The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-13

Each accuses him of being un- duly eOnsiderate of the other, and t looks as # he is in for the same sort of headaGhe plaguing the National Labor Relations Board.
 The eFoss-fire began when An- dFews included . representative of the AFL machinists' union in the preliminary discussions on the tex tile wage-hour code. The c. l, Q. promptly let out an angry snort.
 It denied that the A. F. of L. had any. membership in the tex- tile industry, and claimed all seven labor places on the code authority for the United Textile Workers, Q CIO unit. When Andrews refused to be persuaded, Sidney Hillman, president of the AInalgamated Garment Workers and head of the Textile Workers Organization Committee, took the matter di- reetly to President Roosevelt.
 The controversy is still un- settled, and so far Andrews has stood pat. But with his fin- gers burned in this first encoun- ter, Andrews decided for his next try to tackle an industry where the A, r. of l.. ruled the xo0st. He picked out tobacco and designated an all-FederatiOn labor committee.
 No sooner had he announced this than the o. I, O. was again on his neck. It admitted that the 4, P. of L. dominated this field, but claimed the 0. I. Q. had l6 locals and demanded they be given representation on the code authority.
 "Elmer," demanded an lFate
 CIO leader, "hew do yeu set
 this way? First you give the Federation, which has no mem- bers in the textile industry, rep. resentation on that code auth
 0rity and now you are barring our unions from place on the
 tobacco authority. What kind
 of Q One-sided show are you
 trying to run, anyway"
 NOTE-Unlike Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who dislikes and distrusts newspapermen, Andrews is choosing his righthand assist ants from the press. So far he has employed five crack report CTS, among them Paul Sifton of New York, Harold Jacobs of the Santa Barbara, Calf, Press, and Carl Skinner of the Washington Bureau of The Wall Street Jour mai.
 COunter.Purge
 Governor Clarence D. Martin of Washington is giving Q reverse twist to the Presidents purge.
 4 conservative Democrat, Mar. tin has launched a movement to purge" administration supporters in his state. Called the DeInocFa- tie League, the organization is headed by John T. Dalton, Mar tins political Man Friday and c bitter New Deal foe. It is back ing Republicans and Old Guard Democrats running against the States strongly pro-New Deal congressman.
 Silence Is Golden
 When the Department of Agri- culture launched it's wheat ex- port program, 1t started out bold iy to inform the world daily in a press release how much grain was being bought and sold every 2A hours. Then suddenly the De- partment lapsed into deep silence.
 Inside reason for the abrupt chance of tactics was this
 Department experts discov. cred that foreign buyers, passing their calculations on the pub- llshed reports, had figured out that the II. S. was buying more wheat than 1t was selling. Fore. seeing . heavy accumulation of wheat in government hands, with consequent drop in prices, they were deliberately Eefraining from placing orders.
 Secretary Henry Wallace deeid- cd that If the export program was to be turned into . poker game, 1t would be wise not to show his hand. So he ordered the daily statements stopped, and the foreign buyers now can take their chances.
 Realistic Politic0
 There k one congressman who is frank enough to admit he may be among the missing next ses- sion.
 Tn a letter to SEQ Chairman Bill Douglas recommending c young man for 6 job, this House member wrote, If I am re-elect- cd I'll be able to get him e job myself, but I'm facing . mighty uncertain fiphk My 00n0nent ig d