Show Round Merry By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. S ALLEN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-Adolf Adolf Berle EerIe assistant secret secretary sec see ret ry of state is one of the few newcomers in the state department able to the high- high hat boys But now finding his victory an empty one he is resigning Berle an original member of the pr presidents president's brain trust came in wim a l bl blare re of trumpets Big things were expected of him among others a housecleaning of the state departments department's legal staff But nothing happened Berle did some im important important im- im m- m the scenes work on the railroads dabbled at several diplomatic situations and then dep departed He remained only about six months Official explanation for his departure is that he never expected to remain in the state department department department de de- de- de more than a short time This is unfortunate be because B Eerie Berle is one one of the braini brainiest st young new dealers ever to cometo come cometo cometo to Washington He not only ys knows that he e is brainy but wants everyone else to know it In Inthe Inthe Inthe the state department he should have had a perfect setting But perhaps he was too high-hat high even for lor forthe forthe the career boys At any rate they are now now looking around for a good assistant secretary of state Auto Workers Young Homer Martin bespectacled president of the United Automobile Workers kicked over far more important than unity within his union when he broke up two days of peace negotiations by walking out on C CIO I 0 chief John L. L LUw Lewis The problem of restoring harmony within the U A W is only a surface issue Behind the scenes there is a great deal more at stake In Involved Involved Involved In- In in the controversy are three reach far ing political and labor prizes The governorship governorship governorship governor governor- ship of Michigan control of the U A W the second second sec see ond largest and potentially the most powerful union in the C CIO I 0 the internal stability of the C CIO I 0 Governor Govern r Frank Murphy intimate friend and ancl and devoted supporter of President Roosevelt faces a desperate reelection fight The backbone backbone back back- bone of his strength is labor In Michigan t that means auto workers workers the the U A W. W A knock- knock down and struggle for control within the union during the next two months would be a death blow to Murphy It might also prove disastrous to the union For if Murphy were supplanted in inthe the governorship governorship gover gover- governorship by a conservative Republican there would be a statewide drive to smash the union union- union union- regardless of whether Martin or Lewis emerged victor from the fight to rule it Both Lewis and Martin are fully aware of ot this danger So are Murphy and the White House In fact Roosevelt personally may take a hand in the situation by summoning Murphy Martin and Lewis for a private discussion Martin Maxtin Vs Lewis Administration leaders fear that if left to themselves Martin and Lewis will be at one another's throats ts just when the election gets crucial The attitude of the two labor chiefs during their abortive peace conference lends weight to this apprehension Martin argued that the U A W has an autonomous autonomous autonomous au au- au- au union and that as its elected president president president dent he was accountable to no one Lewis ewis denied denied de de- de- de nied flied these contentions His demands had they been accepted by Martin would have meant that in a short time control of the U A W would have passed to the C CIO I O. O In challenging this claim to supreme authority authority authority au au- au- au Martin threw down a defiant gauntlet that may have eventful reverberations throughout throughput through through- out put the C CIO I O. O Other C CIO I 0 unions now are arc feeling feeling feel feel- ing their oats and champing at the he bit If Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin makes his argument stick it is a dead certainty certainty that similar attempts will be made by other C CIO I 0 organizations Unreal Estate It hasn't taken Elmer F. F Andrews new wage- wage hour administrator long to learn that the national national national na na- na- na spotlight is a mighty potent magnifier The day after his appointment was announced announced an an- flounced a flock of news photographers descended descended descended de de- de- de on the modest Andrews suburban home on Long Island Among the pictures taken was one of him Shim and his wife in their garden When the photo appeared to Andrews' Andrews amazement it gave the impression of a large estate Others getting etting the same impression bean began be- be gan an to send him letters addressed Andrews state estate Flushing N. N Y asking whether he had hadan an for a gardener Being credited with an estate is funny roia A Andrews ruefully because our little p place ace oc R all ll of 50 by feet Cop Copyright 1938 for The Telegram J i. i i k |