BITTER ATTACK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19038, 11 June 1936, Page 15

BITTER ATTACK

AMERICAN "DICTATOR" VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS FOREIGN TRADE POLICY PROBLEM OF CURRENCY (Eloc. Tfll. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Reed. June 11, 3 p.m.) CLEVELAND (Ohio). June 10. Apparently all the important, orators at. the Republican Presidential election convention to-day were concenlrating*lhe attack on President Roosevelt's foreign trade policy. Mr. Bertram! Suell, the Republican leader iu the House of Representatives, and (he permanent chairman of the convention iu his opening address to-day was as critical of the New Deal as was Senator F. Steiwer. "Instead of a competitive tariff, we have a bewildering jargon, a series of reciprocal tariff treaties, recklessly throwing open the great American market to the products of low-cost farms and factories of e.very foreign laud," said Mr. Suell. "Instead of restored international trade and stable exchange, we see foreign trade gasping on the gallows, the victim of reciprocal, economic lynching, and the world exchange of 'goods has fallen into utter chaos."

Against. Mr. Roosevelt himself, Mr. Suell constantly hurled Hie charge of dictatorship. NEW DEAL "FAILURES"

"The Republicans' offer to lead America against- the unconstitutional dictatorship, yes the arrogant individualism oi Mr. Roosevelt," he declared. "He runt the true course of the dictator, having seduced the legislative branch by billions iu patronage, Tie now casts a calculating eye upon tiie judiciary, and by advice to Congress and n sneer and jibe seeks to usurp the last bulwark of the pitizen against- an unbridled autocracy." Finally summing up the failures oi the New Deal, Mr. Suell said: "Three years of reckless squandering and political 'boondoggling' have not provided jobs for the II.CCO.COO unemployed, unci there are over 20.000.0C0 people on relief."

How important the foreign trade issue is becoming was indicated by the fact that the platform committee is consid ering a plank advocating the cancellation of reciprocal treaties and tariff ad justments. MONEY ISSUE DISSENSION

That the platform is particularly difiicult and contentious, and that tin monetary issue continues to produce niucl) dissontion is seen in the fact that there is little likelihood of the presentation of the finished document at the convention to-night as was hoped. Mr. Alfred M. Landon's desire to placate nil varieties oi' -sentiment has produced a situation of "too many cooks."

.Stabilisation by international agreement, the rejection of hi-metnllism, the return of the fixed gold content of the dollar as soon as it can safely be achieved, and other perplexing aspects of the monetary problem make easy agreement difiicult. It is on this front that t'he allegedly conservative Eastern interests are staging their last stand. I: is believed that Mr. Landon favour? litem, thus hoping to secure their wholehearted support- with campaign funds. etc.

Mr. Herbert Hoover, the ex-President, arrived to-day, and will address the convention session to-nighf. His speech is a closely guarded secret, and is expected lo be lint another attack on the New Deal and Mr. Roosevelt. Its chief importance, however, will probably lie in the fact that the former President's friends may seize on tiie occasion to start to boom his nomination for the Presidency.

While anything can happen at an •Vmerican political convention, this is not considered likely.