Evening star., 1933-09-08
Moley's Place in High Office
Analysed in Public Comment

Countrywide analysis Of the bff61
public career 0f Prot. Raymond Mol69
discloses . general belief that 10 al
adviser Of President Roosevelt he con-
tribtlted much to the DEVELOPMENT Of the
New Deal and 70 the idea that the
equipment Of scholars Is needed In pub
lie ahaifs.
while It may never be possible, y
thinks the Salt Lake Desefet News, "to
pick cut from the design Of the New
Deal the lines traced by PrH Moley, at
least this WI be his place I'd history,
that his attainffieutS brought him close
association with the President Of the
Republic and established In American
politics the importance Of academic
thinking. Learning, the intellectual
point Of view, the training Of the uni
verSities,. win never again be looked on
by Americans with that faint or open
cynicism so characteristic Of the politi-
clans Of the past. Prof. Moley has i'm
mensely changed the attitude Of the
public In his own profession Of teach
ing"
Considering the highly exposed posi-
ton that he has held Tn the admits
tration," according to the Springfield
Olinois) State Register, "and the con-
spicuots Independence he has exhibited
in his course Of action, 1t was almost q
foregone conclusion that he would come
in conflict with his chief, Secretary
Hull, and ether prominent members Of
the cabinet" That paper finds that The
is credited With having had great deal
to do with shaping the economic pro-
gram Of the administration" ana be-
lieves that 'it was natural some jeAl-
ousies should have cropped out, as q
result"
"A clash between the International
istic ideals Of Secretary Hull ana the
strongly nationalistic FEELINGS of Prof,
Moley was inevitable" In the opinion Of
the Roanoke Times, "since the beliefs
Of the two differed to such marked de-
gree that they placed the President be-
tween two fires. For nearly five inonsfis
he has managed skillfully to keep the
peace ana blend their contrasting views
without great deal Of outward eti-
dence Of friction. The London Confer
ence brought the situation to q show
down. however. and Secretary Hull
emerged the victor"
We shall look hopefully and expect
antly to the eventual triumph Of MI
Hull's ideas on foreign trade" declares
the Houston Chronicle, with the a.
sumption that "Prof. Moley win con-
ttnue to exert great influence On the
administration" but the conclusion
that those Americans-and apparently
their number is legion-who hold with
Secretary HUI that the basis of per-
n1anent recovery must be removal Of
trade BARRIERS In the world, thai the true
goal for all the nations must be cooper
alton i4 produetion and exehsnge and
the building m common welfare, are
encouraged to believe ttst their view
win be upheld BY the admiAistration."
Considering the future attitude Of
Prof. Moley Is an editor, the Dayton
Daily News states: "He IL an exponent
OF American liberalism, Of the ideo that
public affairs can be managed demo-
crattcally by progressive intelligence.
Against this idea stands the notion that
the course OF events Is mad6 by the
blind pressure Of events, tins play OF
class interests, the impact II shrewd
demagogy upon dumb ignorance. ES1-
c1st and Communist agree In thu view
The liberal. In between, fights for the
THAT Prof. Moley ~ been Of great
help no one can douh1," AYERS the NIL.
waukee Journal. The whipping into
workable shape Of the Roosevelt pro-
gram may have come largely from him
In government the specific planning o1
every engineering project comes from
engineers: Of eveTy Army. ana Nav
project from militAfy techhieian1. Blfl
W heed on departments with civiliaz11
and when We tn 3 different way, It does
not work. Mr.. Roosevelt needs at
the head of hi cabinet man who ull-
defStaf1ds that foreign affairs are some
thing With which Congress has much
pefn1ps too rnuch-to do. The rift,
the disagreement or whatever you call
It, may have come through no win Of
and Who pdt their eountIy ahead q
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