The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20

unemployed" m Q EVA Hopkins.
 Questioned about the source of this figure, Hopklns said it had been compiled by Robert Nathan, Q member of the committee of experts that had drafted the original Social Security Act. Hop- klns added that Nathan had made the estimate public.
 "VvhAt agency is Nathan connected with nowg" asked Che President
 None of the many New Deal chiefs present knew, including Secretary of Commerce Roper. FDR Trips Roper
 Tn the general discussion o. unemployment statistics which followed, Secretary Roper was particularly critical of the Nath- on estimate. He characterized it as "guess work" declared that It's publication was ''uneOFtunate".
 At this point, . White House clerk tip.toed to the President and handed him Q slip of paper. He glanced at 1t, then burst out laughing.
 Eve located Mfr. Nathan" ho said. "And it's Q good Joke on you, Dan. He is on the staff Of your Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce."
 NOTE. Nathan's unefnploy. ment estimate was based on . private, personal study, and in making it public he stated speci. fically that 1t was an individual view with no official connection. How 1t got Into the WPA report was not explained.
 White House Hotel
 At best the White House is on eight.year lease. To the absent. minded overnight guest, it sug. gests Q glorified hotel,
 Especially # he walks down the main hallway of the upper floor and sees on tho door of tho Lincoln room the dull brass nun. Der "2B", and again, on the door Of the First LadyS study, "20". Mrs. Roosevelt
 Recent impression is that Mrs. Roosevelt, reacting to public cri. ticism, has withdrawn to the hearthsido of the White House and is keeping out of the public eye.
 The impression k false. Asked ct c recent press conference TO. garding her plans for the week, she said:
 Tonight we have the postponed Congressional reception, Tomors row is the Speakers dinner, and I lunch with Mrs, Roper. Wed. nesday l go to Cornell. l will Do back hero next Tuesday, and that Is the night of the Arny.Navy 70. ception.
 "Then, on Wednesday night I will give . prize to someone who hes won Q pic contest somewhere. There are two teas that afternoon, and l will see you on Thursday morning ct ii. That day am 90. ing to the Congressional Club at 4:30."
 "Mrs. Roosevelt" asked . newswoman, "what is your definition of the leisure clRss?" Not Forgotten
 The NRA is gone, but not for- gotten ct least not it's provi. sions suspending the anti.trust laws.
 How tenderly these are regarded by big business is strikingly evinced In 0 number of briefs filed by them with the supreme court In pending case. Tho case involves the governments prose- cution of the Sugar Institute on charges Of violating the anti- trust laws.
 The briefs read amazingly sIike Q plea for Q new NRAi that Is for that portion of the NRA which exempted business from the anti.m0nopOly laws.
 Little has been heard about the Sugar Institute case. But in legal and commercial circles 1t is rated one of the most important and far.reaching to come before the Court in years.
 Status Quo
 At stake is the vital question of whether the long-standing anti. trust laws shall be construed to prohibit collection action to fix prices and regulate intra- a-industry competition. Under the NRA, business, in exchange for labor and consumer concessions, was permitted to enjoy greatly desired privileges.
 Tn the Sugar Institute case, powerful business interests are seeking Supreme Court inter- pretation of the antitrust laws that will allow them to continue doing so-wihtout giving labor and the consumer any protective provisions in return.
 If the Court should hold with the Sugar Institute members, It would mean, in effect. that they had gained practically every-