, 1935-09-15
WASHINGTON
BY Ray Tucker

BY Ray Tucker
Gentle - The grapevine from
Hyde Park brings word that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will deliver no spec
tacular speeches on his western trip.
The super-stratgistS in the New Deal
camp have advised against a barn
show at this particular
moment.
They don't think 1t would fit in
with The Presidents announcement
that the breakdown period Is over
for q while. While UNFOLDING the
main tenets OF the New Deal for the
sake or disconnected liberals. they
recommend that he continue his flirt-
ing with haraSSed business men.
Politically they urge restraint for an
other reason. They want the COP
TO do their shouting first and reserve
the last word for themselves.
Invitations FOR local speeches and
platform appearances are pouring
into Hyde Park hourly. So the idea
seems TO be that Mr.. Roosevelt will
poke and jab at his foes IN seemingly
impromptu remarks In the railroad
though firing no formal salvo
At st. Louis. Boulder Dam or San
Legion The most tantalizing
current problem for the Hyde Park
ers to solve "a whether the president
will show up at the American Le-
gion convention IN Ut. Louis on Sep
TENDER Is. The odds seem 10 be that
he will honor the service men In
some way -- by q message If not by
a personal appearance.
Both New Dealers and the legion
naires were disturbed at the belat-
ed realization that cambridge Col
by. Arch-foe Of the administration.
has been asked TO make the stump
speech az the vets campfire. Al
though both groups maintain extra
ordinary secrecy about their man.
euvers. there was an immediate
furry. II Is now reported that Mr..
Colby's health may not permit him
to be on hand.
Suddenly there appeared al Hyde
Park a Legion delegation with for
NAL. though deferred. request for
Mr.. Roosevelt 70 address the ex-sol-
diers. insiders noted that a prom
inent inviter was J. Monroe John
son. assistant secretary OF commerce
and the Legion's chief gift TO the
New Deal = or vice versa II Mr..
johnson negotiated the reported
Sidetracking OF Mr.. Colby and the
visitation 70 Hyde Park, he has earn
ed his years salary already.
Prices - Apparently the arma-
ment makers have not been reading
the testimony about their rich pro-
fits that was developed az the senate
munitions committees hearings. But
President Roosevelt has followed II
and ordered his gold braiders in the
Navy Department 70 take q squint at
II.
When the naval officials recently
opened private yards bids for cruis-
ers. they peered at the highest prices
on record for this type Of vessel -
than IN the boom years. They
ranged from SIS. 00O. 900 10 SIT .00O.-
900. although $4,000. 900 to sl2. 000.-
900 was tops In years when labor and
steel cost much more than they do
In the past the admirals
have accepted these quotations
without question. This time they re-
jected them.
President Roosevelt insists upon
fighting fleet second TO none But
he refuses 70 pay boom prices for
battleshipS. AS a former Secretary
Of the Navy he knows . thing or two
about ornaments and their makers
Coming - On the day after Huey
death an income tax detec-
live high in the government service
hoped a plane for New Orleans. He
left and landed in utmost secrecy.
FOR he did not want his mission
known. But the incident reveals
hat Washington intends 10 smash
the Louisiana machine. II possible.
Eight OF Huey's lieutenants arc n
der indictment for income tax viola
lions. including two who were pres
snt at his death, and one is already
time at Atlanta. Govern
ment detectives have heard that GER
tain individuals would like to turn
evidence. They didn't dare
while Huey was alive but now they
may divulge secrets about political
finances.
Elmer Irey's sleuths have uncov-
cred the records Of income and out
90 for the last ten years. Thirty in
vestigators have lived In New Or
leans for more than two years. They
will naturally exert pressure on lieu
tenants suspected Of being ready to
crack. There may be some startling
tales coming out Of New Orleans
soon.
Homeless - New Dealers insist
that father Coughlin's recent visit to
Hyde Park was one Of those acct
dents which may happen to any
president. They don't want the i'm
preston to get abroad that Mr..
Roosevelt Ia counting the countryis
arch-inflationist.
But insiders viii tell you that the
clerical advocate Of a third party
drove into Mr.. Rooseveit's front
yard In q car owned by Security Ex-
change Commission Chairman Joe
Kennedy and accompanied bya man
who strangely resembled the Boston
boy and ex-wall Streeter. Now Mr..
Kennedy Ia a close friend of tho
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