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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1934
Page
12
Washington observers debate the vitality and direction of the Roosevelt era as the NRA and brain trust push reforms. The piece recalls a year of policy experiments, public sentiment, and the impact on national stability and confidence.
A Washington diary outlines rising optimism then uncertainty as the New Deal expands federal employment and stimulus. It notes brain trust tensions, increased government payrolls, and journalists amid a beehive city crowd. The piece reflects on prestige, money, and political alignments shaping early 1930s policy.
The excerpt argues that depriving people of wealth and prestige triggers resentment and hysteria toward governance. It cites brain trust professors shaping policy and lauds a war veteran’s disciplined intellect while critiquing detachment from ordinary life. The text reflects distrust of elites, class deprivation, and the wartime role of leaders.
The article argues that policy is shaped by a small group around President Roosevelt including Tugwell and Wallace with Eleanor Roosevelt active in lobbying. It discusses proposed land programs, public ownership of land, and Tugwell’s influence in the Agriculture Department and White House, noting tensions with other Democrats like Joe Robinson.
W R Boyd chairs the finance group on the State board of education at a Monday Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt. Miss Ruth Webster of Coe College will play several piano selections.
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