The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-14

4 pat anu puICcl VI d HdliOudi IN oSio Jill
develops camp fol-
Unemployment lowing of new ideas
| Program for expansion OF
that plan. Most of
| them are just like a parasite. They
| are put forward by some one with an
ak to grind. They see peg upon
| which they can hang their pet hope
and proceed to spread all kinds OF
| argument in support of that hope or
| idea.
Such Is the case with President
Roosevelt's unemployment program.
He, as everyone else, obviously wants
| to provide work for men who must
have food and are willing to work to
| obtain it. Washington has seen doz-
| en- proposals offered to expand the I'M
employment program. Most of them
are actually silly in the view OF OBJ
servers here, but the proponents of the
several additions to the relief policy
] seem to take them seriously whether
they deserve that consideration or not
The latest proposal-and 1t has be-
| come a demand of some proportions
| Is to go ahead with expansion of the
United States navy as an unemplOy-
ment relief measure. That / may not
be misunderstood, permit me to say
that l favor much larger navy than
we now have. 1t is necessary, as l
conceive the situation, that the first
line of defense be made into power
full unit. There are plenty of authori-
ties in Washington who are not too
optimistic concerning world relation
ships. Construction of the navy to
the limit allowed by the London naval
treaty, therefore, appears to many as
being justified and necessary.
But the point sought to be made,
however, is that program for devel-
opment of the navy should stand on its
own merits. 1t has no place in the
unemployment relief program and
adoption of it as such, according to
the best judgment can obtain, would
cheaper the ideal of a great defensive
organization and make it susceptible
later to unjustified attacks from OPP
ponents of big navy for the nation.
In other words, demands for naval ex-
pansion as part of the program for
putting men to work makes it hard
to decide the question of naval de-
tense on it's true base, namely, the
question of whether a need for it ex-
lists, and results in confusion of the
issues of relief and naval expansion.
Washington observers, and some Of
the faithful" Democrats, as well,
have been having q
Patronage quiet laugh at the
as Club discontinue of pa
tronage seeking
members Of the senate and house who
have been held in line by the fast po-
litical thinking of President Roosevelt.
The President, having said he would
do little about major Electromagnetic
real plums-until he had been able to
solve some of the great financial and
economic problems, was In fine po-
sition to swing the political lash on
any member of the legislative branch
who showed signs of stubbOrnness
And, it may be added, he has done so.
While maneuvers of this sort obvi-
ously are not made the subject of pub
lie announcements, certain facts have
developed showing that on several oc-
casions ambitious senators or repre-
sentatives have deemed 1t decidedly
advisable to stand hitched to the Pres
ident's programs. They may or may
not have liked his proposals, but they
went along with him just like good
little boys.
OF course, some of the major ap-
pointments have had to be made. Cab
met selections are what are known as
personal selections by the President.
Such is not the case, however, with
what is known as the Little Cabinet"
that long list Of undersecretaries, as
sistant secretaries, and the like. These
Jobs are used ordinarily to help some
of the individuals nail solid planks on
their political fences In the home COM
munity.
There have been some of the Little
Cabinet" posts filled, and there are
others for which the appointments are
near. But the President and Jim Far
lev. who runs the Democratic party
from his job as postmaster general,
have not overlooked any bets. It is
nv conclusion that they obtained what
they wanted In the way of support be-
fore the selections were definitely con-
Guided.
Jim Farley has earned the reputa-
ton Of having great amount of po-
litical acumen. He senses situations
before they mature. and thus far ap-
pears to have been ready to meet any
of them.
However, the political astuteness of
the President may not be overlooked.
He does right well himself in foresee-
ing political problems, and how to
fend them off. The following little
story that has just come to light
should show, therefore, that Mr.. Roose-
Welt after all has dominated his CAM
paign and the doing out of patronage
more than many folks think:
Early in the campaign last fall, the
question arose whether Mr.. Roosevelt
would carry his fight to the people of
the Middle West and West. 1t was
debated pro and con among the key
men in the Democratic headquarters.
In due course, Mr.. Roosevelt called
his advisers into consultation. He
asked each individually, as they sat
around great table, what his opinion
was of the proposal for western trip.
From Jim Farley, the national commit
tee chairman. on down to the last man,
the answer was the same unequivocal,
mo-"
"Well," said the nominee, sit seems