The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-14

been in MexlcO City TOT the COnters ence of Amer.can republics. Taylor was a Jesse Jones appointee and he practically ran the department while Jones spent most of his time running the Federal Loan Agency. Taylor has indicated he would be glad to stay on under Wallace if asked, but he may not be asked. Dr, Amos W. Taylor, head of the Bu" reau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce, has been in almost constant consultation with Wallace since he took the oath, and would seem to be a fixture. Dallas lawyer, Harold Young, who was Wallaces secretary while he was Vice President, has moved to Commerce as his personal assistant.
 BUDGETEER SMITH
 A CALLER
 One of Wallaces first luncheon guests in his big new office was Di. rector Of the Budget Harold D. Smith. That started Commerce buzzing with all sorts of speculation Smith being in charge of all eXecu- tive agency reorganization.
 Commerce already has a number of vacancies in top jobs, caused by reSignations Of men going back to private industry at double their gov ernment salaries. All sorts of names have been bandied about as candi- dates for these jobs Most of them are long shots, but this speculation adds to the fun of Washington s faVorite paStime reorRanizing a department under new boss.
 What has particularly popped up the Commerce staff since the ad- vent of Wallace Is that they now have q boss who is showing an h. tcrest in what they're doing and is not preoccupied with REC and other Federal Loan Agency affairs, as was Jesse Jones. In meetings With his department heads, Wallace has already given his division chiefs some new problems to work on, has speeded them up on other projects already begun, and they love 1t,
 Wallacc's particular domestic pets are aid to small business and the full employment program. His i'm mediate problem is employment prospects in the first year after the war in Europe, gauging the effects If immediate cutbacks on war pro- duction.
 PLUGS FOREIGN TRADE
 He Is equally hipped on the dc. Velopment of foreign trade as a means to aiding employment at home. Gathering accurate informa- ton on foreign demands and for eign markets is one of the first es- sentialS here, and this raises again the old problem Of transferring back to Commerce the commercial attaches now under State Depart ment.
 Possible transfer to Commerce oi Interstate Commerce Commission Federal Communications CommiS. sion, Foreign Economic Administra. ton and other more or less inde. pendent agencies, is still in tho runor stage. If TEA should bt moved from Commerce to State | would give Wallace much of tht work he formerly did as head 0 Economic Warfare, before his bil row with Jones.
 Wallace Is planning to inaugural, weekly press conferences, and tn, wire news services have applied fo desk space in the Department 0 Commerce press room. Like the ap pearance of the first robins, thes are good indications that things ar, going to unfreeze and there will b. worms of information worth digginI for.
 Wallace Is similarly retlcent a Vice President, holding less thai half a dozen press conferences dur ing his four years on Capitol HI But as Secretary Of Commerce tha will be changed. Wallace's pres conference personality hasn't beel too hot. Ills reports on junkets t South America and China wer publicity flops. Some Of his adviser have therefore been fearful that tn Secretary Of Commerce should g slow. But If he E to do anythin about building himself Up as presidential possibility for i048, h can't remain q shrinking violet.
 Wallace already has strong back ing in farm and labor elements. l he can sell himself to businessme as Q great Secretary of Commerc, he's in Q strong position, politically Ills speeches to business organiza tlons will bear particular patching He certainly isn't going to use hi Department of Commerce post ruin his chances.