Show President Elect to to o Become Nationally Potent a at Once tOnce By RODNEY DUTCHER BUTCHER WASHINGTON Nov 21 Gover 21 Gover Governor nor R Roosevelt's first term will be 46 days shorter than that of any other president thanks to prospective rati ratifications of ot the lame duck amend amend- ment meat Nevertheless there is some come compensation in the fact act that he apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap will have an extra four months between ele election Uon and inauguration inauguration inauguration ration in which he will wield more power than any previous president president- elect President Hoovers Hoover's summons of Roosevelt to Washington for a confer conference conference con con- fer ference nce on the war debts was wu a a recognition recognition o of that power It is true that Hoover was in a bad fix because congress had voted overwhelmingly against any more moratoriums or any anymore anymore anymore more debt revision and so needed all nfl the help he might get to formulate an Immediate policy But other evidences evidences evi evi- dences of Roosevelt's power are arc more impressive than that Both branches brunches of congress this winter vInter win win- ter ter even before the assemblage o of the next congress with its huge Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic majorities will be pr pro Roose Roose Roosevelt velt and anti The Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- already have a small majority in the house and there is a Roosevelt senate majority as soon as you count the Republican progressives who campaigned campaigned cam cam- for bIma him bIm a a a aThe The situation calls for Roosevelt's guidance and there is little doubt here that he will be the dominant power in the short session The Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic leadership is nothing to brag about in house or senate and the leaders will be more than glad to take their troubles to Uncle Frank The progressive Republicans are an an Independent independent Inde hide pendent lot but the most important members of at the group are committed to the theory that they cant can't get anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where now except by working woi with the next president who they think will vili cooperate with them Hoover will retain 1 his S constitutional veto power which probably would mean that no sponsored Roosevelt measure could go Ito o through if he insisted in insisted in- in on opposing it On the other hand Roosevelt Is expected to have havea a veto power by virtue of the pro- pro Roosevelt majorities It seems evident enough assuming that Roosevelt does not attempt to maintain a off hands policy that consIderable considerable considerable con con- cooperation between the president and the president-elect president is 18 essential if congress is to function ef ef- ef That is due however to Roosevelt's status of ot power which appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears to exceed that tha t of at any previous president-elect president during a month four-month interim in any critical period S S a Realization of ot the im impending situation situation situation situ situ- was one oie of the factors which led to recent suggestions that Hoover ap appoint appoint appoint ap- ap point Roosevelt secreta secretary of oX state and md al allow ow him to become president at once through th the resignation of Hoover Hoover Hoover Hoo- Hoo Hoo Hoo- ver Vice President Curtis Curtis' and Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Stimson There is some some danger dancer for tor Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose loose velt apparently as the very first problem which confronts him is the tl ticklish klish troublesome business of ot war debts When Hoover called for him he h had d to decide between ducking Ignominiously ignominiously ig- ig falling in line with the congressional majorities for stiff- stiff necked opposition to European demands demands demands de de- de- de mands favoring t the e unpopular pro for reopening the issue as de desired desired desired de- de sired by Hoover and trying hastily to tos s submit a proposition of his own which might please everybody Four months of this sort of thing and it is easy to imagine a man mart being inaugurated who had already created created cre cre- a lot of dissatisfaction before taking office Before congress m meets ts Roosevelt Roosevel will have conferred with his congressional leaders to determine the party attitude on such c controversial issues as debts beer beer- sales tax and other taxes economy other phases o of budget balancing prohibition enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- appropriations and others He will wm still be governor of at New York but he will also be president part-president o othe of the United States |