The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-02
Dehind the Scenes
. in Washington
WITH RODNEY DUTCHER

Washington, April 2.-Tne utilities holding company
o which President Roosevelt wants Is being fought with
lobby backed by billions Of dollars.
The latest secret move Is an attack from the rear
ana an attempt to bore from within the administration
The weapon is that darling Of Secretary Of Com.
merce Dan Ropers heart-his Business Advisory and
Planning Council composed Of two or threescors lead
ing industrialists.
This councils chief function though It furnishes ro
tatng members for NAs Industrial Advisory Board Is
20 serve ss vehicle for getting Mr. Ropers name in the
papers.
Every 50 often Uncle Dan pops out with an an
about to do. First it virtually going to run the NA
Later was going to Be very important in the reorgan
while ago it was going to serve as adviser for the
$4,000 work-relef prosram-though every insder
snickered Is he heard that one.
It remained for President Henry Hartman Of the
U. 8. Chamber Of Commerce. who opposes the holding
company BILL to figure out how the council could really
Be useful tOr perhaps someone suggested It to him.
en Hs n sas ssy
prominent manufactures and one Of Roosevelts business
advisers.
ksnd: Zen sn was persuaded that the council should op
report was prepared in which the council recon-
ended that electric and gas holding companies b left
Roper has the report now. He Il trying to get up
nerve enough to take 1t to Roosevelt. But It's Ill likely
to remain deep dark secret.
WALL STREET TRIED II
Tactics almost exactly similar were used By Wau
sreeters last year In their fight against the admins
trations stock market regulation bill.
Than the durable good. committee Of NRA was per-
suaded to issue blast which said the menace Of the
bill was distinct impediment to recovery.
The guiding spirit IN that action was the president
Of world-famous manufacturing corporation who WAS
especially violent against the provision for making COM
plee corporation statements Of assets and other facts
The stock market bill passed. And, BY peculiar CO.
Incidence. three months after the Securities Exchange
poratton defaulted on its bonds.
DW THIS BURN DOD!
Senator Bob LaFolette invited to lunch the other
when he received the Invitation By phons but the name
sounded familiar and he went
He stin couldn't place the host after he saw him, but
there were others there and he had . good TINA.
entertained By lobbyist fr one Of the big sugar pro-
ducng companies And happens that the sugar lohhes
hsre are among Bobs pet hates
DIo0s GETS T0oKED AyTER'
J. Crawford 1iggs has lsft tho extxemsly Important
pot At solicitor general used TO b frequently pre-
dicted IN this column He would have been out lot
earlier suitable" job could have been found 1or
him.
Hor while 1iep was sla&ed Tor 1edseal judeosaap
q the court of appeals hare but that called 1ce s..
tEsmsns witch eOuldnt p nSsd " quickly ana thsrs
was vidsp.sad Demand 1oe nsw solicitor gsnerl q
k,nese 1oe the Whesling = Laks His railroad.
Solicitor General etanley Aeed, hs gneeoeoue = ahle
and = fepeceed b the supreme court, some Of whose
1oan 9 - paint :; sseu. assa yoa s.eau TIA.
h vas once eounsa 1cr ths Hoover Tssm 1oaTd ar-
yivsd chise conAl lor The RVC and now holds The
govEnmsntt henea pat aade tsom ths pocally nlled
= hsd = s sood to sss th1s. psrnsd soed IN
feet.
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