The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-10

are being drawn for the next
series of political battles. These
will be fought in Washington,
and some of them seem certain
to be major engagements.
Political observers here look
for a real battle in December,
when the Republican National
Republican National Committee
meets to plan its strategy and Sc
lect its leaders for the coming
two years. Party leaders got
enough encouragement out of the
election results to lead them to
believe there is a fighting chance
of winning the Presidential cleo
ton in 1910, if they plan their
campaign well in advance.
That there will change in Re-
publican leadership in the House
of Representatives is certain,
since the retirement from public
life of Representative B. H. Smell,
the Republican floor leader for
the past six years. Who will take
his place as the head of the Con-
gressional Board of Strategy rests
with the Republican membership
of the lower House; but it will be
one of the things earnestly dis
cussed when the National Com
mittee meets.
The belief here is that one of
the younger and more progress
sive Republican congressman will
be handed the baton laid down
by Mr.. Smell. For it is held GER
tain that Republican party tao.
tics to be successful must be mod
elled more closely on the trends
Of the times, with no trace of
"Old Guard" influence:
Many astute political common
tators look for a change, also, in
the Republican party chairman
ship. 1t is no secret that a good
many members of the National
Committee are dissatisfied with
John Hamilton, the present chair
man, some for personal reasons,
others because of their belief
that he lacks political tact.
Whoever occupies the post will
have to break lances with the
formidable and astute Democratic
Chairman, Postmaster General
Farley, and no name occurs to
most students of the situation
which seems to carry the neces-
sary weight.
A. F. l.. Names Committee
One of the big battles expect
ed early in the session will be on
taxation. It is no secret that the
Treasury is becoming alarmed at
the continuing increase of Gov
eminent expenditures over reve-
nues, and will come to the front
with new tax proposals calculated
to reach a large number of citi-
zens, at the same time that eff
forts will be made to pare down
Federal expenditures.
For the first time the advocates
of economy and balanced bud
get will have a powerful ally in
the American Federation of La
Dor. At its Houston convention
the Federation appointed COM
mittee to study "the crucial prob
lem of equitable distribution Of
the tax burden with special ref
erence to discriminatory and
punitive taxes"
This action followed a report
made by special tax study COM
mittee of the Florida Federation,
which recommended that the
American Federation call on Ia
Dor and industry to cooperate in
a seven-point program for re-
vision the dangerous patch
work" of the Federal, state and
local tax structure.
The biggest battle Of all, though
the clash of arms may not al
ways be audible, will be between
the hackers of a third term for
President Roosevelt and those of !
his own party who are opposed
to the idea of any President run
n for q third term
international Relations
It is the definite expectation
that there will be lot Of words
spilled when Congress meets on
the subject Of the international
relations of the United States.
from the rest of the world are
bound to class with adherents OF
the policy of closer relation with
other nations.
Ambassador Kennedy's sugges-
ton that the. lion and the lamb
might lie down together-in other
words. that as nations there ought
to be no discord between democ-
racies and distatorships-has al
ready become the subject OF Bit
ter argument in political circles:
There is also a growing belief