Evening star., 1934-03-26
The Political Mill
By C.. Could Lincoln.

| KerenSky OF this revolution? ThlS
question promises to stir up as much
interest in this country, If not more,
than the query, "Who socked Huey
Iong?" caused Inst Summer. DR.. Will
liam A. Writ, Gary, Ind, educator,
whose statement asserting that one
Of the brain trusters had made the
remark about Roosevelt certainly set
tongues wagging on Capitol Hill. Sen
ators and members Of the House on
Saturday were sending for copies of
newspapers carrying the statement.
Some OF the Democratic leaders In
the House sought to soft pedal the
whole thing, saying they did not be-
lieve the country would be interested
| or pay much attention to Wirt's
/, statement. But it looks as though
they had missed their guess In this
| connection. And some of the other
Democrats and all the Republicans
seem bent on obtaining from DR..
Writ. the name Of the man who re-
ferred to the President as "only
the Kerensky," If one of the mem
bers of the brain trust did make such
a remark.
DR.. Writ seems willing to give the
information, If he is called upon to
do so by a committee of Congress
and If he considers it to the interest
Of the country. He would like to
have the matter gone into by the
Congress, through q committee, so
that after he has given his testi-
mony the brain truster in question
may also be called before the COM
mittee and questioned. 1t scarcely
seems likely that the administration
Democrats will be willing to back
away from this inquiry, particularly
in view Of the fact that many persons
in the country have charged that
some of the new deal" is socialistic in
the extreme, If not communistic. The
implication of the remark made by
a member OF the brain trust, II such
a remark was made, and If Dr.
Wrist is correct in saying that it
was made by man upon whom the
President is relying in some measure
for advice. is clear enough. So clear
that probably the administration
might like to know his identity.
The Gary educator is a man of
reputation. He is Hoosier by
birth and education, but his reputa-
ton has spread far beyond the con-
fines Of his own State. He made in
the past special studies Of educational
methods abroad and in this country,
and evolved a system Of his own,
called the Writ system, to bring about
greater efficiency in the schools. He
became official adviser to the Board
OF Education Of New York City. His
hearing before committee Of Con-
gress would rival in interest others
which have been held in recent
months.
The Roosevelt new deal" has
been dubbed revolution many times
by many persons. The President has
asserted in his speeches that the new
deal is here to stay and that there
will be no going back to the old con-
ditions- to the "old deal"
Many Of the policies and steps of the
administration, undertaken in the
name of emergency, are to be perma-
nent, it is now said. OF course, there
are persons who insist that the revo-
luton has not gone anywhere near
far enough. And there are the Com
munists, who are by no means salts
fed with this revolution" But
despite all the attacks made upon
the Roosevelt administration and its
1 ir -+nfy
would dub the President a Commu-
mist, or charge that he was seeking to
break down the republican form of
government in this country. II Dr.
| Writ Is correct, however, and scrne OF
the Presidents advisers are anxious
to take the country into a system of
Socialism or Communism and are on
the Government pay roll, it's time the
country knew 1t. The old game of
boring from within may be effective,
but it is not one that will appeal to
the people who still believe in a rep
resentative form of government.
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The advocates of greater liberality
to the war veterans and OF restoration
of pay to Government workers may
have overleaped themselves in their
maneuvers in connection with the
independent offices appropriation bill.
They could have had large slice OF
their demands, If the Senate had been
willing to accept the plan brought
| forth by the administration leaders in
that body weeks ago. That plan called
for a return as Of the first of Febru-
ary of one-third of the pay cut to the
Government workers and of still an
other third on July /, with the pro-
viso that the remaining third be re-
stored by the President as soon as
conditions warranted. 1t called also
for much more liberal treatment of
the veterans than did the House bill.
But this would not suffice, and the
Senate went farther, in its amend
ments of the bill. 1t was predicted
that the House would accept the SEN
ate amendments. 1t did not, however,
and therein the President won a vic
tory and set the House and Senate
fighting each other instead of fight
ing him. 1t looks as though the Chief
Executive had played a clever hand
In his effort to save his budget, so
clever that the supporters of the Gov
eminent workers pay restoration and
more liberal treatment for the veterans
may find themselves checkmated in
the end.
As the congressional campaign Is
coming nearer. great interest is man
ifested regarding what is likely to
happen in the big States of the Mid
die West, particularly in Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan and Indiana. The reports
have it that Republican meetings are
largely attended and the G. o. P.
seems anything but dead. Out in
Michigan, which was carried by the
Democrats in 1882 in amazing style,
the Republicans seem to be getting
together again. Senator Vandenberg,
up for denomination, seems now as
sured of the nomination without a
fight. Former Gov. Green, who was
talked of as possible contender for
the nomination, is now ready to sup
port Mr.. Vandenberg, it is reported.
What happens in this tier of States
next Fall will be considered remark