Evening star., 1934-08-17

Postmaster General Farley is off on
good will tour" of the South, with
nightly and knightly speeches extoll-
ing the virtues Of the new deal and
extplling Democratic heroes, past and
present-Andrew jackson and Ken
meth Mcclellan, great Senator at the
right hand of a great Democratic
President" in his speech at Nashville
Tenn, and your great Senator, Joe
Robinson, who steered President
RooSevelt's recovery program" al
Little Rock, Ark. Meantime, Repub-
lfcan spellbinders are invading Maine
and Iowa's Senator Dickinson pro-
claims the administration rattle
Drained" There is real nip-and-
tuck race in Maine and present reports
indicate a real possibility of Repub-
Iican victory there. The solid Demo
cratic South requires no effort from
Mr.. Farley or other Democratic war
horses. That is why his present TRIP
is such a generous good will gesture
Primary results of the past week lead
Mr.. Farley, in his capacity Of national
chairman, to declare that "a pro-
nounced Roosevelt new deal sentiment
is gripping the voting population Of
the country" Nevertheless, the Demo
cratic high command is leaving nc
stone unturned and overlooking nc
bets to make assurance doubly sure
that this grip does not slip. Press
releases from National Committee
headquarters are now thick as Au-
tumn leaves-Sure sign that the Au-
tumn elections are approaching.
One of the minor mysteries OF the
State Department is the vanishment
of the trade treaty between the
United States and Colombia which
was signed here in Washington slX
months ago but which has never been
offered for ratification nor its con-
tents officially disclosed. Political
considerations here and in South
America were said to have dictated
deferment of disclosure, but as weeks
have stretched into months official
information as to the treaty's where
abouts and fate has become increas-
ingly vague. The Cuban trade treaty
is in a different category. Contrary
to some published reports, it has not
yet been actually signed nor its text
as yet fully completed. But only
, a few t's remain to be crossed
and its execution is said to be close
at hand and its ensuing PRONUNCIATION
is not to be delayed.
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Apropos of the retirement oi
Eugene Black, governor of the Federal
Reserve Board, it is of noteworthy
pertinence that the Federal Reserve
Board as now constituted, contains
not single member appointed by a
Republican President. The two vet
Grams, Charles Summer Hamlin and
Adolph Caspar Miller, who have
served on the Board since its estab-
lishment in 1914, were appointed by
Woodrow Wilson. The other men,
bers, Messrs. George Roosa James Of
Tennessee, j. j. Thomas of Nebraska
and M. S. Szymczak of Chicago, are
appointees of F. D. R. Gov. Black
of course, was a Roosevelt appointee
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| the resignation of Mr.. Miller is also
in prospect. In that event the board
will stand to / Roosevelt.
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Another important niche where q
vacancy impends in the administrative
end of the new deal is that of P. w
A. deputy administrator. The resig-
nation of Col. Henry M. Waite,
incumbent and Secretary Ickes
right bower in P. w. A. affairs, is
effective at the end of this month
Maj Phillip B. Fleming of the Army
Engineers, now prominent in P. w. A
affairs and having the title chief
executive officer, may be stepped ur
to succeed Col. Waite. Alternately
Secretary Ickes may trot out dark
horse. Speculation Is rife, with nc
hints yet from the Secretary. Col