Evening star., 1934-10-15

Interesting and hitherto undisclooed
explanations are current as to why the
Democrats have fixed upon the cap
ture Of . two-thirds majority in the
Senate a. their paramount objective.
They need such an indisputable mar
gin, one Of the foremost New Deal
campaign leaders points out. to make
certain that President Roosevelt's re-
ciprocal tari1 treaties cannot pos
sibly be upset. The distinguished au-
thority who advances this view con-
tends that its Q mistake to think that
the Senate, when voting to empower
r. d. r. to conclude tariR treaties.
utterly renounced tts constitutional
right to withhold approval Of them.
The authority IN question holds that
the Senate cannot under any circum-
stances abandon it, treaty preroga-
tives. He envisions the strong pos
sibility that after reciprocal treaties
have been negotiated, . member Of
the Republican senatorial opposition
may bring up some phase Of them
perhaps only relatively Insignificant
items-that might jeopardize the
whole treaty procedure.
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With Q two-thirds majority ready
to ratify the Presidents action, his
treaties would be In no danger. 80
the Democratic high command has
determined to take time by the fore
lock and, with . minimum Of a
Senators pledged to thick-and-t
support Of the administration, be
ready for all emergencies. Assurance
Of 10 impregnable . Roosevelt bloc
In the Senate will also, 1t Is argued,
strengthen the Presidents hands In
tarin dealings with foreign countries,
which have learned through sad ex-
perience ON treaty occasions that while
the President Of the United States
proposes, the United States Senate
often opposes and disposes. An In
1ncible Roosevelt Senate" would
Danish all chance that treaties could
Well, the Republicans seem to have
found an eleventh-hour issue-the
administrations exploitation Of hu-
man needs for purposes Of political
capital" Chairman Fletcher,s attack
on the campaign use which the Demo-
Gratis are making Of lavish Federal
expenditure looks like the keynote on
which the q. o. p. will Ioud-pedal
from now until election day. They
don't exactly charge the Presidents
party with buying votes" They mere.
ly complain that Democratic CAMPAIGN
managers and candidates are utilizing
the huge Government spending pro-
gram to influence the voting" through.
out the country by making the electo-
rate believe that Democrats must be
maintained IN ONCE In State and Ma.
ton Il mamma II to continue to fall
from the Federal heavens. The Re
publiacns realize that the money =
talking and are painfully conscious
that Il n talking In the Democrats
favor. A. to whether the alleged
iniQuity Of this procedure win get the
elephant anywhere, the Republican
leaders are frankly skeptical. But
they plainly intend to labor the point
for Ill IT, worth from now on and
hope for the best.
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10 date, Mr.. Roosevelt has survived
$50 White House press conferences.
To the washington newspaper corps
they continue to b the brightest spots
IN IT. endless pursuit Of the nfmhle
item, thanks to the Presidents art
istry in handling the semi-weekly
pow-Wows. He h invariably ct pains
to produce news. That's why the re-
% much. he hardly ever refuses to
answer . question. He doesn't always
supply the information desired, but
he q never evasive. ~lfs questions,
thu rros,dentss tssm Soe Hypothetical
pososs aSs ahent H. only cnae hox1ed