Show THE DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY ROUND MERRY GO ROUND Trade Trad Mark By Drew Pearson and Robert 8 5 Allen AlIen Authors of Round Oo and Mora Moro Merry Oo WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-A WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-A A hot political tip lip has leaked from high administration quarters The inside word is that Frank C. C Walker Valker sell effacing treasurer of the tho Democratic na national national national na- na committee is slated for an m early cabi cabinet et debut The post is the treasury portfolio Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Woodin Wood in absent from Washington for weeks because of ot a recurring throat ailment continues to be reported definitely on the way out Walkers Walker's forthcoming cabinet elevation is the reason it is being explained for the presidents president's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's making him secretary of the newly- newly created The president took this means of easing casing Walker into the public pic plc- ture Until this appointment the Democratic c treasurer has steadfastly refused all offers of jobs He was one of four men who put up each for F. F D. D R. R back in 1930 1030 and he could have had his pick of a half dozen of the highest and that includes a cabinet post But Walker Valker has declined all proffers content to re remain remain remain re- re main in the background as a devoted friend F. F D. D R. R holds Walker in the highest esteem often refers to him as th the one man who hasn't asked or wanted anything S S Labor leaders have been kicking up a backstage backstage backstage back back- stage fuss recently over the Nira's deputy administrators administrators ad ad- These officials preside at the code hearings and make recommendations on work hours and minimum wages Labors Labor's complaint is that of the seven deputies deputies deputies ties only one Earl D. D Howard in charge of the coat and suit division is a closed shop man All the others they charge come from open shop concerns or industries Labor does not claim that the open shop deputies have been unfair to the workers worker in ih the code proceedings proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings but thc they are demanding a greater representation of closed shop men Nira Nina Chief Johnson has taken the protest under consideration given assurances that he will give closer attention to the union views of future deputies to be named Their number is expected to be increased to twenty S The day before Professor Moley arrived in London the London Times staid pillar of the British empire carried the following in its column column column col col- col- col of letters to the editor If I were a Fourth Form boy boyI I should translate Vis mole nut sua cua thus Do you want expert advice Moley Maley is rushing from the U. U S. S A. A signed T T. A. A Ling Sun- Sun S S There is a specially urgent urgen t reason for the presidents president's sudden activity in pushing the negotiations negotiations negotiations for reciprocal trade agreements with some Latin American and European countries F. F D. D R. R and his economic advisers see in such pacts much desired safety outlets for the heavy surpluses that American manufacturers have been busily piling up during the last two months in anticipation of higher labor and production production production pro pro- costs as a result of the operation of the industrial recovery act The administration could do nothing to prevent such jumping the gun It was inevitable under an unregulated private profit system But these vast stores of commodities unsupported unsupported unsupported un un- un- un supported by an increased purchasing power which under the most favorable auspices is still months off are a grave danger to the re reviving reviving reviving re- re business situation Unless disposed of they may largely undo the labors of the Nira flatten out put the rising curve of prices and production production pro pro- and nd cause cause- a cataclysmic relapse i. i So Soy F. F D. D R. R suddenly decided to look to foreign for for- eign elga markets S S S General Hugh Johnson industrial dictator was offered a cabinet salary salary a year yearby yearby yearby year year- by President Roosevelt But he declined said he would abide by the year a limit fixed for officials of the new agency A. A E. E Hutchison secretary of the home loan board served for many years as secretary to William Villiam F. F Stevenson now now chairman chairman of the board when the latter was a a. member of con con- gress Hutchison's salary then was Under Under Under Un Un- der the new deal he jumped to a year But only for a short time A few weeks after he took office oUke this was boosted to S S S SIf If and when the sovi soviet government t government is recognized recognized recognized rec rec- it has a magnificent embassy all ready and waiting for its ambassador The old imperial Russian embassy a big gray room 64 building on Sixteenth street has been boarded up for 13 years The last official occupant was Boris representative of the Kerensky regime The building is in good condition but only a few of its many rooms are furnished Hundreds of files and packing packing packing pack pack- ing cases each numbered and catalogued fill the basement A white Russian family resident resident resident resi resi- dent in the chancery has acted as caretaker They were left there by wh when l he departed in 1920 A press representative for each in individual individual individual in- in commodity that it administers is in included included in- in eluded in the press division of the new farm re relief relief relief re- re lief administration As a member of the house last year Connecticut's Connecticut's Connecticut's Con Con- Democratic senator Lonergan h had d two newspaper men mett from his state covering Washington on his payroll Home outcry against this act forced him to let them out Copyright 1933 United Features S Syndicate Inc |