Show I Brainstorms l To the Editor I would appreciate your printing the following which is an answer to Richard Wootton's Shades of Statecraft published in The Chronicle of October 23 1936 I can readily understand Mr 11 Wootton's V reasons for calling his article by such a name Considering Considering Considering Consider Consider- ing his superficial analysis of the issues discussed the title is peculiarly peculiarly peculiarly apt I quote from last Fridays Friday's Chronicle Chroni Chroni- cle Our economic system is engineered engineered engineered en en- directly for the few Surely Mr Wootton is not childish h enough to really believe this N No Noman Noman 0 man who is familiar with the evidence evidence evi evi- dence deuce can possibly do so The Th e march of economic progress in thelast the thelast thelast last two decades has been of such sucha a nature that the average American Ameri American can today has nearly a hundred d percent more purchasing power powe r than he had ten years ago and this thi s gain lain can be almost almos wholly attributed ed to the initiative and efficiency of modern big business and mass mas s production It is true that selfishness is th the e fundamental basis of the profit profi t system but according to Mr 11 Wotton Wotton Wot Wot- ton it is not the intention of th the e ee New Dealers to do away with th the e profit system inasmuch as the retention retention retention re re- of capitalism is one o of of f their avowed purposes Getting down to the crux of the I question Mr 11 Wootton's indictment is as follows However vever the New Dealers are not opposing capital capital- ism They are opposing regimentation tion the monopoly and the control of currency and credit by an economic economic eco eco- economic oligarchy which makes capitalism capitalism capitalism capi capi- oppressive New Dealers contend that the government t should hold the economic power where it affects the welfare of the people most closely Republicans would uld rather have it it remain in vate ln s control contro Ps PI Certainly this is the 1 nine misstatement of d dc ge 6 n nn ra speculations it has eveA Over eVer b misfortune to encounter r. r In the first place let 1 us c Con conk the question subjective sUbjectively than y ra objectively as Mr Woot lYoo seems prone to do o. o Grant V t ty Granting purposes of fo argument New D Dealers alers could that th be bo Y keep their platform tra trusted J promises in the thin light of history j i doubtful what is is' is is v there in K Democratic platform of 1936 1933 J th t th would in any way seem to just jast jn the observations of the columnist 1 The monopoly planks of the d t ti parties are practically ident each advocating the he enforcement the present Wootton is trust anti laws lh I undoubtedly i of the fact or that seven of th ft the twelve laws including the first o Oj were passed under Republican Republicana ad ministrations J Mr V Wootton's including real reg K I in his list of or evils evils' the biggest laugh of all aU Esc V e fourth grade school child ho that the Democratic National p covery act was Was' nothing more ft that regimentation simple and crated If Mr Wootton doub doubts 3 let him strike off the names of of tb economic royalists from the list listi 4 those men who were on the board of the and sA how many he has left 1 Mr r. r V Wootton's third point fi fah down dawn mainly because there is nc nott noth ing in the Republican platform iI 1936 that would warrant his JK of view Surely he remembers the Republicans were the first V recognize and attempt to aller the credit an and currency dif that still seem to be troubling i u D uIn In short it is my opinion 1 tilt tha Mr Wootton is attempting to m mili the national question one of per personalities per rather than one of issAh iss d dAh Ah me but such has always al bce I Ia ba t b ta a predilection of those who vho ch cha chapion pion demagogues Signed STUART FOUTZ |