Evening star., 1943-12-29
Roosevelt
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done under the New Deal-social
and economic-and touched on
planning for the days to come.
Does that ali add up to a fourth
term declaration?" asked Bert An
drews, chief Of the New York
Herald Tribune bureau.
For moment the President ap-
peared nettled.
oh noW-we are not talking about
things like that now. You are get
ting picayune." he retorted Then,
smiling, he continued: That's
grand word to use-another word
with 'p-picayune (heark-
ening back to 'puerile' and 'politi-
CALI. I know you won't mind my
saying that, but I have to say some
thing like that"
Customarily the Presidents S press
conference comments must be QUOT
ed indirectly, but the White House
permitted direct quotation of his
answer in this instance.
Roll Call on New Deal.
AS preface to his roll call on
New Deal attainments, Mr.. Roose-
welt said that some people have to
be told how to spell cat" even peo-
pie with normally good education.
A lot of people have forgotten en-
tirely. he continued.
How did the New Deal come into
existence?" the President asked. II
was because. he continued, in 1885,
there was an awfully sick patient
called the United States of America
He was suffering from a grave inter
nal disorder. He was awfullv sick
he had all kinds of internal troubles
and they sent for the doctor. 1t wa.
long, long process. In 1888 many
things had to be done to cure the
patient internally, Mr.. Roosevelt,
added, and they were done, though
they took a number of years.
Continuing. Mr.. Roosevelt said
there were certain specific remedies
the old doctor gave the patient, and
he commented parenthetically. the
people who are peddling all this talk
about the New Deal today are not
saying why the patient had to have
all those remedies. He thinks the
public should have this recalled to
memory, and that critics should be
asked just which of these remedies
should be taken away from the
patient. especially if he should come
down with similar illnesses in the
future.
Patient Had Accident,
Two years ago, the President went
on, the patient had become pretty
well, when he had a very bad acci-
dent; that on December 7 C194l) he
got into a pretty bad smashup-
broke his hip, broke his leg in two or
three places. broke wrist and an
arm. Some people didn't think he
would live, but he began to come
to- and since then he has been in
charge of new partner of the old
doctor.
Old Doctor New Deal the Presi-
dent recounted, didn't know MOTH
ing about broken legs and arms,
though he was expert on internal
medicine, so he got his partner, who
was an orthopedic surgeon. DIR.
Win-the-War," to take care of the
accident victim. Now that patient,
the President said, is back on his
feet, and has given up his crutches.
He has begun to strike back-on the
offensive. He isn't wholly we'll vet
and he won't be until he wins the
war.
And that little allegory, the Presi-
dent believes, Is almost as simple as
learning again how to spell cat"
Reverting to New Deal attain
ments, Mr.. Roosevelt said that the
remedies used by the old Doctor
New Deal" were for internal trou-
bles. He saved the banks and set
up a sound banking system, Mr..
Roosevelt amplified, although, he
interpolated. he fears that some
people would like to change the sys-
tenn so that banks would have the
great privilege under American free
dom of going bust" at any time.
The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, to guarantee bank deposits,
was another remedy recalled
though, MIR. Roosevelt said. some
people raise so much smoke that he
supposes there are people who
would like to 60 back to the old