Show New York Whirligig t Tho h News NeVI s B Behind 0 h i n d t th the h 0 No News W S POLITICS FINANCE B By JAMES McMULLIN NEW YORK YORK The The federation o of ot labors labors' executive council reproved d dJohn John U Li Lewis in ringing terms for his industrial union rebellion rebellion but but took darned good care caro no not to slam stam the do r on n Iii his fo foot t. t Its It's significant that the com coma e hauled harned to try to work out outa n a compromise with Lewis was he headed d d by George M M. Harrison of t th the Brotherhood of oC Railway Clerks Harrison Is ls tho the diplomat who hatched ft a satisfactory agree agreement ment meat l last lt year Mt to end the bitter war var between rival factions In the building trades Insiders shy Bill Gr Green n is Js pt playing ho h hat has another such miracle up tip his sleeve Greens Green's hardest Job right now is said Mid to bo be restraining the tho more violent anti from flying fly fly- lug ing ot off the handle and wrecking all chances for a pacific solution v. W. D. D Hutchesson Hutche on of ot the Carpenters Carpenters' Carpenters Carpenters' Carpen Carpen- Brotherhood victim of oC Lewis Lewis' fists at Atlantic City l last sl fall headed fall headed t strong tt-strong minority on the c council uncil close to defeating detesting de de- de testing th the r resolution of ot c censure b because ca se it wasn't tt h harsh enough I f Meanwhile Lewis can afford aCford to laugh at his file o oppOnents oppOnents' ence nce nc Why should ho care 7 H He lt S knows s 's federation chiefs f will think long and thid nd hard taking irrevocable irre Irre- vO blo steps to expel 1 his ills Unit United d Mine Workers The federations federation's fina finances ce at are aIe not in such floUr flourIshing shape that t th they Y can ari lightly toss dUcs members rs Into the outer darkness Even If they should be so rash he h has 8 nothing to lose Hi His u union lon Is Js plenty strong enough to st stand standon nd on it Its SUI own feeL feet The oth other r big industrial unions would probably secede from the federation to join him in forming a rival or organization organization or or- th that t would have every prospect of oC soon overshadowing the original Lewis is sitting pretty pret prot- ty and ty-and and knows It H. will bo be made on his terms terms terms-or or not at all The United d Mine Workers Workers' own convention now convention now going on on-Is on Is due to register emphatic disapproval of Lewis Lewis' critics which wont won't exactly ex cx- simplify the task of oC the peacemakers It will also go on record as b backing F. F D. D R. R to the limit Lewis and his followers oWe a lot to tho the new deal S New York Republicans h have VO VOw w WOrked out a definite strategy for forthe the tho state election cletion this fall They wont won't bother Very much about the tho governorship governorship especially especially If Governor Gov Coy Lehman runs again for the Democrats Democrats but but will concentrate on capturing both boti branches of oC tho the legislature Th The G. G O. O P. P candidate candi date for governor will be chosen more for lor what his presence on the ticket will vill do dolor for his fellow candidates candidates can can- than for what he can do for himself The idea is that full control of oC the l legislature Would hamstring any tiny Democratic governor who tried to put pat over a legislative program program program pro pro- gram inspired from Washington assUming Roosevelt's reelection This would be particularly Important important tant in the event that congress passes a new deal constitutional amendment amendment as it would block I ratification Uon b by the state of at New I York R Republican publican leaders In several I other r states notably cs-notably notably Indiana and Ohio Ohio are are expected to adopt th the thO same principle New York I Is always nl a great factory but last week hit hita a water high mark for lor that thal sort of ot thing In Iii one d day r the tha following follow follow- lug ing items of ot five five- star five tar extra In Information Information In- In formation were being broadcast all over Wall street street each treet-c treet each ch guaranteed guar ar straight from th tho feed 1 Sliver Silver was to be bt revalued at M nn n the ounce the profit from revaluation to be bo used to pay the bonus 2 Secretary was about to resign n. n 3 The committee for tho the nation was back hack in the saddle at t Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington 4 4 Further devaluation of the dollar was Pg to tn fl be announced al almost almost almost al- al most immediately 5 A free gold market was going to bo be established at once All these spelled inflation with witha a capital I 1 and the tho boys Were in iti ina Iha a stew as to whether to buy stocks or sell dollars It just goes to show you shouldn't believe all you hear The best posted sources are arc sure sute that items 1 2 and 3 are ate pure imagination Number 4 might happen later later later-if if the farm farni groups put on enough pressure pressure but but n not t for tor a t while white Number 5 is in a different category By Itself It is not Inflationary and nd Insiders still rate It a likely pos possibility despite F. F D. D Rs R.'s lIghth light hearted dismissal of oC the report at his press con con- ference fill Bill Borah has quite He a few lew Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican supporters In hi New York state state and and nd presumably elsewhere who who would regard it as a major catastrophe it if h he were actually n nominated Since they arc confident confident conti- conti d dent nt he cannot be they regard him as a us useful ful vehicle to assure the tho complete t suppression of pi the Hoover r influence at the conven conven- tion Tho The one ne thing most New York G. G O. O P. P leaders are positive about b t is that thal they dont don't w want nt Hoover either to be or to name the tho candidate Borah I is likely to show surprIsing surprising surprising sur sur- strength in the first few Cew convention ballots until the big chiefs have a n chance to make malc their dickers and nd find out where they stand tand Then Ihen his backing is due to melt like snow on oh a stove The securities exchange commissions commissions commission's com corn missions mission's new hew ruling that corporations corpora corpora- must tell their stockholders all when seeking th their lr proxies should boom business for tor prInt printers r Th The convenient phrase and all other business which may come before beCore the board of directors is henceforth taboo Listing the d de details de- de tails of oC a action for Which h th the stockholders stockholders' stockholders stockholders' stock stock- holders holders' cons consent nt is so sought may lead to proxy forms as long as a play by Bernard Shaw Its It's the i insurance e companies' companies turn to get gel mad at Jesse Jones Where does he get off otc saying they should be satisfied with a 8 4 per percent percent percent cent return on Investments Recent Recent Re Re- cent subzero weather through the north was a sweet break for the railroads Their deadly rivals rivals- trucks and buses buses co buses couldn't couldn't tion Copyright McClure Newspaper Syndicate |