, 1935-09-27

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accepted his setback In the works
progress quarrel with q cheerfulness
which surprises those who sensed his
feeling OF futility and bitterness be-
fore the Hyde Park conference. He
acts as II he thought that the world,
including Harry Hopkins, were his
/ friend.
Insiders suspect that Mr.. Ickes
got - unadvertised promise out Of
the president in return for bowling
gracefully out OF the works progress
picture. Mr.. Roosevelt has ordered
twelve federal agencies to mobilize
their funds and blueprints in a drive
10 stimulate private and public con-
~struction OF housing on q grand
scale. II will be his answer TO those
who charge that this Is q boondog-
Cling administration.
Developments will be slow - de-
~liberately timed to show results next
year - but Mr.. Ickes may spring
forth as construction commander
in-chief at the psychological mo-
ment. There's another tipcif on H.
ture strategy in the fact that Bob"
Wagner, Mr.. Roosevelts close friend.
will study European slum clearance
before congress convenes In January.
Business - There win be no lift
ed eyebrows In White House circles
III the u. q. Chamber OF Commerce
poll Of business men pronounces q
verdict of guilty a. charged"
against the New Deal. B~usinesseers
opeNly hostile to the administration
recently displaced the more cooper
alive Hartman element as domin-
ant figures IN the chamber.
Silas II. Strawn OF Chicago looks
to be the most influential. Some
time ago he told friends that he had
interested himself in the personnel
OF local commercial organizations.
and they are the boys who viii sound
out local sentiment. He boosted
that at the proper time they would
slrz In tune with him. The call FOR
the poll means the time has come
for them to try out their voices.
Mr.. Roosevelt has made attempts
to divide these enemies. Within the
last month he has offered several
important posts TO ex-President
Henry /. Hartman. Although SYM
pathetic to many phases Of the New
Deal - he helped to frame NRA -
Mr.. Hartman has declined With
thanks. he doesn't care for public
life.
Contrasts Mr.. Strawn stands
high on the democrats list Of politi-
cal enemies. Besides carrying great
weight IN legal and commercial cir
cles, he is one of the COPS most 60
getting money collectors.
So it's more than coincidence that
certain administrationites are haz-
ing him where 1t viii do the most
good. They r passing out word
OF his law firms part in the famous
and unpaid So0.000,000 loan TO the
Dawes bank in Chicago. After first
advising that the RFC could collect
double indemnity In event or default.
Strawn legalites now hold the RFC
can simply sue - or shout - for les
money. They say their first opin-
ion did not mean what the RFC
thought II did.
But RFC-er Jesse Jones Is brand
ishir9 \ llll which the Chicago firm
submitted for It's original opinion.
II asked $500 IRE stockholders IL
ability" The Jones BOYS r also
telling how square, former Vice
President Dawes behaved. He made
no protest against the double penal
~. Besides losing $500 In stock
fpt up as collateral. he cashed IN
with $500 additional. It's a sly
way OF digging at Mr.. Strawn. who
Is 4 pa OF all the Dawes brothers.
Debating - Moscow has assured
Washington most privately and most
informally that 1t viii clamp the lid
on all loose talk Of world revolution.
The Russian government is most
anxious To maintain friendly rela-
tons with the United States in these
turbulent times. 1t viii strain a p0-
litical point TO keep diplomatic con-
tact.
Comrade Stain has found means
Of letting Mr.. Hull know that he
was panied - and surprised - TO
hear American" delegates 70 tn
Third Internationale conclave talk
ing the way they did. Soviet Off
Gals could not afford to criticize the
proceedings nc home - no more
than President Roosevelt could de-
nounce the whereases OF a Demo-
cratic National convention but
they have told our government TO
forget the soap-box stuff.
There's a comic side 70 the affair.
Communist agitators r like lob
byists at Washington who telegraph
their clients that they had dinner
last night with a cabinet member"
without making clear that they sat
at the other end Of q public dining
room where the cabineteer happen
ed to be. They claim credit for every