Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-07-24
Probe Looms
Over Fight
Stewart Speculates
On Repercussions
Of Wallace-Jones
Dispute Over Power
by CHARLES T.. STEWART
Central Press COIumnist

Washington, July 24.-Dcspitc
President RooScveltS joint spanking
OF Vice President Wallace ard Com
nercc Secretary Jesse Jones for
their quarrc lover Uncle Sans war
time buying from abroad. ii appears
that tine dispute Will nave 10 be con-
occasionally investigated when the
lawmakers rcasSemplc in Washing
Ton IN September after their present
recess.
The Whi,c House quite obviously
wanted TO hush the case.
1t was an ugly dispute, not so
much on account OF ary Immediate
issue involved as because Henry
WallScc and Jesse jones were sassy
IN tEGir remarks ancnt one another.
Henry, besides being head of our
board OF economic warfare, charged
with the job of assuming financial
Obligations betwce2 ourselves and
overseas allies, continued to be our
wee president. He simply was bcw
"on the side" Bat. equally ION the
side Jesse, bcs dies being commerce
secretary, was director of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
responsible for Endorsement OF the
al ca!ra Hc~ly MADE.
Well. Jesse was free TO say that he
considered Henry poor bargainer,
and TUNED lot of the lattcr's dick
is down.
This policy Of Jcssc's vas do
lourC'd by ilcnry as an unintclli-
Scn; Grabbing Of cur war game
IesSc's reply. in effect. was that
Henry needed Il guardian TO veto his
n;"rn".iu al deals.
We'll. President Roosevelt alike
lbCl'S!ca Hcnry's BEW and Jc,sc's
RFC. substituting for them. in com
)inat!rn. Il new conccrn-a federal
Insurance corporation uTdcr Leo T.
-rov Icy. - speak for Jesse Jones
md H""ry Wallace. as a kind of a
'CmpromScr.
Incidentally. F. ID. r. rather
strongly implied thai we've got to
nave some ystcm 10 righ; the pend
ng WAY 10 successful democratic
'onclui~n. and the Inference was
hat II ISN'T system we ca hope
iCr from diSa3rccmentS Of the sort
between Henry Wallace and Jesse
."ncS. Tn" pair of them have ac-
-'U!"ScCd. "0t overly violently reluC-
tantiy. but il isn't Il pleasant COM
promise.
The problem becomes milky ovc"
the question
who's AN executive and who's Il
.CG 'S!ator"
AS a cabinet member. Secretary
ives : an executive.
But isn't Vice President Wallace
I LEGISLATOR?
| always thought of the vice pres
den, p CXccutivc, like the Pres
idcnt
If Tic President dies o. rctircs
he vice president does become exec
utiVC.
But. in the meantime. he has a
vote IN The C-ate-Qn tics. II may
not happen often, but hes an Oc-
caS!oIal ii d of an cXccutivcly feg-
Slativc twin.
h-d congress is inclined 10 stand
pat .Ur him.
II is not hat Henry is very pop.
ular I'll Capitol Hill. 1t is uf his IoJ
that the scnaic is lcgiSlativcly jcal-
OTIS. y lest would not happen often
onCuGn 10 signify. Nevertheless. i;
is though, that weighs with con
St!tutlunallStS. Ii is subicc, that
incy arc bugs" on.
Ii is characteristic of the Senate.
The representatives do not care 50
much.
The senators, though. want an in
NrsuSai.0n. 1t is an nuncSt complies
with some of them.
II Is Il matter OF cOnStituiionalI;y.
They have Il case.
II VII. count at the next election
Ii would count now in the event 0.
Il Vacancy.
Thcn"-Wallacc?-It would be a
confusing situation.
How uouut congress? Which would
Wallace De- President, or what?
He would be president. OF course
Ii wcuiu b2 confusing. though.
Henry wouldn't inherit anything.
He wou.d not have much backing.
either. jesse Jones docs not talk
like IT, Neither docs the rest of the
cabinet.
And neither do the burCaucraCiCs
In b.ic,. the future doesn't prom
isc well for postwar Developments.
Sc as pySslmS.ic as you like: YOU
won't olcrdO it,
Economic times will be punk
world vide. We may as we'll &c.
used 10 Tie idea. Preliminary fixing,
FOocy,