Show I IJ Defends Party j J- J v z r T 2 yi 4 k Ii A SENATOR KING De Denies i. i Charges Pl S TO In LucAs CHARGES Denies Dem Democrats H Have ve Opposed Unemployment y D ment Plans WASHINGTON Aug 16 15 AP Charges by by Robert H. H Lucas luc that the De Democratic ic party had 0 opposed I every effort made by bl President Ho Hoover to re tora tor and provide provid em em employment employment em- em I were ware denied today tod y by by Senator King Democrat of Utah tah Lucas who today assumed office as executive director of ot the tIlo Republican Republican lican national committee in a a. statement state tate ment said the th Democrats had sele selected select select- ted t- t ed the tho natural misfortune e of f tho the nation the nation the suffering of the unemployed as as a campaign issue of ot 1930 Because of ot this he lie said ald they could n not t lend their ther support to corrective cor coT meas measures without depriving their party varty of t a a battle cry for the campaign ca There has been no Democratic criticism of or opposition to any anyei- anyei ef effort f- f fort tort the president may h have ve ma made e to correct or improve ve the economic st state te of the country Senator King J said in ta a a statement issued through ugh the Democratic national committee but there has been criticism not only by Democrats but b by progressive progressive sive and liberal Republicans of or statements emanating from the executive executive ex ex- ex- ex and leading Republicans Republicans- statements which were not warr warranted warrant warrant- nt- nt ed by conditions and which were based in part upon unfounded optimistic op- op optimistic optimistic op op- prophesies and misleading I I Continued on page 6 6 5 U o NG G REPLIES T TO TOi 0 i l LUCAS CHARGES Continued from page 1 aura the tho Inaccuracy of oC which We de department reports tely showed to be mislead mislead- e new nta executive ve director of ot nal national nar committee e. e b begins ln his wor work b by plug t the fc Democratic party with to to d demoralize oP o the efforts of the theto to restore business to nort nor- nor Senator t Ie Is I. King KInc said This I Ie k malt e because some ou e Demb- Demb I td and representatives attention to the en he tho disparity bethe be- be orp presidents president's 8 enl campaign 1 n tiC of the t continued Prosperity pro aM ani sl situation In I Indus Indus- du ur Luca p Complains f that even fe taint n tan l tariff w enact enact- Ik senators tors the the he u proe pro- pro Ih e tariff would 1 bc be the issue e C mint election Not ani only l senators but hut proa pro pro- L. L economists a o omen or of t af 4 I many Inn tn men n. n a e furd t tb the ar d to paty Pty P ty t carne came i me t thought oUght N r I. I |