Show 1— GUNNISON UTAn TIIE GUNNISON VALLEY NEWS vf J Asia t— Weekly News Analysis Bruckart?a Washington Digest 9 Election Cleanup Suggestions President Put Over Fast One in g Loopholes Leave Naming Hopkins to Commerce Post ' Vote-Buyin- — Reduces Chances of Investigation of WPA and Its Relief ' Spending Appointment of Harrington to Hopkins’ Place Seen as Strategic Move tVNU By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service National Press Bldg Washington WASHINGTON -- Many persons in that ore convinced Washington President Roosevelt has slipped a fast ball right over the plate in front of his congressional critics by the transfer of Harry Hopkins to the job of secretary of commerce and the selection of Col F C Harrington as works progress administrator It appears to some observers certainly that the presidential maneuver has gone a long way toward reducing if not eliminating the chances of a dirty investigation of WPA and Its relief spending The President knew of the brewing trouble that had Hopkins as the focus he was told how much mud slihging was due to take place and how the haters of Hopkins and his methods were preparing to leave no stone unturned in exposing everything about Hopkins and his organization that could be made to Yet Hopkins is perappear slimy haps the closest of all of the “inner circle’ of pdvisers to the President and surely he is the President’s best personal friend Naturally he wanted to keep Hopkins around In naming Hopkins to the post of vacated secretary of commerce only at Christmastime by the veteran official Daniel C Roper Mr Roosevelt has had to take the chance that the appointee would meet some razzing in senate confirmation That is a chance of course but Mr Hopkins will be confirmed after the boys in the senate have had their say But there will be little opportunity for the to sink Democrats their teeth into the Hopkins appointment to the commerce Job That has less money to department spread about perhaps than most important government Jobs Administration friends in the senate therefore can say with propriety that a razzing of Hopkins as the commerce nominee is not to be indulged in because this is another job not related to spending relief money Appointment of Harrington Another Strategic Move I am told on very good authority that this wiU be the strategy M em- ployed when the Hopkins nomlna tion is under consideration To all critics of Hopkins Jhe administration friends simply will reply in effect “you wanted Hopkins out of the relief lob Now he is out etc" It is undoubtedly a smart piece of politics and it will work— for awhile The President also strengthened his position in the coming battle with congress by the appointment of Colonel Harrington The colonel is a regular army engineer He has been assistant chief engineer of WPA and knQws the organization And most important of all Colonel Harrington leans somewhat to the conservative side which makes him even acceptable to most senators Democrats no Mr is taking Roosevelt chances on any ruckus arising over Colonel Harrington and however has avoided it by a clever piece of detail Colonel Ilarrington has been designated only“as “acting WPA administrator’’ He will run the organization as though he were full Hedged on the Job The difference is that the designation of the colonel as acting administrator eliminates the requirement of a senate confirIn other words the senate mation can do nothing about the Hopkins successor unless it acts by special resolution If the Harrington name had come in as a nomination there could be wide open exposure of W£A tactics by the committee which would consider the nomination So it is plain to see that the President slipped away from his critics in this manner The third angle of the strategy also is vital to the picture I am The chief depaceking to present under Hopkins uty administrator has been Aubrey Williams It was Williams you may recall who has ' made speeches and has advised WPA workers to “vote for your friends" to insist on federal preservation of “your rights” and it was he who said in a speech that he was inclined to believe that class haired was a good thing D C the sudden maneuver by the PresiThere will be many attacks dent on the relief policies at an early date because the WPA must have something like $750000000 in additional money before the middle of February and that request will be laid before congress along with other calls for money in the first deficiency bill But Mr Hopkins will be nesting comfortably in his panelled office on the fifth floor of the he will be commerce department detached” from WPA "completely and so the controversy over voting the money will settle down to a matter of principle without having too much personality in it The appointment of Col Harrington will be much advertised by administration supporters in order to help others forget that Hopkins once held the Job Colonel Harrington is accepted as a high grade man His army associates know him as capable and efficient and the critics of relief policies cannot help feeling that he will do a fairly good job He has not engaged in politics as Hopkins did and thus is immune from that approach Beneath the surface plans are said to be under way to give the of country a “correct impression” the new WPA Colonel Harrington is reported to be planning to do away with most of the boon sewing circles to make baby diapers writers’ projects art pro He wants ects to use the WPA money for “constructive purposes” Hopkins Is Objectionable To a Majority in Congress therefore At the proper time congress will learn of what is going to be done by the new administrator And then comes the climax The President agaih will ask congress to vote relief funds in bulk in blank check Just as happened before The members will be reassured by the administration concerning the ability honesty and soundness of plans Mr’ Rooseof the administrator velt is said to hope that the strategy I doubt it but stranger will work There have things have happened been few times in my 20"years as a Washington observer that the feeling against a member of the executive's staff has been so heated as it has grown to be concerning Hopkins and the relief spending that he carrledLon — recalled that he never minced words about congressional critics and it will be remembered as well that he sought to help the President "purge" a number of recalcitrant Democrats who were seeking It appears very strongly that Mr Roosevelt has elevated to his cabinet on individual thoroughly objectionable to a majority of congress and has at the same time provided himself with a chance to get spending money again He may not win with the maneuver but he has caught a good many persons off guard with the trick But what of Hopkins as secretary of commerce’ assuming that the namewill be confirmed by the senate? Well Mr Hopkins will draw his pay regularly on the first and fifteenth of each month He will be faithful in going to his office in the powerful automobile that is provided by the government for the secHe will sign retary of commerce the papers which the secretary of commerce is required to sign because somebody holding subordinate positions and who knows what it is all about will tell him that is their recommendation Secretary of Commerce to Make 130000 Appointments The patent office will run as it always has run by itself in a very efficient manner The bureau of air commerce will be well managed because it has capable people in subordinate positions The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce the bureau of fisheries the bureau of lighthouses and the others or most of them will get along without too much trouble because Mr Hopkins probably will leave them alone But we should not leave Mr Hopkins alone yet for the reason that Many Attacks on Relief late this year or early in 1910 there will be about 130000 appoint Policies to Be Expected t ments to be made by the secretary To keep Mr Williams out of the of commerce Next year is the peclutches of the wolves around the riod for the regular census capitol Mr Roosevelt took him Off and the personnel must be named of the Job of deputy relief ' adminis- Next year also is a campaign year trator and appointed him as direc- a national election tor of the national youth adminisIn the meantime the business of tration Again the senate can get the country which is supposed to to Mr Williams only if it is willing receive and 'assist encouragement to adopt a special resolution for an ance from the department of comand there is probably investigation merce will be allowed to indulge in in enough administration strength' It will not be hope jthe senate to block such a resolu- spanked or threatened harrassed or with major tion surgery beyond the llopkin capac-dt- y The lines have not yet been tightto do that sort of thing ly drawn in congress as a result of ® Wetrn Kimmmi Union Bifae By Joseph W La China' biggest boast is growing national her constantly that Unity a product of necessity Chiang has made Generalissimo the strongest Chinese ruler k this in modern history But despite not unity China has showa of much to make been able °Ut of invaders sortsTb f the only way ing against her Japanese Indeed foreign military observers rheumatism was to hnes front find Tokyo’s paper:thin from all dampness” h so vulnerable that they say 30000 J SotoU6habt American British or French troops-coul“You don't know in But rout to put the enemy makes me feel to "git in territory are 270000 bathtub and go over VSJ and 1250000 armed a Vacuum 000 civilians cleaner” myself’' ""m oT'gi to onsort policy of refusing with Germany epinieue tie EDITOR'S NOTE— nomicaUy hi columns I hop ere too is tft etprrurd eeeeeeerut Japan But whentheGovernor ee4 ft avi Bank of Engf (ft MMpiptr tagu Norman of Prime when and Berlin to went land visitMinister Neville Chamberlain stimPolitics ed Italy each carried plahs for two the Ameriwiffi i trade when British dim Since the day ulating L PEb! Meanwhile Britain With Great ca’s first pork barrel was burst dictator states Peasure of on y A recently credits or China have extended has legally politicians open promoted JL S cred:r received the folWn 7 $2500000 compared with U legally used federal funds to further tion: "Mr of its of $25000000 their personal ends be some 'Slf day Britain may the was simple and usually honest r&tw quest Though pleasure battle Cafc J sy Brown’s company when it involved no more than a forced into a she JtY U on Christmas post office highway with both Germany and Italy But since 1933 the On the appointed is willing to overlook this possibility or bridge trade pork barrel' has been sup- for the sake of her foreign must captain showed relief building The men projects theory: That every effort by planted the be made to keep tip huge payrolls among unemployed solvent people who Will cast their votes German and Italian buyers MATCHLESS lick not necessarily for the right man otherwise British export to these I but for the man who will protect nations will decline and debts owed jf their Jobs Three square meals a British commercial interests will a not be have far greater paid day appeal than any miscellaneous faf"S YOU vor' congressman could pull frorhf White House Rebuilt the pork barrel Before congress opened President ' gflnlnfto Jn an election year political Roosevelt’s critics believed his risI C1AH abuse of relief funds becomes a parenthusiasm for rearmament wai frit Ini amount danger Therefore congress ing atmerely a cloak to focus public f received n6 Jolt when Texas’ J5en tention away from last November’s “That teacup you broke GENERALISSIMO CHIANG election defeat By shouting for day can t be matched Time to stop bluffing appropriations larger Mary!” Mil by keeping silent as a sphynx on “I’m lucky I thought I ' 4'tb uerrillas whose spirit of national every other subject the President not strong enough to have to buy a new one” still is unity a himself for build to was expected successsudden a inevitably storm shelter until the torrent of Inspire ful attack An Out congressional criticism had passed Customer Better than the national unity (after being ste But rearmament turned out to be is the theory that smart on the shelveMi everything a recognized national problem and argument have nothing else you can Mr Roosevelt turned out to be a General Chiang has been staging nationalism smarter psychologist than his crit- a fake show of Chineseat the a good front expense Shopkeeper — Only the ics expected It remained for his offering of his wavering government Though I speech on the state of the Union to oversound the keynote Its essence: The Chungking headquarters are run with nepotism corruption and Little Johnny aged seven kJ U S is beset by threats from dictator nations therefore we must re- inefficiency many abuses have been been taken to the zoo to set arm and take sanctions against ag- tolerated to make the outside world animals He stood before the tip In the end of the But rearmament is also think China is strong gressors spotted leopard for t It) an internal proposition therefore we General Chiang wangled handsome minutes staring intently iw must set our house in order and de- loans and credit arrangements from turning to his mother he ash? Britain both and U S the proving fend ourselves with social and ecoMa Is that the dotted l) “Say at least that Some reforms al- the stunt was working nomic reforms everybody wants Dad ti on?” ready made (social security farm temporarily Not anticipated however was the labor act) need "malegislation jodi T e Premier Wang walkout of chining down” Others (governmenSweets for Slenderizing I There New who celebrated Ching-wtal reorganization transportation) Jane— How did Smithson mal ipai are still to be made On spending: Year’s by reaching peace terms all his money? lerloolci “It does not seem logical to me at with Japanese Premier Fuminaro June—O he invented a SENATOR SHEPPARD the moment we seek to increase Konoye Long a silent bulwark of late bonbon with lettuce center Recommendation were easier (Nationalist) production and consumption for the China’s Kuomintang women on a diet— Stray Sta tai Mr Wang reportedly met federal government to consider party Morris Sheppard offered his comx and at Hongkong with Japanese agents mittee’s report on campaign expen- drastic curtailment” 00 B and reached which terms would Congress did not need long to figditures Skipping lightly over the ected make him China’s head man leavure out that if military rearmament routine fact that some campaigns bath cost nothing while another (that of would cost real money internal re ing General Chiang out in the cold in armament would be even more ex- Terms: (1) China should open dipOhio’s Robert P Taft) cost from common colds t big When the budget message lomatic relations with Japanese pupthe committee outlined re- pensive Manchukuo state China (2) s sults of Oi inquiries in 18 was delivered their figures were pet ci verified The President’s budget re- should agree to economic “costates Sample allegations: mted Ho matter how many medldns Gov Albert B (“Hap- quests: $8995000000 The expected operation” with Japan (3) China Kentucky the ( comma income: $5669000000 you have tried for your The net def- should adhere to the 0 ' py”) Chandler collected about Irbronchial cough chest cold or 1 lie from state employees whose sal- icit for the fiscal year: $3326000 agreement ritation you may get relief tow vl prdei aries came partly or wholly from 000 By June 30 1940 when the (4) China should accept Japanese Creomulslon Serious trouble mar adscai be brewing and you cannot federal funds His successful oppo- year ends in a burst of political garrisons while the to take a chance with any remedr the administration pact was in force nent Sen Alben W Barkley re- campaigning less potent than Creomulslon sm Cost will therefore have a public debt of of the Wang ceived $24000 from federal Interpretations goes right to the seat of theandtrouble $44458000000 to explain have come thi m The“ and aids nature to soothe ii it membnns mucous nied all but $2000 As congress dove headlong into InTokyo happy Japanese thought it the inflamed and to loosen and expel germeant a breakdown of the KuominWPA state highits six seven or Pennsylvania task mladen phlegm eunr and the of work cards were issued to tang Roosevelt President on spotlight way publicity high may have been Even 11 other remedies have faM :ptec school children who returned to surprised to learn his initiating ut- China’s internal troubles ‘With Chidon’t be discouraged try r us their classes without doing any terances won more public acclaim ang weakened Your druggist is authorized Japanese puppet refund your money if you an w tn a work in France and Great Britain than at states would no longer seem pointwith the bensatisfied thoroughly Tennessee home Federal Definitely on the defensive less In Shanghai still Chinese deemployees efits obtained Creomulslon were solicited for contributions for the first time since 1933 he faced spite its Japanese ownership obword ask for it plainly see that the pndzi servers thought the Wang declarabed WPA labor was used to repair priname on the bottle Is Creomulaoa tion was a d vate roads you’ll get the ntfineodad hies Jap move to end and the relief you counteract U S and British credits Illinois In Cook county 450 men to General Chiang were added to state highway crews Mil : 70 of whom did no work qther than V 1 With the die cast General Chiang The Polished Mas Kim 4 canvass their respective precincts no longer saw need for Education begins the irfy his : hiding i No criticism was directed at forLoubJfs From Chungking came man but reading good compan 'A S' mer WPA Administrator word of a wholesale purge from the and reflection must finish m- Pf Harry nor was action taken Hopkins Kuomintang of some 200 peace par- Locke tisans against any candidate The pathetic was Deserter Expelled Bo 4 truth is that no individual Wang charged with having attemptBor could be singled out without ed to gain support from military Vihei t ripping open an unwholesome futile leaders in Szechuan and ' Yunnan taui Instead the commitinvestigation v- provinces tee contented itself with 16 suggesKesri ' tions for cleaning up elections most 1 ' ' 1 T Miscellany flu If you towia M nd of which would provide loopholes $$$? For the first time in its historv nd )uiGA3 I t? te few of which could be enforced withI br thi: quick relief you Tojr Nrw Yorks Sing I Sing out interfering with private rights ikiubbe action Y prison has executions every week during Jan- Sample suggestions: Total for the month already uarY(1) Prohibition against political U'4 BOTH erminUr tad otjutVa 10 m 4 contributions by relief recipients and I: ftAtirw that warm ind oot“i U S °d expel GAS Cathartic that qdJT £ Vt correspondents legislation forbidding relief officials returning gently clear the bowel of from eighth to influence votes confermay bar caused CAS nd ence at Lima Peru have stomach aleepleea night (2) Legislation limiting Individual reported moot ha JtdlenkareheTretomaeP"5 tt censorship intimidation and spyinp contributions to candidates at one Adlenka usually acti preN unlike that ever before seen at a la lea than two bourn Jinol id venting corporation donations and night relief Adlertkn doe Adlenia Pan'American assembly an independent congress and a kahit Get gonuin £ requiring complete reports of camforming very Sold at tt inS wary public which hoped he appre- In the U S Army participation paign costs navy’ (3) Consideration of legislation to ciated the magnitude of his actions Atlantic fleet make all political contributions by And while London and Paris ap- - Maneuvers has been cancelled be -friction plauded the strongest official U S cnuse federal workers illegal army officials statement yet made against dicta- - claim‘ng the exercise offeru little The most applauded recommenSill UIE'S SEWEST dation called for curtailment of the tors Berlin and Rome sang the next value for its officers and men stanza in the international hymn of Oar lobby U congressional franking (free mailcooled doling the anutf This recalled the hate which has now reached an Aviation ing) privilege VI annual report of Postmaster Genalarming intensity ttmlto tor ivory Koom 'In 1937 as head of the U S mari200 Keom-2- 00 At home little comment eral James J Farley made a few f was time commission Joseph P KenA sample days earlier which pointed out that forthcoming from New nedy urged construction of smaller abuse of the franking privilege was York’s Rep Hamilton Fish-Jrocean vessels as protection against in a large part responsible for the “True to his devotion (o interna- the w day hen seaplanes would speed tionalism and the League of Na- mail and post office department’s deficit tr passengers from Europe tions (Mr Roosevelt) urges collecto America “ Test flights had f International tive security and military alliances been underway a an: year I do not believe the Kennedy prediction found the U S and of democracies Junuary has now ureat Britain invoking their new that congress will scrap our tradi-- been tton furcipn polio ot trade pact designed pri: hot one we would quarantine J will statt marily to stimulate business" cut and in which weekly transatlantic HOTEL police the world with American e before next June also to furnish a strong Vhite man’s blood and money” fprcrunmng front" against dictator states A Passenger service Dctwcen few days later Britain made a ““"‘real Our strong show of enthusiasm to bmla tti11 n“k‘ over President too flighs each way Roosevelt’s Fifteen year-olGloria Vander every week Tit IIolol Twarl U speech (Se UIU IIOISK) But tilt who has $1 coo 000 in the bank the boats willcarry if these two signs Indicate a phorwToa wUI ixilicy fpent $52 ?’l I jJtj etr an accounting f0l:nus of mail nrdI3 of "parallel action" between Washin New York’s £ncdh?Uf' °rly mail iU fcc transl surrogate's r’J--bfington and London several other reveals for aaftmUaf schedule is thor gestures by Britain hardly fit into O ough Ij HIGHLY EECOMAP'pFD Still to be announce J Phillip F LaFollette defeated Yowl pjtr—el the picture' mw aka fcr tC5Ct surnmer's governor of Wisconsin hos4cft on Ucl mt If mark kemiUtut action” would a "look-seeby U visit to England I Mi call for British adoption of the U S France Airways AL--' RPSSITrlS Italy Germany and S eden : ST i will m Ji'o w ft® te nrt r Beware Cough That Hang r Y' in Don’t Sleep Gas GrovuS "n fioa T J nwi ImpJdM‘AuJaro7S' People “?S£V-n- Temple Square $32 lr tharliy rn c |