The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-21

Roosevelt established it as an independent agency.
 Johnson has not meddled in the work of the board. But both workers and employers have privately complained to him about the boards endless delay in settling disputes.
 THE FORD PLANT CASE
 A delegation of strikers of the Chester, Pa, Ford plant protest ca bitterly to Johnson that Wagner's failure to force a prompt decision had resulted in the disintegration of their union. "Once we had to combat vio- fence by the employer and his knew how to fight that. Now we procrastination. The boss doesn't have to lift a finger"
 Johnson sympathized with the strikers complaints, but ex- piained that the situation was not his to deal with. He promised, however, to do what he could.
 To this end he asked the A. F. Of l.. to submit to him all evil dence of Ford violation of the automobile code. As chief of the MIRA he could proceed against the manufacturer as code vio- lator.
 When word of Johnson's ac- tiOn became public, Wagner said nothing openly, but privately manifested marked irritation. THE WHEATON CASE
 Wagner did the same thing when Johnson sought to "crack down on the defiant Weirton Steel company.
 The general proposed sending Assistant Secretary of Labor Ed ward McGrady with a letter to E. T. Weir, recalcitrant head of the steel corporation. He pro- posed warning Weir against vio- lating the law, and demanding that he abandon his defiance.
 But Wagner discouraged the plan. And Johnson, to avoid any appearance of rift, abandoned it. But he did send Weir a fiery, denunciatory telegram.
 IMPORTANT BILLS
 Aside from these factors, the question of whether Wagner stays on the labor board or with draws, will finally be determined by his legislative program.
 Long before the MIRA, was thought of, Wagner was inter- ested in old age pension and un- employment insurance. For over two years he has been perfecting this legislation.
 These bills are now approach. ing completion. The president has indicated approval. Wagner considers the time particularly Opportune for their passage.
 His progressive colleagues in the senate want him to drop ev- erything else to concentrate on these important innovations. This is what he may do.
 FAKE EXPOSERS
 The controversial Tugwell bill |. protecting the public from fake medicines and beauty prepara- tions, was introduced in the house by Representative Sirovich Of New YOrk--a doctor, and in the senate by Royal s. Copeland, also from New York, also @ doc- tor.
 Most people assume that this was carefully worked out strat- egy. Such, however, was not the . case.
 One day at the last session, Professor Tugwell went to the senate to listen in one one of the debates. The galleries were crowded. He could not get q seat. Hurrying through one of the corridors he bumped into Sena- tor Copeland who offered to take him into the gallery reserved for senatorial friends.
 "And by the way" said Cope land, as they walked toward the gallery door, "wouldn't you like to let me introduce that bill of yours"
 Note -- Afterward, Representa- tive Loring Black, of New York, remarked: "Imagine Copeland and Sirovich introducing bills to expose fakers!"
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 After Roosevelt read the why 1t was defaulting On war
 
 |, the .,, note; Lousy ,,,, diplomatic ,s has has won. won the nicRnamss s frtE "Petti. coat" Baruch--because he is on the outskirts of every adminis- berger of New York has filed application with the supreme court of New York for an exam fy,ofinx1 nf fhn y~k, arc nf Go1tu man and company in connection of $100,000,000. The examine tion, if granted, will bring to the stand Earl Bailie, special assist ant to Henry Morgenthau. White House stenogs all throng into the regular press confer- ences with the president. Watch ing the chief hit the ball back to a hundred newspapermen all asking him questions is more absorbing than seven-ring circus. When Francis White, re- gently resigned minister to Czechoslovakia, sailed to assume his duties last spring, he bought a round-trip ticket. Apparently he expected to resign. Puppy Grau," the dog which Ambassador Sumner Welles named after the provisional pres ident of Cuba, now has his eyes open. According to Roose- welt, the objective of frequent monetary conferences between him, Fred I. Kent. and George l.. Harrison of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, is "the education of the president"