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...First critic was Frank R. Kent, seasoned political commentator of the Baltimore Sun. Said he: "In its essence, this Roosevelt view of criticism means it is better to make a blunder than to do nothing. It bars pointing out the danger of going in one direction unless you suggest going in another...
...Dean's office has acted sensibly and tolerantly. For the benefit of the press it has pronounced the affair "unauthorized" and has expressed a kind of mild indignation by taking a meaningless step "to prevent its further dissemination." For the benefit of the Critic, it has ordered, semi-officially, that the statistics gathered must not be fed to the general public. That is all, but that is intelligent and enough. University Hall is covered...
...critics: I am always a little amused and perhaps at times a little saddened-and I think the American people feel the same way-by those few writers and speakers who proclaim tearfully either that we are now committed to communism and collectivism, or that we have adopted fascism and a dictatorship. The real truth of the matter is that for a number of years in our country the machinery of democracy had failed to function. . . . There are some people, of course, who do not think things through; as, for example, the man who complained in one of yesterday morning...
...other hand, the critic is patriotic whether he be a businessman, a worker, a farmer or a politician if he says, "I don't like the methods you are using to solve the problem; I believe it would be far better if we were to use the following alternate method'' ... In this great evolution through which we are passing, the average American is doing splendid service by coming back at the captious critic and saying to him. "Well, old man, and what do you suggest...
...This is an open round-up for criticism." General Hugh S. Johnson was addressing hundreds and hundreds of plain citizens gathered by special invitation in the big auditorium of the Department of Commerce Building in Washington to find fault with NRA. But before any critic could open his mouth the belligerent NRAdministrator delivered a 90-minute harangue in which he flayed faultfinders in general, admitted the most glaring shortcomings of the recovery program and proposed a whole series of improvements. Said...