The Washington times., 1938-11-23
News Behind
The News
Paul MGLLOn-
(world Copyright. 1898. by King Fea-
lures Syndicate, Inc, All Rights
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(world Copyright, 1898. by King Fea
lures Syndicate, Inc, All Rights
Reserved. Reproduction in Full
or in Part Strictly Pro
hibited.)
MIR. ROOSEVELT can get as
AVA deep a chuckle as anyone
out Of the third-term predict.
ment.
At his last press conference
he was talking along about why
he wanted jefferson Memorial
built. AS a Hyde Park Hick, he
said, he would like to return to
Washington sometime and visit
such a memorial.
A sly newsman asked:
what year do you expect to
come back?"
It stumped him for a few sec
ondS, then he came back with:
LET us say some autumn"
Note-Presidents are inaugu-
rated in January, but don't take
it too seriously.
Roosevelt intended until two
weeks ago to attend the Lima
Pan-American Conference-had
made all plans. Exactly what
caused him to change his mind
cannot be stated authoritatively,
but presumably it was Europe,
or the election, or both.
State Department is officially
denying the trip was ever con-
templated, but not very effec-
lively.
A BIT Of unprecedented by
"A play preceded the recent
White House visit Of the new
California "Ham-and-Egg" Sena-
tor Downey.
Press Secretary Early tele-
phoned Appointment Secretary
MacIntyre and asked: "Downey
is coming in today?" yep"
you know what day 1t is?"
"Yep-ThurSday."
well, get your $50 ready"
MacIntyre protested: ooh no!
AS I understand it, he gives it
to me and not to him"
No money changed hands, nor
was any exhibited by any of the
parties during the call. The
President, MacIntyre and Dow
ney did not have $50 between
them. Only one who did was
Senator McAdoo, who does not
favor the plan-and strongly.
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A CTUALLY the only construc-
IA tive suggestion heard inside
here to meet adequately the
Latin American trade problem is
that we wait and see if improv-
ing world business will help.
OF four Government economists
polled, none had any other pos
sibility-aSide from the social
amenities planned for the Lima
conference, Batista's visit,
Berries speech, and such other
good but indirect steps.
To show you how tough the
problem is: Senator Borah, who
knows most Of the international
answers, has spent weeks pri-
vately studying this one with
economist friends. They gave
it up.
uULLFOR-PRESIDENT move
Al has been doomed, converse
tionally at least, by the popular
reaction to the Anglo-American
trade agreement. Travellers in
from the hinterlandS, especially
business men, report more and
more inquiries about the State
Secretary. Typical comment:
HE gets constructive things
DONE"
DEACE is better news than
Il war any day, but somehow it
does not draw as much atten-
ton. The anti-monopolists got
together the other day on a
resolution promising a fair, i'm
partial objective inquiry, but it
drew no notice.
The committee has tried to
get off on an affirmative foot,
however, by arranging to hear
the motor industry Of patent
pooling (motors have done it
successfully after the Lubin-
Thorp-H Henderson analysis Of
the existing economic situation
is presented.
ITO hear our officials tell it
l. off the record, Hitler is
compromising his religious mis-
takes by snarling back against
the United States. His tactics
are driving the reluctant United
States closer and closer to
Britain and France, a union he
must prevent if his larger OBJ
jectives are to continue success
fully
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ONE thing is sure behind all
" these Hopkins rumors: He
wants to get out of WPA.
Friends say he is tired of it.
Opponents say he fears the ex-
pected Congressional investi-
cation. He says nothing.
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0TRAWS in the wind: Lame
~ Duck Liberal Maury Maverick
is being promoted by his friends
for a Puerto Rican post. Pro-
fessor o. M. w. Sprague, who
resigned from the Treasury in
protest against politics. is back
quietly helping Assistant Attor.