The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-10

Nodney Duscner ground will bt general concern with the primaries and elections of 1888, the plottingS of conservatives and liberals think ing in terms of 1940 and efforts of southern and other Democrats to see that Roosevelt doesn't control the next Democratic national con- vention.
 Either the domestic bushes ssitu- ation or the international situation may lead to developments not now anticipated. The Same Old List
 The problems before Congress are all familiar. The proposed wage hour legislation has as Its aim the same chief objective announced more than four years ago for NRA.
 Surplus crop control, tried first in 1883, Is second on the list.
 The regional development pro- posal calls for an extension of the IVA idea through the nation.
 vernm ent reorganization Roosevelt's fourth special session item, has been talked of and vainly stabbed at for 25 years. ."
 Anti. monopoly legislation, if any, will be a new attempt to meet an ancient issue.
 Few will be surprised if no irn- portant legislation, is passed before Christmas. The special session and the regular session beginning ir January almost immediately after ward may be considered as a whole Diverse and Two.edged
 The factors to be weighed 1I1 speculating as to the extent. Roose- welt will get what he asks are di- verse and often two-edged.
 Absence of the court plan, which gummed everything up in the first session, is one. The coalition which fought Roosevelt on the court will not get together agair--at least not without conspicuous absentees. On the other hand that fight left scars.
 The President called the special session with an obvious burst of self-confldence, based on his rec ceptlon during his western tour and conviction that the people were still strong for him. Yet the point is made that enthusiasm for Roosevelt doesn't mean effective popular support on specific issues and there seems no enthusiastic mass furore over any 'itena on his current program. "Tr "..'
 Congress meets at what may be either side of the half-way point In a business slump and theoretically this should permit the President more scope in solving economic problems. But there will also be plenty of attack and the New Deals enemies in Congress will blame its policies for Q new depression.' Business Lobbies Busy
 Some of the most effective Demo- cratic opponents of the court plan often will be with the President i1 the next few months, and others will display a passion for regular ity.
 Senator Wheeler of Montana has said he expects to support Roosevelt on labor, farm and other progressive" Issues. ,,'.
 O'Mahoney of Wyoming will detn- o1strate his friendship.
 Connally of Texas, and other anti-court men, will Do reasonably regular. '' Hq
 But such conservative Demo. crats as Copeland of New York, Byrd and Glass of Virginia, Bailey of North Carolina, Tydings Of Maryland, Burke of Nebraska, Smith of South Carolina, George of Georgia and Van Nuys of ln. diana, as we'll as . number of southern committee chairmen will often be found with the op. position.
 And on top of that you probably will find business interests lobbying more intensively than ever for Ger. tain notifications of previous New Deal legislation, as well as against tho current administration agenda. Copyright 1887, NEA Service, Incl
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