Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-19
Two Knights
OF New Deal
Called Back
Indus trio | Mobilization
in Strange Hands
BY HUGH S. JOHNSON

N - This column mas pre-
"A dicted, now that the Presi-
dent has returned there is going
TO be a real attempt TO reor-
ganize the whole topside con-
troll of industrial organization.
And ii is needed, too. TO cut
out the almost scandalous lack
of concern for the civilian popI-
lation, confusion, cross-purposes,
overlapping, jealousies. extrava-
gance, back-biting, palace poll
tics, inefficiency and Donnybrook
Fair kind of administration that
has cursed the herculean multi
billion dollar effort 10 this date.
AS far as the President is con-
cerned, il will be an earnest and
sincere attempt 10 correct what
might be called by history one
of the blacklist marks on his
record. He is thoroughly aware
of the national dissatisfaction.
approaching disgust. that is
arising in this regard.
In one Of the most remark
ably frank statements ever
made by so able a politician.
he said. even before this stencil
arose and even on the eve OF
political campaign. something 10
the effect that the weak joint in
the New Deal harness was bad
administration. Amt II the
truth.
ND now we're going TO fix
"A II all up. And who do you
suppose are now revealed as the
architects of TIM new structure
for the mobilization and adj
ministration of the great Amer
lean industrial complex?
None other than a couple of
guys of the lighter and brighter
days of presidential pleasantly
toward the White House jan
niSsariat. when knights Of the
round-table were yclept by the
boss even as King Arthur did.
He styled them Henry the
Morgue lMorgenthau), Tommy
the Cork fCorcoran). Harry the
Hop IIopkins4, Leon the Hen
Henderson,. Benny the Cone
/ (Cohen), and Sammy the Rose
/ (RoSenman). etc The last two
have been recalled 10 the siege
perilouS 10 rcorient the cosmic
I chaos of this industrial and
economic universe.
IT WOULD he manifestly UNI
Il fair 10 criticize their work.
which has been shrouded in con-
siderable secrecy, until we see
the final product, but II is APP
propriate 10 question on what
special kind OF wisdom or eX-
perience those two specialists IN
a very different field could he
expected 10 function in this one.
This is not said 10 diSparage
either of them. | scarcely know
Mr.. Cohen exSep, by his handl.
work. | know Sam RoSenmar
very well. l count him as p per-
sonal friend. / have known few
men ! liked better
Modest 10 fault. he is the
literary genius who has put the
finishing and rcfiniShing touches
10 most of the Presidents better
speeches and 10 some of the very
best of his state papers. He Is
an honest and an unusually able
lawyer and a loyal. faithful
friend one Of tho sweetest char
actors in public life.
But what does he know about
industry. organization and eSpe
ciallv the bedlam of preScnt-day
Washington confusion?
THE same question could bC
i asked about Ben Cohen
Judging solely by his work, h'
is one Of the clevereSt leGa
craftsmen that ever effectively
concealed a Joker in a statute
that should have been as obvious
as bull IN a china shop.
He has a mind as adroit anC
astute as that of Cardinal Richie
lieu and he, too. has passion
for anonymity but for reason
quite different from that o.
Sammy the Rose. who shrink.
through genuine modesty.
Benny knows that. from his
past triumphs, people are on
warning and on guard abou
anything that bears the hall
mark of his genius.
These two. in closer collabora
ton with Sidney Hillman. an
other able Richelieu. than viii
anybody else, are baking this
now pie.
1t may he perfection, but jus
rs n gamble, I'll bet II contains
four and twenty blaCkbirdS ant
that when the pie is opened they
will sing. in this dainty dist
before the king. as Stridently az
the present flock. Why can't VIZ
shake this business out into the
open and get really going?
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