, 1935-05-20
WASHINGTON
BY Ray Tucker

uCAll SCChc o tic MOob
valuable portions Of this experiment
its ban on child labor and its
establishment Of minimum wage
and hour standards. But everybody
else agrees that the Big Blue Eagle
I a fairly dead bird.
Its administrators r making no
attempt TO enforce IL pending SUI
preme Court and Congressional ac-
ton. Many manufacturers are
on hours and wages with
Gut any check. They even refuse to
Day their code fees. figuring that
the high court may demoliSh II
within a few days. Only Don Rich
berg, who has al uncanny faculty
for making enemies. urges its re-
enactment In pristine form.
Democratic senator's opposition
to extension In accord with presi-
Dental plans is almost unprece-
dented. In the end almost any kind
of prolongation will satisfy the
White House so long as II does not
constitute too disastrous a retreat
from the front Hugh Johnson es-
tablished with so much flag-waving.
II Is the most sensational New
Deal experiment TO blow up. even
though 10 may create permanent
repercuSsionS in a social and indus
trial way. We have not heard the
end OF II. nc matter what may
happen on Capitol Hill.
Effective-Through western rath-
er than eastern windows the ad-
ministration may look for political
relief in 1886. While the MIRA tot
ters the president turns his eyes
toward the West and South-the
two sections which reelected Wood
row Wilson In the turbulent year OF
1916.
Mr.. Roosevelt's hospitable recep-
lion OF the farmers who trekked
here TO back up the AAA was the
tip-off. For a while AAA officials
protested that they were trying 70
block off the march. Suddenly II
appealed TO them as a movement
which had political possibilities. and
the President Unexpectedly consent
ed TO address them in his own back
yard. His aides prepared a purely
statistical speech for him. setting
forths the gain In farm land and
commodity values. but he tossed II
aside for a politically pointed talk.
II was one Of his best-a fighting
speech.
Whether inspired and financed by
the administration or not the farm
ers' pilgrimage has changed the
atmosphere on Capitol Hill. West
ern and Southern Senators no
longer sheer at the pending AAA
amendments. They now have a much
Letter chance OF passage. And the
president thanks YOU. gentlemen OF
the soil.
Handbags The 100000 work
relief program may turn out 70 be
q handicap instead OF a help 70
the administration. Cynical politi-
clans have suggested, with refer
noe TO 1886. that You can't beat
s4O0OOo0.00O." but is administra-
tors are not so confident as they
we're a few weeks ago.
II is almost two months since con-
gress enacted the bill. II gave the
president full authority in the be-
lief that a program OF spending
and construction was ready. But
there has been no sign Of action so
far. The key men r squabbling
over their functions, Comptroller
General McCarl Is ruling out va
riouS projects as fast as they reach
him and MesSrs. Walker. Hopkins
and Ickes are stymied. Democrat
ic politicians r complaining. and
the republicans are beginning 70
criticize.
Mr. Roosevelt's insiStence that
the funds be spent for useful and
permanent works doesn't help any.
20 far the president has steadfast-
IN opposed free spending for poll
tical purposes. and that handicaps
the politicians.
Realists-The White House and
have received many re-
quests for the lowdown on its gold
since Secretary Morgenthau
Told why we went off the standard
and how we might return TO II. But
local and foreign interests which
think that the administration means
10 stabilize" right now are fooling
themselves.
The s~ecretary's announcement
had been In preparation for weeks
belore bonus inflationary fears arose
and ID was okayed by the White
House. MIR. Roosevelt knows that
one OF the great isues In the 1886
campaign will be his monetary pol
icy. and ne seeks 70 keep the record
as GEAR and as plain as possible.
Secretary Morgenthau's statement
wa an explanation. not an invita-
ton.
The British Foreign Office was
no received. The B~ritishers are sup
rosed 10 have sounded us out on
The pospects of a sterilization con-
.erence. and their Interpretation OF
the treaSury's attitude was unoouot-
ed.y based on inside information.
They say: Mr.. M~orgenthau spoke
10. home consumption"
Breach-The presidents aides are
growing suspicious OF the many
anti administration books and mag
azine articles which make mock OF
the New Deal. They think that
certain interests have leagued to-
Rether 70 destroy Mr.. Roosevelt as
some did to tear down ex-PreSi-
cent Hoover In the last few years
OF his reign. They would like TO
know who Mr.. Anonymous" really
Is.
The latest anti Roosevelt gesture
Is a political chain letter that re-
Gently reached Washington. 1t
crotes many Of the presidents
campaign statements on financial
and business problems which he Is
charged with repudiating. IL urges
the recipient TO send the anti-New
Deal indictment along 70 ten other
friends.
The White House notes that the
strategy Of quoting the Roosevelt OF
1882 against the Roosevelt OF 1885
was first utilized by several speak
n~m ~ fh@ chamber N commerce