Evening star., 1936-04-01

Alfred E. Smith Independent Organi-
zation.
John L. Lewis. president Of the United
Mine Workers of America and chairman
of the Committee on Industrial Organi-
Zation, does not seem to feel that any
body now prominent in the political pic
ture has put forward practical solution
for unemployment, though Lewis con-
siders it far and away the paramount
problem before the American people.
He told the recent meeting of the Wash
ington Town Hall that until ways and
means are found to grapple effectively
with the various chronological and hu-
man aspects of unemployment the coun-
try will remain lin jeopardy" Meantime
Lewis is heart and soul for Mr.. Roose-
velt'S reelection and presumably for the
labor policies which the President
espouses But after 1886. Mr.. Lewis in
timated. it's possible he may be follow
ing some other brand of political leader
ship, with which labor will be more con-
spicuouSly identified.
Uncle Sam has adopted the policy of
publishing frequent periodical volumes
of the Foreign Relations of the United
States" Publication of the diplomatic
correspondence exchanged during given
year between Washington and foreign
governments has been going on since the
earliest days of the Republic. Formerly
issued at the rate of meager volume
a year, the number has now increased
to five volumes per annum. Principal
credit for this achievement is assigned
to Assistant Secretary of State Wilbur
j. Carr and DR.. Cyril Wynne, chief of
the division Of research and publications,
who is charged with preparation of the
volumes. DR.. Wynnes activities recently
gained him substantial departmental
promotion. No correspondence with for
eign governments is reproduced except
with their permission. Some of them
object to disclosure of documents that
are less than Is years old. Volumes deal
ing with the postwar period, inclusive of
the year 1920. recently left the press at
Washington.
Senator Borah, who is out to best Gov.
Landon, as well as other rivals at Cleve-
land, is not discouraged by the progress
the Kansan's cause is making, as mani
tested by almost daily revelation of senti-
ment in his favor in different parts of
the country. The Idahoan is about to
embark on his second speech making
tour into the Middle West. He will once
again ram home the theory that his
candidacy for the presidential nomina-
ton represents the liberal bid within
the G. o. P. to wrest control from old
guard interests which, he contends, have
so long dominated the party. The Sena-
tors supporters are determined to fight
it out on that line and battle for Borah
on the convention floor until the bitter
end The approaching primaries in
Illinois and Ohio will show whether or
not he is destined to make real showing
at Cleveland.
Members of Congress have seldom be-
slowed upon an investigation closer
attention than they are concentrating
upon revelations in the Townsend plan
inquiry. Any number of Representatives
and Senators, who anticipate uncom-
Portable opposition from Townsendites in
approaching reelection campaigns,
would consider it mama from the polit-
ical heavens if the House probe should
develop facts and figures that would
make it easier to combat o. A. r. p.
pressure among the folks back home,
who have been sold on the $200-a-month
old-age pension panacea.
4 tcopyrtght. 1857