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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1936
Page
2
Governor Alf M. Landon denounces a government controlled economy and one man rule, urging a free system to replace monopoly privilege. He praises Maine Republicans, warns of federal overreach, and links Maine victory to national triumph while defending economic freedom and limited federal power.
The speaker denounces the NRA and New Deal era policies as steering the nation toward centralized government control of industry. He warns of creeping monopolies, loss of free competition, and erosion of democratic rights, urging a return to pure free enterprise and strict law enforcement to curb special privileges. He contrasts this with the perils of planned economy and warns of war risks if democracy weakens. The piece also alludes to Loyalist advances in the Spanish Civil War and the Alcazar defense in Toledo.
Governor Landon denounces government protected monopolies via the NRA and warns such dictatorial tactics threaten democracy. He campaigns on eve of Maine elections for senator governor and three congressmen, asserting Roosevelt era policy endangers world peace and that the NRA idea persists in 1936 platform and administration rhetoric.
In a reflection on resilience, the author argues that we must not inflate the ego or rely solely on self-suggestion. True strength comes from a Divine Power within us, guiding humanity toward peace and moral progress. The piece cites Benjamin Kidd and Carl Sandburg on humanity’s potential, warns of global conflict, and urges adherence to a higher law to avoid destruction.
Gov. Alf M. Landon denounces the NRA as a move toward government created monopolies and declares the national recovery act dead. He warns of centralized power, praises democracy, urges strict enforcement of federal laws, and says the public will not tolerate monopoly or unfair trade.
Reports say Opanists abandoned San Sebastian with boats bound for Bilbao or Saint Jean de Luz as Ortega planned to leave before insurgents seized the town hall. Margharita, a socialist ex-mayor, aided discussions with General Mola to spare the city, but militia capitulated amid the fall of Irun and Pamplona battles. Ortega's son reached Saint Jean de Luz as the last boat left.
The government said loyalist militiamen repulsed an insurgent push on the Tala Vera front near Madrid and began a sharp counter-offensive Sunday morning. The report notes the drive was repulsed and counter-action was underway as authorities stabilize the area.
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