The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-10-21

OuSly RTGdLGT III LIlG last ScSSlOIl VI
congress, but its supporters realized
that it did not have any possibility
of mastering a majority vote, and
hence it was not seriously pressed.
But the situation has changed. Gu
riously enough, while in all the
purge" contests, save that in the
Sixteenth New York district, the
more conservative candidate won,
this more radical proposal is now
obviously going to be stronger in
the next congress than the one that
is expiring.
Most important in bringing about
this change of sentiment is the con-
tinuance of the unemployment prob
lem-the fact that it is increasing.
So that a definite proposal to rem
edy the situation forces attention,
especially when no one is propos-
ing anything which sounds more
sound economically. Not that there
is general opinion that the 30-hour
week is sound, economically. Quite
the contrary. But it's friends are
fond of remarking that it is situa-
ton which confronts us, not the
DRY, and that something must be
done.
More Government Spending
Seen as an alternative
The only alternative that has been
suggested, incidentally, is still more
government spending. Nobody likes
this very much except a compare
lively small minority who agree
Fundamentally with Harry L. Hop
kins, and who worry no more about
the mounting federal debt than Mar
riner S. Eccles of the federal re-
serve board.
Not only that, but not even the
most fanatical Hopkins follower be-
lieves that if government spending
were doubled all unemployment
would be eliminated. The problem
would still be present.
Second in Importance in the ele-
ments bringing about stronger
sentiment for the 30-hour week is
the able fight already begun for it
by William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor. 1t
must be recalled that GREEN'S pres
tige and influence on Capitol Hill
have been boosted almost beyond
exaggeration since the last meeting
of congress.
Green's record of primary victo-
ries is extraordinary.
Real Break for NetU Deal
In Ne,U York Convention
President Roosevelt denies having
had anything to do with the action
of the New York state Democratic
convention, but if he had "planned
it that way" it could not have served
his purposes any better. 1t was
break for the New Deal from soup
to nuts.
Had the original setup been fol-
lowed and Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
man been nominated for senator,
no one doubts very much that he
would have been elected-but-he
would have been decidedly a Eyes,
but" Democrat in the senate.
He would have followed the White
House when he thought it was right,
and differed when he thought it was
wrong. This was evidenced by his
letter to Sen. Robert F. Wagner on
the Supreme court issue, in which
he opposed the Presidents pet poll
cy. And is evidenced even more
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES after all the
Supreme court enlargement is gen.
orally regarded as dead-in his diff
fering fundamentally with the Pres
ident about government spending.
He thinks the federal government
should retrench.
The man nominated for the seat
made vacant by the. death of Sen.
Royal S. Copeland, to which Cover
nor Lehman aspired, is James M.
Mead Of Buffalo. Mead Is q 100 per
cent New Dealer.