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House you will find a somewhat dlf-
ferent inner situation.
The TuqlreH illusion has gro1Dn
I'D around the TACT that he is the
most tdlkdtiue of the nelD dealers.
He UriteS for magazines and makes
speeches giving interpretations far
beuond the scope OF the dgrtcul-
tural section in tUhich he is in
Uolued. People Who read and hear
naturally are led to the conclusion
that he sits at the right hand Of
the presidential chair.
The truth is that Prof. Tugwell
rarely goes to the White House. He
has theory, apparently, for every
issue, but the only Tugwell theories
which reach the Executive Mansion
are those concerning the farm prob
lem.
Wallace Real Adviser.
Even these are not usually conveyed
to Mr.. Roosevelt by Tugwell. but by
Agriculture Secretary Wallace, who
really is in the first circle of White
House advisers. Tugwell works with
Wallace and Wallace works with the
White House, but almost entirely in
connection with farm policies.
Tugwell is not at all No. l brain
truster in the same sense that Prof
Raymond Moley was. Moley ran in
and out of the White House on a
dozen subjects every day. His in
fluence was widespread.
Tugwells influence outside the
A. A. A. has not even been strong
enough to get his pure food and drug
bill through Congress.
In the matter of femine infu-
ence, the White House appears to
be Just about an Average American
household. Mrs. Rooseuelt is deep
ly interested in social problems
and teaching She is interested
also in the 1Uomen's organization
end of politics, but not in politics
generally.
There have been obvious occasions
when the First Lady initiated new
deal moves. The two outstanding ones
are the West Virginia homesteading
project and cleaning up the alleys OF
the District of Columbia. Those are
the types of problems in which her
influence is important.
Unable to Win Point.
Regarding several other matters
she has been unable to convince Mr.
Roosevelt that she was right.
Whatever influence is welded by
the college professors is similarly re-
Stricted.
Mr.. Roosevelt's advisers cannot be
listed accurately as No. l, and 3, in
relation to their Importance. They
do not work that way. They are
worked in relation to subjects which
they handle.
Imagine large wagon wheel anc
you will get the idea. Mr.. Roose.
velt is the hub. Equally powerful
spokeS run out to the rim. Each spoke
is subject. They could be identified
as follows:
Social reforms-Miss Perkins, Sena-
| tor Wagner and Gen. johnson.
Legislation-Senator Byrnes, Repre-.
sentative Rayburn and, occasionally
the nominal leaders.
Farm-WallaCe, TugWell.
Relief-Harry Hopkins.
N. R. A.-Gen. Johnson, Richberg
PoIitics-Louis Howe, Postmaster
General Farley.
Securities-James Lands.
Each of these people is a strong
influence in his oWn field, but feD
haze any influence outside their
particular field. They consult the
President and sometimes put oUer
their ideas. Sometimes they Jail
There never has been an occasion
when they all got together at once il
the presidential presence.
Friends List Differs.
Only a few of these really are close
friends of the President. If you
started picking his iner circle OF
friends, you would have a different
list of names. You would start of
with the White House clique. 1t i:
the Louis Howe gang, including Ste.
phen Early, Miss Marguerite LIE Hand
ct al. They are the official family
circle.
Close also are Treasury Secretary
| Morgenthau, Miss Perkins, Prof. Ray
mond Moley and Hopkins.
None of these talks turkey to the
President except possibly Howe AL
are unswervingly devoted to the cause
of the boss, no matter what he may
decide 1t is.