Show I THE DAILY DAlLY W WASHINGTON AS INGTON Merry Go Round t TrAde Trado Mark MarkBy MarkBy B By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN W WASHINGTON When WASHINGTON When Cordell Corden Hull HuH traveled trav tray through South America en route to the Pan American conference he made one fervid resolution When he came back he was going to tolean clean lean out some of the career boys cluttering up his lis department for years Mr Hull has now been back more than a month But his resolution will not be fulfilled Not merely is there to be no housecleaning but buthe the he same old career clique which kept in i its cocoon during the Hoover days is s now emerging emerging ing ng a n grown full-grown and beautiful butterfly In fact the same gentlemen who caused such sucha a scandal in Frank B. B Kelloggs Kellogg's days by promoting promoting promoting pro pro- themselves to cushy jobs are now at it again and reaping a harvest Wilson Snares Promotion Back in 1927 Hugh R. R Wilson son of the Chicago shirt family was chairman of the state departments department's personnel committee which ruled on promotions He Hc got himself made minister to o Switzerland But now tiring of that job he heis heis hes is s having himself promoted to a new post one of the most important in Europe Back in 1927 also J. J Butler Wright was in meeting dignitaries at the Union station sta sta- tion ion was also a member of the personnel board He had himself appointed minister to Hungary Hoover irked at the career crowd demoted him himo to o the legation in Uruguay but now J. J Butler has las had himself sent back to the more glamorous ous environs of Czecho Must lust Speak Harvard The secret of the career boys' boys success is two two- fold One is suave Billy Phillips undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary tary of state and a devout disciple of the creed that diplomatic berths should go only to those boasting a private income and a Harvard ac ac- ac cent The other is js s the president himself Most of the career crowd vas was vas in Washington when Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy they all played around together So no matter what Hulls Hull's resolutions he has the president to contend with Too Close to Hoover Doover On one maii mah man however Roosevelt and Hull see sec eye to eye He is Hugh S. S Gibson ambassador dor to Brazil Neither is strong for him Gibson has spent 24 years in the diplomatic service performed notable jobs But he has one big handicap plus a smaller one His chief handicap handicap handicap han han- is Herbert Hoover Gibson first knew him when Hoover was Belgian relief administrator They became fast friends When Hoover became president Gibson visited him regularly in the White House With Hoovers Hoover's exit Roosevelt transferred Gibson from Belgium to Brazil Since then Gibson Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- son has made the mistake of bothering the president president president pres pres- ident on very minor matters He wrote him personally personally personally per per- to inform him on the state of mind of the Brazilian people He wrote him again to say that the embassy needed a new roof Roosevelt engrossed in the tremendous problems of recovery trying to keep his finers finers fingers fin fin- gers ers on a score of vital domestic issues was irked As a result Roosevelt is inclined to think t that a Gibson relief has been too long iong in opera opera- tion Costly Candor The president has the incautious candor of J Joe oc Byrns his house floor leader to thank for having the bonus issue so abruptly tossed into his lap The bonus was certain to have come up up- up but not at this time Too many congressmen face desperate reelection contests are arc too ur urgently urgently ur- ur gently in need of the veteran vote to let ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration leaders completely quash the issue I A fight was expected But the secret strategy strategy strategy strat strat- stratI I egy was to keep the bonus lid clamped down until toward the close of the session Then with all aU important legislation out of the way the administration would be in a strong position particularly in the senate to beat the veterans This would have spared Roosevelt a veto which h now appears unavoidable Byrns' Byrns unguarded frankness last week blasted blasted blast blast- ed eel this plan There was little news and newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper men sought out the gaunt in hope l of an inspiration Their good friend Joe did not fail them For several mo months a petition calling for a bonus vote had been gathering dust on the speakers speaker's desk One hundred forty five signatures signatures signatures signa signa- tures were necessary under the rules to make it operative So o one e of the ne newspaper men ca casually casually cas cas- asked asked- Byrns regarding it There are only names on it replied Joe If enough names are are obtained do you think the house would pass a bonus bill this session S Unquestionably aid Byrns That w was enough for the reporters Next morning the front page stories stones proclaimed that I house leaders were certain a bonus bill could be passed this session By noon next day the number of petition signatures had jumped to the following night the required had been The president will now have to wield the big stick t S tz h Stalled S. 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