Show I STUFF Po Politics li tics and Finance O McClUre McClure Newspaper Syndicate t r- r W WASHINGTON I By Paul Mallon They are i up nj s a. nice quiet way for the league of nations to gc rd out DU ut of its difficulties The exit is being pro Tided t tOur Our One best International sources source hear a commission will be designated to draw up form for international control control control con con- of J The Idea is that tha we will all aU be dead dud and burled buried before the commission reports I o Q o U Japan is bei being g sounded out privately private ly Iy on the scheme She may go along with it appointing a representative to the thc commission to make sure thano that tha no exhumations are attempted The state department does docs not like th the thC suggestion It will not be in rn a position to offer objections The baby probably will vill be one of ot those left for Roosevelt to nurse a G Th The Japanese are getting the inside track in the league Private reports hint at a secret Japanese Franco agreement for Lor mutual assistance They suggest Paris has as granted Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan pm credits ranging between two hundred and md three hundred million dollars There is reason to believe that Japanese munitions are arc being furnished by a owned French munitions munitions muni muni- ions ions' works in Czechoslovakia akia That Thatis is where the credits go Our diplomats cannot learn definitely dell deli whether these reports are true They half halt believe v them because they know the situation They cannot prove anything 9 a Business men need not put too much much- confidence in the general run of Roosevelt cabinet guessing It appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears to be founded more on Io logical ical reasoning than definite information from the president elect The Thc best sources indicate that choosing a cabinet will be a long hard process Many prominently mentioned men inca ore are privately private 1 unavailable because be bc be because cause of ot the th state of their own Personal personal per business affairs Some cannot afford to sacrifice their own fortunes to enter entel public service at this time tine The cle election tion returns returns' brought complications com corn to the problem The men around round Roosevelt think there will be a number of men in the cabinet who have not yet been heard o of ot A president-elect president always is forced to dig down into the pickle jar for forsom some som appointees He can only rarely name the logical choice 4 4 U Certain financial experts erts who have hilve access to Governor Roosevelt's car have recommended that he announce two cabinet selections c early the early the secretary secretary sec see of treasury and secretary of or state stale Those are arc the he only two jobs jabs In w which ich has much interest I The idea Is to let business know what it may expect a Mr Hoover Jus has given hen iven the Deme on 01 Pace pue Two I INSIDE STUFF Politics Fil Finance nce Continued nom One orals crab no Inkling of what he wilt will wJ d do about a beer bill bi They will wi go 10 ahead with wih It n how bow ever Its It passage in congress before March llach is I confidently expected on every side The president might b bable be beable beable able to delay it I if I he decided on a veto veo The wets wet can cnn hardly hadly expect t to muster a two thirds majority to t override override over over- over ride rde him They will wi proceed on th the assumption Mr Hoover will wi consider the thc election electon result resul a mandate for any reasonable beer propos proposal 0 c Many administration lame iamo ducks duck are arc planning to wobble around in i Washington politics after March A AThose 4 Those gentlemen who lost their high official hats hat at the polls pol are planning to become lobbyists lawyers and writers in ordinary headgear War Secretary Hurley told friends frend he would undertake the private practice lice tice of law here here Republican Campaign Cam Cam- Executive Robert Lucas hailed has ha filed fed application to practice before the internal revenue bureau in I tax cases State Secretary Stimson will wil practice either cither here or In New York A- A A certain A-certain private business organization ration is i planning to offer a legi legisla legisla- a. a ive tivo advisory job to Floor Foor Leader Lader Watson Senator Moses Mose will wi write snappy articles about the Democrats sappy artices for or a national weekly magazine magazine Tho The new administration Is likely to bring out clearly cleary that the cash bonus agitation Is I the unspoken issue Isue o of world war pensions The veterans veterans' organizations would not be bo so steamed up about the bonus If It I were not for lor forthe the he fact fd that they tey cannot hope to ge get Cd pensions before the bonus is paid of off olf t. t That hat Is why the be he b bonus nu was wa permitted to t go 0 through In the first lirt place place to tave of off pensions pension indefinitely It Itis IJ is isoo too oo lt little recalled that the war risk rik Insurance act ad was written by Dem Demo rats crate crat with wih the purpose of 01 making pen pensions Ions Impossible Imposible Watch for a a- a compromise pensions arrangement to be proposed for the first time at the coming session of oi congress Astute lobbyists lobbyist are all al set seto setto setto to o build up a situation in which the handling of claims will make their personal fortunes If I the issue pensions issue pensions or bonus bonus is Is put ut up forcefully some politicians may be willing to pay the bonus bonus' and stave tave off of pensions for another few years ye This column carried a n estimate which looks look pretty free ee from om dust dut in i retrospect Well Wel over votes for Roosevelt Roosevel in the electoral college were ere shown show to be a logical expectation We Ve arc in debt to a good many editors and other newspapermen newspaper newspapermen men for the information on which the tables ables were built buit The obligation is acknowledged acknowledge with wih gratitude There Tere were two errors of at note note Colorado and Kansas Kanas were given as probably Hoover Hoover Pardon us S Japan and France rance cheered more loudly over our ou election electon result resul than other ther countries They may regret their exuberance when the Roosevelt foreign policies reach more definite lines nes People who should know will vill tell you England is ready to meet her December 15 debt deb payment on the dot dot ot They Insist Inist that will wi bring France ranee and Italy Ialy into ito line lne also although al al- though hough the French budget is i sadly unbalanced Washington hotel owners are arc counting large profits to tobe toe be e made out of ot the change of admin admin- They Tey expect thousands tousand of visitors to be drawn to town on on business busine during durig the next few months The president was stopped from ting taking a needed vacation due to the pressure presure of the budget Estimates have lave been delayed longer than tha usual campaigning this his year because officials were out NEW YORK By James McMullIn Financial and business leaders leder here herere are arc re confident that tha Hoover means mean what he e says about cooperating with wih the now new ew administration His Hi friends fIends here expect him hm to t do so Now that ht the shooting looting is i over responsible New NewYork Nework York ork Is keen for coalition teamwork which will wi abolish the tho uncertainties loading clouding all al prospects prospect 9 S S S Powerful financial interests will wi aso also so work wih with both Roosevelt Roosevel and Hoover contacts contact to promote the te international Inter Inter- inter national economic conference at an early arly date The idea will be to get debts debt and tariffs i into o the agenda now that lat political misrepresentation is dormant for a period Borah's support sup sup- sup port por ort Is counted on for whatever it iUs is worth S S The Te Inside dope here Is i that Roose- Roose elt will have a specific program for foris his is congress and ad will wi use the patron patron- age je club cub to hold the radicals radical in line Home lome district appointments will wi be beheld beheld held eld up until unU program support is ass as as- s ed 0 S The real new deal is expected here herc ere to come in the Republican senate senate sen sen- sene ate e reorganization The Te six can ca an senior senators were either cither swept out ut of ot office or are arc disqualified because because be be because cause of their insurgent tendencies The he financial district will wi take the closest kind of ot interest In the rebuild rebuild- ing ng that must must- be done Leaving LavIng out Borah Johnson and ad Norris orris the thc senior regulars are Hale Hae of Maine and McNary of Oregon Me- Me Nary i Is rated here as t the more ag e sive of the two and will wi have the short hort session job of minority leader David Reed of Pennsylvania was a comer corner in the senate but his close cose associations with wih Mr Hoover arc not nol thought nought likely to be an a asset in the altered picture picure Norbeck of South Dakota may be behe bethe bethe the he senates senate's forgotten man His neutrality neu- neu traly in the presidential residental campaign should hould eliminate him from jobs that might be his by virture of seniority So men reason who saw him as a n looming figure when the stock exchange ex- ex change hange investigation was a front page threat S S S Harrison of of Mississippi and Swa Swanson Swan Swan- son on of Virginia are re listed to be watched in the new senate They Tey will willbe wille wi be e leaders of the most rot important committees com corn finance finance and foreign affairs Both are well wel liked lied here Earlier Earler distrust distrust dis- dis trust rust of Harrison was overcome by byus his us staunch opposition to the bonus bill bi ill at the last session S S SHigh High nigh ranking people hear hen that British authorities arc are only waiting a favorable opportunity to make an unofficial but Important approach an n debt revision They are arc apt to act ct as a soon soon as a there tere are re signs that Hoover and Roosevelt are re working together If I the British achieve any y measure of success the line will viIi wi form forman an n the right t The Democrats have have a lot of unpaid unpaid unpaid un un- un- un paid bills bis still sti sitting around but aggressive aggressive ag ag- ag- ag plans are being laid to build buildup up the party treasury The slogan around round the Biltmore is Out of the red cd by Christmas S S S Signs SIn are arc re believed that b both th repeal and nd beer have a good chance at the short hort session Lots Lot of lame duck congressmen con- con gressmen will vIll wI try to get ge their Jobs back lack in 1934 1931 Now that they ar are arc sure what the country wants want they would like Ike to be In a position to say sy then that hat tha they started the ball bal rolling on oil prohibition relief 0 S S S The protest vote for or McKee McKee in spite pite spie of innumerable obstacles from regular s sources was sOurces was five times as great reat as its is most mot ardent sponsors hoped loped Tammany Is taking this straw seriously It is additional evidence that hat the going will wU be very rough in 1933 0 S c L Last t year the Democratic lion Ion ton decided to test out the ties te ies of voting machines for ticket splitterS A candidate who was vulnerable erable to attack was put on the balot hallot bal hal lot ot and ad the chiefs sat back to watch watch At the count the tryout ran 18 per percent percent cent ent behind sailing into office com com- Small Smal danger to the org organization organization ni there This year there was comfortable evIdence that four votes for the ticket to o one against is the worst things go o. o Even the te Hofstadter agitation agi- agi tation toton cut less than that that |