, 1935-08-08
WASHINGTON
BY Raw Tucker

BY Ray tucker
Practical - President Roosevelt Is
cashing in heavily on his bi-parti-
san hook-up with Charlie McNary.
The shrewd, red-headed republican
senate leader gives the White House
program a gentle push behind the
curtain every chance he gets.
The Oregonian Is furthering all
efforts for the prompt adjournment
desired by a Chief Executive aching
10 make the grand political tour. He
is shooing off filibusterers on his
side Of the aisle. He has persuad-
ed GOP-ers to let the tax bill slip
through with only a show Of oppo-
Sition. During the absence of Cot
ton Ed" Smith, AAA batter, Mr..
McNary shored up the amendments
permitting 500 use Of customs reve-
nues TO stimulate agricultural ex-
ports. Cotton Ed" had extracted
this all-important section from the
House bill
Charlie isn't playing political pos
sum for the fun Of IL. President
Roosevelt paid in kind wien he au-
thOrized the COP spc%sman to
introduce the bill for selLng power
at Bonneville Dam. Such liberals as
Senators Bone and Schwellenbach
were anxious TO serve. But Mr.. Nc
Nary must face the voters next year
along with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Goads - The tax bill has sudden
ly become the key TO all congress
sional plans. Senate leaders have
informed the president that once
this measure is out Of the way. the
weary and fretsome fellows on Cap
itol Hill may make a dash for the
railroad station.
Although only 10 senator's voted
for August 10th adjournment a few
weeks ago. 40 now favor a quick
getaway. Only the tax bill keeps
them on hand. BY taking French
leave" they might kill such must"
bills as Social Security, the Gufley
coal measure. bus-and-truck regu-
lation, the gold suit ban and v
the holding company proposition.
Enactment OF these proposals next
year would be out Of the question.
Senate leaders are scheming to
glue homesick comrades to their
seats. They may keep the tax bill
in committee until these other mea-
sures have been sent to the White
House. Messrs. Garner, Robinson
and Harrison are getting out their
whips. They are arranging for ses-
sions from 10 IN the morning until
late into the night.
Babies - Seven Tariff Commission
experts toured New England to To-
cate the textile mills supposed TO be
on the road to bankruptcy because
OF importation Of cheap Japanese
print goods. They reported TO the
cabinet subcommittee that the prin-
.ciple victim Of Oriental competition
vas a small factory In LAGRANGE,
Ga, and that Yankee manufacturers
who inspired the presidential inquiry
could present no proof Of Tokyo's
commercial invasion.
The incident illustrates the diff
culties the investigators have met
In framing a report TO the cabinet
on textile troubles. They won't say
so in their formal draft. but they
have concluded that textile manu-
facturers have never made a thor
ough study of their own problems.
So they will recommend that the
industry reorganize and integrate
units OF production, manufacture
and marketing before bowling again
over foreign and governmental in
reference.
The committee will urge a reduc-
ton Of spindles to prevent over
production, but how to allocate spin
dage between North and South is an
unsolved problem. 1t will suggest
establishment Of the definite ra-
ito between northern and southern
wages that prevailed under NRA.
II will keep its tongue in its cheek
on the teXtilers' demand for aboli-
ton Of the processing tax. And the
report will probably satisfy nobody.
Cool - Topdog republicans at
Washington are putting their heads
together these days to prevent Her
bert Hoover from gaining control OF
party machinery or reestablishing
his popular prestige.
Although it is not generally realiz-
ed. leading GOP-ers are anti-Hoover.
National Chairman Fletcher is la
belled as a Hooverite. whereas he has
definite reasons for disliking the
citizen at Palo Alto. Old Guards
men like Hilles Of New York and
Roraback Of Connecticut always
resented him. Newcomers like John
Hamilton. Fletcher's aide. and Har-
rison Spangler. Midwest spokesman.
recC ynize the need for new faces In
1886.
The reasons for Mr.. Fletcher's at
titude are plain. After escorting
NJ Hoover around South America
in 1929 he expected at least an am
bassadorship. Against his will he
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