The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-14
Democrats BaIk
Attacks on Tariff
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WAsH1NGToN, May 14-It looks almost like a
w malicious scheme to increase Republican dis
senslon the reciprocal trade program, the way
the Administration has completed the mutual tariff
agreement with France less than month before the
Cleveland convention.
This is rich mans tariff reduction. 1t knocks
of about 60 cents a bottle on champagne and makes
similar slaSheS in duties on brandes, Wines laces,
perfumes iewelry Roquefort cheese and other neces
saries which large in the household budgets OF
our better class Republicans.
Some of these Republicans intended to sit down
at Cleveland and indict the Administration for re-
ducing tariffs on Canadian farm products. Now they
may find it difficult to frown upon an Admnistra-
ton which, under the same policy, labors SO dill
gently to reduce the cost CT high living
William c. Bullitt American ambassador to the
Soviet Union is coming home for long stay. Theo-
reticallv it is vacation Actually he expects to get
into the campaign
Just where Bulitt will fit in is question When
he vent to Russia he an enthusiastic Soviet
booster AS rich young idealist, Buftt hailed the
Soviet revolution eagerly spent much time in Rus
sia and through his interest and Soviet friendships
was influential in bringing about recognition III
Roosevelts first year. However more than two years
in Moscow has soured him somewhat, particularly
upon some of the Soviet leaders Trade and debt
negotiations have been Disappointing. Bulltt Is no.
likely to relish trying to convince the country that
recognition has been the hoped-for commercial
success.
DR. REX TUGWELL'S Resettlement Administra-
~ ton has suffered major operation in the
pending work-relief appropriation bill and it is
doubtful whether the patient will recover. AS the
bill now stands, about all he has left are his four
suburban model communities. All rural rehabilita-
ton work, which is his main activity. would be re-
turned to Hopkins and WPA Unless the White
House intervenes, Tugwel NAV have to 60 back to
agricuture-he still is Undersecretary Of the De-
partment of Agriculture
The death this week of Robert j. Crome. pub
Usher of the Vancouver (B CD Sun, recalls an
episode which took place at President Roosevelt's
press conference last June Cronie visitor in the
press conference broke into the midst of series of
routine bread and butter newspaper questions to
ask the President to state the social objective OF
the New Deal For some reason the question OF the
Canadian visitor struck some of the reporters as
trife academic and there was slight litter in the
-na,a But President Roosevelt. recognizing the
Canadian accent courteously said he would try to
answer best he could, offhand. Drawing for a
moment c.. his cigaret Mr.. Roosevelt said:
The social objective, / should say, remains Just
what 1t was which is to do what any honest gov
eminent of any country would do-try to increase
the security and the happiness of larger number
of people In all occupations of life and in all parts
of the country to give them more of the good things
of life; to give them grocer distribution not only
of wealth in the narrow terms but of wealth in the
wider terms; to give them assurance that they are
not going TO Starve in their old age to give honest
business chance to go ahead and make reasonable
profit and to give every chance to earn
living"
Reporters, impressed. asked permission to quote
the answer. 1t has since become classic OF New
Deal literature
Word comes in from Chicago that Senator Dick
insons lamented canned dog meat speech charging
mat the New Deal was forcing persons to eat dog
1000 was written for him at Western Republican
National Committee headquarters by publicity assist
AM Peter Nicholson, nephew of the Democratic
Charlie MicheSon.