, 1935-07-17
WASHINGTON
BY Ray Tucker

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Plans - The New Deal has always
been q weird conglomeration Of
idealism and practical, cold-blooded
politics. Prof. Tugwell labors In his
vineyard and Prof. Farley in his, and
rarely do the twain meet. It's doubt
full IL they have exchanged more
than a few words.
Politics rules the roost right now.
Everybody Is thinking OF, though
not mentioning, 1895. The Farley
ties are counting a large bloc Of states
which with the electoral votes of
the solid South" will insure Mr..
RooSevelt'S reelection Those states
are Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio.
Missouri and California. Patronage
and relief have been handled with
q view TO claiming these common
wealths to the RooSeveltian chariot.
The organization" boys In those
states have been treated like rich
uncles - Guffey. Igoe, Kelly, Pen
dergast. Where there are differ
ences Ohio and California -
peace negotiations are under way.
Mr.. Roosevelt recently gave a hall
hour audience TO Raymond Haight
"a progressive republican from
California. His political aides don't
like Governor Davey Of Ohio, but
for the present they have given Up
attempts to embarrass the up-and-
climbing tree surgeon.
Alice - When q FuTopean nation
drifts into deep water II immediately
patches its diplomatic fences around
the world. France, which has agreed
TO guard Italy's rear while Mussolini
does his Napoleonic stuff In Ethio-
pia, is engaged in that process now.
Hence the reports that Count de
Chambrun will supplant Andre de
Laboulaye as French ambassador to
the United States. Monsieur de La
bculaye has been no great failure
But he has made almost no impress
sion on the capital. He Is cold, stiff,
intellectual. rather unsocial At q
time when France needed a friend
maker in WASHINGTON n has lived
rs a hermit. He cant compete with
the rudy, rollicking Luther fr0ri
Germany, the polished. personah.a
RoSso Of Italy. the scheming Salt-
OF Japan or the canny Ronald Lind
say Of Great Britain.
Count de Chamhrun Is half-Am-
erican. for his wife is the sister OF
the late Nick" Longworth. He Is q
vivid. lively. likable fellow. He could
keep better tabs on American senti-
ment than the aloof Andre. For
one thing, he would have entree 70
Sister Alice Longworth's salon which
she still maintains on Massachusetts,
avenue.
Dividend-Two Washington aenks
have won suits against the govern
ment - believe it or not - which
may mean money fl the pocket for
depoSitors throughout the country.
Banks In which government
agencies deposit funds are required
TO turn over collateral 70 the gov
eminent as surety. When the bank
crash came and conseTTat.rS were
named. the government insisted thst
its claims receive preferential treot.
ury Immediately sold on lie oaf.kl'
collateral. He collected his money
while ordinary depositOrs went hum
cry.
Now comes the highest court OF
the District OF Columbia to say that
the government does not enjoy such
a preferential status unless Il Is
specifically authorized by law. The
decision has provoked a flock OF law
suits by receivers and presidents Of
banks. It may mean money In the
home folks jeans.
Canned II would seem that the
birds Of the air ough. to be immune
from politics. But mallards, pin
heads and c~anvasbacks are SO many
political footballs. according to
Ding Darling. protector-ordinary
OF American wild life as boss OF the
Biological Survey.
Ding" recently tried TO negotiate
q migratory bird treaty with Mexico.
Too many Mexicans were slaughter
ing the birds when they flew south
In the wtnter-time. Fewer return
eH TO this country and Canada each
year. Mexico was willing to sign,
but demanded In return that Cali
fornia canneries quit their "wanton
slaughter" Of fish In Mexican waters.
"Ding" thought that q reasonable
request and was willing 70 comply.
But the California fishermen are
constituents Of Senator'S johnson
and McAdoo. Piscatorially and po-
htically they set up a quiet howl.
Both senator's, especially Johnson,
WELD great influence in Washington.
And Ding" didn't get hts treaty.
Shock - appointment OF Peter
Grimm as Henry Morgenthau's heal
estate expert bears out Whirligig re-
ports that the Secretary Of the
Treasury Is dissatisfied with FILA,
Hole and Farm Credit mortgage
delinquencies. IT win be Mr.. Grimm's
job TO bring some order into the fl
nancing Of billions OF homes and
farms.
Mr.. Morgenthau Is not advertising
his dissatisfaction with the records
of these three agencies. But he Is
primarily responsible for billions OF
their guaranteed bonds. All three
organizations are carrying millions
OF dollars worth Of mortgages un-
paid In interest and principal. and
the record grows blacker every day.
MI. M~orgenthau hasn't the time
70 look into details. and there Is
nobody IN the Treasury who under
stands real estate. Mr.. Grimm does.
IL is predicted that his unpublished
inventory OF the governments mort
gage acquisitions will shock the
white house. When he digs beneath
the chocolate icing he won't find
much cake.
Practical - When congress swell