The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

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 What Roosevelt really is after is to find out just how far the House leaders will go in support ing him at the coming session. He wants to know whether Speaker Bankhead and Floor Leader Sam Rayburn are on. his side or on the side of Vice PresiA dent Jack Garner and the anti New Deal wing of the Demo- cratic party.
 The President has deep suspi- cions that the two southerners, never ardent New Dealers, have reverted to type as result of the election upset and are now back in the Garner camp. To test their mettle he will use the government reorganization bill hat was trounced last Congress.
 Prior to Nov. 8, Roosevelt had
 intended to offer the measure
 again in the new Congress. The
 Republicans sweep wrote finis
 to that plan. but he hasn't
 admitted it publicly. As far as
 the Congressional leaders know
 he is still bent on putting over
 the bill. When they sit down
 with him at Warm Springs, he
 will propose reviving the fight
 and see what they do about it.
 To his intirnates the President has expressed belief that the leaders will run from the bill as from plague. But by threaten ing to force showdown in Con- gress, he hopes to wangle trade on certain other things he is after.
 : Chief among these is a guaran- tee from Bankhead and Rayburn that the Democratic vacancies on the all-important Rules commit tee will be filled with truth worthy Administration supporters.
 The only sure White House packer now on the committee is Representative Adolph Sabath of Chicago, slated for chairman in place of the purged John O'Con- nor. The other two Democrats, Eugene Cox of Georgia and Mar tin Dies of Texas, are bitter anti-New Dealers. In combina- ton with the minority Republi- cans they control the committee. Shrewd Politician
 Maybe it was typical Canadian democracy, or merely that feeling of gratitude of those who know they are about to receive favors, but Prime Minister Mackenzie King shook hands with everyone in sight when he arrived in Washington to sign a renewal of the reciprocal trade agreement. State Department officials, news paper men, even railroad men were warmly greeted by Canada's premier.
 When he reached the little
 group of cameramen who were
 waiting to snap him, an attache
 of the Canadian legation stepped
 up and said in stage whisper,
 "They're just photographers,
 Your Excellency."
 "Good!" replied Mackenzie
 King heartily, I'm especially
 glad to see you gentlemen" and proceeded to shake hands warmly with each of the grim
 ming lensmen.
 Cummings and GOings
 Since Prof. Calvin Hoover quit the Department of Agriculture the most unusual name in Washing ton is that of the assistant clerk of the House Veterans committee. His name is Bonds Stocks. .f. If Solicitor General Bob Jackson is elevated to attorney general a likely possibility as his successor is Dean Acheson, under secretary of the treasury in the early days of the New Deal and in his youth secretary to the late great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. .. What with the present Cummings and goings the Capitol is filled with rumors about impending cabinet changes. Thirty six year-old Franklyn Waltman, crack publicity director of the Republican National Committee, is the youngest man ever to hold the post.
 Goodbye Jimmy
 Jimmy Roosevelt is still unde- cided about his future plans, but he has made up his mind defi- nitely that he will not return to the White House payroll.
 Despite the Presidents state ment that Jimmy will resume his job as secretary next spring, young Roosevelt has told inti- mates he has no intention of ever coming back.
 One reason is his health. Jimmy believes the arduOus grind at the White House was largely to blame for his illness.