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Show NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS Written for The Telegram By Ray Tucker WASHINGTON Two new deal factions the radicals and conservatives con-servatives have mixed in a violent vio-lent tug-of-war to drag F. D. R. to their side. The market upset and industrial slump have supplied sup-plied the seen for th behind-the-scenes battle. The probiMineas champions are headed, roughly, by Maritime Chairman Kennedy, R. F. C.-er Jess Jones and Vice President Garner. The key spokesmen for the "brain trusters" are Tom-mie Tom-mie Corcoran, Treasury Counsel Oliphant and SEC Chairman Douglas. Th former insist that the president assure influential Investors, through agreeing to taxation changes, that he doesn't' hold the profit motive In contempt con-tempt They counsel revision of existing laws and pending proposals pro-posals that itraltjaeket capital. The reformers are urging Mr. Roosevelt to fight it through on present lines. Th final decision hasn't been rendered, but th don't-rock-tho-boat boys think they have shaken F. D. R. a bit Relaxation of margin encouraged them. So did th more aggressive attitude toward labor as revealed in th Algic prosecution and investigation investiga-tion of Harry Bridges' citizen-ship citizen-ship status moves advised by Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Jones' contribution was F. D. R.1 letter that future farm grants be accompanied by new taxation. Though atiU only a political promise, th shadowy apirit of economy i hovering abov th Whit Hous roof. Th senate's cotton aleuths will Jolt Henry Wallace's compulsory dbntrol program when they file their recommendation with agricultural agri-cultural politico on capitol hilL Th private draft is supposed to Incorporate th views of growers Interviewed by "Cotton Ed" Smith during a recent survey in th field. It will also Include Ideas favored by Lawrence Westbrook. who differ radically from ex-Boss Wallace. Messers. Smith and Westbrook prefer large crop and volume turnover. So they will propose a mild and loose form of control falling more heavily on big growers than th little fellows. Underlying pressure for a minimum mini-mum of restrictions appears to be th producers' desire to retain foreign markets slowly slipping into hands of competing nations. This psychology, if correctly reported, re-ported, threaten any hard-and-fast method of control and high subsidies. But in th end Mr. a. Wallace, who is a reasonable and resourceful figure, will probably wangle a compromise in line with his general theories. The fanners seem to trust him, though differing differ-ing on technical details. Railroad Interests think they detect signs of a powerful movement move-ment for government ownership and operation at the next session of congress. At Washington, New Yont and Chicago they have staged private conferences to stav off th threat The quiet drive against th Interstate commerce commission recently mentioned In Whirligig partially inspires these new fears. The antirailroad campaign follows fol-lows th sam pattern used against privet utilities. Ther th argument was that neither state nor national commissions could control or regulate such a vast industry, and the Roosevelt "yardstick" was the answer. The Wheeler commute investigating railroad financing haa recently taken heavy aideswipe at th I C C So haa John Carson, coal consumers' con-sumers' counsel. F. D. R. haa frequently questioned th ICCi orders and general attitude. In railroad circles they're passing pass-ing out word that th lines will be on their way to federal ownership owner-ship before F. D. R. leave th Whit House. Certain labor lead-era lead-era are pushing th idea at every opportunity. So soon you'll se and hear a counter-attack by th private railroaders, who think they can pay out if Unci Sam gives them a break in higher rates and less regimentation. Dominant personality in urging President Roosevelt to loosen his allianc with organised labor, especially es-pecially CIO, waa Joseph P. Kennedy, head of th maritime commission and a trusted Whit House adviser on business and finance. Mr. Kennedy gave th president a primer lesson on the relationship relation-ship between labor and capital unrest. Ther are many other example of how induatrial trouble have driven capital into a strike, but th explosive Bos-ton Bos-ton tan's waa th most practical and picturesque. From hi talk with prospective builder of ships Mr. Kennedy discovered they would not invest a penny until they were guaranteed protection against costly disputes and ship tieup. Their attitude means that a fMO.000.000 construction program may be scrapped at a tim when that new market, for labor and goods would stimulate economic conditions. Mr. Kennedy's remedy, is establishment es-tablishment of a mediation commission com-mission like that which handles railroad disputes. But that would require many months, possibly years, and meanwhile the damage will be done, "he inside plan is to dump the problem in the lap of John L. Lewis and William Green, and ask them to settle it for their own selfish sakes. President Roosevelt's move to chloroform two spending agencies agen-cies in his economy drive th RFC and P W A won't get beyond the prescription stage. He resuscitated the R F C to handle corn loans and congress will us th pulmotor on Mr. Ickes' outfit. out-fit. F. D. R.'s early summer order to wind up the P W A has provoked pro-voked fierce opposition. Th Beiter bloc openly accuse th president of defying congress, which allocated 500.000.000 for new project and aaw Mr. Rooee-velt Rooee-velt arbitrarily cut th total to 200,000,000. They make th point that numerous cities Incurred heavy expenditures for special elections authorizing bond Issues for schools, bridges and roads, and now figure that Washington has double-crossed them. In last Tuesday's elections numerous Democratic candidates won because be-cause of .promises that, if reelected, re-elected, they would restore their cities and towna te the preferred list. The president won't publicly repudiate re-pudiate hi pledge to terminate P W A and RFC apending, but th undercover impression on capital hill ia that he would welcome wel-come a congressional move to renew re-new th flow of these funds. He will then bow to the inevitable, and. both sides will celebrate. It's a ruse resorted to by many presidents presi-dents in th past. Notes Secretary Ickes renews fight for a department of conservation conser-vation . . . Generous estimates are made for reclamation projects and appurtenant reservoire . . , "Coordination" haa become a serious seri-ous problem in manifold activities of department of agricultur . . Serious irregularities uncovered by investigation of judiciary may lead to several impeachment . . . Stat aouthorities oppos sweeping sweep-ing antipollution bill which trans-, fers control ever tributary streams to federal government (Copyright 137. for Th Telegram) |