, 1935-11-17
Behind the
Scenes i'm
Washington
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
The Brownsville Herald Washington
Correspondent

Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. - With
Huey Long out Of the picture, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his political ad-
visers are O or less worried about
Father Coughlin. DR.. Townsend, and
Governor Eugene Talmadge Of Geor-
gia In the order named.
The ADMINISTRATION would hate TO
have Coughlin Illuminating against
1t in the election campaign. On the
other hand, II can't afford 70 play
along with the radio priests econom-
ic and monetary programs.
Although Coughlin couldn't grace
fully support a conservative Republic
can and he isn't believed likely to
60 for a third party. he Is regarded
as unpredictable and hence some
thing to worry about.
The Townsendites are considered
more OF a menace to certain Demo-
cratic members Of Congress in the
west than a threat to the national
ticket. But the administration will
be careful not to step on DR.. Town.
sends toes at the next session, even
though il regards his old age pen
lion plan as cockeyed.
No Furore Over TaImadge
The Democratic high command
observes with pleasure that Governor
Taimndre. though ne has been
around the country a bit, isn't pick
mo any noteworthy support as q
presidential candidate.
chief worry was that the gov
ernor might lick Roosevelt in the
~cor7ia primaries, which would lock
simply awful, because the president
has always claimed Georgia as his
second home" and has been sunpos-
ed to be tremendously popular there.
Talmadgc'S plans have been uncer-
tain, but adminiStratiOnists hone
the mammoth homecoming" cele-
bration for Roosevelt in Georgia viii
persuade him there's no nourishment
in trying to get the Georgia delega-
ticn.
The party politicians think they
could lick Talmadge in the Georgia
primaries. But they're not quite
sire.
Roosevelt clinFs to the idea that
Gov. ALI Landon of Kansas win be
his political opponent next fall. His
advisers. in general. aren't convinc-
ed. But they're studying up on Lam
don just the same.
Canary Seed New Worry
VIII the AAA put a processing tax
on canary seed?
Don't laugh. That's one or those
difficult problems now upsetting
some Of the. farm administrations
master mines.
Amendments to the AAA act pass
ed by the last Congress added grain
sorghum to the list Of basic commod-
tiles and require Secretary Wallace
TO formulate a program for It, since
its price Is far from parity.
Plenty Of grain sorghum is used on
farms. But officials find that its
only commercial use is in manufac-
ture Of canary seed. SOL
Lids Off On Pigs
Naturally. there's much more con-
Germ over the corn-hog program.
AAA now plans TO increase this
years low production of pigs by 80
per cent. which ought to mean lower
pork prices by election time.
That's about as many Pigs ne can
be produced and means SIS. 100000
pigs as compared to. a normal five
year base period average piggage OF
81 .000. 900.
The drouth cut many ~pig-raisers
down to from 20 to 40 per cent Of
their individual base average or hogs.
while others we're able to raise 100
per cent.
The idea for remedying this Is to
give the benefit payments, or the
bulk OF them. to the low percentage
fellows and let them raise all the
hogs they possibly can, while the
hundred PER centers and others near
their class are limited to their 100
per cent Of the f~ive-year base aver
age.
The trouble with the scheme. de-
to avert a permanent shift IN
the pig population. Is that it's likely
not to produce 65, 900. 900 pigs.