The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-05
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than those units with great investments
and great capital funds. The answer
lies In the fact that in the case Of the
smaller corporations, the stock usually
Is closely held and they are units for
the most part individually managed.
In the case Of the larger corporations
thousands of stock holders have voice
In selection of the corporate manage
ment and this management cannot be
half as flexible as In instances where
the word or direction Of one man Is
controlling. In addition, small corpora
lions are not subjected to great over
head expenses like the larger business
bodies. The large corporation must
maintain its organization and cannot
even when work is slack cut down its
fixed charges such as interest on
debt and plant operation to the
same extent. So, there are many who
believe the high rate Of tax becomes
a penalty, the main object Of which
is to break up large corporations into
smaller business units.
The Republican national COMMITTEES
is sitting virtually asleep in its easy
chair, but Mr.. Roose-
Roosevelt velt's recent chal.
on a Hook lenge Of Supreme
court decisions and
his demand for constitutional revision
is not being allowed to die. Every
where around Washington, opponents
of the New Deal are making attempts
to keep that issue alive. Their claim
is that Mr.. Roosevelt put himself on q
political hook when he offered criticism
Of the Supreme court, coordinate
branch Of the government. They are
determined to keep him on that hook
If they can.
It Is interesting to note how Mr..
Roosevelt, observing a bad reaction to
his initial statements concerning the
MIRA decision, has maintained silence
on the point since. 1t Is equally In
teresting to note how some Of his MAIN
stays and advisers have kept the Issue
bobbing up here and there throughout
the country. Such men as Senator
Robinson Of Arkansas, senate ma
jority leader, and Senator Byrnes Of
South Carolina, probably the Presi-.
dents closest friend in the senate,
have made speeches lately using much
the same tone and language as did the
President in that memorable press con-
ference. Every other administration
spokesman has done the same thing.
These speeches together with the con-
tinual jabbing and poking by New Deal
opponents are serving to keep the
question before the country. New
Deal opponents frankly are joyful at
the opportunity they say the President
provided them.
In the meanwhile, as said above, the
Republican national committee has
been doing next to nothing. The con-
dition is serving to build fire under
Henry P. Fletcher, chairman Of the
national committee, and Is drawing
criticism as well to Senator Hastings
Of Delaware, and Representative Boil
ton Of Ohio, Joint chairmen Of the SEN
atorial congressional committee. Some
Republicans are saying that the Roose-
welt opposition Is being allowed to
wander without guide or anchor and
that a golden chance to gain important
results is being wholly wasted. because
of the Inactivity of these two COM
mittees.
Considerable discussion Is being
heard these days concerning the neces-
sity for getting new blood into the
national organization and its head
quarters. My own conviction is that
Mr.. Fletcher Is due to go before long.
He has failed to win the confidence
Of the several factions in the Repub-
Iican party and has operated on dis
tinctly do-nothing basis. Neither Sem
ator Hastings nor Representative Boil
ton has set the world af1re with po-
litical initiative or use Of political OPP
portunity available to them. The
question naturally then Is asked:
How can the Republicans and the New
Deal opposition generally expect to de-
feat Mr.. Roosevelt for reelection in
1896 unless virility Is shown In the
party leadership?
An old tale about the Blue Eagle has
1ust come to light. 1t was not dis
closed until after the
Prophetic Blue Eagle had been
Words buried under the
avalanche Of a SUI
preme court decision holding NRA
codes unconstitutional. The story In
wolves the patenting Of the design.
Artists conceived the Blue Eagle as
the NRA insignia. To protect 1t and
prevent unauthorized use Of the In
sigma the design was rushed through
the United States patent office. The
design was then turned over to an artist
at the patent Office with instructions
to make the necessary prints required
by law. He had proceeded only for a
brief period on the work when he left
his desk to notify the commissioner OF
patents Of what he deemed to be
mistake in the design. His words were