The Washington times., 1935-02-04
WEEK MAY SEE
UPSETS AND
CHANGES
BY EARL GOODWIN
he New Deal hangs in the

The New Deal hangs in the
balance this week.
President Roosevelt'S lone
punch" scheme for ending the de.
preston in the form Of a four
billion eight hundred million ap-
preparation to end unemployment
is to face the Senate, whose Ap-
propriations Committee has been
quizzically examining New Deal
leaders.
The Supreme Court still holds
the fate of the gold clause.
Should the court decide that the
Governments abrogation Of the
gold contracts Is unconstitutional,
there is talk in administration
circles that Congress may have
to act quickly to declare a mora
torium on debts payable in gold,
in order to stave off a panic.
Richbenrg AssaiIed
The Administrators social Sc
etlrity bill, providing for old-age
pensions and insurance against I'm
employment is scheduled to be
placed before the Senate this
week. The Administration stands
fast for a maximum of SIS a
month for needy aged persons of
as years and older, while Congress
is flooded with requests from State
legislatures and individuals for a
larger Federal contribution. The
Townsend 5000 a month plan will
be conspicuous in debate.
Organized labor, headed by
President Green, of the American
Federation OF Labor. has declared
war against the Administrations
stand for the long week in the
automobile manufacturing in
duStry. Chief target for labor Is
Donald Richberg, once a labor
spokesman, now declared "tral.
tor to labor" by President Green.
Labor will take its fight to Con-
greSS.
McCarl Under Fire
Weekend gossip made 1t appear
that New Dealers are tired of
arbitrary decisions by Comptroller
General McCarl, who looms as
menace to too many of the broad
principles Of the New Deal law.
With only one more year to 60,
there is talk OF congressional ac-
ton to short circuit the dictatorial
powers given to the office Of the
Comptroller General in the Hard.
ing administration IA years ago.
The Presidents $1,000 900 900
measure represents the AdminiStra,
tlon'S best thought on a final ad.
vance against unemployment. Of
f1cially it has been termed exactly
what is needed to end depression:
In Administration circles it is ad
mittedly the New Deals last
chance.
To them it is plan which must
not be allowed to fail. Any fun
damental changes proposed in the
Senate will be met with stern op-
position by Administration leaders.
Trainers of the bill declare it
marks a Waterloo, with defeat for
the depression or the New Deal.
The President wants unlimited
power to handle this huge sum
for 1S months following July |,
with enough latitude to change
plans as the battle continues
against unemployment. The Ad-
miniStration believes the President
has the faith of the people behind
him.
League At Work
Several Senators believe that
too much power is being dele
gated to the Chief Executive.
Principal objective of their inquiry
is the clause IN the bill granting
the President power to correct
economic maladjustment."
There is a large bloc of Sena.
tors who think such power may
result in constitutional changes
unthinkable under the present
form of government.
This bloc is being aided and
Abetted by the American Liberty
League which has gone into ac-
tion and is flooding Congress
and the country with advice to
go slow on the New Deal plans
for recovery and reform.