Show I NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS 4 Written for forThe The Telegram By Ray Tucker Tuder 4 WASHINGTON Tom Tom Deweys Dewey's brashness amazes politicos The young man may crash through the big political gates but If he does it will be in defiance of all the laws of orthodox politics Here Is a sample of the literature which his promoters are distributing distributing distributing sub rosa throughout the country Supporters of other presidential candidates who can find no effective arguments in favor of their choice are ganging up on Dewey misrepresenting him and his qualifications and achieve achieve- ments In this questionable enterprise enterprise enterprise en en- they have the cooperation cooperation cooperation tion of certain newspaper columnists columnists columnists col col- col- col whose pinions are made to for a price Mr Dewey has not shot his bolt and he is not losing ground Toms Tom's presidential rivals rivals rivals- Taft Gannett Gannett Gannett Gan Gan- nett McNary etc t twili tC wili will soon demand demand demand de de- de- de mand that he as a prosecutor deluxe de deluxe deluxe itemize his indictment They will Insist on the senate floor that he name the rival candidates candidates candidates can can- who are engaging in a questionable ent enterprise And for good measure they will demand de demand demand de- de mand that he lie identify the newspaper newspaper newspaper news paper columnists who are sellIng selling sell sell- ing lag their opinions to the opposition opposition opposition tion for a price Tom may maywin maywin maywin win the White House he seems to have a way with people but it wont won't be worth a nickel In view of the enmities he is making by these methods Mr Deweys Dewey's No 1 piece of propaganda contains contain's so many factual errors that politicos at atthe atthe atthe the capital capital both both friends and enemies enemies are are chuckling How a major candidate for a nomination could make such sucha a blunder Is la inconceivable In the charge that Tom Torn is too young and too inexperienced inexperienced inex inex- inexperienced to rate the presidency his publicists have pounded outon out outon outon on their typewriters the following following following follow follow- ing misinformation The fact that Mr Dewey has not served in congress does not disqualify him Since 1890 only two presidents were elected who had served in congress McKinley and Harding Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt Taft Wilson Coolidge Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt never were members of either house of congress Apparently the Dewey people never heard of the McKinley tariff tar tar- If iff which was written by theman theman the theman man they say never sat in either house of congress And perhaps they are glad to forget that Warren G. G Harding was a senator from Ohio when he was nominated for the presidency Not to mention the fact that Teddy Roosevelt and Mr Coolidge presided over the senate as vice president Tom can lose votes votes and and face face face-by by this sort of f f- f campaigning American diplomats ts and economists economists econ econ- economists are highly skeptical about Germanys Germany's ability to organize economically the various nations which she has brought within her political and diplomatic orbit Austria Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia Poland Po Po- Poland Po- Po land and Russia On the basis of superficial knowledge such a combination seems unbeatable and it has aroused fear of a dictatorial dic die triumph in Paris London Loudon Lon Lou don and Washington But our most expert scouts abroad and at home have made a detailed analysis of the problem for the White House and the state department and they express express ex ex- press grave doubt of Hitler's di digestive digestive di- di capacity Russia they maintain is La still in too chaotic a state to provide Germany with agricultural or industrial materials materials mate mate- rials in volume For some months the only product exported by the soviet through the now blockaded blockaded blockaded block block- port of Istanbul has been manganese not wheat or iron ore or oil Our people doubt whether the suspicious Stalin will permit the importation of sufficient sufficient suf Li- Li dent German technicians to put his production plant in smooth- smooth running shape Austria Poland and CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia have not been suf self since the World war they represent liabilities rather than assets to Berlin Even if Japan joins the Rome Moscow axis she is so strained by her Chinese venture that she can furnish scant or no assistance So although the central powers' powers empire looks strong on paper it has yet nt to demonstrate its staying staying stay stay- ing power Paul V. V M McNutt's undelivered speech advocating a broadening of the social security act along lines constitutes one of Washington's politico econom ic mysteries Here is what happened happened hap hap- Ten days ago the social security security ity administrator sent to WashIngton WashIngton Wash Wash- ington newspapers and press associations associations as associations as- as an address in which he advocated an increase in payments payments pay pay- ments and the Inclusion of hundreds hundreds hun hun- of thousands of people now outside the circle of social security security se se- se benefits It was such a sensational pronouncement that the press associations contrary to their custom relayed it on their day wires as a hold for delivery piece Paul was going to town politically and cally But after they had made all for elaborate handling they got word that the original address had been killed by Mr McNutt In its place they received a mild and innocuous statement Pauls Paul's auls aul's explanation is that on second thought he figured the original address with its promise promise prom prom- ise of richer payments and a 8 heavier dent in the treasury was inappropriate at this particular time even though it might have won him a few presidential dele dee gates The Inside story appears to be that he was called ot off by somebody close to the treasury Henry or the White House Harold L. L Ickes is galloping for the worst fall of his tempestuous career in his present rampage around the Washington lot He HeIs HeIs is reaching out for power which the senate will vill deny him by al almost almost almost al- al most unanimous vote If F. F D D. D R. R backs him it will embroil the White House in the fiercest controversy con con- controversy since the struggle over the supreme court reform Although he may have Jess less than 12 months to serve the secretary secretary sec see of the interior insists on stripping the agriculture department department depart depart- department ment of two of its most prized possessions the possessions the forestry service and the rural electrification ad ministration Only a few months ago ago at th the urging of Tommie Corcoran he tried to bring T TV V A under his wing His thirst for tor power at this time mystifies his friends and enemies at the cap cap- ital So does the presidents president's apparent ap apparent apparent ap- ap parent approval of his tactics de designed designed designed de- de signed to undermine Henry Wal Wal- lace The Roosevelt-Ickes Roosevelt program program program pro pro- gram threatens to alienate such administration men as Senator Norris of Nebraska Byrnes of South Carolina Pittman of Ne Ne- vada They have bluntly informed in in- in Informed formed F. F D. D R. R that they will rebel and administer a scorching rebuke to the administration Capitol Hill Democrats Democrats pew new and old dealers dealers assail assail the pro posed shifts as a major political blunder on the eve of election Copyright 1940 McClure Syndicate |