister tc
! Australia and James V. Alfred fol
a place on the Federal Court of APP
peals on the ground that these were
in payment for political services
rendered the New Deal
Hulrs Program Wins.
1t is significant that the admin
! iStrations one notable triumph in
Congress was the renewal of the
Hull reciprocal trade program by
larger majorities than were given
for the same act on its original
passage Or any previous extension
This action. however. serves only to
point the prevailing rule.
Cordell Hull is one administration
official who is definitely tagged as