Evening star., 1938-04-10
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
FIGHT TO COUNTRY
Long Stumping Tour Is
Forecast After Defeat
of Reorganization.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
After provoking an intense fight
in Congress, President Roosepelts
reorganization bill, designed to
shake up Government agencies, be-
came sidetracked, at least tempo
rdrtly. mhen the House poted to
reconmtt. The same body earlier
had approved the measure in Sec
tions.
! BY tie Associated Press
An historic upsurge of opposition
appeared last night to have forced
Roosevelt administration leaders to
abandon hope of regaining control of
the Seventy Fifth Congress.
Instead. they looked for fairly
quick adjournment, to be followed by
tremendous, Nationwide struggle
between the President and his critics
in the 1888 political campaigns. 1t
was considered certain the President
would carry the fight for his policies
to the voters, perhaps by long stump
| ing tour.
| Mr.. Roosevelt's first official reac-
tion to the tremendous blow the House
dealt his program by defeat of the
| reorganization bill Friday night was a
letter declaring there should be no
personal recrimination" over the
bitter fight.
Letter Sent to Rayburn.
He sent the following letter to Ma
Jority Leader Sam Rayburn, one OF
the leaders of the unsuccessful strug-
gle to put the reorganization bill
through:
Dear Sam:
Thanks for the fine fight. Will you
| also thank the Speaker and the others.
The reorganization bill is intended
to simplify and improve the public
service. With this single objective in
view, I have given it my earnest ap-
proval
The question presented is solely one
OF policy. Therefore. the legislative
developments of yesterday offer no
occasion for personal recriminat ton
and there should be none"
1t was believed by some observers
that the last paragraph was an effort
to avert any widening of the Demo-
cratic party breach. 1t was recalled
That the vote of 204 to 1856. by which
the House sent the reorganization bill
to the limbo of committee. found
many ordinarily faithful" New Deal
ers in the opposition ranks.
Revival Attempt Indicated,
Observers noted that Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke of the reorganization bill in the
present tense, indicating perhaps an
intention to try and revive it at later
date, There was no sign in Congress,
however, OF any move to bring it back
for debate this year.
Moreover. there was a widespread
opinion that chances of 1898 action on
the wage-hour bill, key item on the
Roosevelt program, had virtually
vanished.
Chairman Ramspeck, Democrat, of
Georgia. of the House Labor Sub
committee, which revised the wage
house bill after it was recommitted BY
the House last December, said the re-
organization defeat. would initiate
against the wage-hour bill at this
session."
Mr.. Ramspeck added that the House
definitely indicated it did not want to
consider controversial matters on the
eve of the memberships campaign.
for reelection.
However, he said the reorganization
and wage-hour issues were not parallel
and that there was much organized
support for the latter measure.
Senator Hatch, Democrat. of New
Mexico, who voted for the reorgani.
zation bill, said the effects of its de.
feat had been greatly magnified," but
added that much Of the Roosevelt
program would be slowed up.