The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-24
On capi+ol Hill
BY GEORGE L. KNAPP

Washington, D. C. ULNS).-Con-
gress has gone, leaving behind it the
usual vacuum, sighs of regret or re-
lief, the usual let-down, accentuated
by the heat of this exceptional season.
Replacing the fury of the battle over
writhing legislation, by a Congress
which appropriated more money than
the President asked, but refused in
most instances to consent to spend it
his way, are voices attempting to use
the Washington sounding board from
the various hinterlands.
The Young Democrats, meeting in
Pittsburgh, answered the Presidents
blast against reactionary leadership
by going right to the end of the
springboard but refusing to quite take
the dive overheard for the third term.
Majority Leader Sam Rayburn, of
Texas, at the same time came out
fatfootedly for that "outstanding lib
eral Democrat" John Nance Garner,
also of Texas.
Then Candidate McNutt declares
that the country wants third term
for the Roosevelt IDEAS" Mr.. McNutt
gave no elucidation as to whether he
believed himself to be the heir and
apostle of these ideas or whether they
would be best effectuated by their au-
thor.
But the Young Dems did charge
boldly forward, cheered on by Sen
ator Guffey, Solicitor General Jackson,
Mayor Kelly of Chicago and other
centurians in the New Deal Legion, to
endorse the selection of a New Deal
candidate for President.
x x X
In the meantime, the Republicans
have not been voiceless. President
emeritus Hoover became famingly in
dignant over a statement by Senator
Alben Barkley, sailing master of the
New Deal Senate ship, that Mr..
Hoover's administration added $6,000,-
100000 to the public debts without
leaving behind single monument in
the form of public works, not even a
covered bridge. This occurred in the
course of Leader Barkley's effort to
cheer on the columns of the Young
Dems to more good deeds for the New
Deal and the party of which they are
the junior wing. Mr.. Hoover even made
reference to a Liars Research Bu-
reau," the existence Of which is un-
revealed by a careful search among
the myriad of agencies and establish
ments of the National Capital.
X X X
| On the investigation front, activi-
ties have speeded up by release from
the exactions Of the legislation session.
Martin Dies returned to Washing
ton announcing the resumption Of the
efforts of his committee to hunt out
all ';he red bugs under every social,
business, political and trade union
ship.
Senator LaFollette's Civil Liberties
Committee, investigating a different
brand of subversive activity, gave out
a 315-page partial report upon the
work so far performed. In it is a
charge that the National Association
of Manufacturers is continuing to be
no better than it has been. 1t is, the
report says, continuing it's "tradi-
tional policies of opposition to labor
organizations and to governmental
action tending to improve the condi-
tions of labor" 1t is charged with a
nationwide campaign to nullify the
administration of the Labor Relations
Act, through leadership and finance
| furnished to some 5000 member COM
panies.
Out of this, it is said, came flood
of CHASED propaganda directed against
organizations of American working
men and against the social legislation
adopted by Congress"
The authorization of an appropria-
tion of $4,000 brought forth the Civil
Liberties Committee announcement
that the Associated Farmers of Cali
fornia would be Investigated. Evident
ly the Committee wants to find out
who the Associated Farmers are and
who they associate with. A prediction
is that this may lead to an inquiry as
to any possible participation in the
anti-labor ballyhoo temporarily sue
cessful in Oregon and equally vigor-
Gus but not so successful in Califor-
mia. In both states, considerable of
the tom-tom beating was conducted in
the euphonious name of agriculture.
But the President still holds the
stage. All these voices were heard
through the overtone of the Presidents
declaration that no straddlebug or re-
dictionary will have his support.