The Washington times., 1938-08-31

views on the
same subject
are well Paul MaIlOn
known. Cactus Jack" has ex-
pressed himself on that issue in
Senate cloakrooms on numerous
occasions and with considerable
feeling.
The best guess now is that If
Farley sees he can't get the
nomination himself (and he has
passed the world around to his
friends in at least three States
that he doesn't want to be put
in the position of being a candi-
date) he will support Garner.
The team of Farley and Gar
ner conceivably could upset
any number of apple carts at
the 1910 convention.
A Tough Spot
TVHE Sheppard Senate Cam
l. paign Investigating Com
mittee will have a tough one to
decide at its next meeting on
September 8. Committee inves-
tigators, looking into charges
that Federal employees in Cali
fornia were being coerced into
contributing to the McAdoo cam
paign chest, gave McAdoo a
clean bill of health, but reported
they had affidavits that EN-.
ployes Of the Treasury were
contributing.
In Secretary Morgenthau's
last note Of instructions to
Treasury employees on political
activity he said:
'"The instructions contained
herein should not be construed
to prevent Treasury employees
from voluntarily contributing to
the campaign fund Of the party
of his choice, if such contribu-
ton Is made freely and without
coercion or improper Solicita-
ton"
Sheppard says that Morgen-
thau'S instructions are a direct
violation of the law on such
matters.
The committee must decide on
September 8 whether it will turn
its evidence over to the Justice
department or the United States
District Attorney in California
for possible prosecution.
Sound Advice
A SSISTANT TORNEY
"A GENE RAL THURMAN
ARNOLD has advised movie
moguls privately not to add to or
diveSt themselves Of any of their
theatre properties until after
preliminary conferences with
the Justice Department on the
pending antitrust suit.
Conferences are scheduled to
be held in mid-September, after
the movie magnates return from
their vacations.
NeUO Tactics
REPRESENTATIVE Lewis has
~ introduced a new wrinkle
in his campaign against Senator
TydingS in Maryland. He in
vaded an admittedly Tyding'S
stronghold with two State can
didates recently to speak on the
same platform.
The two State candidates re-
ceivei big ovations when intro
duced. The applause for Lewis
was scarcely audible. Lewis
scanned his audience for a
moment, then said: IT don't
blame you people for not know
ing me, but 20 years ago your
fathers and mothers did. That's
my speech"
He had a speech prepared for
delivery, but turned and with
out further ado; walked off the
platform.
She Got II
0OMETIME ago Interior Sec
- retary Ickes walked into an
office Of a subordinate at In
terror: asked the woman Secre-
tary for her boss. She didn't
recognize him; was rat h er
abrupt in informing him that
the boss was out; demanded to
know what his business was.
Ickes merely replied. I am the
Secretary" and walked away.
The secretary discovered later
who she had Snubbed and be-
came panicky when the news
papers carried the story. She
decided to "get right" by writ
ing him q poem. It follows:
Dear Mr.. Secretary:
I'm caught in the mad mael-
Strom Of the nations giddy
world,
And in several noted journals I
appear a miSinformed girl;
The impressioniStic public simply
sigh and say forsooth:
Though I vow I am forgiven,
like a jury they want proof.
Could I presume the honor Of
your famous photograph
To allay theil foolish answers
with a little epitaph"
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