The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-13

asking another question. It is: Which way is Roosevelt going? Is he going with them, or agninst them? Upon his trend will dee pend their support.
 Some of the progressives are dlstinctively critical of Johnson's conservative switch in the MIRA. They consider him too pro-em- ployer. All are up in arms against Roosevelt's reported switch on the securities act. On this they will fight him to the last.
 The veteran from Nebraska, George Norris, is the one pro- gressive who has made up his mind. He declares that his faith in Roosevelt's fundamental libG eralism is undiminished.
 The others believe in Watch full Waiting.
 INDEPENDENT UNIONISM
 The New Deal has given a new orientation to labor strife in the U. S.
 The major issue is no longer sone of work hours and pay lev els. The records of the national labor board show that of the scores of labor disputes before 1t, only in rare instances are these questions at stake. Almost in- variably the issue is union recog- milton.
 In most cases the controversy takes the form of a fight between employer backed compan unions and independent unions. The MIRA, with it's guarantee to labor of the rights of collective bargaining, has given a tremen- dous impetus to company unions.
 Hard boiled, "open shop'' em- plOyers, who waxed apOplectic at the very mention of the word "uniOn," are now turning heaven and earth to herd their workers into company unions in order to escape what they con- slider worse evil, independent unions. The workers are fighting back.
 In only two cases where elec- tions were supervised by the na- tional labor board have the workers approved company union in preference to an A. F. of l.. organization.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The first diplomatic reception was terrific strain on the pres ident. He had to remain stand was not worth the display of gold braid and spangles. . After the federal alcohol control I ~is,A, t<x r got through allotting foreign quotas for,liquor imports lot of new countries bobbed up. There were Estonia, Latvia, Po- land, which didn't exist political ly before the war, therefore sold the U. s. A. no liquor. !. |. But the most bothersome country of all was Palestine. Officials had left this out of their quotas until suddenly they were delugcd with requests from Jewish rabbis for wine from. the Holy Land. Members of the FACA had most of the diplomatic corps camping on their steps during the first days after repeal. Morrie Ryskind, co-author of "Of Thee I Sing" and Let Elm Eat Cake" WeHC tHFOuSH tHef WnlIe I1OuSe last week for the first time in his life. These musical hits satir- ize life in the White House. A lot of inquiries are being re- ceived in Washington as to where Father .Coughlin gets his dope on what's going on here. Some people think he is one Of the presidents chief confidants. This is not the case, but Roosevelt welcomes his broad- casts as mama from heaven. :. The only member of the presidents original brain trust who got listed in the Social Reg ister is Professor Rex Tugwell, assistant secretary, of agriculture. General Hugh Johnson, Professor Moley, Louey Howe, and the others were left out. Jimmy and Elliott Roose- welt were omitted because they do not live in Washington.
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