Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
Timed to the Minute.

But he timed the presentation even
down to the minute. The message
was given to the white House mesSen-
ger Maurice Latta) as soon as the
stock market closed Wednesday. Latta
was sent to the Senate with it, but
was instructed not to enter the cham
Der until the Senate had passed the
security bill. Mr.. Latta hid outside the
Senate door nearly an hour, peeking
in occasionally through the door. AS
soon as the security bill was out OF
the way he jumped in.
Also COMPOUNDED were the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress. A Sena-
tor who is supposed TO be ia charge
of such legislation for the admins
tration conf1ded to friends that he
did not know about the message until
two hours before it was delivered.
The reason Mr.. Roosevelt did not
consult his party men on the hill was
that he knew they would be against
any such far--eaching proposal. They
would have pulled wires to stop HIM.
Now, all they can do is to fume and
fret in silence.
Another reason iDhy Mr.. Roose-
Deit believed tt lDGs safe to strike
noto is that some OF his conserpa-
the friends hare been telling him
that recoDeTy psychology is getting
a little too far advanced. At least
the New Deals best authority on
the stock market thought that this
particular barometer tO1s mouing
up too tGSt, out of line NTH sub
stdntidl Improvement. He informed
the White House last Tuesday
that II stocks continued to shoD
such strength the New Deal might
soon haze q market problem on its
hands.
A similarly striking new idea, which
the President now has in the far
corner of his mind, is one for new
N. r. A. legislation. 1t is based on
the novel theory that the Federal
Government may legislate against the
hours and wages Of corporations in
States other than the ones In which
they are incorporated.
For instance, many corporations are
incorporated in Delaware but few
operate there.
Question Of Jurisdiction.
The idea is that it would be legal
for the Government to institute the
regulations Of the N. r. A. against
these corporations in all States except
Delaware, either by use of taxing
power or otherwise
This is. only one of several unex-
pressed N. r. A. ideas of which you
may or may not hear more of shortly.
Only six Congress members were re-
corded against two controversial items
in the Roosevelt reform program the
other day-six out of 531.
After wrangling for months the
Senate passed the social security bill
rs to on the same day that the
House passed the Wagner-Connery
labor bill without the formality of
record vote.
The explanation behind this as
founding shrinkage of opposition is
few politicians dare to oppose openly.
Both were subjected to strong under
cover opposition. Repeated attempts
were made to soften them by amend
ments. Efforts to delay them have
been made secretly by some of the
same Congressman who voted for
them.
But tohen it came time to Dote,
only bare half dozen cared or
dared to face the strong class
appeal Which these measures haze.
Some sponsors of the social secur-
ity bill will confide for your own pri-
vate ear alone that the bill is even
now not efhciently drawn. They
know it win have to be changed many
times before it becomes fully opera
tive several years hence. But it is a
mild initial effort.