Evening star., 1934-09-10


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Also, these boys insist that only
fragmentary and inadequate reports
have been made by the industry to
vision. They want the N. r. A. to
step in, declare the code violated,
and seize necessary statistics upon
which strike settlement could be
worked out. Whether sufficient
grounds exist for such action is a
question which has two sides.
At any rate the general has re-
Sponded by continuing to swim In the
surf at Bethany Beach.
Regret Hasty Action.
Inside the State Department lately
there have been some murmurs of
regret that we recognized Russia so
hastily. There is a growing feeling
that the Russians put one over on us;
that M. Litvinoff does not care q
kopeck now whether he, settles the
debt or not.
That feeling has developed as a re-
suit Of the proposals Russia has made
for settlement. The. truth is State
Secretary Hull does not consider these
proposals entierly sincere. Of the
record our officials have characterized
them as crazy" and impossible"
Some of this inner feeling may be
part OF the effort to induce Russia
to come forward with q better offer.
There is usually considerable pretense
on both sides in such dickering. Yet
there can be no question but that, if
permitted to do 1t all over again, We
would not now recognize Russia until
we had little better understandings
about the debt.
The status Of affairs Is shown by
the private exchange between M.
Troyanovsky and Judge Moore at their
last meeting. Said the Soviet Ambas-
sador:
We'll. this offer was my invention.
why don't you try one?"
Said Judge Moore:
i sm not very good at inventions {"
The remark seemed to have a point
ed double meaning.
Provoked ut Hoover.
New Deal diplomacy is being con-
Quoted by couple of Southern gen.
tlemen, courteous and quiet. but ca
pable Of anger when properly provoked
State Assistant Secretary Moore
found Mr.. Hoover's remarks in The
Challenge to Liberty" very provoking.
He took his pen in hand and dashed
on a rather warm statement about it,
but being a diplomat he thought it
would be unwise to issue the statement
unless newSmen offered him the op-
portunity by asking him for comment.
Hopefully he carried his statement
to press conference. There news
men flung questions at him about the
Far East, Chaco, the Russian debt. No
one thought of asking about Hoover.
Moore became uneasy. The ques-
ttoning came to an end He started
telling stories. They came to an
end. He asked IL there ,oere any
more questions. There tDere a feD
inconSequential ones, but nothing
about Hoover.
We'll" said the Judge, that's all
l have to say voluntarily, unless you
have something more in mind" He
placed his statement on the table in
front Of him. The news hounds knew
he wanted to be asked something. but
they still did not know what. Finally
one peeked over his shoulder and saw
the word Hoover" on the statement.
The sharp-eyed one Immediately
asked; oh, by the way, judge, how
about the Hoover article?"
The judge beamed instantly. He
said he had no comment to make off,
cially, but that "in answer to oues-
tions" he would say something. He
read his statement with true JOY.
Walking away later, Moore observed
to another official: There isn't a
smarter bunch of newspapermen In
the Capital than cover the State De-
partment."
Also Knows Politics.
At the Treasury they know politics
as well as money. The denials that
| a $500, 900, 900 tax increase is being
planned must be considered in that
light. The question of increased taxes
is warm political question right now.
The Treasury will probably say moth
ing about it until after the congress
sional election, when the tax increase
plan will be announced.
| Newspapers do make errors once
every 10 years or so. A local paper
carried quotation from Postmaster
General Farley, asserting the Demo
Gratis would gain 16 Senate seats next
time. Farley's friends say he meant
six, and are cunning for the proof
| reader.
A New Deal cabinet officer describes
Upton Sinclair as "a new stick tc
beat the administration with"
Some OF Treasury Secretary Nor
| genthau's friends are Willing away
their idle moments by starting a Jest.
ing rumor that Controller O'Con-
nor is being mentioned" foe Secretary
Of the Treasury. They know how Mr.
Morgenthau likes Mr. O'Connor, and
have ordered pictures OF Mr.. Morgen-
thau's face when he hears about 1t