Evening star., 1937-01-04

Record-breaking majorities in both
branches Of Congress cause the Demo-
cratic high command to contemplate
the session with mixed emotions. The
topheavy preponderance OF New Dealers
already looms as an embarrassment of
riches. Party leadership in both House
and Senate will be confronted from the
outset with managerial woes. Although
President RoOsevelt's landslide re-elec-
ton theoretically makes him ruler of the
roost at the Capitol, it's by no means
certain that White House wishes will
systematically prevail. Much will depend
on the ability of Joe Robinson, battle
SCARED majority leader, to keep his pom
Qerous phalanx of rs Democratic SEN
stors in line. The Senate is proverbially
refractory. It is especially addicted to
getting out of hand on foreign affairs
How 1t will react to RooSeveltian neu-
trslity proposals is correspondingly prob
lematical. The leader OF the House ma
1ority will have his troubles, too, in lining
up his 33S Democrats for administration
programs. On virtually every major
proposition to be tackled, the Democrats
in Congress are men and women of many
views and voices. 1t would be rash
prophet who would predict that they
can be easily harmonized. The stage, on
which the curtain is about to rise, is
therefore set for embattled and possibly
embittered scenes. AS Of yore, prophets
already are abroad who predict legis-
lative season so cantankerous that 1t will
stretch well into hot weather.
Unless peacemakerS do their stun
betimes, 1887 may rival the big strike
year of 1922, when altogether, at one
time or another, nearly 1000 600 workers
in the mining, railroad and textile indus
tries quit their jobs. Because OF the
numerous trades interlocked with auto
mobile production, including coal, some
authorities foresee the possibility OF an
other 1,0O0, 600 idle men within rela-
lively early period. Federal authorities,
especially those whose interests are dl-
rectly concerned with business improve
ment, are deeply chagrined over the
acknowledged strike threat to recovery.
At present, SO far as publicly KNOWN,
administration activities In the menaced
industrial fields are confined to the
mediation efforts of Secretary OF Labor
Perkins. But prediction is common that
II the unrest in the motor world ana
allied branches reaches the vast propor-
tions now threatened, President Roose-
velt might deem 1t desirable to cast his
personal influence into the scales on
behalf Of peace. Politicians are certain
Of one thing-that the strike epidemic
comes along at . moment when 1t Is
certain to give strong impetus to new
congressional projects for collective bar
gaining, minimum wages and maximum
hours.
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According to an Austrian dispatch to
the Jewish Daily Forward at New York,
former King Edward VIII has decided
to write book about the Jews. 1t states
that he will seek to disprove the accusa-
tions and expose the plots of the Nazis
and other European anti-SemiteS. For
research purposes the Duke Of Windsor
Is said to have ordered q number OF
important works dealing with the Jewish
question In order to familiarize him with
the situation in all parts of the world.
He will also have the advantage Of the
extensive Jewish library of the Baron
Rothschild, who is now his host at
Castle Enzesfeld. According to the Daily
Forward, several of the dukes friends
advised him against writing such q book
and appearing q an open champion Of
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