Evening star., 1936-06-01

direction of diplomatic service. Despite
national committee shortcomings and
plumbers during the past two years, the
retiring chairman receives credit for
having done pretty good job under a
mountain of vicissitudes and difficulties.
Getting the G. o. P. out of the red was
one OF the achievements of his regime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher live on their rural
estate near Greencastle, Pa, not far from
Gettysburg. There the chairman plans
to lead life of dolce far niente for the
indefinite future, except as party duty
may occasionally summon him to the
firing line.
Adjournment prospects are once again
thrown into diSarray by Senate House
tax differences. Democratic Senate
leaders like Joe Robinson profess conf
dence that the wind-up will come June
6, or not more than two or three days
later. but Democratic House moguls like
Speaker ByrnS are not so optimistic.
Everything depends on the degree of
tenacity with which the House instructs
its confereeS to stand by their guns in
defense of the bill enacted more or less
in line with administration wishes. The
Senate proposal to increase the surtax
on individual incomes between $4,000
and $4,000 foreshadows one of the stiff
est struggles. On general principles, the
House is anxious to preserve its pre-
rogative as the originator of revenue leg
islation. 1t is little minded to have its
laboriously incubated tax measure re-
viSed beyond recognition by the brethren
on the other side of the CaI.tol.
1t looks now as if President Roosevelt S
inter-American peace conference at
Buenos Aires will be postponed until De-
cember, if not later. Intimations reach
Washington that several Latin American
governments want to see how the presi-
Dental election in the United States
comes out before entering into new and
far-reaching commitments with the
COLOSSUS of the North" Another reason
why some of the sister Americas want
the conference put off is the strong
desire for the attendance of Secretary
Hull. 1t is realized that he would prob
ably find it impractical to be out Of this
country during the presidential CAM
paign. Because of Judge Hulfs concilia-
tory influence at the Pan-American con-
ference in Uruguay, Latin statesmen
want him to be at Buenos Aires.
Il X
Perhaps because Of the fact that Texas
Is this year so much in the limelight, on
account of it's centennial celebrations
the name of Jesse H. Jones, chairman Of
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
is creeping into long range political spec
ulation as the possible Democratic NOM
inee for the presidency in 1910. The
record of the r. F. c. in securing repay
ment of so substantial a portion of its
advances to needy business interests
throughout the country has enhanced
Jones reputation as a financier and
organizer, besides providing him with
influential contacts in every nook and
Granny of the Union. A native Tennes-
sean, though associated throughout most
of his life with the Lone Star State,
Jones is one of the acknowledged powers
of the Democratic party. favorite in
Rooseveltian quarters, and believed sure
of r. D. RS friendly interest should the
r. F. G. boss really develop White House
aspirations four years hence.
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