The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-11
BEHIND
TIE SCENES
lN
WASHINGTON
lsv RODNEY ouTcHER-l
Democrat Washington
butcher Looks into Next
Four Years, Sees Curb on
Great Corporations as
ROOseveIt's Main Goal.
" RODNEY OUTchER-
Democrat Washington
Correspondent


ROoseveIt's Main Goal.
New York, Nov. ll.--This dispatch
presents the writer's conception o.
glimpse into the next four years
under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
There are many factors Of un'
certainty, notably the fact thai
there may be a huge difference
between what Roosevelt wants
TO do and what congress will lei
him do.
No one who was closely aSso'
ciated with the president In thu
last weeks OF the campaign agrees
with the many predictions thai
he will now steer Q more con-
servative course.
There Is every reason TO believe
that Roosevelt has In mind con-
tinued attack on monopoly and
the larger concentrations OF In
dustrial and financial control
when he said In his belligerent
speech at Madison Square Car
den that I'VE have only just be-
gun 10 fght," he portrayed his
present mood.
He was so bitter OF the repub.
lican payroll envelope campaign
attacking the Social Security Act
that his advisers were forced u
apply the brakes to dissuade hin,
from making an even more radi.
cal speech.
And when he expressed the
hope that his administrat ioi
would prove itself master" Of the
forces OF selfishness and lust fol
power he was portraying his per.
sonal conception Of political his
tory In the next four years.
Wants No Class Clash
Roosevelt doesn't regErd himself
as In q fight against Big Business
but only against selfish minority
Of monopolists, SPECTATORS. and
greedy, labor-exploiting profteers.
He Is intensely anxious that
there be no class bitterness such
M might lead to q strong Aneri-
can fascist movement, and he may
be expected TO make efforts 10
avoid that. At the same time, his
grudge against some Of those he
calls economic rOyalists" is
strong. .N
The biggest single objective In
his next administration Is expect
ed to be federal corporation law
under which corporations would
be required TO meet certain,
standards In their relation Will,
investors, creditors, labor, and the
public.
This and the corollary struggle
against monopoly, and several IN
termediate skirmishes will lead
unless Roosevelt changes his pres
cnt plans-to the most bitter bat
ties In the next two congresses.
The administration will seek
early action on the ever-normal
granary and crop insurance plan
Tor agriculture; on the Wagner
housing bin, which would provide
subsidized housing for lever In
come groups; the revised Guffey
coal bill, and q program Of gov
eminent reorganization.
The administration probably vii
prove sympathetic to q demant
from organized labor that the old.
age benefit program, belaboret
byb Republicans In the pay envel-
ope campaign, be revised TO throw
more OF the financial burden Of,
income taxation--which means or
profits.
Consumers May Get Help
Another attempt vii lbe made
TO pass food and drug legis.
lation for the protection OF con-
Sumers. ..
Roosevelt's promise to keer
fighting for shorter hours, higher
wages, abolition OF monopoly, anc
unfair competition and dishonest
trade practices. plus promise u
protect consumers against "unnec-
essary price Spreads" will fine
expression In various ways--witt
a federal law TO regulate corpora
tons the goal.
According 70 present plans, the
administration will resume Its
gradual attack on holding COM
panies. which II regards -
milking machines" ~ well rs