Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-02
Former A. A. A. Foreign
Trade Adviser Creates
Sensation at Dinner.
EXPRESSES PLEASURE
AT IEVELING DOWN.
Senator Bailey Dubs Him Soviet
Ambassador" -Tugwell's
New Book Studied.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

DI ". OOCLD LINCOLN,
While the Democratic managers Of
the House continued today to plan the
inquiry into charges made by DR.. Will
liam A. Writ, Gary, Ind, educator.
that the brain trusters" were en-
gagged in planning a governmental
revolution, Washington was further
excited by the report Of dinner at
which former Senator Smith W.
Brookhart Of Iowa, more recently a
foreign trade adviser of the A. A. A,
pictured Russia as the ideal spot
In addition, members of the Sem
ate, among them Senator Dickinson
of Iowa, began the perusal of new
book by Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture Rexford G. Tugwell, some
times called the chief brain truster.'
and Howard c. Hill. assistant profess
SCR of the teaching of social science
at the University of Chicago. This
book. which is published by Har-
court, Brace & Co, New York, &C
cording to Senator Dickinson, GER
tainly gives the impression that Mr..
Tugwell is looking ahead to a very
definite change in conditions in this
country, with the Government in
ownership and control Of the means
of production. The new volume is
entitled: Our Economic Society and
its Problems" and its subtitle is: "A
Study of the American Levels Of Liv-
ing and How to Improve Them"
Called Soviet Ambassador"
The dinner at which Mr.. Brookhart
created sensation by painting pic
ture of Soviet Russia as a far better
place than the United States in many
respects was given by John and Austin
Waller Of Dubuque. Iowa. controllers
of the International Bank. There
were about half hundred guests, one
Of whom was Senator Bailey, Demo
crat, of North Carolina, who answered
Brookhart. clubbing him the "Ambas-
sador from Russia" 1t took place at
the Shoreham Hotel last Thursday
Mr.. Brookhart, it is reported, as
serted that every man in Russia has
job: that every man in Russia is
provided with food. with old-age in
surance and with medical attention.
He contrasted these conditions with
what has been going on in the United
States, and indicated that it would be
far better for Americans if the Rus
sian plan was adopted He expressed
pleasure. it is reported. that the ''lev-
IN this country.
Produces Business Chart.
The former Senator produced a
chart which he said had been ar
k,, al oh
ing the ups and downs of business in
the United States, and that only dur
ing 20 months since 1892 could 1t be
considered normal"
Now in Russia" Mr.. Brookhart is
quoted as saying. conditions are
normal all the time. They have a
managed currency and gold is used
only to pay for foreign goods"
Senator Bailey, in his reply to
Brookhart, declared that he believed
Brookhart was entirely wrong that
American methods were far better
than the Soviet. He sarcastically re-
ferred 70 Brookhart several times dur
ing his address as the Ambassador
from Russia. The North Carolina
Senator declared that he was entirely
out of sympathy with any persons
who sought to break down the pres
ent system Of government of the
United States.
Government Officials Present.
The guests at the dinner included
Thomas H. McIrerney, president of
National Dairy Products of Chicago.
one of the advisory council in the N.
r. A., and several other members of
Congress and officials connected with
the Government.
The fact that Mr.. Brookhart has
been connected in an official capacity
with the present administration, it
was said today, will probably not be
overlooked by DR.. Writ when he is
called upon to appear before the
House committee.
Speaker Rainey said today he would
delay until Wednesday appointment of
the committee to investigate the
charges of Dr. Writ.
Representative Bulwinkle of North
Carolina, author of the resolution
for the inquiry into charges by Dr.
Writ that members of the brain
trust" were intent upon overthrow
ing the present governmental form
in this country and that at least
one of them had called the Presi-
dent only the Kerensky of this
revolution" is to be chairman of the
committee. He will, it is expected, go
to North Carolina for the funeral
there of the late Representative Pou.
father" of the House. for whom
funeral services were held at joint
session of Congress in the Capitol
today.
Senator Dickinson IS likely to break
forth at any time with a discussion
of the Tugwell book, in which he pro-
fesses to find plenty of proof that one
member of the brain trust" is ready
to go long way in the revamping
Of the United States. This volume,
by the way. already has come &c the
attention of DR.. Writ, dispatches from
Indiana declare, and undoubtedly will
be presented to the House committee
for its consideration of the charges
by Writ. This book. according to
Dickinson, is propaganda for the
overthrow of the system which has
prevailed in industrial United States
and looks to Government ownership
and operation of industries, banks, etc.