, 1935-02-15
WASHINGTON
BY George DuruO

0S0AGN0AL
kins and some Of the heaviest Brain
TruSters In the Department Of Labor
laid a neat trap for big industry. 1t
wasn't sprung, but you can't blame
the lady cabinet officer for trying.
A disarming salesman was sent
out 10 sell the employers the idea
that what American labor needed
was education" The Labor Depart
ment would furnish the educational
material If only the bosses would see
Il was distributed to the workers.
After looking over samples of the
proposed economic primers for the
working man. the employers gasp
ed politely, thanked Miss Perkins
emissary for calling and appointed
a committee to consider" the idea
In parliamentary language. tht Is
equivalent to tabling the motion.
ChartS-The personnel men look
ed into the sample copies Of the
bulletin, as 1t is called.
In the November issue they found
a graphically drawn chart showing
how workers were protected rela-
lively by unemployment insurance
in Great Britain, Germany and the
United States. Against a British flag
we're lined up a long row Of little fig
ures denoting 12.40O,00 English
workers-or 81 per cent Of the total
gainfully employed. Germany'S flag
vas followed by a slightly lesser row
OF men denoting II, 900, 900. or 56 per
cent. Following the American nag
was half a man. standing on his
feeble one leg for 100000 employees.
or O.6 per cent OF all those gainful-
~ occupied.
In the December number the in
dustrialistS discovered a chart show
ing net business profits and losses
Of major industries during the first
nine months OF 1882, '33 and "a. IL
showed, for example, that the auto
mobile industry lost S18,700,0O0 IN
1882 but made $50. 100000 in 1888,
while in 1884 the profit mounted TO
$50 500, 900.
There were other notes but they
we're all part Of the one song.
Peace-The boys in charge Of in
Gustrial personnel reached a quick
conclusion that such education
would never help them in their ef-
forts, say, TO promote peaceful com-
pany unions as against the Amerl-
can Federation OF Labor.
They had visions Of what the an
swer might be If someone wrote IN
10 the Question and Answer Depart
ment and asked how best to 90 about
a little collective bargaining for
mor pay.
The unwritten rather than the
written mode for such questions was
decided 70 be still the better way
Air-Those who laugh off Sena-
tor Huey p. Long as an Intellectual
factor in national politics might be
interested TO know that following
his first nationwide share the Wealth
broadcast he received $4,000 replies
and only 8 OF them were critical.
That's a record that wouldn't make
Father Coughlin mad.
The Kingfish Is bearing down re"
lentlesSly on the two big broadcast
ing companies for time on the air.
Before he spent half an hour on one
chain last Sunday night charging
President Roosevelt with failure to
produce results and promising $1,000
incomes TO those who stuck by him.
Huey already had demanded hall
an hour from the other chain with
In 10 days.
The ~broadcaSters are trying to dis
courage Long. They have made a
rule, however. that any member OF
congress who demands time TO de"
liver a message is entitled TO IL. The
Delta Dictator is holding them TO It,
Mexico-American protests against
denial Of religious liberty IN Mex
leo MAY not cause the u. s. gov
eminent 10 interpoSc All objection.
but threatened confiscation OF
American-owned property Is another
matter The socialist national pro-
gram in Mexico aims directly at dis
tributing lands. some of which are
owned BY Americans. Pretense II
made that owners will be compenSat-
ed. but the compensation may con-
sist OF doubtful bonds. The atten-
ton Of the state Department has
been called to this subject by Ameri-
can oil companies.
Mexico's experiment in the dis
tribution Of wealth has some SINH
larity to Huey Longs program, and
may furnish a guide to Americans IN
sizing UP the value of the plan to
make every man a kingfish.
Phychic-J. r. T. OConnor, comp
troller Of the currency. must be read
ing with much personal satisfaction
the administrations proposed bill 70
make a virtual central bank out OF
the Federal Reserve Board.
This bill aboliSheS the job OF Fed
eral Reserve Agent, which pays
double the comptroller's salary. Be-