The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Paul MallOn---
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newest Of Washington commen
tators would permit himself tt
be pushed out on that limb. The
casualties have been too heavy,
Yet, there is inner evidence
that Mr.. R. is planning a sur
prise on that subject to follow
up his other recent moves.
Cabinet members have been
talking to their friends. They
claim to have been pushed into
economies which will save more
than the 10 per cent ordered for
this fiscal year.
A GRICULTURE s secretary
"A Wallace'S pals have heard
he has saved approximately
100000 out of the half bill.
lion given him for conservation
work.
The Federal Housing Admin
istration is supposed to have
saved 20 per cent.
(Someone may ask 10hy they
didn't saue 100 per cent IN view
of 1DhGt they haze been able to
doJ
Even spender Hopkins is sup
posed to have changed with the
wind, and his savings are said
to have astounded his spending
friends (GlSo the CongreSSmen
whom he told last aUtnter that
he could not do 1Oithout a bill.
lion and a halt dollGrS).
Unofficially it is also being
whispered where it can be over
heard in the Treasury that Gov.
eminent income has been a
shade above the estimates Of
last April.
(The declining stock market
1Don't start to hurt TeUenueS
until nert year,
That may make a prettier
budget picture without so much
glaring red.
THE railbirds here are trying
l. to figure why Mr.. Roosevelt
called this special session of Con-
gress.
The official excuse sounded
as good as most official excuses,
and better than some, but did
not convince the wise ones. They
happened to know the farm and
hour-wage bills are involved in
technical parliamentary situa-
tions where a special session may
not help them much.
Everyone is entitled to his
own guess, because no one here
processes to have any direct in
formation. But it would be wise
to add to your list, one which
has hitherto not been offered
publicly. It comes from a good
friend of the White House. His
idea is that:
All this maneuvering of the
past few weeks is a clever and
effective screen for a rather
complete mannounced reforma-
ton Of the New Deal from
within.
THE CASUAL MANNER Of the
l. fireside chat, for example,
seems to have THROWN the wolves
off the scent. Comment from
the average politico here was
that the President had not said
anything.
If you will look behind the
deluding calmness Of his voice,
you will see firmly imbedded in
or between the lines Of the
pointed text, these following
facts of news:
/. The theory Of Government
spending to buoy business, to
hoist prices, to keep money flow"
ing, was definitely renounced.
The opposite policy Of reducing
Government subsidies, braking
prices, and actually balancing
the budget, was indorsed.
2. The old judicial policy was
abandoned. It was buried with
out an epitaph. Not a line,
not a thought conveyed the
slightest impression that what
Mr.. Roosevelt recently thought
was the greatest Of all national
emergencies is still one.
8. The center force Of New
Deal driving power was swerved
completely away from these two
old main lines into two old Sec
ondary lines, wage-hours and
farm relief.
4. The Chicago peace pro
nouncement was given the mod.
crate Interpretation which Off
cials here have been insisting
&hot ~ eho,,1d hovo from the