, 1935-07-07
WASHINGTON
ny Ray Tucker


New Deal cold. Its members think
that they have acted as conservative
coating for the Presidents program
long enough.
He agreed several weeks ago 70 let
them make public their reports 90
his proposals after he had frs.
read them. That was his answer 90
charges that he singled out only
their praise for publication and sup
pressed their criticism. But the exec
utive committee has never been able
TO make an appointment with him
when they wanted TO demonstrate
and dissent. He has seen only n few
individual members and he has dis
armed them.
Chairman Harry Kendall walked
I'm with the committees denuncia-
ton OF the Wagner Labor Disputes
bill In his pocket a few days ago.
He and the president had q plea
SAINT conversation. but Mr.. Kendall
never got an opportunity 70 submit
h.sc olleagues' protest In fact, no
left the White House under the Inn
pressicn that the Wagner Treasure
would never become law.
Dummies-The advisory commit
tee was created 70 submit its con-
stituents' views on major policies
Along with those Of labor and the
public these opinions were expected
" inileunce Lr. Roosevelt An shap-
ing his program.
But three OK the committee chair
men have been 40 sympathetic 10 the
presidents program that they never
functioned. Mr.. Kendall has usually
fallen In with or been taken IN bv
n White House. He has not spoken
Tor business and industry In A firm
or loud tone. Nobody else has had
access 10 MFR. Roosevelt. Thus hts
ordained and semi-official critics
mad no way on making their views
Known SO they seemed 20 agree 10
power. banking. industrial and aRrf- y
cultural policies they actually ID
posed. They were so much window
dressing.
An influential member recently
got 10 the president. When ne voiced
Ills ~diSpleasure at the AAA amend
ments the president said: This
trouble with you business men IN
that you don't understand politics.s
What we cont understand" came
the reply, "is New Deal political,
The Roperite wrote cut hts reslRna-
ton as soon as he left the white
House. Three others followed suit
and there will ~ nor before long.
COnsumers-The NRA has wrcr,vht
= change In the attitude or certain
units Ct business and industry which
may confer vast benefits upon the
consumer. In daily conferences with
surviving Blue Eagle officials these
groups admit that their eyes have
oeen opened I'd new trade values.
Under the NRA business and FRA
fuStry studied itS internal problems
Almost for the first time. They saw
1ld-fashioned things IN A new livht
IN industries where there are several
professors before the PRODUCE
reaches the consumer each process
scr mas come 90 realize that ne IN m
purchaser and therefore m Consumer
* is 20 his interest To reduce rortm
and stimulate large-scale consImp-
ton. The wholesalers and retailer
sense that their interests lie WITH
the buying public rather than with
a lew producers or manufacturer
al the top.
What's good for the ultimate con-
sumer' they realize. IL good for
tnem-low prices. n better market
ing system. wider advertising ara
ilrSt-class products.
Influence=Two feminine men,
perS Of the presidential family havs
served as President Roosevelt's chief
aides I'm warding off n strike cf mina
workers headed by the booming.
J~elllgerent John r. Lewis. They arM
Secretary Perkins and the unobstrur-
tive Josephine Roche. whose bInn
EYES and soft gray hair belle her
record as pro-labor head OF tha
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company.
10 Is not the first time that one
or these ladies has exercised such n
restraining influence over the most
active and best organized labor
union Tn the world. Miss PerktnS'
part is better known. but Assistant
Secretary ~ the Treasury Roche
has been the presidential mainstav.
Mr.. Lewis phones her almost every
day.
IL was his men who agreed 20 lend
their wages TO her company when
her higher scale of pay threatened
20 drive II into the red. She often
took their side against fellow-opern-
tors during the framing or the btu
minons code. III everybody can keep
the u. NJ. w. from striking while
the president fights for quick en-
actmeht OF the Guffey bill, Il "a the
lady from Denver.
Wrinkle Former presidents were
very cautious I'm sending '10bbyists's
To push bills through congress or tp
head off obnoxious bills. They kent
up the tradition that legislation orr
ginated in congress.
Under the New Deal this n
changed. A new lobby-the admin
iStration lobby - is added TO thn
many groups that haunt Capitol
corridors. Charles West, former
member OF the House. A chief lob
byist for the administration. FOR
special purposes minor officials no
or are sent 10 work for or against
bills. Among the most industrious
are Benny Cohen and Tommy Cor
.coran.
Denunciations OF lobbyists now
have u hollow sound. when EVERY
body's doing 49," Lobbying Ivy citi-
zens Is a fixed institution. Lobby
ing by the government" itself -
that Is. by the executive branch OF
the government-is q new wrinkle
that probably hurts the administra-
ton worse than IL hurts congress.