Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

called 1.-The blankety- blank saps" who
are operating some important phases
of the New Deal. He said they never
had dash-dashed bit of business ex.
perience, but we're formulating Fed
eral business policies Also that they
had never made enough money te
spend any of their own, but were
spending millions and billions of Mr.
Morgenthau's.
1t is doubtful Whether the Pres
tdent has eper been talked to that
,oay since he entered upon his life
among the political farmers OF
Washington He took it quietly,
thanked the Senator for the aduice.
Note-The Senator also emitted 9
blue haze about the low-cost housing
program. He contended it tends tt
freeze the existing low standard Of
living, tends to freeze low labor wage
scales. Also he wanted to know what
would happen to the Government il
the tenants of the low-cost homes
were unable to pay.
Another easier-going Republican
Senator was called in later and asked
what he thought was wrong. He also
spoke frankly, but with less enthu.
siasm. His complaint was chiefly
against the swing away from the anti
trust laws and against waste in gov.
ernmental expenditures.
Both Senators accepted the Presi'
| inn OF fona yra1,,n Dntt
also went away with feeling that HI
was contemplating an early Spring
house cleaning.
Little Interest in Congress.
The peculiarities of this session O
Congress continue to expand as each
day passes There has never been an
other session quite like it. Virtual!
no suspended interest exists in an!
pending legislation, and, in fact, yer!
little interest of any kind.
What is happening is this: The
administration is conducting its
DUN Congress of-stage. The con-
gressional leaders get together and
find out ahead of time exactly
rhat degree OF legislation can be
passed mote the bonus, neutrality
bill, farm bill. Practically all dtt-
| terences are composed In private.
When the bills are brought Jor,Dard
they are already backed by stag
gering majority. That Leaves little
to talk about and nothing upon
Dhtch frst-class fight can be
started. Resistance by the minority
is useless and often routine.
The reason behind this unusua
strategy. of course, is that the Presi
dent wants no clashes in campaig;
year.
The result is that, while Congress i
passing legislation of highest impor
lance, the usual dramatizing element
are entirely lacking and the session i
unprecedentedly dull for the actors a
we'll as the audience
A Surprise for AL.
Farleyites are planning a little sur
prise for AL Smith. They figure tina
the New York State Convention ma.
be induced to adopt a unit rule re
quiring all delegates to vote for tn
choice of the majority of delegates
Thus AL Smith may find himself voting
for Mr.. Roosevelt for denomination
whether he likes it or not.
incidentally, the White House ant
Postmaster General Farley's Office wer
somewhat caustic in denying the othe
day that Tammany Leader DoolinI
had been summoned to either place
Presidential Secretary MacIntyre wen
in to ask the President about it. Re
turning, he said: Absolutely no."
Elsewhere the hint was dropped tina
Mr.. Dooling would not be welcome a
either place.
Bell Armed for Townsend.
The goods which Representative
Bell is supposed to have on the Town
sendites is composed largely of mas
of letters complaining about the finan
cial set-up Of various parts of thu
organization. He also has Colorado
court record and some other record
of financial troubles of several Town
send groups.
Some Ullo hdUe gone ouer his file
belieDe he can make q case from
facts already in his possession, but
the fen Townsendttes in Congress
do not.
Representative Lemke wore a cal
when he went up to see the President
He is probably the only member 8
Congress who favors such an informa
lid. However. he took it of wher
posing for photographs outside tn,
White House.
Probably the only author in tn.
history of the world who does no
remember the titles of his own work
is Mr.. Roosevelt. When he described
his latest tax conference as chapte
II in the tax book, some one askes
him what was the name Of the book
Turning to his secretary. he inquired
What was the name of that last bool