Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-07-27
Our Washington
News Letter

Now that they have embarke
on a drastic policy or resulasin
industry through fixed hours o
work and wages. officials of tn
Federal government are displavin,
anxiety as 10 the ultimate OUTCOME
me blanket order issued by III,
President is not worth the pane
on which il is written unless II ha.
the endorsement Of public opinion
The beating OF drums. haranene.
OF orators and every known method
OF pursuasion. short of torchliehr
professions. will be used TO win thu
public. The ukase OF the President
Is more of an appeal than an order
for there is nothing in existing Law
70 force employers to abide BIZ the
terms of the proclamation.
General Johnson, Industrial Ad-
mlnistrator. denies a boycott il in
tended in the effort TO enforce the
terms of the Presidential decree.
1t may be too early to judge bu1
the plan now underway is nothing
but indirect boycotting. If o are
running a small shop or store and
do not abide by the wage and work
Ing hours plan Of the Federal GOV
eminent. the chances are that your
business will be hurt BIZ finger
pointing. A poster on card bearing
the dollble-eagla of the Presiden-
tial seal and other insignia OF co
operation Will be distributed 10
those playing ball with the govern
Customers observing the alb
of this emblem from vour
window or desk are expected to
manifest their patriotism BIZ pair
onizing the competitor. Boycot+s
are effective in many WAYS. Offie- |
ials do not pretend that signing I'M
Is compulsory. They admit there Is
legal comnulsion. Their p1ypa-
ganda Is designated to afrecn q |
or a singing rebuke fhn, |
decreased public patronage. The
ballyhoo specialists of the war
time Liberty Loan drives have been
called into emergency serviee-tn
put over a campaign OF educa-
1t has been cogent1y argued for
many years that successful polite
ans must be adept at s1buck-nas&
lng. Members of Congress ALWAYS
-afed high in this fine art but now
held the palm TO high officials OF
ne New Deal. The solons are thor
eyasperated as they parade
rom the White House TO Postmast-
r General Farley, official high
dispenser OF patronage and from
farley down the line OF key-men
landling problems OF government
personnel. The howl has gone mn
rom distracted Democrats tina the
Tanquished Republican o~ffiee-hold-
RS are given more consideration
han the victors anxious to gather
he fruits of Noyember's election
legislators find 1t embarrassing /
Q escort hundreds Of ambitious |
constituents to departmental appli- /
alton clerks demanding jobs. {
A question constantly popping up
I discussion here has to do with
resident Roosevelt's ability to
and under heavy pressure of crit !
and marked opposition to his
So far he has had his way !,
18th a minimum of serious inter '
renee due largely to the plight OF
country. Observers and we'll r
fishers are frankly puzzled as to
Is conduct when adversely In the
,Tm of definite set-backs to his +
ans become a reality rather than
nightmare. His friends claimed
lat during the present century the Y
'untry had only two Presidents
no could be stamped sshard-hoil- ;.
Reference was made to Theo- :
IRE Roosevelt and Woodrow VIII
IN. The present Chief Executive II
cloathed with far more power
an possessed by these predece
How will he use it, His Fl
,osters insist that behind his az
bility is a "hand Of iron In a silk
owe. u
Giving credit where ii is due G
lis for fairness to the newcomers
the administrative branch Of the :,
'vernment. Cabinet officers and :
officials are working long and
te at break-neck speed 10 meet m
e constantly increasing problem
the economic emergency The
'esident is in excellent health re Sc
lite the drain on his time and en-
~. His callers are limited to Of
sials who must seek his opinion ~
d a selected few from private
g who can convince the White -
aides they have urgent bus
ass. The Secretaries of Commerce
sriculture and Labor as well ais BIZ
G Administrators OF Agricultural
d Industrial Recovery are actu-
Y working from IL to Is hours by
thout exception. The eight hour
which the government wants
impose on, private industry does -
1 aunlsr ~ {hana h5rE own~.xAwnr