The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-03
VARIOUS ISSUES CONFRONTING
!. WASHINGTON OFFICIA AIS CAUSE
= SCENES OF UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
BY BYRON PRICE
(chief Of Bureau, The Associated
Press. WashinrtouY

Press, Washington1
In these times of touch-and-go
at Washington, when so many vast
enterprises are afoot and today's
news have receded into the dim
past by tomorrow, the reporters's
scrap-book is crammed with ran
dom footnotes to history-in-the-
making.
Strangely, the cabinet officer
who was least known when he was
appointed has become the most
conspicuous. All Secretary Ickes
has to do is to boss the interior
department, rule the tempestuous
oil industry, spend $4,000, 600, 900
on public works and a few other
things. Every day brings new
evidence how greatly he is trusted
by the White House. =. The poll
ticians are just getting it through
their heads that the real patron
age dispenser of the administra-
ton is Frank ID. Roosevelt. Day
after day Postmaster General Far
ley has taken lists of prospective
appointees to the executive offices
and has gone away again with the
slate still clear of action. Rail
road Coordinator Eastman, finding
many avenues of consolidation
closed by the laws stipulation that
no laborer can be discharged, is
spending some of his spare time
considering what new rail legisla-
ton should be passed. Such a bill
now seems certain of a place on
the calendar of the January ses-
sion.
Hull Scores
Secretary Hull's closing speech
at the London conference made a
strong impression in Washington,
where most of his colleagues feel
he has endured many disappoint-
ments with great patience. Long
beforehand he was assured a warm
welcome home. AS details of the
Hull-Moley relations at London
percolate across the Atlantic the
impression grows that DIR. Moley's
days in the state department are
about over, but that he win be
transferred to some other post
where he can continue in the close
confidence of the president. ;.
Gen. Hugh Johnson and his depu-
ties have clever way of deciding
the question when is a code not
a eode?" Business groups may
think they have submitted trade
agreements, but until the admin
istrators consider the offering in
shape for a hearing they deny
any ''code" is in. +. Few govern
ment agencies ever began life
with such q shining set of ideals
az the Tennessee Valley Authority,
created to take over Muscle Shoals
and develop indusl ais a large
part of the south. Chairman Nor
gan declares men with political
involvements are not wanted as
employees and inquiries searchingly
about educational back grounds
and soeialmindedness.
Persuasion
Who has q harder job than
Chairman Stevenson of the home
loan board? To make the new
law success he and his assistants
must persuade. holders of 6 per
cent mortgages to exchange them
for per cent bonds. Thus far
the response is not overwhelming.
Farm Administrator Peek has
heard the rise inwheat prices was
not an unniixed blessing. Farmers
ht SNtttN HNNtANHS E0N thG luNd NilCy
would get government bounty
automatically and prepared to col
leet the money and then sow all
the wheat they could. It's taking
q lot of work to straighten this
out. =. Reports that Secretary
Woodin of the treasury will resign
this fall have reached the stege
where there Is wide speculation as
to his successor. Much mentioned
is Senator Couzens of Michigan,
but no decision has been reached.
=. Budget Director Douglas also
is mentioned, but his insistenee on
expense cuts has stirred up a lot
of people against him. He fore
saw this when he took office.
I'm every administration" he
said then, ''there must be one
martinez, and I'm It." tOnly the
word ne used was must stronger.l
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