| Show THE DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY ROUND MERRY GO ROUND GO-ROUND ROUND Trade Murk Mart By Drew Pearson Penman and Robert S. S Allen AUen Authors Author of ot Oo Round and More Oo V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON The resolution putting American labor on record for a boycott of German German German Ger Ger- man nazi nad goods caused a greater row in the convention of the American Federation of Labor Labor Labor La La- bor than almost anything else John P. P Frey member of the executive committee committee com corn and Matthew vice president vigorously vigorously vigorously vig vig- vig- vig opposed the resolution said it was an affront to Germany President Bill Green with John L. L Lewis of the United Mine Workers fought for tor the resolution resolution reso reso- lution said the nazis ha had killed organized la labor labor la- la bor in Germany In the middle of the fight Marvin tyre secretary to President Roosevelt and colonel colonel colo cob nel on the staff of the governor of Kentucky telephoned to say that the administration op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed the resolution A boycott on German goods would be extremely embarrassing to the state department McIntyre said mi might ht upset Norman Davis Davis' disarmament negotiations Later the antinazi camp queried the state department and got this reply The administration administration adminis adminis- has no interest at all all- allin in the matter DETECTIVE It was King Fuad's birthday The great and near great reat of Washington ton were gathered at the Egyptian legation Champagne flowed Pate de fois gras was swallowed by stately dowa dowa- gers Iced caviar slipped down the throats of ot slim maidens Members of the I from dowager to debutante Tall TaU stately ld Homer Cummings at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general towered above above them all Suddenly Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly up to him came charming Mrs Russell Bennett former wife of Rear Admiral Frederic R. R Harris General she whispered excite excitedly Uy I 1 want to tell you something The tall attorney general stooped over General theres there's a m man m over oyer there I want you to watch Where asked the attorney general expecting expecting ex- ex a suspect S Over there she breathed The other day in the Wiggly I saw him steal a n pound of butter Mrs Bennett pointed to one of Washington's well known but Impecunious artists RED RED TAPE Louis Ruppel time one-time New York newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper man now deputy commissioner of narcotics narcotics narcotics nar nar- believes there is too much red tape in the government He tells this story to prove his point k Recently narcotic agents captured a large consignment of illicit drugs It occurred to Louey that they would be useful for medicinal purposes in army hospitals and calling an as assistant assistant assistant as- as he directed him to get in touch with the war var department and have a truck sent for forthe forthe forthe the stuff But that is not the way way- such things are arc handled commissioner the clerk admonished You have to write a letter to the secretary of war war and then he sends it through regular chan chan- nels Rats Bats observed Louey Who is the officer in the war department who has charge of such matters Ill I'll phone him and get the thing disposed disposed disposed dis dis- dis- dis posed of in a few minutes Louey called but the matter was not disposed disposed dis dis- posed of in a few minutes Wed Ved like very much to get those drugs for our hospitals the officer replied but I have no authority to send a truck alter after them You have to write the secretary of war who will communicate with th quartermaster depart depart- ment merit By this time tim Louey was getting rather ex ex- ex hausted But he decided to make another try He called the quartermaster department fIrm Tra sorry we cant can't send a truck without instructions was the answer What you do dois dois dois is write a letter letter- to to- the secretary of war and then hell he'll communicate with us and Never mind never mind interjected the weary Louey I know all aU about it Let the stuff remain where it is is Note Ruppel's red tape slashing effort was not unproductive After Alter a couple of days' days de de- de deby delay delay lay by an army truck was dispatched for the drugs and they were turned over to tc the medical corps WARNING General Johnsons Johnson's speech to the American Federation of Labor was an indirect but deliberate deliberate erate crate warning that the Roosevelt administration tion might step in with a sort a-sort sort of fascist control of labor labor- unions This may sound like harsh medicine but the way the situation looks to General johnson General Johnson and other ups higher-ups is something like this Industry is being forced to give up tip p its hit- hit miss and-miss laissez faire policy The barons of big business are being forced to fix minimum wages maximum hours cut out unscrupulous competition in some cases agree on price on-price price fixing Therefore organized labor has got to do dothe dothe dothe the same The day when Jabor- Jabor labor abor chiefs can row between themselves over jurisdiction is a gone The barons of labor can no more have regional disputes now than the barons of bi big business The day of craft unions with their extremely involved t competition also is over Unions have got gotto to be on the industrial plan plan covering covering an entire industry This may cut down the number num num- ber her of cushy jobs for antiquated labor union chiefs but it has got to come And if these labor changes dont don't come the government may step in just as it is stepping into nto the employers' employers field Th That t is what General Johnsons Johnson's a speech meant Copyright 1933 by United Feature Syndicate Inc i |
