Show 1 r Inside Jide d e ei i Stuff By PAUL MALLON t WASHINGTON July 20 On On the it appears that thai the vaunted ly and political str strategy of ot ofie ote ie e new deal has bas gone stale Only answers have been made to toie ie le he growing crescendo of opposition No campaign to offset effectively f has been attempted ic 10 e new dealers appear r to be conn connI con- con n nI to follow a passive policy of The president has In the past six made fewer speeches es than ilent Cal Cat did in his most t taciturn moods President Jigsaw R Ft Roosevelt 0 00 0 s 5 C eve V C I It t has Fit if dropped a few off off- fern Know How flow hand replies at athis his press press press' confer conter- nee flees twice a week but has shunned current radio and speaking He Ho has submitted to con- con ess a a. difficult legislative program legislative program e political l wisdom of which is or not understood by many his legislative leaders He has sted listed on keeping congress here enact the program at a physical physical- al J inopportune time when the theler ther ler and the strained tempers of make such a course apr ap ap- ir r to be illogical This his does docs not seem to make sense the he average bc-average average outsider and most of insiders but to the few at the who have been let in on on the range ig program it is not as f as it sounds It may ap ap- ir t. t to be an impossible political turo puzzle but the pieces gen gen- fly illy fit in If you know the com corn nation V fou foucan ou ou can find one combination in at is happening in the courts C Continued on Pus Pace Three Inside Stuff tuff Continued from Pare Pace One These decisions yo you are arc now reading reading reading read read- ing about are only preliminary The real issues about the constitutionality constitutionality of A A A Roosevelt eIt Aims T TV TVA V A etc will at Spotlighting be raised in the Legal Issues tall fall after congress adjourns That is when the supreme court will render render render ren ren- der the final opinion What this opinion will be is not now known but most good lawyers suspect it Will will ill not be entirely favorable to the new deal While the lower courts are Cire now differing Mr Ir Roosevelt is trying to get legislation from congress which will accentuate the legal issue Wagner law Guffey bill The constitutionality of these also willbe will willbe be decided by the supreme co court rt before the next election lection Consequently both in the courts and in congress Mr Rosevelt is heading up toward a legal issue which may dominate all others What he will do about it will not be decided by him but by the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court Whether he will advocate advocate advocate ad ad- a constitutional amendment to strengthen federal authority or ora ora ora a milder course depends on the coming decisions At any rate anything said on this subject now will be obsolete in a afew afew afew few months The other fundamental phase behind behind behind be be- hind current illogical procedure is merely a continuation of the basic strategy Mr Roosevelt adopted with congress six months ago He has made little effort to conceal the fact that he wanted congress to do two years' years work this year and wh why Congress is a a forum for the When it adjourns the president president pres pres- ident dominates the Washington scene cene If he can Two w wo Y Years of get e enough legis- legis Legislation lation laUon now to last In One until after election elec clec- tion the coming January session of congress wilnot will wil not amount to much He Ho can get gel rid of the boys in short order and thus avoid the necessity of having it on his hands I in a campaign year earThe ear The legal issue has arisen since Mr Roosevelt started on that legislative legislative legislative legis legis- course but it has not changed his purpose If t te e supreme court trea treats his new de deal t kindly this faIl fall he can still get away with a brief January ses ses- ses- ses sion sian If it docs does not all the current criticisms and attacks can be centered centered centered cen cen- into that one issue and carried carried car car- ried ned into the campaign In view of these situations the Roosevelt strategists m meaning e a n ii I n it g largely Mr Roosevelt himself consider consider consider con con- sider that it would be a waste of ot ammunition to unmask their defense defense de de- de- de lense guns now now From all Il standpoints standpoints standpoints stand stand- points it is obviously too early Furthermore congress is still lookIng lookIng look- look Ing over Mr Roosevelt's shoulder When it adjourns the presidents president's transcontinental tour will start This will be bo the opening salvo of the 36 campaign From then on the firing from the masked publicity batteries of the new deal will be bo increasingly heavier Whether this strategy will succeed succeed suc sue or fail in any particulars or whether it is a wise course may be bea a debatable subject but at least it explains many things which arc are arenow now otherwise unexplainable The president is said to have convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced his capitol advisers of the wisdom of this course during conferences con con- feren es cs on the thc Even Leaders Leaden way to and from Are Not Pleased Jefferson i is s I 1 a nd With C Course last w wee weekend e e k ken e n d. d That Is why they returned to Capitol hill with the word that they thought this session of ot congress would lost last a long time yet However they did not seem to be very eager about It although they did start some activity to push the tax bill but along Later a front man at the treasury surveyed the congressional situation and reported confidentially to the president that only heroic efforts would keep congress in session until until un un- un- un til UI the tax program is enacted I One left wing congressman has hason hason hason on his his' desk a pair of wooden shoes known as 55 sabots sabo He says saya he is going to to pres present nt them to Presidential n- n l- l Secretary Marvin McIntyre a saboteur whom he lie calls a The reason is that the congressman congressman congress congress- man tried for a month to see the president but was never able to arrange a conference though he was was' a a. leader in tho the fight for tor theT the T TVA VA amendments Finally h he hO boiled over over and sent a message to the president through another chan channel nd nel saying I am through trying to tose se sec see th the president If It h he hO wants to talk blk to me mo he hO can call me at my office A few minutes later the phone rang and the president was at the theother theother theother other end of ot the wire addressing the congressman n by his first name Jor horel Telegram ram |