Evening star., 1933-04-26

No indications are lacking. if one cares
to hunt for them, that the Roosevelt
honeymoon is on the wane. Organiza
ton of the Republican Federal Asso-
ciates," headed by Hoover administra-
ton leaders, for the purpose of girding
for the 1884 congressional elections, is
of itself evidence that politics is politics
again, and that no quarter is the rule
from now on. Then came the Sensa
tional attack on the Roosevelt Thomas
imitation bill by that stalwart Demo-
crat, Senator Tydings of Maryland. It's
all but an open secret at the Capito
that, but for the insistence of his asso-
ciateS that he spare himself, Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia would be in
the trenches, too, hurting high eXplo-
sive at a measure at which he's known
to stand "aghast' Add to the opposi-
ton which men like Tydings and Glass
are leveling against the currency pro-
gram on principle the boiling dlsap-
pointment-that's putting it mildly
among the Democratic faithful over the
ing" to the victors. and you'll under
stand why the chimes which've been
Changing so merrily since March are
now sweet bells tangled, harsh and
out of tune"
No newspaper article in recent times
ever began to attract the attention IN
political Washington that has been stir
req up by the frontal attack just
launched against the Roosevelt admin
istration in the Baltimore Sun, premier
Democratic organ. Its editor, John W.
Owens, at the end of personal X-ray
Of conditions in the Capital. declares,
in a seven-column piece, that the New
Deal is nearing the edge OF pronounced
left-wing radicalism - so pronounced
that it may involve little less than
economic and social revolution Mr..
Owens intimates that the situation mas
caused serious differences OF opinion
within the cabinet, and filled some OF
its leading members with anxiety over
the course of events and White House
policy. Thus early in the game MI.
Owens writes, "one hesitates to talk
about dissension and division IN the
Presidents household, and If one did
talk about it, one would invite denials
from all concerned. Nevertheless, any
one with eyes to see must know that
Secretary of State Hull is downcast and
depressed, though not yet, perhaps, dis
couraged And whatever Secretary OF
the Treasury Woodin may say, he Will
not be able to convince those here IN
Washington who know the inside that
he is not anxious and worried
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When Senator Joe Robinson, Demo-
cratic Senate leader, told the Associated
Press in New York last Monday that
the country might rely upon President
Roosevelt's prudent" use of the inf1a-
tionary powers Congress is about to give
him, the Arkansan lifted the veil on
what insiders believe to be F. D. RS
real purpose in seeking to be made
in a nutshell, he aspires to do pru-
IDENTIFY what he fears that Congress
might do imprudently. In other words,
if there's to be imitation in some form
on which all schools of thought are
tacitly agreed-the President wants
control" in his hands, rather than in
the uncomfortable" hands of radical
extremists on Capitol Hill. When the
history of the past hectic week is
written it'll be disclosed that events in
the Senate on Monday. April II, are
what precipitated % the export en-
barge which took the United States of
America off the gold standard, and CD
the administration decision to ask for
ate vote on the Wheeler 16-to-1 silver
amendment, which would have been
passed with a change of only six votes,
threw a real scare into the White House.
It was decided forthwith to adhere to
the Roosevelt plan-"to act, and act
now" Thereupon ensued the things
which startled and staggered the
country and the world.
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Last Sunday. while the un-hssed
Washington was crammed with cherry
blossom tourists and other out-of- town
ers, an unusually large crowd Of people
turned up at st. Thomas Church, on
Eighteenth street northwest, where the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt worship.
Not half Of those seeking admission
obtained it, but most Of the overflow
congregation stood outside, attending
the service by proxy. Later they won-
dered whether the Presidents rector,
the Rev. DR.. g. Ernest Smith, had
chosen. by accident or design. to preach
sermon from text according to the
gospel Of st. John, 18th verse, goth
chapter. reading: Jesus saith Unto