Milford chronicle., 1934-11-30
Washington Snapshots

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Representative Sam Rayburn,
scrappings Congressman from Texas,
will be the next :. Speaker OF the
House. succeeding geether deceased
Henry Rainey. Representative Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts, will be
the floor leader. ~ f.t
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This column was assured this
week that a deal which Mr.. Farley
has been engineering had been COM
pleted and enough votes were as
sured to shelve Representative
Byrns of Tennessee, the leading can
didate through seniority. 1t would
not be surprising to see Byrns get
good Federal appointment as balm.
This is the dope from the inside.
Reason: Byrns Is a thorough-going
conservative who deserted the Ad-
ministration last year on al. least
one major issue. Rayburn was the
wheel-horse in putting through the
Securities Exchange Act.
The search for ideas, plans, that
will kindle the public imagination
and prove efficient in practical oper-
alton is more frantic in .Washingtpn's
official life than at any time since
the Blue Eagle was Matched, full
grown, from the nest. The most
encouraging factor is that the search
for recovery this time is going along
sound lines Of experience, and quick
panaceas are not looked upon with
so much favor. The attitude of the
President that business recovery
now must come ahead of social re-
forms has given business confidence
to make commitments which are
necessary for progress.
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II is not a far-fetched statement !
that if President Roosevelt continues /
his attempt to stimulate the heavy /
goods industries along sound lines. |
and to keep additional disturbing
burdens of of industry, that the old
phrase of recovery being around the
corner might come true soon.
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President Roosevelt is, of course,
the key man in the Administrations
plan-drafters. He is at Warm
Springs. Ga. but not exactly rest
ing. An indication of how heavy,
and how important, the passenger
traffic is between the Little White
House" in Georgia and points
north" was disclosed when an air
line system established special SER
vice between Atlanta and Warm
Springs for the duration of the
stay. Big things are be-
ing discussed. important speeches (
and messages are being drafted, and !
time is a precious element.
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There is an undercurrent of SEN
timent that somewhere in the Con-
gressional scramble one or more I
e hampiOns of the people" will I
That is more than a re- (
mote possibility. Several issues are i
shaping that will present glorious l
One is the unem- I
Dloyment insurance issue. while an
)ther is the proposed 30-hour week, S
and third is centered in trade t
IniOns. 4
Now comes the surprise! Strange =
rs it may seem, those who have done +
he deepest delving into the subject !
II prospective champions say a we'll
Informed and reasonably brilliant 4
opponent of unemployment insur- n
lnce, the 3O-hOur week, and labor =
'aiting measures can win the crown :,
# public acclaim more readily and :,
more permanently than any propon- a
mt. And here's why: = =
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Unemployment insurance can not U
enetit the unemployed. Beneficiar- p
es must first be employed before a
hey can hope to participate in pay II
rents made on account of lay-offs. q
will be a sturdy politician who 81
an stem the charge that he relegat- n
the unemployed to second place al
fight for income guarantees for u
iose who are employed at present. d'
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Enactment of a 30-hour week law -
ould freeze" wage scales. There
light be a slight, temporary rise in
but hope of getting
age increases beyond those pre-
ailing at the time the law became
fective would be blasted-and
osest students of industrial labor
e agreed upon that.
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The prO-organiZed labor bills will
, just as hot" and by grasping the
rong end of the poker more than
few Congressman may be blistered.
No red plan Will save the coun-