Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-11-26

While the air of WASHINGTON Is iuu
ot predictions and rnuors rs 10 the
r . oi the second administration
of President Roosevelt, a great deal oil
this kind of talk is in the nature OF
lrial BALLOONS. Suggestions are made
that the President is considering thus,
hat or the other line OF action, but
that does not by my means prove thai
the particular policy has been decided
upCn. The public reaction 10 such ten
tative suggestions Is expected TO be
more influential now than 1t has been
in the past. So far there is no program
sufficiently crystallized to warrant he
prediction that it will V be present.
ed to Congress.
That does not mean that there are
not numerous persons in high positions
in the Administration who have pet
plans which they will try to get Con-
sressional sanction for; it is simply
that the President is believed TO have
| refrained from committing himself to
any of these individual plans.
Berry and Labor
A figure who will probably be heard
of more within the next few months Is
Major George l.. Berry, who has the
title of Co-ordinator for Industrial
Co-operation. Major Berry is presi-
dent of the International Printing
Pressmen's Union, but in addition to
that has large business interests and
is regarded as a wealthy man,
Berry pet idea is to bring business
organizations into cooperation witf
the labor organizations, looking toward
2 voluntary set-up much along the
lines of the NRA. Major Berry IS a man
OF great force and an able public
speaker. and probably car do as much
in this field as anyone else who coulo
be named. He is close in the Presi-
dents confidence and enthusiastic ovel
the project of bringing about better
teamwork between employers and en-
~ployees.
Washington is specializing over the
probable consequences of a split in the
ranks of organized labor as this may
affect the Administrations labor pro
gram John Lewis, President of thu
Miners Union and leader of the revol
in the labor ranks, is regarded as hav-
ing Presidential ambitions. A grea
many persons Of influence, who woul'
be glad to go along with his program
for labor organization by industries IN
stead Of by crafts, hesitate to throw L
with Lewis. it is said, because the,
don't ike the idea of mixing up il
what may turn out later to be a pol
itieol movement.
Winant en- Job Again
There is qualification in Washington
that John @. Winant. former Repub
lean Governor Of New Hampshir,
chs was the first chairman Of the So
cial Security Board, has been recalle'
Ia that post. Gov. Winant resigned las
Summer n order to take the stunt
for President Roosevelt TO reply 70 tn
attacks being made upon the Socid
Security Act.
Washington regards Governor Win
ant as a conscientious and able admin
istrator and probably the best IN
formed man in America on social St
curity laws Of other countries and tn
way they operate. It is regarded her
as reasonably certain that some I'm
provements in the Social Security Ac
will have to be made, and Governo
Winant's leadership and counsel wi
be needed.
That staunch friend and supporter 9
President Roosevelt. Frank c. Walker
who was che Of the first R~oosevelt-tor
President men away back in 1880, ]
being talked about here as the prob
axle successor to Postmaster Genera
Farley The belief grows that Mr.. Far
lev will resign on or before inaugura
ton day. January 20, and Mr.. Wake
IS regarded as the logical choice.
Walker has demonstrated his exec
utive capacity and organizing ability j
letting up and starting off numerou
federal agencies, the administration Q
which was later turned over to Others