The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-29
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ington correspondents asserted in dis
patches to their newspapers, however,
that administration whips had been
cracking close to the backs of numer-
Gus senator's.
1t was quite apparent throughout
the hearing on the professors nomina-
ton that many of the Democrats and,
of course, all of the Republicans were
anxious to gain better understand
ing of the New Deal objective. In that
effort, they failed to get to first base.
Mr.. Tugwell advocated a planned ma
tional economy up to certain point,
but l was told by senators after the
hearing that they did not know what
that point was. Tugwell stressed the
necessity for having a governmental
control of the various factors that af-
feet buSineSs-control of crops being
one of them-because human happi-
ness required such action, but as far
as l was able to understand his state
ments, he did not clarity much of the
confusion and the mystery that sur
rounds the New Deal plans.
So, all that remains is hope that
Mr.. Roosevelt is on the right track
and that his policies will lead to that
human happiness about which his adj
visers speak. 1t may be that it takes
more time than we impatient humans
think is necessary to achieve that end.
In the meantime, however, campaigns
are coming on and political opponents
of the administration are likely to in
sist on an answer to the question:
where are we headed?"
Another trend, or some think 1t is
trend, that is evident in the manage
ment of affairs by
Ignores President Roosevelt
r-;.:.. is an apparent will
ingness on the part
of the White House to pay less and
less attention to critics. That is, many
observers lately have called attention
to an indication that Mr.. Roosevelt is
willing to ignore more and more of
the attacks on his administration. He
is not the type, of course, who will
make a face at his critics. He is a
master politician, and keen politicians
never do such things. But when one
examines the statements and informa-
ton that is passed out from the White
House in these days and those forth
coming, say, six months ago. the pres
ent-day grist is much more, If not en-
tirely, free from answers" to critics.
And this is happening in period when
there is obviously very much more
criticism than in the earlier days Of
the administration.
Let me supply a basis of COMPARE
son: When the airmail contracts were
cancelled, Col Charles Lindbergh sent
a telegram to the President, complain
ing about the act. The colonefs air
transportation company made the mes
sage public before it was laid on the
Presidents desk. or so Stephen Early,
one of the Presidents secretaries, said.
After the message appeared in the
newspapers, Mr. Early spoke at length
to the newspaper correspondents
about the coloneps "discourtesy" in
making the message public. Some six
months later, Clarence barrow, the Chi
cago attorney, and the board Of review
Of NRA affairs which he headed, let
loose blast on NRA that constituted
a most vitriolic criticism of this phase
of the New Deal. The President, him.
self, has said almost nothing about
the barrow board criticism. True,
General Johnson replied in his usual
bombastic way. but that was General
Johnson and not the White House.
Criticism has been made in con-
gress of the Agricultural Adjustment
administration. Attacks on this have
come also from the outside. But there
has been no reply from the President,
the top Of the administration. Money
policies have been under attack, as
have been some of the relief measures
which seem to some to hint Of govern
ment-owned factories soon. These at
lacks have been allowed, however, to
spend themselves in the thin air.
The President is going to Hawai- for
vacation. That fact, of course, is gen.
orally known. But
Writer'S there is one feature
Left Out of the trip that has
not been generally
circulated. Arrangements for the trim