Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-16

In almost so many words, MI. tdrley
declared that the business interests
had not been favorable to Mr.. Roose-
welt; that they were not now favor
able to him and that there was no
reason to expect the support of bust
ness hereafter. Mr.. Farley, clever poll
tician that he is, recognizes that un-
der present conditions there are more
votes on the side of the man who ap-
peals to those who have not than
there are on the side Of the man who
appeals to those who have.
On the other hand, government sta
tistics show that something like &c.
100000 persons hold life insurance
policies; that something like 10000, 600
have saving accounts in banks; that
there are around 100000 home own
ers in the nation, and that even at the
lowest point of the depression there
were more people working for salaries
and wages than there were unem-
ployed. Mr.. Farley's guess apparently
is that SO many of these workers have
had their incomes reduced that they
will support candidate who prom
ises to improve their condition. In
their numbers lies the difference be-
tween victory and defeat.
In addition to these factors, there Is
to be considered the probability of de-
fections caused by such demagogic
leadership as the Longs and the
Coughlins. Saner thinking people
know, of course, that the programs
which Senator Long and Father Cough
lin have been preaching far and wide
are as impossible of fulfllment as
was the EPIC program advanced by
Upton Sinclair in his California cam
paign. But it may not be overlooked
that these men can and will pull to-
gether several million voters.
No discussion of the controversy be-
tween business and President Roose-
welt would be COM
NkA the plete without consid-
Hot SPOT Grafton of the MIRA.
1t is the hottest spot
IN congress right now. The situation
Is OF such a character as to be COM
parable to a carbuncle on your neck.
Those who have had carbuncles will
fully understand.
A few days ago, Mr.. Roosevelt called
the most obstreperous of opposition
senator's to the White House for a
conference on the question of what
to do about extending the national in
dustrial recovery act. It is due to
expire by limitation of law on June 10.
He cleverly invited Miss Perkins. the
secretary of labor, and Donald Rich
berg, the guiding hand of the Recovery
administration, to sit in on that meet
Ing. 1t was only natural that two
such avid New Dealers as Miss Per-
kins and Mr.. Richberg should hold out
for continuation of NRA for a two
year period. And it was only natural
for senators who do not believe whole
heartedly in all of the MIRA principles
to insist on makeshift, or temporary
continuation. The President put them
Into a cockpit to fight it out. The
resulting disagreement was perfectly
logical but the President had put him
self In position to trade with con-
gress.
Since the MIRA opponents in con-
gress did not yield, they naturally went
back to the Capitol and framed their
own program. They propose to have
NRA continued, with some of its un-
satisfactory features eliminated, to
April of next year. They probably will
be able to muster enough support to
pass some such legislation. If they
do. the President will accept it. Actual
ly. he has no choice. He cannot allow
the policy represented by MIRA to
crash completely. 1t would mean a
political defeat which the President,
strong as he is, probably could not
Withstand.
1t Is a wiser and sadder Blue Eagle
that is proposed in the senate resolu-
w.. ton continuing MIRA.
WISER That resolution is
Blue Eagle equipped with scis-
sors to trim the tail
feathers OF the famed eagle so that It
cannot operate against businesses
whose traffic is wholly within state
intrastate-nor will it permit price
fixing.
The senate finance committee which
drafted this resolution reported it to
the senate by the overwhelming vote
Of sixteen to three. That shows better
than any words of mine how thorough
ly determined that senate group was to
override the Richberg- Perkins views on
administration policy. Succinctly, the
continuing resolution provides for
changes in the current law as follows:
1. No price fixing shall be permitted
or sanctioned under any code except in
codes covering mineral or natural re-
sources industries that now embody
the price fixing principle.
2. No trade engaged wholly in in.
trastate commerce shall be placed un-
der code.
3. The President will have 30 DAYS
In which to review present codes of