The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-15
REPUBLICAN OLD GUARD BACK
 IN CONTROL

Elevation of former Senator Daniel O. Hastings of Delaware to the Executive Board of the Republican party organization has led political observers to the conclusion that the Old Guard is back in command of the COP. Explaining the action which took place at the recent Republican meeting, Arthur Krock in the New York Times says:
 s~a Some of the young and newly elected Republicans wanted Kenneth Simpson, New York States new national committeeman, put on the executive board at because they think he helps take off the curse of the partys Old Guard and has some useful deals in mind with former Republican elements that were weaned away by President Roosevelt.
 Old Guardsmen on the committee who distrust MT Simpsons Repubcanism for several reasons; longtime committee colleagues of his predecessor, Charles D. Hles. and many Republicans who think Herbert Hoover has chared the proper party course for l94O-these would not promote MT Simpson "T This attitude would not have made any trouble for the party represented by its national committee stwhch is far from complete representation. But the anti-Simpsonites gave the place he wanted to former Senator Daniel o. Hastings of Delaware
 That irrtated and alarmed several young and Progressive Republican vctors in the elections It gave the Democratic professional spokesmen an Opportunity to cry still reactonary It offered the New Deal Democrats chance to say to their critical moderates: You This is the kind of birds you are putting back in the nest by resisting great and good President in any wayi"
 Since the Republican record for 1940 will be made not by the personnel of the national committee its executive group but by what its members say and do ill Congress and its officials in the States, the effect of MT Hastings selection seems out of all pro- sportion to its importance.
 Except on a psychological basis that is true But psychology can at times create important material values
 What is there about MT Hastings that produced the outcry? We'll in the first place, he du Pont Senator from what has been off and on, du Pont family lief As such he frees the long. carefully imprisoned issue of the American Liberty League of which several du Fonts angels 1. He used to defend it in the Senate before, fol Strategic reasons the silencer was put on And his voting record from 1883 to l937 (when he retiredl while numbering position seemingly endorsed by the public in many of the upsets of this Novembers elec- tions includes opposition to of the Presidents reforms which no Republican candidate this year ven tured to asSa.
 If MT Hastings had had his way there woulc be regulation of Stock Exchanges and securities markets. British or Canadian reciprocal trad, agreement, work-rehef appropriation even thougl administered by the States.
 This is hard prescription to thrust down tin throats of MT. Simpson Senator Lodge Representatv at Large Bender of Ohio Senator Taft Senator Van denberg and even--if the issue were fairly joined before hm-Mr Hoover It would instantly be spewe, out by Ali M. Landon, William Allen White and Tn Herald Tribune. Indeed some of these promptly di that very thing.
 This gave the appearance of trouble and part