Evening star., 1937-03-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

as highly improper and deserving OF
condemnation. Public indignation is
widespread. as indicated by an avalanche
of letters reaching the press of the
country. 1t is probable that members
of Congress, too, have heard coplouSly
from the folks back home. In a couple
of cases it's understood that Senators
have asked to be released from pledges
to boost the weed in question.
Additional Federal benefits of gen.
erous proportions are in prospect for
farmers. especially if current events at
the Capitol result in unshackled Gov
ernment powers to play Santa Claus.
Judging by figures now appearing in
financial columns of the newspapers,
the tillers of Americas good earth
aren't doing so badly. The International
Harvester Co. chief producer of agri-
cultural implements, reports that 1896
profits we're the largest in its history.
except in 1929. In 1885 net earnings
were sl9618000. Last year they mounted
to S29 100000 The 1929 all-time high
was S36779, 1898. Farmers. of course, are
Harvesters chief customers. The COM
panys sales indicate that rural pur-
chasing power has risen by leaps and
bounds, thanks mainly to New Deal
benefactions The agricultural group is
the element on which the adminlstra-
ton now mainly relies, along with Or
ganized labor, to build up congressional
back-fires for its Supreme Court propo-
sition.
Washington's pro and con" magazine,
the Congressional Digest mot to be
confused with the Congressional Rec
ord. devotes its March issue to con-
cisely exhaustive and informative re-
view of "Roosevelt's Supreme Court
plan," including complete historical
background dating from Jefferson
Marshall days, citation of the court S
record in dealing with acts of Congress
and the judicial fate of New Deal legis-
lation. Outstanding utteranceS for and
against the administrations proposals
by leading members of Congress and
other authorities are also reproduced.
Mr.. RooSevelts opening air lombard
ment on behalf of his Judiciary reform
scheme is being labeled Now His ra-
dio tusillade tomorrow night, because it
will deal with ways and means, can
appropriately be entitled How"
MusSolini is reported to believe that
withdrawal of our Legation from Ad-
dis Ababa amounts to American recog-
milton of Italy's Ethiopian empire II
Duce's views are not shared In WASH
ington. Even though Uncle Sam main
tains full-fledged conSulateS in the
principal commercial centers of Man
chukuo-Harbin and Mukden-they are
accredited by the State Department 10
China, and not to Japan'S puppet gov
ernment in the conquered province. the
independence" of which continues not
to be acknowledged by the united
States.
Wall Street places no credence in re-
ports that Myron C. Taylor, chairman
| Of the United States Steel Corp, Is
slated to become American Ambassador
| to Great Britain Denying any foun-
| dation for the story, steel headquarters
| points out that the chairman is two
years under the age at which executives
| of the company may retire voluntarily
| and seven years from the compulsory
limit of IS. President Roosevelt was
| asked the other day whether Mr.. Tay-
| lor's visit to him a month or two ago
paved the way to peace between the
| industry and John l.. Lewis. 1t was
subtly intimated in reply that whenever
| Taylor calls at the executive offices
questions of national welfare" are al
ways discussed.
| tCopyrisht. 1879