Show New York Whirligig WhirlIgigS I S POLITICS FINANCE By JAMES McMULLIN NEW YORK YORK New Now York Insiders insiders ers era learn that the WaI Wa Walsh h bill to compel corporations having contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts with the tho government to adhere adhere adhere ad ad- here to N R RA A code requirements for wages hours and labor conditions con con- is having rough sledding behind the congressional scenes The trouble is that imposition of fixed standards would destroy the tho wage wago differential which gives many southern louthern industries an edge edgo on their northern competitors Southern congressmen have been getting a hot earful on this subject subject subject sub sub- from some of their most Important important important im im- Im- Im constituents Consequently Consequent Consequent- ly Iy D. D a stiff undercover resistance to the bill has developed on the Democratic side This defection makes passage of the bill virtually hopeless Unless unless unless un un- less F. F FD D. D R. R cracks a wicked whip on Its Ita behalf and behalf And even then tho the outlook would be bo nono none too cor- cor thin tain Financial figure that F. F D. D R. R will have no picnic keepIng keeping keep keep- ing lag congress in line lineon on essentials and and cannot possibly afford t to stir sUr up friction among his supporters support support- ers on an issue which Isn't vital to him So it looks as 88 if big Industry industry indus Indus- try will have at least leut a 8 years year's re respite respite re- re spite from a 11 regimentation threat that It particularly dreads When ex Senator ex-Senator Simeon D. D Fess of Ohio makes malee a public statement state state- ment it can be taken as representing represent represent- ing lug the views of veteran Republicans Republicans Republicans and arid party backers ackors who will have an important voice at Clove Clove- land So New York sharps call his condemnation of ot Borah for having supported more than half halt haltof of F. F D. D s R legislative proposals significant They fate tate it a semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- official indication that the tho G. G O. O P. P will not demand of its ita candidate a record per cent pure In opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to the tho new deal The Tho Inference inference in In- In ference is that anyone who has voted against the president 55 per percent percent percent cent of the th-e time timo can qualify If It absolution is granted to G. G O. O P. P aspirants up to that percentage it will wUl clear the ground for senatorial senatorial sena sena- tonal candidates other than Borah who have supported Mr Roosevelt on occasion such occasion such as Dickinson and McNary Senators are keen to have one of their own named for top honors this yearA year A president with previous service on Capitol hill bill understands the senatorial viewpoint on patronage and such uch so much better than an outsider Shrewd Now New York observers belIeve be- be lIeve that any senator who gets the G. G O. O P. P nomination can be reasonably sure that certain of his Democratic colleagues will not take their coats off to fight him They would probably pull their punches or go fishing fishing fishing-as as some Democrats did in the Harding campaign Moreover the Bol solons ol ns most likely to do this are extremely extremely ex ex- influential in their home homo states Sen Senators tors p put t a a. senator across in 1920 and 1920 and history might repeat Columbia university authorities are getting a bit irked with Prof Professor Pro Pro- f lessor fessor Rex Tugwell They have asked him whether he intends to come back to work this fall and so 10 far he hasn't deigned to toll tell them Informed New Yorkers understand under under- stand that Tugwell would person I. I ally just as soon return to the tho peaceful academic But word is JS that F. F D D. R. R has urged him t to stick k ar around at least leat until after the campaign If It he quit now it might b be construed as 8 a n sign of ot liberal disaffection with the administration aLso administration also as asan asan an an indication that rural resettlement resettle ea ment is a flop Such inferences Inference might do a lot of harm politically There wont won't be any f fatted calf waiting for Rex if he d does es re return re- re turn to Columbia He will wiil be a amere amere mere prof professor professor his sor hb his job as aa a de department department de- de head having already been transferred to someone else Tugwell is almost the la last t of the crew of Columbians who made new deal history left in Washing ton Leo has hu quietly slipped sUpped back Into his faculty post and Ray Moley white while while he still aUn consults with the president on occasion occasion occasion-is Is again holding down downa a part time timo job at the sity G. G GOP O. O P. P missionary work among farm groups Is getting Into stride Party arty spokesmen have adopted what they call a fundamental approach ch Their argument to agriculture runs rUM this way Who are tho the Democrats Democrat Outside the tho south where the farmers' farmers interests inter inter- es ails ests are different from yours youra their strength is concentrated in inthe inthe inthe the cities Do you want to remain at the mercy of a bunch of city slickers sUckers If not not you had better join forces with u us The Republican Republican lican Hcan party naturally represents the rural regions and really has the farmers' farmers interests l at heart hearL Some G. G O. O P. P privately privately pH- pH admit that the logic is a n. trifle naive naive considering considering that this years year's most mot rabid Republicans are big city industrialists But they do hope to get somewhere where with It Its It's so ao much simpler to follow fonow this line of thought than to devise a workable substitute for A A A or orto orto orto to take a a. position on the farm organization organization organization or or- demand for further de devaluation devaluation de- de valuation of ot the dollar Financial circles get word that thata a number of congressmen are tryIng trying trying try try- ing to head off oft tax proposals from the White House by spreading re reports reports re- re ports that there will be no new taxes this year They figure that if the public comes to accept these thue reports as 83 gospel there would surely be ba a wave of ot resentment if it they proved untrue The game isto is isto isto to frighten F. F D. D R. R into the belief that he cant can't afford to risk such luch sucha a a. reaction Impartial observers observer doubt that this strategy will work They re remark remark xe- xe mark that Mr Roosevelt what Roosevelt what whatever ever ver his faults has faults has shown no signs of ot scaring easily Seven more nations nations France France Cuba ho Czecho Poland Bulgaria Finland and Australia Australia- havo yielded to securities exchange exchange ex ex- change commission blandishments and registered their securities with it Comment runs that any foreign agency which can blandish France successfully rates a super Nobel prize for diplomatic achievement Copyright McClure Newspaper Syndicate |