Evening star., 1936-11-16

Many a Democratic candidate pulled
through in the recent election by cling
ing to the coat tails of President Roose-
velt but in the case OF Representative
Louis Ludlow of Indiana it was different.
Louis who was the first newspaper cor
respondent to go from the press gallery
directly to a seat in Congress, dearly
loves Joke and he is looking forward to
the time when he may whisper into the
ear of the President at some White
House tete-a-tete: II pulled you through
in my district" His majority in the
Republican Gibraltar" of Indiana was a
shade under $4,000. He led all Of the
candidates and received 470 more votes
than President Roosevelt, who was his
closest competitor. Ludlow has had a
pyrotechnical political career up to date.
After long journalistic career he sud-
denly developed political symptoms"
and was elected to Congress in 1928 by
a majority of $3.50 when President
Hoover carried the same district by
$4,000. He was the only Democratic
candidate elected to any major office in
Indiana that year. At that time Marion
County. Ind, including the city Of
Indianapolis, was in one district. Two
years later he carried the county by
$4,000.
One of the largest tasks which Presi-
dent Roosevelt faces. but one to which
he has resolutely set his hand, is that Of
Government departmental reorgani5a-
ton. What recommendations he will
make to Congress along this line have
not yet been revealed, but the President
is committed firmly to the idea that
there is need of realignment and that
some steps must be taken to abolish the
present duplication and overlapping OF
expenditure and effort. This has been
emphasized particularly by the creation
during the past few years OF many inde-
pendent bureaus and agencies. The
thorough study which the President has
been giving to this difficult and compli-
Gated problem is clear indication OF his
resolve to simplify and coordinate. as
far as possible, the workings OF the Gov
ernment Moves made in this direction
at various times in the past have met
with little, if any. success, but the Presi-
dent feels that the time is now ripe to
bring about this desired efficiency and
economy. 1t has been suggested that
one of the steps might be the creation OF
new department., kIlOWA perhaps do
the Welfare Department, which would
include in it's scope the present work OF
the Public Works Administration, Re-
settlement Administration, Civilian Con-
servation Corps and similar work being
done by other agencies.
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Neutrality legislation is one OF the
subjects which is certain to receive much
consideration at the coming session OF
Congress. With the expiration on May
/ next of the existing neutrality act, it
is essential that action be taken on or
before that date to supplement or amend
the present law. Already work is under
way to that end. Representative Nc
Reynolds, chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee, who is preparing to
leave within few days for Panama to
inspect the site for an American lega-
ton there, in anticipation of his DEPART
ure, has initiated study of the neu-
trality problem so that the material may
be in his hands by the time he returns
to the Omitted States in early December.
Much b this preparatory assembling of