Evening star., 1933-03-15

Congressional mathematicians reckon
that President RooSevelts 72-word
message recommending the promptest
possible modification of the Volstead
act-one Of the shortest executive COM
munications on records worth, not
withstanding that fact SITS 900 a word
What they mean is that light wines
and beer are expected to produce S125,-
100000 in revenue for the United
States Treasury. Receipt of the anti
Volstead message sent Capitol Hill vets
into paroxysm of Joy. Undoubtedly
it skyrocketed' Roosevelt stock, which
has been rising dizzily since the inaugu
raj address. F. D. r. is tearing down
the field at such a pace that some of
his admirers are beginning to wonder
whether the gait is a safe one and
how long he can keep it up. A one
time All-America foot ball star, now in
Congress, bursts into . gridirOn meta
phor THE President reminds me Of
Red Grange" he says, making ir-
resistibly for a touchdown. What the
country, and he himself. must pray for
Is that he won't tumble before he
crosses the goal line
Creation of a new cardinalate for
Msgr. Fumasoni-Biondi, the Papal del
egate at Washington. gives the United
States. at least as long as the new
"eminence" remains here. its fifth
wearer of the red cap. The others are
Cardinals O'Connell Of Boston, Hayes
Of New York, Dougherty of Philadelphia
and Mundelein of Chicago. Even in his
new Incarnation, Cardinal FumasOni-
Biondi has only nominal jurisdiction
over the Roman Catholic Church in
this country and its prelates and
subordinate hierarchy. He will out
rank them on formal and ceremonial
occasions and has a certain supervisory
authority. But it is seldom, If ever,
exercised and would, if looked upon
IS interference with the prerogatives
of American Catholics, probably be re-
sented, authorities say.
Bipartisan cooperation in the ma
tional banking emergency finds COM
plete exemplification in the teamwork
Secretary of the Treasury Woodin and
Undersecretary Arthur A. Ballantine
are now exhibiting. They have been
practically inseparable comrades in woe
ever since Mr.. Woodin waded into the
mans size job which he's mad
since March f. Mr. Ballantine doubt
functOry or statutory duty to remain
as undersecretary till the new deal is
going full tilt He was . 1904 class
mate of President Roosevelt at Har-
ward. For q couple of years he was
an instructor at the Harvard Law
School, where he took his degree In
1907 as the most brilliant member OF
brilliant class Up to the time Mr.:
Ballantine became Undersecretary OF
the Treasury in 1881 he was member
of the Elihu Root law firm in Man
haitian, to which, supposedly, he ex-
poets to return.
Still echoing through the House OF
Representatives are the rumbles OF dis
content among Democratic leaders over
the desertion of the Roosevelt admin
iStration on the economy bill BY the
entire Tammany delegation from Brook
lyn, except Emanuel Celler. recorded
as absent and not voting-on account
of illness, he AYERS. The Brooklyn
Tammanyites are political satellites OF
Boss McCooey. 1t was assumed they
voted en- bloc against budget powers
for the President in response to their
masters voice. But Mr.. McCooey took
the unprecedented step of publicly dis
They may hear from him when elec-
ton time comes around again, in 1894.
McCooey's resentment of their party
disloyalty Il regarded less Of an ex-
preston Of indignation than an effort
to retain the good graces Of r. D. r..
The patronage p1ums haven't begun to
fall yet in Brooklyn's direction. One
Of the big surprises was the detection
OF Representative Cullen Of the Nc
Cooey clan, recently elected assistant
Democratic leader of the House.
On Saturday, March 18, falls the
9eth birthday anniversary Of Grover
Cleveland. The Legislature Of New
Jersey = expected to pan In the mean.
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