Evening star., 1936-02-18


named Pat" is making the defeat Of
the bill his life work
The result is that the So ,000, 900 900
imitation bill, which might have passed
the House under ordinary circum-
stances. now appears to be slipping.
The personality element has offset the
effective lobbying of Coughlin's man,
Louis Ward At least, the leaders can
show you on paper that they can lick
the bill even If vote Is forced. There
fore, they may have vote.
Heaviest of the politicos here
haue been tipped to keep their eyes
on the McMullen court-ntarttal.
Threats are being made that GER
tain uery prominent people may be
drawn into it, particularly one toit-
ness whose name t0ill not be on the
tUitneSS list at the outset.
Col. McMullen is being tried under
the ninety-sixth article Of war on
charges of accepting fees from a pur-
chaser Of War Department surplus
goods. His defense may hinge on the
contention that he was a babe In
arms compared with some people.
Such advance notices do not always
pan out in Washington, but this one
has aroused expectant interest.
w. p. A. Causes Trouble.
The difficult w. P. A. wage situa-
tion has been causing plenty of inner
trouble. 1t started long before Repre-
sentative Marcantonio tried to emulate
his namesake, without makeup or q
toga, before that New York relief
crowd q few days back. Many con-
gressmen feel more deeply bruised
than Marcantonio, although they have
yet to meet the floor of patrol wagon
face to face as he did
For example, Ohio congressman
have been plagued with complaints
that unskilled workers get $55 month
in Cleveland, $50 in Detroit and $57 sc
in the comparatively small city oi
New Castle, Pa.
The workers are organizing and de.
scending ON their congressman, de.
manding what they call equal treat
ment"
Authorities on that subject have
long suspected no complaint-proot
system can possibly be worked out.
The original money man of the New
Deal was Prof. Warren of Cornell
who rarely speaks in public. Som,
Of his friends who are in a position
| to understand his slant on money
however. are presenting the following
interesting contentious as more o
less unofflcially representing his cur
rent personal viewpoint:
The Federal Reserve Board will no
be as effective in influencing pric'
levels as Chairman Eccles thinks /
can be.
A continuation of present admins
tration policies will inevitably lead Il
a further cheapening of the dollar.
The only thing tDhich has been
effective in bringing about better
relationship betDeen basic COM
modify prices and GdminiStrntively
fred prices Uds raising the price OF
gold.
to raising the price of gold further,
some dutonlaticGlly-ope for
mula should be passed by Congress
and giUen to some responsible body
to administer Which tDiu be efectiue
in lowering the price of gold as ,Dell
as in raising it.
This is essentially the commodit.
dollar basis. Warren's friends con
tend it would not be inflationary, bu
reflationary. 1t is not being considered
seriously in Washington now. tn,
New Dealers have chosen a differen
course, for the present at least.
Warrens remaining personal con
facts within the administration. how
ever, have deep respect for his pric'
views. Representatives of certain
large corporations and banks secretl!
slip up to Ithaca from time to tint
to get his line on prices.