The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-17
FINAL SUCCESS
Is MAIN AIM OF
RECOVERY PLAN
MOVEMENT BEGAN WITH
SENTIMENTAL APP Al;
ANY ANGLE TAKEN is IN
INTEREST OF PROGRESS
BY BYRON PRICE
(chief OF Bureau, The Associated
Press, WashiEgton)

Press, WashiEgtcn1
The national recovery admins
tration would seem to have arriv-
ed at that moment which in most
great enterprises in the past has
proved decisive. 1t is preparing,
to use a familiar phrase, to test
the strength of the iron hand un-
der its velvet glove.
1t began its laDors amid soft
words and sentimental appeal. Day
by day its demeanor has reflected
increasingly the state OF war;
mentioned somewhat shyly at first,
aid understood by few.
1t still does not like the word
boycott" or even the word tom
troll" But General Johnson's plain
advice to the American people to
spend under the blue eagle and
his warning to those employers
who have signed the code but have
failed to increase employment. sig
nailed the passing of a milestone
in the history of this great ven
ture..
What General Johnson was say
ing was. in effect, this:
"We have passed the first haz-
ard. Employers generally have
signed up. We are convinced the
majority opinion of the country is
with us. Now we propose to use
the leverage to the limit to see
that the covenants made are en-
forced completely and without
compromise"
Woodin's Status
There is authoritative basis now
for saying that he will stay in the
cabinet if he wants to, and if his
health permits.
Reports that he disagreed vigor-
ously with President Roosevelt's
departure from the gold standard
are without foundation. He saw
that coming long in advance, even
before he went into office.
Neither is there any likelihood
he will be eased out because he
was ON that special customers ist
of j. p. Morgan. Some Roosevelt
supporters advised him to quit, but
Mr. Roosevelt himself did not.
On the other hand, there is
abundant evidence that the indis-
position which has kept Mr.. Wood
in away from the treasury depart
ment for weeks is by no means a
diplomatic or political illness. He
underwent two throat operations
in New York, and may have to
have another.
Nor can there be much doubt
that he has felt somewhat out of
place in the treasury, being an in
dustrialist rather than financier.
OF course, no. one knows def
initely what may happen, but some
Of the presidents intimates are
ready to take a bet that a Woodin
resignation Is not imminent.
Partisan Pains
President Roosevelt's continued
chumininess with the republican
insurgents is looked upon by some
old line democrats with both sur
prise and pain.
To take only one example: Sec
rotary Ickes, a Hiram johnson re-
publican, is disbursing government
money on a scale never experience
cd by any democrat.
When Ickes goes home to Him
ois. where his wife is a republican
member Of the Legislature. he per-
scnifies to many people the Roose-
welt regime in Washington.
Some Illinois democrats are ask
ing how they can be expected to
maintain a strong party organiza-
tion in the state under any ar
rangement like that.
But the president is not dis
turbed. What he manifestly is fos-
tering in states like Illinois IS an
administration party" without too
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