| Show Bourbon Solon Presents Presen ts Plan Of Adjustment r. r Robinson at Jefferson Day Meet Unfolds Six-Point Six Economic Program 8 Br Press WASHINGTON April 13 Arthur 13 Arthur OBrien O'Brien of Washington D D. D C was elected today as treasurer of the Democrats' Democrats victory fund organizations He Hc succeeds James W W. Gerard who resigned recently as ns treasurer of the Democratic national committee commit commit- tee This was virtually the he only change In the thc raising money organization during an executive session of the minute men in charge of the 1500 drive Jouett Shouse chairman of the Democratic national executive committee com com- will co continue to lead the drive com j WASHINGTON April 13 A 13 A six- six point economic relief program in including in- in eluding abandonment of prohibitive a tariffs and sharp reduction in tit the c cost of government was advanced today today to today day by Senator Robinson of Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas at the Jefferson da day luncheon rally ral ral- rally ly of the nations nation's leading Democrats Joining Representative Rainey of Illinois the thc house majority leader Representative Mary Milry T T. Norton of New Jersey and Mrs Nellie Nellic Ross vice vicc chairman of the thc party's parly's national committee in a severe arraignment ar arraignment arraignment ar- ar of Republican promises and policies the thc senates senate's Democratic chieftain also called for fort Rigid enforcement of ot the thc antitrust t laws use of American capital at home a n policy of of foreign torel for tor- eign el n debts and no readjustment a of debts except in the thc interest of ot America America Amer Amer- ica ica and reestablIshment of higher commodities prices through throng orderly order disposition of existing surpluses readjustments readjustments re re- adjustments in domestic production and other processes ATTACKS PROHIBITION All the thc other speakers let loose critical critical critical crit crit- ical darts at the administrations administration's tariff tariff tar tar- iff ire and relief measures but only on one Representative Norton took Norton look a fling at prohibition Urging abandonment of the prohibition billon bureau she said the noble experiment experiment ex ex- has cost the thc American people people peo- peo pie 3 for enforcement while the cost in murders suicides corruption crime and prison and insane in insane in- in sane ane asylum upkeep cannot be bc esti- esti j in-j mated a Taking the harmful results of new new economics economics' as his text Senator Roba Robinson Rob Rob- Robinson inson termed the Hoover relief relict proposals proposals proposals pro pro- as palliatives not cures cures SEES PROPAGANDA MYTH MITI After Arter saying sayin a 3 wide nation propaganda propaganda prop prop- propaganda in 1928 built up the myth mth that a letter mailed anywhere to the miracle man man would be be promptly delivered to Mr Hoover the ArkAnsas Arkansas Arkansas Ar Ar- kansas senator said every policy advanced advanced advanced ad ad- b by the president then is now generally regarded as unsound The record of the last three years he said establishes the conclusion that the economic policy polie of or the United United United Unit Unit- ed States has been the controlling factor in producing depression In this country Taking up his six recommendations one by one Robinson said Loans to foreign governments orto or orlo orto to lo their nationals of which repayment is promised only on the theory that the United States will wiH in m some mysterious mysterious mys- mys way build up the ability of the thc borrowers to pay should not besought be besought besought sought or accepted It is better to lo louse use American capital at home OPPOSES CANCELLATION Second this government should announce a firm purpose not to caneel can can- eel cel cl or readjust obligations due fro from m foreign countries except upon conditions conditions con con- manifestly to the interest o of 1 our own O own people Third it must be bc made to appear r that hat the policy of Isolation reflected reflect cd in n prohibitive tariffs is to be aban- aban d Fourth laws s for the prevention and regulation of at monopolies must b be bc e enforced The administrations o of ef f Presidents residents Harding Coolidge and Hoover have been marked by such feebleness in the thc enforcement of or the thc antitrust laws as to justify the thc beje be- be l je idt that the statutes are regarded as obsolete and unnecessary Fi Fifth th reduction of the high cost o of f government is among the most difficult dif- dif f which the Democratic party will inherit when the administration n of President Hoover dies on March Marc h 4 1933 Two general processes suggest t themselves as practical ways for balancing balancing bal bal- bal bal- a the budget First the abolition abo- abo of departments bureaus boards commissions and offices which may be dispensed with Second ad additional ad- ad d taxes must be levied Increased Increased In Jn creased taxation is no remedy for depression It is the penalty which must be paid for extravagance during during dur dur- ing prosperous times Sixth the unparalleled decline in commodity prices is perhaps the the most most difficult obstacle to surmount in attempting attempting at- at tempting empting to overcome depression Readjustments must come in domestic domes- domes tic ic production and in commerce before before be- be fore commodity prices will substantially advance ad |
