Show TilE THE DAILY WASHINGTON Round Merry nd Trade MarkBy MArk D By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT RODERT ALLEN V WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Unquestionably Unquestionably the president president presidents president's dent dents necessity-inspired necessity rapprochement with the A. A F. F of L. L moguls has brightened the prospects prospects pros pros- peels for N R A renewal The battle however is far from won ron The administration has yet to placate the bitterly hostile sc-nate sc progressives who privately privately privately are fully are fully prepared to scuttle the blue blueeagle blueeagle eagle cagle unit if their demands for reforms arc are not met The president i iz fully aware of this danger Behind the scenes he is making a strenuous effort to reach an understanding nth rith the left- left w wingers He has given them assurances th that personally personally personally per per- he favors ors the banning of price-fixing price I elimination of all restraints on production and the reinstatement of antimonopoly safeguards safeguard Senate independents say they y are taking the pres president at his word but they in ke no bones of the fact that they h have ve their fingers crossed In other words they are waiting wailing for him to tomake tomake tomake make good his privately conveyed d promises If the administration b bill that is secretly preparing fulfills the presidents president's statements statements statements state state- ments then the in independents are art ready to play ball If it fails to do so they are determined to fight At Expense The presidents president's peace-making peace with the A. A F. F of L. L chieftains wa war almost entirely at expense The burly Chicagoan took it on the jaw three times Privately hostile to the Wagner Vagner labor disputes disputes disputes dis dis- bill he had to back water and make a public avowal that he was for the measure in principle Likewise he was strongly opposed to adding another labor member to the N R A board Some weeks ago when Secretary Perkins Per Per- kins who kins-who who favored such an addition thought addition thought she had it all arranged with the president Rich- Rich berg intervened and put a stop to it But in last weeks week's shakeup of the board not only was a laborite added but he was the choice of John L. L Lewis president of the United Miners Lewis is the most mot denunciatory of foes Out in Front Lastly and most costly to was his appointment as chairman of the N R A board Second only to the presidency this is the most exposed office in the government today For who who is distrusted both by labor and the senate liberals liberals liberals-it it is doubly hazardous He didn't want the job The only reason he took it was that Roosevelt could get no one else to accept Roosevelt offered it first to W Averell Harriman Harriman Harriman Harri- Harri man multimillionaire executive officer of the N R A. A He declined Then he turned to Arthur E. E Whiteside dapper little head of Dun Bradstreet Bradstreet Bradstreet Brad- Brad street and a member of the N R A board He also refused Stumped the president w was wa hesitating over his next move w when he was warned by Frank Walker Valker former chairman of th the national emergency emergency emer emer- gency gency genc council that he must act and act quickly if the N R A was to be saved Walker Valker had been making a quiet survey of senate sentiment and he found the N R A situation situation situation situ situ- dec decidedly ominous He told the president that it was absolutely necessary to come to terms with labor and the liberals So at the last moment with no one else available Roosevelt in effect drafted as N R A chairman An Idea To Senator Bill Borah modern ballroom dancing is a strange phenomenon The silver silver- tongued Idahoan rarely a attends social functions but at the White House diplomatic reception th this season he did put in an appearance As he stood watching the crowded floor a friend asked him if he danced No uNo said Borah I dont don't dance My views on the subject are similar to those of a famous Chinese statesman who attended his first occidental occidental dental ball in Washington many years ago He vf ched the twisting and contorting couples on the darce floor for a while and then turned to his hostess Madame he asked would it not be possible to get your servants to do this for you A 5 m Pres President Roosevelt has been acquainted with Vincent Astor as a yachtsman since 1917 when he was assistant secretary of oC the navy a and d Astor Astor As As- tor offered to put the famous Noma at his dis dis- dis- dis pos l. l The Nom became one of a squadron of six converted yachts yachts' operating as a U. U S. S pa patrol patrol pa- pa in in European waters ht 1935 by United Feature rc Syndicate In Inc |