Evening star., 1936-04-12

cratic leader, held a quick conSulta-
tion and Lewis gravely announced that
he had just been informed two addi-
tionaI members had been appointed
to his committee. These were Sen
atorS Barkley and Pittman, who see
eye to eye with the Third Economy"
and Lewis explained that naturally
the resolution would have to 60 back
to committee.
Republicans Silent.
What would have allayed Robin
sons apprehensions about the in
vestigation, had he noticed it, was
that not a single Republican Senator
questioned this procedure. whereas
all of the observers in the press gall
lery hooted at it. Anyway, the reso-
luton was subsequently reported out
in a broadened form. 1t authorized
an expenditure of only $4,000, by
which Senators Lewis, Barkley and
Pittman could make an investigation
of w. P. A. in all the States. There
the matter has rested.
In the meantime, w. P. A. Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins says he
doesn't believe any politics can be
hung on his organization. OF course,
now, if the Republicans are talking
about his policy of insisting that all
administrators accept the Roosevelt
philosophy, then that is something
else. Why, he. himself, wouldn't ex-
pect to have his job if he didn't be-
lieve in the Roosevelt philosophy, he
says frankly.
But the Republicans and also Sen
ator Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia.
insist they can prove politics even
beyond this requirement that w. P. A.
administrators accept the Roosevelt
philosophy Hopkins says he doesn't
believe they will ever be able to show
a Republican is denied relief That
is what he would call politics in the
W. P. A. But Davis says he can even
show this: that he can show that a
requirement to receiving relief in Penn
sylvania is to become New Dealer;
that not only does an administrator
have to accept the Roosevelt philos-
ophy, but relief applicant has to do
the same thing. Holt has, in effect,
repeatedly charged the same thing in
the Senate.
Raushenbush Distributing.
What did give the New Dealers
pause was the appearance Thursday
of Stephen Raushenbush. who was the
chief investigator for the defunct Nye
Munitions Committee. Raushenbush,
with funds for further munitions in
vestigation cut off because the COM
mittee trampled on the Wilson ad-
ministration, and also because Sena-
tors were perhaps envious of Nyes
making $4,000 a year on speeches
about neutrality, has returned to his
earlier endeavor, the Pennsylvania Sc
curity League
Raushenbush is an admitted left
winger and his organization is de-
signed to stir up unrest among the
Pennsylvania relief workers. How
ever, the Republicans were particu-
larly glad to have his support to their
charges. He charged that political
literature was being distributed with
w. P. A. checks and that although
he had written Hopkins three times
about it, he had received no answer.
Davis and Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan have repeatedly
what purported to be photo
static evidence of relief administra-
tors demanding that relief recipients
join up with the New Deal and con-
tribute to it.
Short on Talent.
Senate Republicans are inclined to
admit, however, that the situation,
developing as it is, is probably for the
best, because If the Democrats were
to give them an investigation they
wouldn't know what to do with it.
They are admittedly short on investi-
eating talent. They have no Senator
Black in their slender midst.
Vandenberg would be good, 1t is
agreed, but he is tied up with his dis
closures about payments to big A. A. A.
benef1ciaries.
The lack of investigating talent or
one who could dramatize stories in the
Senate has been the Republicans
worry for some time.
Every time the reporter runs into
what might be called the New York
crowd he is asked: "Oh, why doesn't
the Republican National Committee
do something? Why don't they get
Charlie Michelson?"
1t is realized here that Republican
Charlie Nicholson would have no way
of getting his attack dramatized on
the Senate floor. The Republicans
have no Senator Joe Robinsons or Pat
Harrisons to carry out what has been
characterized as Michelson's great
smear campaign of Hoover. Realizing
what he was up against and pressed
to do something" Republican Chair
man Fletcher got bunch of profess
sors. This was widely shaled as a
Republican brain trust" after what
the Republicans had said about the
New Deals brain trust, too.
Professors for Research.
The Republicans think it is very
unfair, however, because they intend
to keep their professors on research
work. for which they think professors
are particularly adapted, not let them
be executives or policy makers" In
deed, Prof. Niles w. Carpenter of the
University of Buffalo, and cited as the
downright liberal" among the bunch,
says he understands fully this is to be
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