Evening star., 1933-10-09

INDUSTRIAL Strlle throughout tne
country-on a scale never known dur
ing the depression. and in trades that
have been free of labor troubles for
on the recovery horizon. 1t is giving
President Roosevelt genuine concern.
That is why in his Gompers memorial
address on Saturday he so bitterly
pilloried recalcitrant elements within
the ranks of both capital and labor,
who are pursuing selfish advantage"
at this critical hour instead of working
in harness for the general welfare. All
concerned are aware that II the strike
epidemic should rage on any broad
scale through the Fall and Winter the
whole recovery program would be put
in jeopardy. That is not going to hap
pen If Mr.. Roosevelt can prevent it.
Hence his vigorous personal interven-
ton in the Pennsylvania captive
mines" controversy. That bellicose area
will not be the only one in which the
presidential 'lasso" will be swung to
corral" capitalist or labor horses"
that kick over the traces" There was
more than figure Of speech in the
use of those words by F. D. R. at the
Gompers dedication. They will become
deeds. in the Presidents celebrated in
flation idiom, when. as and If neces-
sary."
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While the White House lays stress on
labor peace as a prime essential to re-
covery progress, organized labor places
the shoe on another foot. THE most
crucial need at present" according to
the current survey Of business by the
American Federation of Labor. lis to
restore shaken confidence. The chief
uncertainty is due to the administra-
tion's failure to decide upon a none
tary policy. Business will not 60 for
ward until that policy is clarified. Busi-
ness still lacks the urge to start up
again. 1t is because of this that many
are unduly pessimistic and impatient
with the recovery program" There was
wide expectation that President Roose
welt would utilize the Gompers speech
as an occasion for monetary an
nouncement, but it was not forth
coming.
Dr. Harmodio AriaS, President of
Panama. President Roosevelt's guest at
the White House this week, was Pan
amanian Minister at Washington in
1881. One of his country's most dis
tinguished lawyers, he was educated at
Cambridge University where he was
sent to study on a fellowship granted
by the Panama government. After
graduation from Cambridge, DR.. Arias
continued his studies at the University
Of London, writing his doctors thesis
on the contributions Of Latin America
to the development Of international law.
Although only Al years old. President
Arias has already served Panama In
many responsible capacities. He has
been assistant secretary of foreign af-
fairs delegate to the Assembly of the
League of Nations. Minister to Argen-
tina, member of the Permanent Court
of Arbitration at The Hague and Dep
uty in the National Assembly. When
the present Minister of Panama at
Washington, DR.. Ricardo J. Alfaro, be-
came President of the republic In 1881
he selected DR.. Arias as Minister to
the United States, post he relln-
quished to become a candidate for
of heated campaign for the term
1932-1936.
President Roosevelt loves EARNING
about New York State politics with
cronies of gubernatorial days. At
recent White House press conference he
spied a Brooklyn newspaper man who
used to "cover" the capital. The Presi-
dent greeted him cordially by his first
name and chirped: Stick around a
minute. I want to talk to you about
Albany" Perhaps F. D. R. hankered
for the low-down on that fast one
which Tammany Boss Curry pulled on
Jim Farley at the Democratic State
Committee meeting the other day.
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Wallace R. Harrington. former Gov
ernor of Hawaii. who has just passed
away at Honolulu, used to call himself
| the victim of one of the best Coolidge
! stories Gov. harrington was on pc
riodical oficial visit to Washington and
paid his respects at the White House.
He decided he could make himself
| most interesting by telling President
Coolidge about Hawaii's famed pine
apple industry For the purpose Mr.
Harrington had boned up on all the
| latest statistics-how many acres were
under cultivation, how many persons
! emnloved in both the growing and