Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1935, Page 7

REGIONAL PARLEYS BACKED BY 6. 0.P. Leaders Indorse Plan at Luncheon to William Allen White. (Continued From First Page.) road. We must stick to funda- mentals, and modify them in the light of conditions existing.” Senator Vandenberg, who has been mentioned as a leading figure in the coming race for the presidential nomination, told the gathering that the less said about presidential can- didates, the better. “I wish we could never have heard | the word for another 12 months,” | said Senator Vandenberg. “If we start breaking up into armed camps instead of dealing with the funda- mental questions, there will be no chance of party unity.” At the same time he paid a mgh‘ tribute to Gov. Alf M. Landon of | Kansas, who also has been mentioned | as a presidential possibility. | The Michigan Senator emphasized the wisdom of Republicans uniting on | a philosophy of action, based on the ability “to think things through.” He | continued: “If ever this country | needed a leadership capable of think- | ing things through, it needs such a leadership today. When the country once realizes that its affairs are in the hands of a party capable of such theught and action, all forces now | pent up will be released for an on- | ward march.” Education of Voters. Former Vice President Curtis strongly urged that the Republicans| g0 to work, organizing and educating the voters. There must be no further delay in party activity, he said. Sen- ator Capper of Kansas predicted that | Kansas next year would give a 50,000 majority to the Republican presi- dential ticket and that the State | would increase the Republican repre- sentation in Congress. He said that he had traveled over nearly the entire State before coming to Washington and found that the Republican party | was in excellent condition there. Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War | in the Hoover cabinet, predicted great | achievements for the G. O. P. When Mr. White was introduced by G. 0. P. Leaders at Luncheon THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and Senator Dickinson of Iowa. Senator Borah and former Vice President Curtis, SPRAGUE SCOFFS AT DEFICIT TOTAL Says U. S. Can Carry Much Greater Debt—Fears Extreme Inflation. By the Associated Press, LEXINGTON, Va. April 20.—Dis- missing the Governmient’s deficit by saying the Nation is rich enough to carry & much heavier debt, but ex- pressing fear of “extreme inflation,” EXCLUSIVE WA D. C, Dr. O. M. W. Sprague of the Harvard faculty told Washington and Lee stu- dents today that the New Deal has been more successful in the matter of reform than in recovery. The economist, former adviser of the Bank of England, who quit the Roosevelt “brain trust” because of disagreement on monetary policies, spoke here on “Public and Private Business in a Changing World.” Admits Problem Difficult. Referring to present policies of the administration, Dr. Sprague asserted that “there has been little impres- sion made on the unemployment problem,” but admitted that the Gov- ernment is faced with a series of com- plicated problems. Relief, he sald, has been granted because of the absence of normal business demands. “Assistance to the distressed has been the keynote in Washington,” he added. “It is hopeless,” Dr. Sprague de- SHINGTON DEALER APRIL 21, 1935—PART ONE. clared, “to expect the degree of com- petition that formerly prevailed to be restored because of technological developments. -We cannot escape something in the nature of a planned economy. “No progress can be made by re- stricting output. We must create a demand,” he continued, pointing to a large desire for better housing, which he held up as “an essential central factor in & recovery plan.” Sees Action Under Way. The administration, he held, is slowly moving in that direction. He cited the possibility of opening up markets for construction materials as a means of increasing demand for certaln products and so bringing about & corresponding decrease in prices. “There must be a relative change in prices,” the economist believes. Washington, he said, has been so concerned with the general decline GRAND RAPIDS that the need for adjustment of prices downward has been ignored. ‘The New Deal, Dr. Sprague as- serted, has considered each group in its capacity as producers and not as | consumers. “We went off the gold standard un- necessarily and devalued the dollar, but no trade recovery resulted,” he maintained, calling that “a bad plan.” SOCIETY PLANS SUPPER | Rhode Island Group Committee ‘The Rhode Island State Society will | hold & spaghetti supper next Satur- 518 Tenth street. Studio of Dance. The Committee on | Arrangements includes Mrs. Arthur FURNITURE Books Entertainment. |@ | day evening in the Nobile Restaurant, | £ Entertainment will | g be by pupils of the Maurice Winthrop @ MAKERS Donnelly, Miss Victorla Rossl, Mrs. Ada Riley and Alfred A. Picchione, The State’s independence day will be celebrated May 4 at the Washing- tdnn Hotel with an entertainment and ance, PAPERING and PAINTING ) Complete House Repairs PLUMBING, HEATING, CARPENTER WORK Budget Payment Plan H. BERENTER, Contraetor. 1840 Calif. St. Pot. 2325 GUILD Pieces Like These Will Be Seen At Smart Homes This Summer Summer Furniture Displays open tomor- row at Mayer & Co. Style and comfort predominate! New beauty, new com- fort, striking colors! Springy lourige chairs with baked enamel finishes, mod- ern chromsteel tubular settees, chairs and tables, maple groups for recreation and sun rooms join with the vast display of colorful porch and garden furniture in making this showing most interesting. Henry P. Fletcher and Patrick J. Hurley. The Republican leaders were snapped here yesterday as they attended the Republican luncheon given by Representative Guyer of Kansas. — A. P, Photo. Representative Guyer, who presided at the luncheon, he disclaimed the au- ;gorship of the regional gonference ea. | “The flrst I knew about it,” said Mr. White. “was when a newspaper man | told me I had drawn the ‘little black | bean.’ After the mention of my name | in connection with such a meeting of Republicans, I received a flood of let- ters, honestly, I can say more than | 250, and the majority indicative of | the kind of person who might be able | to write a check to support such a movement.” Cross Section of Opinion. He added that the letters were what might be cailed a cross section of Re- publican opinion, with emphasis on | the fact that the party must stand for | the type of leadership and action which had marked its history for the last 75 years. 3 necessarily a conservative | party,” said Mr. White, “but a party | whose leaders have a habit of mind of | thinking things through. The Re- | publican party is facing a new world | as the result of conditions resulting from the war and mistakes made by | our adversaries here in Washington.” | Mr. White said that if the problems | are to be solved the younger genera- tion should have a hand in the solu- | tion. He suggested an age limit of 50 years for those attending the regional conferences. “I don’t know just how these con- | ferences should be held,” he continued, “but it seems to me there should be | no discussion of particular candidates | or the revival of claims of any par- ticular candidate. My suggestion is | that the conference should have some | sort of authority, that they should not | be just mass meetings. If a mass | meeting is held, it means you will have to let them all in, even the Wild Men of Borneo.” Chairman Should Aid. | He said that it would be as well | that the Republican national com- | mitteemen, the State chairmen and the county chairman should have a hand in the organization of the con- ference, with delegates chosen and quotas allotted. While Mr. White said that two | rules should govern—that there be no selection of candidates nor any | writing of platforms, it might be| possible to draw up a list of prin-| ciples or an indictment of the| present administration. Representative Christianson of Minnesota suggested that out of the regional conferences might come raw material for a Republican platform. He insisted that it was necessary to have something beyond the mere| criticism of* the Democratic . ad- ministration. Mr. White said that while he had been in New York he had heard talk which indicated the country was on the eve of a revival. “I am not afraid of a Democratic. victory when revival is under way,” he said. “I am afraid of Democratic victory when the animal's tail is| down.” Face Spending Program. ‘The gathering was warned that the G. O. P. would have to face a huge spending program by the Democrats. The President, it was said, had been given $4,880,000,000 to sprinkle over the country for relief. That meant a $100,000,000 for each State, if it were 80 divided, or more than $10,000,000 for each congressional district. Others attending the luncheon were Representatives Englebright of Cali- fornia, Mapes of Michigan, Crowther of New York, Mass of Minnesota, Lam- bertson of Kansas, Carlson of Kansas, Willlam 8. Culbertson, former Am- bassador to Peru; Earl Venable, execu- tive secretary of the Republican Congressional Committee, and Roy A. Roberts, managing editor of the Kan- sas City Star and former Senator Henry Allen of Kansas. Senator Borah left the luncheon be- fore the speaking began. Gov. Nice did not make a speech but gave a out & statement in which he said: “It is my opinion that the problem scarded Ary. For over we _have been buying old paying SPOT CASH. he U. Government to | permanent, which our party must meet today h‘ that of writing a declaration of prin- | ciples upon which all elements can stand and to which those Republicans who left us during the last presi- dential congressional elections may safely return. I have no doubt of their Republicanism. They are will- | ing and most anxious, more so now than ever to reaffirm their allegiance | to the principles of sound govern- ment. The question of candidates may | be held in abeyance. The Republican party must now make its choice be- tween the New Deal and constitu- | tional government. There can be no compromise. Risk of Bankruptcy. ’ “Costly experimentation can be continued only at the risk of national bankruptey, and the idea that upon the ruins of e wrecked government there may be a new order typified as the ‘abundant life’ is so Utopian and so contrary to every concept of sound government as to become a menace to life, liberty and property. It is de- structive of all safe-guards thrown around the American people by those who made of this a free country and | the fathers who wrote the document which has perpetuated that freedom through a period of more than 100 years. “We must not be dismayed by the | reverses of the presidential and con- gressional elections. Protest voting runs in cycles. The pendulum moves | to the right or to the left as a change is demanded, and this is the inevitable | result of government by parties. Its | only purpose is for a change—never( but always correctional. | The change effectuated by the past | presidential election has resulted in | broken promises, unbalanced budgets, a crushing burden of taxation, chaos, in business and industry, infringement | of liberty, confiscation of property, | increased unemployment, hunger and | distress, and the destruction of the | self respect of the people and ever) principle of self government. To the American people, thererore this change has proved to be an un- happy and dangerous experiment, | which is causing them to think and | think seriously, and will compel them | to return to standards of constitutional | government. “The Republican party cannot sur- vive ultra radicalism any more than it can survive ultra conservatism. 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