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more, he could have left out Of the
total the $150,000,0O windfall which
he expects to shake loose from the
professors. In that case. 1t would have
been called an 1886, 900, 900 tax bill in
stead of what he called it.
What really Frustrated then,
was the amazing fact that he did
this in campaign year, ,Uhen, as
every one knoUs, tares should be
referred to as lighly as possible.
The answer to the mystery was SIM
pie if they only knew 1t. For one
thing, Mr.. Roosevelts open strategy
was to stress the point that these taxes
were none of his doing. Congress
brought the bonus on itself over his
veto. The Supreme Court brought the
processing tax deficit on them both.
He could afford to be free with the
figures.
Lever on Congress.
Not only that, but the secret strategy
of MIR. Roosevelt all along has been
to overestimate his needs and UNDER
estimate his revenue. Thus, he gets
wide financial leeway from Congress.
This is an occasion when Congress
must vote some taxes. He tried for as
much as he could expect to get.
It is a further hint of the new atti-
tude inside the White House toward
readjusting the budget situation.
More exceptional than this is the
indication that Mr.. Roosevelt made
an economy nloUe two 1ceeks ago
and did not let any one in on it.
Those yho should kno,D that. on
February II, the White House is
sued an executive order requiring
that all recisions OF w. P. A. 0llo-
cations be impounded The custom,
heretofore, had been to put the
money back into general fund TOR
reallocation. 1t means apparently
that there are not going to be any
more reallocations.
The White House generally makes
announcements about its executive
orders and never has been known to
overlook such good campaign material.
It was not an oversight. Apparently
the President did not want to let any
one know there was some leftover
meat for additional ALLEGATION.
Tugwell Clipping Due.
The White House also has been
keeping quiet about the clipping of
Prof. Tugwell. A substantial curtail-
ment of his unsettled resettlement
work is to be announced at the right
time soon. 1t takes the form OF tying
up some of his unspent funds.
incidentally, Tugwell obtained ex-
tension of his leave from Columbia
University for another year and has
not packed his grip to 60 elsewhere.
There is no need for any one to wait
for quick and devastating action from
that new Senate committee appointed
to investigate Government overlapping
and extravaganza.
Vice President Garner broke all
known records for careful picking in
selecting the personne. of that COM
mittee. Strong pressure was brought
on him to name some young bloods
who would 60 into til matter vigor-
ously. The name of Senators Minton
and Nye were on a list understood to
have been originally submitted to him.
Garner wisely wanted no young bloods
prowling through Government bureaus
in campaign year.
In fact. the v. P. Is understood to
have told another young blood. Sen
ator Steiwer of Oregon, that his ap-
pointment to a post on the committee
was not desired by powers that be.
The result is the inquiry is likely
to be a dull affair. The investigation
will probably be academic. Senator
Byrd will try, but he is well sur
rounded.
Congressmen have been getting
numerous reports from taxpayers
lately about rules of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. One of the leaders
of the House has become interested.
The Republicans haze agreed on
cute n1ope in connection ,oitlt the
Van Mugs bill, which penalties cor
porattons trying to influence their
tDorkers tn an election. They are
going to propose an amendment
including a similar prohibition
against Government officials.
An influential leader had to be ex-
cused from Mr.. Roosevelt's impor-
tant tax conference q few nights back.
He had a previous engagement-to
60 fishing. And he went.
There is story going around that
Democratic Publicity Director Michel
son coined the "windfall" designation
for the proposed taxes penalizine
professors. It was novel idea to
make the farmers understand.
A friend has been working delicately
at the task of getting AL Smith and
Joe Robinson to shake hands and
forget the unkind things they said
about each other only a few short
(Copyright. 1936J