| Show THE rUE DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY ROUND MERRY GO ROUND Trade Trad M Mark By Drew Pearson Pearson and Robert S. S Allen MIen Authors of Wl Round Oo and nd More foro Merry Oo V WASHINGTON For For weeks several mem- mem mers of the Roosevelt cabinet have been confident confident confident dent that a business upturn actually was here But during most of these weeks they were afraid to say anything Memory of the derisive derisive de derisive de- de jeers which accompanied Herbert Hoovers Hoover's Hoovers Hoover's Hoo Hoo- vers ver's prognostications that prosperity was just around round the corner was too fresh in their minds Now however two of them have sounded off Secretary of the Treasury V Woodin and Secretary of Commerce Roper have taken fate in their hands and informed the thc world that things are re really on the upgrade Reports coming in from all aU parts of the country indicate that they are right Part of or orthis this is due to the thc climb in the price of wheat Part is due to beer Part is due duel to confidence And a great deal is due to the expectation that the time to buy is now when prices are low low low- that inflation and higher prices are just around the corner Diplomatic rebellion against the purchase of expensive gifts for retiring secretaries of state is increasing Although nearly three months have passed since the diplomatic corps made its presentation to Secretary Stimson and Undersecretary Undersecretary Undersecretary Un Un- William R. R Castle the paid for the presents still is the talk of the corps That is because of two developments Around A round robin has just been sent to all dtp dip diplomats on which is listed a space for the name date and amount paid by each toward the pres pres- And the other day this circular turned up with the following comment written in the margin after the name of Eric Louw the South African minister I hereby do protest against sending a gift of f this value to the secretary of state I J hope another time more importance will be Je g given yen to the value of gold S 0 Simultaneously certain diplomats have just learned where the two presents were pur pur- chased Mr Stimson Stinson received a magnificent French clock costing Mr Castle received a cig- cig aret case costing The gifts were purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased under the auspices of the th then n dean of the diplomatic corps French Ambassador Paul Claudel Just as he retired Claudel's Claudes son was married to the daughter of Cartier famous French jeweler in New York And what irks the diplomatic corps is is that on the back of the two expensive gifts is the thein in inscription in- in Cartier i The call of the hustings is beginning to sound strong in the ears cars of congress Six major legislative projects still await enactment but the session is definitely on the wane vane F F. F D D. R. R is applying every pressure to get the boys out from under Capitol Dome by June 12 when the world economic conference convenes in London He feels and rightly so that with the legislative body disbanded and the gate backed against trouble-making trouble oratory oratory oratory ora ora- tory his hand will be appreciably strengthened in the delicate London negotiations Most of congressional rank and file are ready to call it a day and go home With bank crises unprecedented legislative innovations t and arid hordes of clamorous job seekers they have had an epochal and hectic three months The six major legislative measures still on the boards The industrial are ale public control works bill railroad bill home mortgage bill the securities bill the tariff act and the Glass banking reform bill The first four are almost certain of pas pas- sage They are considered emergency le legislation legisla leisla- isla- isla tion and have the full backing of the president Regarding the tariff proposal no one knows whether F. F D. D R. R will push it The administration administration administration adminis adminis- does not consider the bank bill emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency legislation Furthermore he and he-and and a considerable considerable considerable con con- b body dy in congress consider congress consider the Glass bill makeshift legislation They prefer to de delay delay delay de- de lay banking legislation until the next session of congress by which time a really reany sweeping measure can be formulated S The desire to wind up congress caused the president to clamp down on two measures which earlier in the session he considered highly highly highly high high- ly important These are war debts and the St. St Lawrence waterway I treaty Roosevelt may still send a message to congress congress congress con con- gress on war debts but he wont won't risk asking for the blanket authority he had wanted To do so would keep congress in session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion another month considerably weaken the prestige of his leadership The St. St Lawrence is in the same category It might be put through but not without a fight 9 Mrs Roosevelt is not only an enthusiastic auto driver but she believes in stepping on onit onit onit it when put out in the country On a recent sightseeing sightseeing sightseeing sight sight- seeing trip to Stratford Va newspaper reporters report report- ers era accompanying her h had d to keep their machine machine machine ma ma- chine around 60 miles an hour in order not notto notto notto to be left behind The administrations administration's emergency conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion camp program contemplates having at work by July 1 So far 1062 forest camps out of a total of 1300 have been selectS select select- ed S Up to the present men have been enrolled at the conditioning camps Axel H. H director of the wood utilization utilization utilization division of the department of commerce commerce reports that a new and profitable home industry industry industry indus indus- try is rapidly developing ix in iti the United States He says thousands of men and women arc are turning to wood craftsmanship making useful and artistic articles f for r every-day every use a a Copyright 1933 by United F Feature Syndic Syndicate te Inc |
