The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-11


big thing learned from the presi-
dents fishing trip Is that there
Ii only one New Dealer.
A lot of people were dimIy
conscious OF this before, but
didn't like to admit It. Now there
Is no escaping the fact. The
Roosevelt. There IL no adminis-
tration.
And IL there Is one major
fault with which the president
can be Justly charged, II IL that
he has built up no supporting
personnel which can function
efficiently In his absence.
The position OF Franklin
Roosevelt In relation to the en-
tire scheme of government is
some analogous to that OF Gen.
eral Johnson's to the MIRA. Cen
cral johnson IN the MIRA. Up
until very recently he had brok-
en- In no subordinatcs capable OF
taking his place, or even OF taxi
ing very much load off his
shoulders. Eliminate Johnson,
and the entire structure col
lapBcB.
ONE-MAN MACHINE
TO d considerable degree this
IL the relation OF Roosevelt to
the New Deal. 1t IL q Onc-man
machine.
Consider for a moment tho
cabinet. II has only two men In
whom Roosevelt places any real
confidence-Wallace and Ickcs.
CORDELL HULL, the gecre-
tary OF state, takes all major
policies TO the White House for
decision. More than any other
president since Wilson, Roose-
welt Ii his own secretary OF state.
The same In true of the navy
department. The Roosevclts---
Franklin and Cousin Harry, the
assistant secretary run the
navy.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT up
until recently played no great
part In the picture. Now that 1t
has been called upon for major
pcrformance-thc air mails-it
has fallen down woefully, Roose-
welt has had to take II In hand.
THE POST OFFICE DE-
PARTMEET In largely routine.
but on major policy Jim Farley
always trots over to the White
House.
MISS PERKINS LABOR DE-
PARTM ENT has become u sta
tisal agency. Labor disputes, for
which IL was originally created,
\. al h.k
ner's labor board under the d.
rect supervision of tho White
House.
SECRETARY ROPER'S COM
MERGE DEPARTMENT could
fade out Of the picture. and cx-
ccpt for the massive building
and the fish Aquarium which
tourists enjoy. 1t would never be
missed.
YOUNG HENRY MORGEN-
THAI, the secretary of the
treasury, Is doing q good job, but
even on matters of relative de-
tail, takes his cues from tho
White House.
HOMER CUMMINGS and his
Justice department are more con-
cerned with the Interpretation
OF law than with administration,
and are therefore not quite in
the same category.
EVEN ICKES AND WALL
LACE, upon whom the presi-
dent depends more than his
other cabineteers, must take
AAA codes and public works
projects to the White House for
specific approval.
From all OF which, one OF two
deductions In unacceptable. Either
Roosevelt has picked poor help
or else he does not trust them
enough to give them real au-
thority.
FItANKENSTEIN MONSTER
Consider, In addition to this,
the top-heavy machinery OF re-
covery agencies which now have
become more important than the
regular government departments.
THE MIRA, which holds the
fate OF industry, centers direct
Roosevelt read every code before
adoption. Even now he reads all
major codes.
to the White House. At one time
THE LABOR BOARD; Joe
EaBtman's control OF the rail-
roads; the REC. with Its millions
loaned TO banks and business:
the Home Loan Bank Board,
holding the fate of millions OF
mortgages: tho FERA, feeding
millions OF unemployed: the
CWA, which tided the country
over the winter: the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
holding the fate of the banks:
the farm credit administration
and the Tennessee valley au-
thority, all report--n0t to q cab
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