Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1936, Page 5

AL SHTH RENEWS NEW DEALATIAGK Tells Chicago Audience People Are Being Used as Foot Ball. BY the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, Octcber 23.—Alfred E. Bmith, forner Democratic candidate for President, turned toward Pitts- burgh today to continue his attacks on the New Deal after declaring he was satisfied “millions and millions of Jeffersonian Democrats” would vote for Gov. Alfred M. Landon Novem- ber 3. In his speech last night, the third he has made against the Roosevelt administration since the first of the month, he said the Jeffersonian Dem- ocrats “are out on a limb today, hold- ing the bag, driven out of the party because some new bunch that nobody ever heard of in their life before came in and took charge of things and started planning everything.” People Are Foot Ball. He said the New Deal is “playing foot ball, and the rank and file of the American people are the foot ball.” “On November 3,” he continued, “I am perfectly satisfied that millions and millions of Jeffersonian Demo- crats—Democrats who believe in the fundamental principles of the Dem- ocratic party, who regard it as their political byword, Democrats who be- lieve in the 1932 platform and want it enforced—will go to the polls and 80 cast their votes as to let the New Deal play foot ball, while a different administration will give a sane, or- derly, sensible, comprehensive admine istration under Gov. Landon of Kan- sas.” Smith said he was speaking against the New Deal because he believed he was “actually helping to save the Democratic party.” Discussing the Government debt at length, he said it would take 65,000 years to pay off the $34,000,000,000 he asserted was now owed by the Gov- ernment, if it were paid at the rate of $1 a minute. Citizens Must Pay. “Who is going to pay it?” he asked, then answered, ‘‘we are.” “When I hear this talk about soak- ing the rich,” he continued, “you know if we took all the rich men in the country and stood them on their heads and took everything away from them including their undershirt, you could not begin to pay any part of it.” ‘He said the money to pay the debt %is going to come out of the pay en- wvelopes, from the proceeds of the sale of stock on the farm from the cash register in the office of the small business man, and from the treasurer | of the large corporations.” “Any government, like any family,” he asserted, “can for a year spend & little more than it earns, but you and I know that a continuation of that habit means the poor house. That was said by the President on July | 30, in the city of Albany, in 1932 I submit we are already there.” He said the allocation of relief funds | to the various governmental depart- ments by the President instead of hav- ing Congress distribute the appropria- tions “means dictatorship.” “The duly elected and properly ac- credited representatives of the peo- ple,” he declared, “should be the mas- ter of the country’s purse strings.” Cheers for Roosevelt. While he was discussing the na- tional debt, a gray-haired man, identi- fied by police as Harry Trcak, an em- | ploye of a Polish language newspaper, | ran down the center aisle of the | crowded Clvic Opera House, shouting: “Let me say just a word.” When Smith stopped talking Treak began shouting, “Roosevelt! Roose- | velt!” Several persons in the audi- ence yelled, “Throw him out,” but he continued to shout, “Hooray for Roosevelt.” | He was finally taken from the lu-“ ditorium by four men, one of them holding a Fand over his mouth, as he | continued to call President Roosevelt’s | name. The interruption delayed | shith’s speech about two minutes. Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) tour of New England, which he con- cluded late yesterday, was a strenuous one, all the more so because most of the journeying was done in an open | sutomobile. Since thousands turned | out to greet him, he was required to make many stops and on each oc< | casion had to indulge in endless hand- shaking and make brief extemporane- | ous speeches. Speaks in Hartford, His principal address during yester- i day was at Hartford, Conn., where he declared that “prosperity is here | again, and believe me, it is going to | stay.” Arriving two hours behind schedule fn Stamford, Conn. last night, the President reboarded his special train #ad from the rear platform expressed ghanks for a “very warm reception.” Then, as he had done in other towns, he smiled and added: “I am confident that the “people are using intelligence in this election year, and I am not the least bit afraid of the result.” The crush of people at the Stamford station was such that several children were knocked down. As at previous stops in the larger industrial towns, police were unable to cope with scores who insisted on scooting between the moving official cars. At one point, a woman was knocked down by a car as she tried to slip through the pro- cession. ‘There were many minor injuries along the route as crowds swarmed fnto the streets from unroped side- walks, many trying to hop ca running boards and rear bumpers. ° Hopes for Permanent Prosperity. Just before reaching Stamford, the President declared at Norwalk that he was “happy that prosperity was re- turning—the kind we hope will be nent.” “We are thinking not only in terms ©of dollars but also in terms of human lives and security,” he said. Last night, the President was in- formed of the death of Senator James Couzens, Michigan Republican, who got out of a sick bed to dine with him on his recent visit to Detroit. In a tribute to the memory of the man who met defeat for renomination while supporting his candidacy, Mr. Roosevelt said: “He was & party member. But his prior obligation was to the well-being of the people whom he served. He never hesitated in that service.” - o THE EVEN Smith Heckler Ejected From Auditorium Al as he shaded his eyes with his hands and cried: out the lights. I want to see who I am talking to.” Michael Treak, who said he is a writer for a Polish language paper, pictured as he shouted at Al Smith from in front of the orchestra pit in the Civic Opera House in Chicago last night, He later was ejected from the auditorium. “Turn —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. Spain (Continued From First Page.) ground in the face of a withering fire which sent civilians fleeing the town in panic. (Delayed reports from insurgent field headquarters at Navalcarnero, how- ever, declared the Fascist troops drove government defenders from their posi- tions and occupied Las Navas Del Marques early yesterday morning.) But the main danger lay to the south—at Mostoles and at Torrejon de la Calzada, 16 miles south of the capital, Madrid's new war lord, the veteran | Gen. Sebastian Pozas, who replaced | G: en. Jose Asensio in charge of gov- ernment operations, stirred the War Department to dynamic new activity —both toward waging a counter- offensive in the south and speeding concrete trench-work construction around the beleaguered capital. Meanwhile, the shrill tongue of “La Pasionara,” Communist woman deputy, lashed all able-bodied men remaining in the capital to join their comrades in the field. “Victory—cost what it may,” she exhorted. Europe Is Warned. The Communist newspaper Mundo Obrero, with an eye on the London | Non-intervention Committee meeting today, warned Europe that a Fascist victory in Spain would mean “France | and Russia next.” The walls of the town were plas- | tered with bright posters calling for volunteers and rifles and urging mili- tiamen to avoid wasting “ammunition, | food and energy.” Fascist commanders estimated their casualties in the advance from Val- mojado to Navalcarnero at between 60 and 200. Two hundred govern- ment prisoners, taken in the march, were sent to Talavera de la Reina. DEFENSES CRUMBLE. Insurgents Drive Socialists From Mountain Stronghold. NAVALCARNERO, Spain, October 22 (delayed).—The last -Socialist mountain defenses before El Escorial fell today under a heavy insurgent attack at Las Navas del Marques, in the Guadarrama Mountains. Fascist commanders declared the summit settlement, 15 miles directly west of Escorial, was occupied "this (Thursday) morning after a night of hard fighting between attackers and defenders. Four battefies of Fascist artillery opened the hpmbardment of the gov- ernment lines to cover the advance of three columns of infantry regulars.and Moors. Reports to military headquarterssaid much-of the way was won by hand-to- hand combat in the darkness. Rifles, machine guns and bayonets were used by both sides as the weakening Social- ist lines were forced slowly backward. Fascists Storm Mountain, Fascist warriors stormed the crest of the mountain, where strong gov- ernment positions were located, chased the defenders out and pursued them down the other side. The advance was apparently the northern drive on Madrid, staff offi- cers said. The insurgent 'high command, meanwhile, was consolidating its po- sitions in this town on Maqueda- Madrid highway 20 southwest of the capital. Socialist forces blocking .the road ahead were estimatéd at approxi- mately 7,000 men, although reinforce- ments were known to be arriving from Madrid. The shallowness and simplicity of ¢ the government defenses at Naval- carnero surprised the general staff and evoked comment the “ditches” resembled first efforts during the World War to dig trenches. Scarcely a yard deep, the defenses lacked machine-gun emplacements, although the militlamen who dug them presumably had been preparing to fight against the capital onslaught for weeks. EVACUATION DELAYED. PARIS, October 23 (#).—With in- surgent armies | gates of Madrid, French officials ex- | presced fear today a proposal for a combined Franco-British “mercy” fleet | to evacuate refugees may be too late. A reply from the Madrid govern- | ment on the evacuation request was | awaited momentarily while the war- ships looked for an order to steam for | Spanish Mediterranean ports. Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine foreign minister, continued his ne- gotiations with the Spanish Ambas- sador in Paris. He also talked by tele- phone with the Argentine Embassy in Madrid discussing the latest develop- ments in the besieged capital. Saavedra Lamas conferred on be- half of Latin American nations as a whole, claiming the right of asylum for any who sought shelter in their lega- tions as a doctrine heretofore upheld by Spanish tradition, Ten tHousand hostages, including | many women and children, were re- ported held in Madrid. Latin Amer- ican embassies and legations sheltered scores of Fascist-sympathizing Span- iards who had fled there at the start of tire revolution. Asylum was assured, i was said, for refugees arriving on French soil. Madrid officlals as well as private citizens and foreigners—without re- gard to political affiliations—were in- cluded in the evacuation plans. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE In ACTUAL OPERATION!! Showroom Open Until 9 P.M. Daily {Except Sundoy) years, 714 13th hammering at the| | employes now receiving more than or & visit to our sho is_shown in actusl Askansans Asked To Base Donation To Party on Pay |State Democratic Lead- ers Here Offer Plan for Gifts. In an effort to strengthen the cam- paign chest, Arkansas Democratic headquarters in the Raleigh Hotel is soliciting natives of that State resi- dent here to contribute on a sliding scale based on income. The' suggested amounts range from $10 for those who get from $1,000 to $1,200 annually, to $75 for the $3.000- $4,000 bracket. Over this, a flat 3 per cent is proposed. ‘The letter of solicitation says “the National Democratic Committee is in dire need of funds to complete this campaign—the opposition is pouring out five dollars to our one.” PLAN DEMONSTRATION W. P. A. Employes to Present Pay Petition at White House. David Lasser, president of the Workers’ Alliance of America, said today 500 representatives of local units, composed of Works Progress Administration employes, would call Saturday at the White House, climaxing “folded arms” demonstra- tions for better pay for W. P. A. ‘workers. ‘The demonstrations, Lasser said, are being held today and tomorrow on a Nation-wide scale. The alliance is seeking a minimum wage of $40 and a 20 per cent increase for all W. P. A. that. Wife (Continued From First Page.) broker, but this time she was entirely alone, - The housekeeper and even her daughter, 19, had left during the day as Mr. and Mrs. McClenen went to court and back again. McClenen con- tended that after he and his wife separated three years ago she signed an agreement to accept $1,100 as set- tlement for her support. Therefore, he said, she had no right in his home. Judge Thomas Bluett in Domestic Relations Court ruled this agreement valid. But as to making her leave the house—that was a different matter. g “She’s not in contempt of court,” the judge said. “She hasn't violated anything. I can’t have her put out.” So Mrs. McClenen stayed and Mr. McClenen left. But there were sev- eral complicating factors. Somehow the telephone wire was cut, the food supply was roning low, and the pantry and kitchen were locked. * 0il Burners Will Keep Their Promises to YOU, as They Have to 3,000 Others in and Around Washington, as Well as 125,000 Throughout the U. S.! 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