The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-29
BEHIND THE SCENES l WASHINGTON IN

to Spring It on Congress
 ... Tugwell Sticks On.
 BY RODNEY BUTCHER
 Democrat Washington
 Correspondent
 washington, Nov. 29- Senator William E. Borah of Idaho is busy man.
 Few get in to see him except those with more or less mysteri- GUS missions bearing on Republican political problems.
 One of these visitors is former Senator Smith w. Brookhart of Iowa. He and Borah are working on Q substitute farm program, something which may be offered whether or not the supreme court upholds AAA.
 Conservative republicans and ad- yninistrationists who have heard about it suggest the Borah-Brook- hart plan may prove to be @ bit on the wild side.
 Hopkins Still Can Jest
 q feel little low this morning" !" Harry Hopkins told the mayors as- sembled here in conference, be cause I have had hat for a good many years which resembled a hat Lew Douglas always wore around this town. I liked it. But last night my dog chewed it all up and had Q hard time getting down here.
 ''In talking to the mayors, feel somewhat like the landlord in the Bronx, whose tenants decided to picket the place. You know since relief has been going on everybody knows how to picket. And they have picketed you fellows, I imag- inc. And they carry these big ban- ners and cards.
 Most of these tenants who were on relief were picketing this Bronx landlord, demanding everything un: der the sun. Finally he caved in and got them all together and said: FRIDAY
 All right, I will reduce the rent 15 per cent; will put running water in every flat; I will move the toilets from the backyard and put a bathroom on each floor. But how the hell can free Tom Mooney?' One More Giant Shakeup
 Acting under orders from on high a certain federal office is concoct- ing a far-reaching plan for reor- ganization of the federal govern ment. Most of the very few who know about it understand Roose- welt, will spring the plan on the next Congress as one of his major eco- nony gestures in advance of the presidential campaign.
 Old timers have seen so many re- organization plans killed of in the last dozen years that they wouldn't advise you to take this too serious ly until you actually observe tang ible developments. Nevertheless, there's a strong feeling within the administration that the emergency agencies must soon be cut down and merged with the regular departments if they're not to become permanent. The re- organization planners of 1895 are taking the precaution of consult ing key members of Congress, with the hope that the plan won't be promptly pulled to pieces when - if ever-it is sent to Capitol Hill.
 
 Here's Part of the Plan
 The plan hasn't been submitted to top men in the administration for approval and dissection yet, but in its sketchy outline it would, among other things:
 .1.-Change the Interior Depart ment into a Department of Fed eral Works, merging under it all public works and construction &C., tivities, including the housing &C., tivities of some 37 separate agen- cies, the Procurement division of the Treasury, and work-relief &C., tivities.
 2.-Transfer public lands and na- tional parks and definitely merge AAA into the Department of Agri- culture.
 3.-Build the Labor Department into Department of Labor and Welfare which would include the public health service. Office of Edu- cation, and consumer and similar agencies.
 There's a lot more to it which hasn't leaked out from the plan ners yet. One thing that's being taken into account, however, is that this administration looks for ward to . big future in housing.
 
 Tugwell Sticks On
 A6ae West, pr. Goebbels, Ras Cug- ea, Groucho Marx, Supreme Court Justice McReynolds, Henry P. Fletcher, General Johnson, and many others who have asked