| Show LIBERTY LEAGUE 1 PRESENTS PLAN r t J Hy ny United WASHINGTON Dec Dee 26 25 CUP UP- UP lh The American Liberty league gave gaven w conlIe n Ress J a thought for lor the New Year today by announcing a constitutional recovery program ranging from demand for lor abrupt curtailment curtailment curtail curtail- ment of ot government expenditures t to proposal for tor a n. review of oC executive t tive Uve usurpation of ot legislative f power Dower 1 The announcement said Mid in fori formulating for for- i mulcting recommendations defined de L fined to put the nations nation's house In 1 order the league rejected the I demagogical theory that legislation provides cures for tor all ills The pr program pro pro- vim gram ram was described as designed to encourage the legislative branch t to reassert its It constitutional t i The point 12 program follows L 1 The budget budget Appropriations Appropriations J matter of ot i ar are arthe the most important p r the coming session and bear vitally upon the preservation of or Amer- Amer ican Hean institutions Treasury deficits should be brought t to toan an abrupt end jf j bi by reducing expenditures to the level of ot receipts receIpt i 2 2 Relief A Relief A moderate appropriation properly may be bo made for lor direct relief for tor a limited period with provision for loans 1 to such lIuch states as are unable to asi as- as i mme their full responsibilities for fort forI I t the care of ot the need needy Public Pubic Works Work 3 Public works works Expenditure Expenditure 1 t of cf government funds for boon boondoggling boondoggling dog dog- gling and for local improvements under the guise of oC work relief k i i should hould be be halted Provision wisely i may be made for lor a a. program of at productive pros prof pro- pro s f public works on a greatly t 1 reduced but somewhat more extent exten- exten t j live jive scale Kale than in former years cars Tho The t test t. t of ot each project should be First is it Jt of ot a a. character which Awakes makes private undertaking Imposible s ible ble ble and second is It Jt worth the cost 5 Taxation Taxation Revision Revision of oC revenue rev rev- laws Jaws should be undertaken with a Po view to the elimination of in- in equities Provision of at the 1935 act in which the taxing power is used to to accomplish social o objectives I rather than raise revenue should S. S b repealed The purpose of oC the congress should be to ease case rather than to increase the tax burden i upon upon pon business upon the home and andi i upon the individual i oos S 5 Mo Monetary and banking polls poll poll- s j cles ties ties-In In antic anticipation of oC the expiration ton tion in In January 1937 of year three emergency powers granted to the president in connection with the adjustment adjustment adjustment ad ad- of at the gold content of oC the dollar and the use of oC a a. gold stabilisation stabilisation s fund fun the congress congre s should plan for a revision of monetary laws Jaws along sound JOund lines JInes Demonstrated interest in if irs irs- terest in this subject by the congress congress con con- gress would tend strongly to in inspire inspire In- In spire public confidence Inflationary Inflation Inflation- ary currency proposals and measures measures measures meas meas- ures extending political control over thi banking g system should ild be re re- re Government Business s 8 6 Government and business business- Statistical Ucal evidence indicates that recovery was stir stimulated d by the supreme su- su preme prema court decision invalidating the N R A. A The emasculated useless use use- less Itu and expensive national industrIal industrial industrial indus indus- trial recovery act should be allowed ed to lapse at its expiration on April I and no no further public money should be spent for tor the maintenance maintenance nance of at the machinery created under under under un un- un- un der this act The American system of ot private enterprise should not be handicapped by restrictive and coercive legislation Bills which are part put of oC a l program of economic planning should hould be defeated Regulatory Regulatory Reg Reg- laws such Uch as tho labor Jacor relations relations rela rela- act and the bituminous coal a act t should be given further consideration consideration consideration consid consid- with a view to amendment or repeal Such legislation as may be necessary to withdraw the government gov- gov from competition with priVate private vate ate business should be enacted 7 T. Public utilities The utilities The death provision provision applying pub to-pub lie lic utility holding companies in the act of ot the 1935 session should be repealed Public utility corporations I have been harassed with consequent consequent conse conse- quent injury to thousands of at Imos I tors The activities of the Tennessee Tennes- Tennes see lee ee Valley Authority should be I curbed insofar as they encroach h upon the field of oC private industry y or advance socialistic doctrine 8 Social s see c e c u r i it t y y Further Further I study should be made of provisions of oC the new social security act which places upon the federal government responsibility for tor unemployment and old age insurance which the 1932 Democratic platform declared should be dealt with entirely under understate understate understate state laws The objectives of oC the law will be frustrated unless many amendments arc are made Complete Completo Revision 9 9 Agriculture In In the I view w of many lawyers lawers competent to express an opinion the A A A is patently unconstitutional No attempt is here hero made to anticipate the decision decision deci deci- sion of the supreme court But re regardless regardless regardless re- re of the decision on the particular particular particular par par- poin points involved the agricultural agricultural agricultural tural adjustment act and other laws relating to agriculture should be completely revised with a view to the elimination of oC methods in conflict conflict conflict con con- with the constitution Through policies in keeping with American merican traditions it should be possible to expand domestic consumption of farm products as well as to regain the foreign loreign trade lost by r reason ason of the present restrictive program The theory of scarcity as applied Inthe in inthe inthe the A A A program rapidly is disrupting disrupting dis dis- dis- dis our agricultural system and I causing causing- a anew new set of ot difficulties I Secretary of oC Agriculture Wallace Vallace concedes in his annual that Eventually E the reduction program defeats itself 10 Reciprocal tariffs The tariffs The Canadian Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian trade n agreement affecting vitally many important groups groups' of industries illustrates strikingly the extent of the legislative power which has been delegated by the congress ss to the executive Whether this or oth other r agreements be good or bad the congress should rc regain aln a aveto aveto veto power over treaties with foreign for for- eign nations which vas was made mandatory mandatory mandatory man man- under the constitution Executive Usurpation 4 11 Executive usurpation usurpation The The entire field of ot executive usurpations usurpation u of ot legislative power should bo be re reviewed reviewed reviewed re- re viewed by the congress The vast bureaucracy created by executive order without specific authority of law should be overhauled The new Ilg agencies and their functions should be bo Investigated by standing or special committees The corporations created and operated under the laws of oC the tho state of Delavare Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware vare for Cor the purpose of evading g re re- re to the congress should be examined an abolished 12 Preservation of at the constitution The The elected representatives of ot the people in the congress congress have havea a definite responsibility for Cor the preservation of at our form Corm of government government gov gov- under the constitution A method is provided for lor the consideration consideration consideration consid consid- of amendments to the con can constitution which arc in harmony with its fundamental mental principles Amendments Amendments Amendments Amend Amend- ments which would overthrow the dual form of ot government or break breakdown breakdown breakdown down the division of authority among the executive tive legislative and judicial branches arc rc outside this category They would make possible blo ble substitution of dictatorship for democracy |
