The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-17

deal OF emphasis on his own idea
that the jobs in the department
ought to 60 to farmers He also
irritated the clerks summoned to
hear his oratory, many of whom had
civil service status which contained
no credits for milking COWS or pitch
ing hay, by telling them the differ
ence between people and folks. y
Folks, one gathered, were the
sterling sons of the anywhere
west of the Mississippi. People
were the city slickers who lived east
of the Father of Waters. Whatever
he meant, he scared the eastern,
non-horny handed clerks quite lit
tie, and some Of them made straight
way to their senator's and represent
atives, wanted to be assured that
congress would not permit them to
be thrown out on their ears to make
way for the only sort of folks
that Mr.. Dodd seemed to like.
Wisconsin Senator First
To Sound of in Public
In explaining their fears, they told
OF what had been happening in Tri-
pie A, with the western division ap-
parently the worst sore spot.
But 1t was not confined to the
western division. Some of the con-
stituents of Sen. Alexander Wiley of
Wisconsin went running to him with
their troubles, and it happened that
ne was the first man on Capitol Hill
10 sound off publicly. Which, cou-
pied with the fact that the cutting off
OF civil service heads among the ex-
ecutives, plus the appointment Of po-
litically presumably recommended
persons to take their places, was
worse in the western division.
caused several mixups.
One was the general assumption
as result that Wisconsin was in
the western division. On the con-
trary, apparently the Wolverines are
people not folks" Maybe that
is why Senator Wiley got so mad.
Just in passing, no one understands
why the boundary lines Of this west
ern division are drawn as they are.
It's just one Of the absurdities
that grew out of beating the devil
round the stump, turning Triple A
payments into soil-conservation pay
ments, after the Supreme court,
back in its palmy days, tossed the
Three As out the window.
But the reports of these fright
ened clerks, added together, were
little short of shocking to the con-
gressmen. They want to do the
naming Of the new employees, and
they want the right to protect the
old employees.
So the notion of high-powered
political machine being built up
from Washington, directed from
Washington, and operated without
their knowledge-well, the Hatch bill
isn't such bad idea
Major Problems Shifted Onto
Next Session Of Congress
With most Of its major problems
postponed-neutrality new taxes,
amendments to the wage hour and
labor relations act, and half dozen
others-congress is merely putting
off the evil day-and putting it off,
Of all things, TO the session which
will not only be in a presidential
election year, but which will run
right into the conventions Of both
parties that will nominate their can
didates for President.
During the session which began
last January, Republicans and con-
servative Democrats, despite plenty
of denials, we're steadily working
towards coalition. Sometimes it
functioned and sometimes it did not.
IL worked IN the house
and did not in the senate. At other
times It spiked the guns Of the lead