Evening star., 1934-09-28

President Roosevelt is temporarily
running the ship of state from the
blue room in the disheveled White
House, but blue is far from typifying
the mood in which he views the state
Of the Union. Neither the qualms
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce nor the reactions and in
hibitions' Gas he dubs them Of
business generally are cramping F..
D. RS smiling style. He has re-
turned to the helm as radiantly
hopeful as ever, but reputedly a lit
tie warm under the collar about the
tactics and motives of certain COM
mercial groups. The President plain
" thinks that the captains Of in
dustry and finance are unduly alarm
list. He does not intend to be stam-
peded by the QUESTIONABLE method
into revelation of administration
policy. While he may not broadcast
next Sunday all that his critics yearn
to know, he is expected to be highly
informative and possibly even bru-
tally frank when discussing big busi-
ness So much can be foreshadowed
with certainty-Mr Roosevelt will be
cheerful. That the New Deal Is
still scoring" remains his unaltered
faith. Before he leaves the air he
may express some pointed opinions
as to why the score" isn't higher
and where the blame belongs.
There may be more than meets the
eye in the fact that Prof. James Har-
vey Rogers, who for year has been
among the Presidents principal none
tary advisers, especially on gold, is
returning to his regular job as pro-
fessor of political economy at Yale.
Evidently, for the time being, Rogers
has served his purpose in Washing
ton, and the deduction will be made
by many observers that no more ex-
Fermentation in the currency realm
is in the immediate offing, no matter
what the remote future may bring
forth. The understanding in Treas
ury quarters is that Prof. Rogers re-
mains available for consultative pur-
poses if, as and when desired. Like
his colleague, Prof. Warren of Cor
nell, Rogers was only on temporary
and special assignment during his
New Deal service.
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Republicans, who are not accus-
toned to good news these days, are
elated over tidings from Pennsylvania
that Senator David A. Reed and Gov.
Clifford Pinchot have buried the
hatchet, and henceforward will work
together like pair of long-lost BROTH
II their reconciliation is genuine, it
will prove that the age of miracles
is not past, for they have long been
moNal enemies and never minced
words in calling each other names.
The Democrats pinned high hopes on
perpetuation Of the Reed -Pinchot feud.
Their prospects of electing Joe Guf-
fey Senator will be materially dim
med if Pinchot goes down the line
for the regular Republican ticket.
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As if to symbolic Donald R. Rich
berg'S ascent into the seats of the
mighty in the revamned New Deal,
"a Man of Purpose" his novel writ
ten in 1922, is about to be re-issued.
Besides certain romantic interest,
the story embraces Mr.. Richberg's
ideas on labor, social and economic
problems. The new edition will leave
the press in October, about the same
time as Secretary of Interior Harold
L. Ickes blossoms out with his
maiden literary effort, "The New
Democracy" When Richberg and
IckeS, as young lawyers and fellow
alumni of the University of Chicago,
were battling for the right as brother
Bull Moosers 20 years ago they could
have had little notion that one day
they would be king-pins IN the ma