The Washington times., 1938-03-10

n nry WAL
lace.
This Organl- Paul MaIIOU
cation is already accredited on
the inside with having helped
put a candidate into the Sena-
torial race in Iowa, and formed
q political alliance with farm
erS' organization.
What may be most important,
It seems to be perfecting a joint
understanding with labor'S Nom
Partisan League with view to
making Mr.. Wallace not only
the candidate of the White
House, but of the embryonic po-
litical maestro, Mr.. John L.
Lewis himself. That's something,
in fact nothing short of the miss
ing farmer-labor coalition, if it
works out.
Mr.. Wallace's details are be-
ing handled so carefully that
his friends say he recently
avoided a speaking appearance
with an Eastern Democratic
politician because it might
not look good"
(NOTE-Mr. Wallace'S un-
publicized report to Congress
on agriculture affairs appeared
to substantiate his prospects as
the missing link between the
laboring and farm politicos.
He stressed the joint interests
of the workingman and farmer
In such q way as to furnish
good campaign document)
MASTER mind Of the Wallace
AVA movement is his assistant,
Paul Appleby. No. / aide seems
to be Farley'S man, Julien N.
Friant, another Wallace assist
ant, who has been handling
patronage in the Agriculture
Department since the beginning
Of the New Deal. A third mem
ber of the quiet unofficial
str a tegy board is M. w.
= Thatcher, ex-officio head Of the
Farmers Union.
Truth is the entire Agricul-
ture Department is for Wallace
for President, but some of the
other officials there are criticiz-
ing the Appleby management
and have deep doubts where it
will all wind up. For instance,
some inner controversy has
arisen concerning the wisdom
of privately backing Represent
at1ve Wearin of Iowa against
. Senator Gillette, who voted
against the Presidents court
plan, and this initial venture
into the political situation may
not be pushed actively.
Best hope of the Wallace
workers just now is that they
may get some encouragement
from the Roosevelt-Farley top
to head off the advance of Nc.
Mutt. They do not take the
Robert Jackson (Solicitor Gen.
eraD candidacy very seriously,
believing Wallace is in a much
: better position.
REILEF is growing among
~ political wiSebirds that Mr..
Roosevelt does not now plan to
become a candidate. All they
know is what they see, but Ger.
tain little signs seem convinc-
ing.
Latest sign was his action in
selling his state papers for a
large price. Candidates usually
do not do such things.
only other recent changes
" in the Presidential outlook
are: Temporary effacement of
Senate Leader Barley until the
conclusion of his all.important
primary contest with Governor
Chandler; practical elimina-
ton of Governor Earle of Penn.
eylvania in view of the Guffey.
Lewis situation.
Few Congressman are vet
pledged to anyone, but con-
tinue to talk about everyone,
and more about Mr.. Garner,
the v. p, than anyone else.
Governor McNutt has estab-
lished headquarters in the
State and War Department
Building and entitled it: High
Commissioner of the Philip
pines" The adjutant generals
staff was pushed out to make
room for what is now described
by building attendants as Nc
Nuts Presidential campaign
headquarters. It is just across
the street from the White
House, but the distance is still
much too far to be made in one
Jump.
MILITARY aspects of Mr..
AVA RooSevelt'S declaration for
those two South Pacific islands
are being highly overplayed
Army and Navy authorities say
soto voce these map dots would
be practically worthless as all
or ship bases in time of war
They cannot be defended. II
war planes or ships went out on
war missions, they could never
be sure the landing harbors
would be available when they
returned.
Main purpose Of the occupa-