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still in the Army and is merely
on so-called detail assignment, at
the expiration of which he will re-
turn to his regular military duties.
Col. Harrington will not draw the
$4,000 salary which goes with the
office of w. P. A. administrator. but
will continue to get the pay of an
Army colonel. 1t will not be neces-
sary, it was said. for Col. Harrington
to be confirmed in his new Office
by the Senate. since he has not
been actually appointed w. P. A.
administrator.
Mr.. Hopkins, on the other hand,
gets boost in salary of so per cent.
for his pay as cabinet officer will
be $4,000.
The selection of Col. Harrington
to head the w. P. A. appeared to
have struck favorable note on
Capitol Hill. However, David LASER,
president of the Workers Alliance,
which claims a gross membership
OF 100000 w. P. A. workers and I'M
employed, with 1900 locals scattered
through the country, previously had
protested vigorously against selec-
ton of an Army man to head the
relief organization.
LASER Accuses Garner.
Mr.. LASER wanted Mr.. Williams
named w. P. A. administrator.
At press conference yesterday,
he accused Vice President Garner
of heading a reactionary group of
congressional leaders who insisted
that an Army officer should be
placed in charge of the w. P. A. as
price for confirmation of the nom
ination of Mr.. Hopkins as Secretary
of Commerce.
Mr.. LASER named Representative
Woodrum. Democrat, of Virginia,
member of the House Appropriation
Committee, as being involved with
the Vice President in this alleged
demand that an Army man take
over the administration of the w.
P. A. He said Col. Harrington was
representative of "the Army type
of mind which does not, in our opin-
ion, embody the qualifications nec-
essary to administer civilian
undertaking involving so many So
cial problems and labor relations"
The selection of Mr.. Hopkins for
the cabinet post came as no surprise.
1t had been rumored for weeks be-
fore Secretary Roper submitted his
resignation. In some quarters it has
been suggested that the President
was intent on building up Mr.. Hop
kins as possible presidential nomi-
nee in 1940-who, if elected, would
continue the Roosevelt policies.
No one in the New Deal high
command is closer to the President
than Mr.. Hopkins, who is constant
visitor at the White House. During
the recent campaign, Mr.. Hopkins
was an even closer adviser of the
President than Postmaster General
Farley, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Was Welfare Worker.
Before coming to Washington in
the first year of the Presidents ad-
ministration, Mr.. Hopkins was en-
gagged in welfare work in New York.
He took over the work of organizing
the Federal relief agency.
Mr.. Hopkins first came under di-
rect attack for political activity as
head of the w. P. A. when he made
a statement during the Iowa pri-
mary campaign last summer declar-
ing his support for Representative
Wearin. New Deal supporter. Repre-
sentative Wearin was running for
the Democratic senatorial nomina.
ton against Senator Gillette, who
had opposed the President on his
court bill and been a critic of the
farm policies of the administra-
ton.
More recently, Mr.. Hopkins was
quoted as saying I'VE will spend and
spend and spend, tax and tax and
tax, and elect and elect and elect"
Mr.. Hopkins denied he had made
such a statement. However, Arthur
Krock of the New York Times, who
published the quotation, and others
insisted they had the quotation on
authority
1t may be that if the Senate Com
merce Committee holds hearings on
the nomination, Mr.. Hopkins, Mr..
Krick and others will be interro-
gated about this matter. If it were
actually shown that Mr.. Hopkins
had made such statement, or used
words implying the same philo-