| Show Republicans Republicans' I May Flay Roosevelt Roosevelt Plans for Congress Speech Fletcher Demands Opposition Be Given Same Time to R Reply to Address By the Associated Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Jan 2 The 2 The new deals deal's surprise move to start congress off with a night broadcast by President Roosevelt became an explosive political political issue today with the Republican leadership demanding quick access to the same radio audience to make reply I Republican Chairman Henry P. P Pt Fletcher FI declared d that the plans for forthe forthe forthe the delivery of the message on The State of the Union at ata a joint session at ati 9 o'clock E. E S. S T T. tom tom-orrow tomorrow night brought this annual presidential duty down to the level lever of a political political po po- po- po speech He served notice on two major adio chains chains National National Broadcasting company and Columbia Broadcasting Broadcast Broadcast- ing system that system that the G. G O. O P. P expects expects ex ex- an equal opportunity to place our case before the people with the same facilities the same stations and potentially the same audience N. N B. B C. C said the request would b be given n all Jall due consideration while C C. C B. B S S. S reserved comment pending consideration of the telegram containing containing con con- taming Fletchers Fletcher's demand The incident was taken by political political po po- observers here as another omen that the coming campaign wi will willbe willbe be especially vehement with both hot sides struggling for maximum us use Continued on Paso Page Two To C Column Six Bb G. G GAP 0 O. O P. P ATTACKS ATTAS CONGRESS TALK Continued from Page Pace e One o of the broadcast waves and all other channels of publicity If Fletchers Fletcher's demand for comparable comparable comparable able radio time Saturday night or orsome orsome orsome some closely following date Is 15 granted grant grant- ed Republican speakers will be chosen by G. 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P congressional and other party varty leaders Fletchers Fletcher's letter Jetter said it is apparent apparent apparent ent that the president preside t considers the members of ot the senate and house as 88 only incidentally his audience nce and that ho he will be addressing himself to the electorate as a part of his campaign for reelection On Same Samo Terms Term Fletchers Fletcher's demand demard was for tor radio time on the same terms as are arc accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded the president The Jailers Jailer's message will be bo broadcast without charge radio officials said The Tho Republican chairman said that unless the opposition party be granted equal facilities the tho domInant dominant dom dons party parly can control the instrumentalities instrumentalities mentalities of communication In an effort to perpetuate Itself In power He told the radio companies that if you grant my request it will demonstrate that you are aro in no way Influenced by fear tear of ot the party in power Fletcher recalled that only once before has hR a 8 president spoken at a special night session session President President Wilsons Wilson's war message message Congress will meet at noon noon tomorrow to to- to tomorrow morrow to attend to preliminaries and arrange the night session Next week it will wUl get down dawn to business with two major issues Issues' apparently slated for quick consideration They are the bonus and neutral neutral- ity Hy With officials of the American Legion Veterans Veterans' of Foreign Wars Vars and Disabled American an Veterans newly agreed on on one bonus payment proposal observers look Jook for an especially especially espe espe- powerful drive for tor quick ac ac- ac- ac tion lion The veterans estimated their proposal as announced last night would cost costless less than immediately The plan specifies no method of raising tho money leav leav- ing that to the government The latest de development on neutrality neutrality neu neu- was a declaration by Senator Sen Sen- ator Thomas D. D Utah urging wide presidential discretion in administering administering adminis adminis- a neutrality policy founded on the duty of ot preserving the peace The present law expiring February 29 requires the president president dent to embargo arms arni arIM shipments shIpment to belligerents With both houses ready for tor a new start Senator Barbour R R. N. N D. D demanded that before the next congress congress congress con con- con con- gress stamps rubber additional billions billions bil bU- bil- bil lions there be a full investigation of the fiscal condition of the government government government gov gov- Including the administration tion of the billions already spent Spending Spree e He added that all the average person knows is that side they have seen the lavish spending spree o of the merry at Washington Senator Hayden D. D Ariz upheld administration expenditures adding g that the Hoover administration went out with wilh the government more than in the red The Hoover spending he said which it will be bo recalled did not require a Liberty league or a super- super committee of corporation lawyers for tor supervisory purposes was ineffective mel mel- because it did not go far farenough farenough farenough enough or deep enough He said the Republican administration administration adminis adminis- increased the national debt from l to |
