Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-04 | Page 4 | Merry-Go-Round

THE DAILY W WASHINGTON Merry Go Round Merry Round Tr Trade Trad d Mark Mule MarkBy MarkBy By DREW V PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The The senate munitions committee committee com corn in resuming its investigation has a much harder job on on its hands than before Some members members mem mem- bers hers of the committee are worried w lest the gesture gesture gas gas- ture of the DuPonts has spiked the show Now the industry can claim that since the purpose of the investigation was to secure regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation of war weapons there is no use proceeding proceed proceed- ing further Why needlessly kill American trade in South America the industry can argue Undoubtedly Undoubtedly Undoubtedly Un Un- this argument will be effective with some senate leaders But meanwhile public opinion continues strong for the investigation The committees committee's total mail ran into hundreds of thousands Even today more than two months after the first committee session letters continue to pour in at atthe atthe atthe the rate of to daily Short and Snappy Capitol Hill is buzzing with the inside tip that the pr president ident has his mind set on a short and snappy congressional session Roosevelt apparently wants congress to wind windup windup windup up by May 1 I at the least and to that end is quietly trimming l his is must legislative program to include only the following Appropriation measures new N NIRA I R A bill necessary because the present act expires in 1935 unemployment insurance public works bill St. St Lawrence waterway waterway waterway wa wa- wa- wa treaty Taxation banking holding corporations pure food and drug and numerous other reform measures would all be shelved if he has his way The makeup of the coming body is such as asto asto asto to give rise to considerable c doubt regarding the presidents president's ability to harry the members homeward homeward homeward home home- ward by cherry blossom time A majority in both chambers for instance are hot for bonus action The presidents president's program excludes that entirely But the issue will be raised and consume con con consume sume much time a certainty Likewise such controversial questions as inflation inflation inflation in in- central bank old age pensions bank payoff and labor legislation are arc certain to be extensively debated June 15 is a much safer bet for adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment notwithstanding the presidents president's wishes and skill in handling congress Strained Relations s sA A closely closely- guarded but brisk feud is in progress progress progress ress between the solicitor generals general's office and the bright young men directing the legal division division division divi divi- sion of the N R It A. A Grandiloquent Solicitor General James Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford Biggs insists that the Blue Eagle lawyers laWers turn ov over r their court action to him He contends contend con- con tends tend that under the law all alt legal cases of all government agencies except in minor matters must be handled by tho the department of ot justice To this the attorneys emphatically ob ob- ob So they are writing their own briefs and taking them into court themselves Big Biggs s is miffed at this calm disregard gard r n tr Js Ms official p prerogative cro at vc But with characteristic characteristic char char- dignity he publicly dissembles the situ situation sit sit- u nation uJ Just st a little a-little unpleasantness he says What might ig k be a el called slightly strained trained relations relations- 1 t. t l i oM- oM