Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1935, Page 8

RED MENACE NEAR, METCALF CHARGES New Deal Policies Lead to _.Communism, He Says in Radie Forum. " 'Communism or dictatorship will fesult from uncurbed continuation of New Deal policies, Senator Jesse Met- walf, Republican, of Rhode Island, warned last night in a speech on the National Radio Forum. His address, arranged by The Star and broadcast on a coast-to-coast network by the National Broadcast- ing Co., assailed use of the “funda- mental patriotism of the American people to whittle away the rights of our citizens and establish a form of government which lurks in the minds of the advisors to our President.” ‘The Senator struck at “the clever propaganda machine which has the single purpose of selling the Amer- fcan people ideas engendered in the finds of political office holders.” “The Government press agents are employed outside the law,” he de- €lared, and referred to the section of i{he United States code forbidding fise of Federal money to pay press dgents, unless it is specifically au- thorized by Congress. School Influence Charged. . “Pamphlets are being printed which fnstruct school teachers how to sell e New Deal idea of public owner- ship of utilities to our school children,” Benator Metcalf charged. i “I venture more propaganda has been distributed for the destruction of holding companies than has been em- ployed by the companies in an effort $o save their institutions. 4 “It is my conviction the most pow- erful and dangerous lobby in this country has been set up within the Government.” He called on the people to “register powerful objection to the levying of confiscatory taxes in order to gain the political support of Socialists and rad- fcals of every stripe.” Full Text of Address. The text of Senator Metcalf’s ad- firess follows: As the full truth about the present sdministration begins to crystallize in the minds of the American people, we are witness to a definite change in our form of Government. It is a change from a republican govern- ament based upon a constitution to one of a strietly socialistic character. The ithange is taking place behind a cloak of public emergency and in a con- fusion set up by the most bureaucratic propaganda machine in the history of the United States. As the import of the New Deal becomes understood, our citizens should resolve that the Constitution of the United States shall not be abandoned through the Bubversive efforts of a group of radical advisors, who, by political chance, happen to be in control of our public affairs. What is the basis for all this alarm about the Constitution? What is the reason for the charges that our Gov- ernment is undergoing a radical change? $ Demand for Power Seen. It has become quite apparent that the whole program of this New Deal 3s one foreign to democracy and be- yond our Constitution. Laws have been enacted under the cry of “Speed! Bpeed! Speed!” There is a constant idemand on the part of the adminis- Aration for more power. Power is msked to destroy utility holding com- panies, to levy taxes by an adminis- gration officer, to spend huge amounts ©of money without proper accounting, %o enter into business, to destroy cor- porations, to reduce tariffs, to make ftreaties, and, in fact, to ignore the Jegislative branch of the Government #n favor of the executive. Out of such ‘s program may come communism or » dictatorship. ‘The fundamental partiotism of the jAmerican people is being used as the Anstrument with which te whittle away the rights of our citizens and establish a form of Government which Jurks in the minds of the advisors to our President. Those who oppose the iadministration are subjected to abuse ‘and violent criticism. They are called ‘unpatriotic, and freedom of speech 4s no longer their inalienable right. ., Almost as soon as the Democratic party came into power and its promises ‘and platform were discarded, a move- “ment was started to coerce the people ‘of the United States and the Congress into supporting a radical and experi- Tmental program. Lawyers were em- ployed on devious schemes for avoid- ring the Constitutional Lmitations “placed upon the Executive. Publicity .men were hired to mold the opinion ©of the American people. Cougiess up ~to this time has been driven into sub- Anission. Happy events of this week indicate ithat the domineering, tyrannical atti- Atude of the executive arm toward the ‘legislative arm of government has drought a natural but delayed reac- -tion, almost in the nature of a re- ‘bellion. In the face of a $4,000,000,~ 3000 fund in the hands of the Executive sno one can say how long the spirit vof independence now being manifested n Congress will last. It is & hopeful -sign, however, 'that Congress moves _toward a resumption of its proper place in the scheme of our Govern- ;ment. Three powerful forces are ‘silently—almost secretly—at work to prevent this. They are, first, the clever propaganda machine which has ‘ the single purpose of selling the Amer- fcan people ideas engendered in the MARTINI }vsnmou'ru ® Ask for it by name # m—for your palate’s sakel . ImportedbyW. A.Tayior&Co.,N.Y. e e minds of political office holders; sec- ond, the illegal interpretations of the Constitution by attorneys hired by the various Federal departments, and, third, by the assessment of over- whelming taxes, the building up of an enormous public debt and the destruc- tion of confidence in our business future. Propaganda Cost Hit. To my mind the administration has no right, either moral or legal, to es- tablish & propaganda machine at the expense of the taxpayers of this coun- try. They turn out hundreds of adroit news stories for printing in the press of the country. When you read these stories in the daily papers you cannot know what facts have been suppressed. The Government press agents, some of them paid as much as $10,000 per year, are employed outside the law. The Federal statutes expressly pro- hibit the Government from hiring any publicity agent unless specifically au- thorized by the Congress. This law appears in title 5 of the United States Code. I shall read it: “No money appropriated by this or any other act shall be used for the compensation of any publicity expert unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.” Has this administration violated this law by appointing press agents as ad- ministrative assistants, or information agents, or clerks, or by some other title? Call them what you will, they are the paid publicity agents of the present Government, and their pur- pose is to turn the tide of public opin- ion in favor of the radical experiments fostered by the brain trusters. The taxpayers are paying salaries to men whose sole purpose is to make you be- lieve, through propaganda, that the administration is right in everything it undertakes and that its critics are wrong in everything they contend. System Held Un-American. When we find evidence that some private organization 1is distributing propaganda aimed at any sort of change in our public institutions, we are up in arms against it. We create reduction. $119.75 Value . . . Four attractive pieces include chest of drawers, vanity, dresser and bed. Finished in walnut veneer. $149.75 Valu the lowest possible cost. The tion and are durably covered. $109 Value. Another two piece suite that includes a sofa and deep set chair. Attractively covered. Here is your opportunity to refurnish the living room at high-back chair. Both pieces are of deep spring construe- $74.40 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1935 investigating committees and hold public meetings for the purpose of ex- posing propagandists. At the same moment we are forced to endure pro- paganda agents within our own Gov- ernment, men who are supported by the very taxpayers toward whom their efforts are directed. Nothing could be more un-American. The law which I have quoted was adopted by the Congress after mature consideration. At the time of its passage, the statements of Represent- ative Gillette, later Speaker of the House, and Congressman Fitsgerald, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, well expressed the feeling of the Congress. The former stated: “ ¢ ®* 1t does not seem to me that it is proper for any Department of the Government to employ a person simply as a press agent to advertise the work and doings of that depart- ment. In the ordinary work of the department, anything which requires the knowledge of the public certainly finds its way into the press at this time, and I am surprised to find that there is existing some such position as this.” He was referring to what was then considered a disgraceful fact—that the Government had hired one press agent! This was during the admin- istration of Woodrow Wilson. What change a short time brings in the philosophy D government! Thus, do we find those responsible for the fair administering of the pub- lic laws using devious and disgraceful spNE’ Tkou':‘g BAYERSON OIL_ WORKS C 5228 OLUMBIA methods for avolding the very laws they are supposed to administer? Do you believe it just for the Federal Government to set up & powerful lobby at the expense of the ? Do you think it is right for us to criticise those lobbyists who seek to protect the interests of their clients and at the same time smile upon & lobby established by the Government? Utility Probe Cited. Only a few days ago the adminis- tration vigorously attacked the lobby of the utility holding companies. This lobby was declared to be the most dangerous and powerful in history. I know little about the propagands of the holding companies. I imagine few members of Congress pay much at- tention to it, but it is my conviction the most powerful and dangerous lobby in this country has been set up within the Government. Pamphlets are even being printed which instruct school teachers how to sell the New Deal idea of public ownership of utilitles to our school children. Has my ’radio audience #77THE COUNTRY IS GET- 17/ TING BACK ON ITS FEEY Step the Recovery by shaking ALLEN'S FOOT~EASE in your Shoes This antiseptic powi’er nlievelTHr:; Swollen, Smarting, Perspiring, Ti Feet. It takes the friction from Shoes. Use it in your Shoes when walking or dancing. Two Convenient Sizes on Sale at Drug and Dept. Stores l-)verE‘bcm For FreeSam -ndelkinf( L ad- dress, ALLEN'S FooT«EasE, Le Roy, N.Y. 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