Evening star., 1938-02-20
COL. HOUSE HELD
ROOSEVELT GUIDE
Wilson's "A|ter Ego' Still
Works to Create Revo.
luton, Wise Says.

luton, Wise Says.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10 (N.A.N.A.).-
Col. Edward M. House. who President
Woodrow Wilson called his alter
ego," is described as the moving spirit
in still continuing attempt to create
AN internal revolution" within the
United States in Woodrow Wilson
Disciple of Revolution" by Jennings c.
Wise.
The book, biography Of the war
time President from his birth to the
entry of the United States into the
World War, will be published Febru-
ary % by the Paisley Press. Mr.. Wise
declares that after Col Houses dis
appointment" in Mr. Wilson, Prank
lin D. Roosevelt looked good to
him and that the colonel is exerting
an influence today directed toward
the same revolutionary" ends he
worked for secretly from 1912 to 1918.
Reforms Of judiciary.
According to Mr.. Wise, Col. House
charted his program of revolutionary
changes in novel, Philip Dru: Ad-
ministrator," first. published anony-
mously in 1912 and reprinted in 1917
and 1920 with the subtitle, "A Story of
Tomorrow, 1920-l935."
The fact is" writes Mr.. Wise, that
the judiciary reforms of the New
Deal are the counterpart, even in de-
tail, of the measures consummated
BY Philip Dru in the 'semi-political
novel of Edward M. House, the rev.
olutionary friend and counselor of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President
he had declared to be better suited
to carry out the porgram of reform
than was Woodrow Wilson!"
Mr.. Wise writes: The most i'm
portant changes recommended (by
Philip Dru after = battle Of a civil
war in which he assumes the title
administrator Of the Republic) fol-
low:
Appoints Economist Adviser.
HE at once appoints an adviser
An economist head of a university"
He limits the power of the (FederaD
courts to deciding, as between liti-
gants, what the law was The courts
were no longer to pass on the consti-
tutionality Of laws. Judges were to be
appointed for life, subject to compul-
sory retirement at 70 or at any time
by two-thirds vote of the House
and majority vote of the Senate.
state lines to be elimi-
mated in favor of centralized
government. Corporations were to
share their earnings with the Federal
Government. Strikes were made IL
legal. differences to be arbitrated un-
der Government supervision.
"A flexible currency based on COM
mercial assets instead of on national
debts. Utility holding companies to be
abolished. Trusts to be abolished.
Short selling in stocks or commodi-
ties to be prohibited. The Consti-
tuition to be abandoned and a new
one to be substituted. New laws to deal
with old-age pensions, Federal and
State employment for the unemployed,
Federal employment bureaus, pensions
to war veterans.
House unhesitatingly confessed"
writes Mr.. Wise, that it was his pur-
pose in 1911 (when he is described as
casting about for the man he believed
would be the next President) so to
transform the Democratic party
through its next President to effect
. virtual revolution in the American
Government. Not only that but it
was to be 'socialized and interna-
tionalized.' Later, Mr.. Wise quotes
Wilson as saying of Col. House: His
thoughts and mine are one. If I were
in his place, would do just as he
suggested"
"As the Democratic primaries of
1882 approached, he made numerous
public statements advocating the
nomination of Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt for the presidency. Press
notices show that Roosevelt was in
constant communication with the
Seer of Beverly for months before
the Democratic convention. - = Final
ly, the Governor flew direct from the
Chicago convention to Boston, where
his sons were waiting for him in his
yawl, and at once sailed to Beverly
to see House.
Col. House on Crest.
In 1888 Col. House was again on
the crest of the political wave Ac-
cordingly, an article of his entitled
Does America Need a Dictator?' with
subtitle: "A Warning to Selfish
Wealth and Narrow-minded Poll
ticians' Capitalstic Civilization ap-
peared in Liberty January 7, 1888.
From the time Franklin D. Roose-
velt was inducted into office a stream
OF official cars travelled between the
White House and Beverly. After pro-
tests from conservative Democrats
Houses name, however, vanished from
the news screen and the press
No reference was made to the part
played by Col. House in forming the
brain trust
The nexus between the Wilson and
New Deal program is evident
When the judiciary bill of 1887 and
the other must legislation of the
Roosevelt administration is compared
with the measures of Philip Dru, it
seems evident why Roosevelt
' looked good to the House"