Show T- T t l awn r r r v r r t o of f Washington President President elt has told congress that he wants It to finish Its la la- Expect bors and n adjourn journ Session In ln short order Lon Long lIe He has figured I that about three months ou ought ht to I the members sufficient time to z give ghe C mull over o the problems that confront confront con con- front rant them an and that they then should return to their several r homes But nut the President Is doomed If he be sincerely to disappointment if believes that he can cnn get congress c out of the Capitol by the end of at March The best guess right now Is J. J that congress will be In session at least four tour months and It Is s well Tell within the range of possibilities that p It will remain In session almost tor to r f f the tIle time of at the national conven COD There are a number of factors that make realization atlon of at the Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's early adjournment wish Impossible Im iw- t f po possible of at realization Probably the most Influential of these Is the t fact that this Is Is a n campaign year V Every cry member of or the house and one- one f V third of ot the senate along with Mr lr r Roosevelt himself are affected b by Y Ye rz th the e election date and politics must have bae Its turn er E Every four tour years this f tame same condition obtains and every efery f f four tour years politicians do about the same things s In furtherance of or their own o political Interests The bulk bull of the tile legislation to be considered 1 has bas Its political tinge Politics even i cre creep p Into the annual appropriation bills and bills and usually the result Is a n swelling of oC the totals in order that i some gears of Individual political p p ro machines ma may be oiled just a n bit fori for i smooth running In the campaign While the appropriation bills are r- r important from a n political standpoint stand stand- k point their weight In this session of oC i congress sinks rather below par hei he- he J i cause there are such things s as ther the r bonus for or the World war veterans t i. the UH Townsend old ole age d pension plan ij r various New Deal reform measures and such replacement legislation as ma may be necessary since the Supreme court I kicked over oyer New Deal i 5 like the Agricultural Adjust Adjust- ment went net act with Its processing taxes if f and find sundry other schemes However f. f the Roosevelt leaders In congress i may desire to act the machinery of ot legislation can be run only s so Jf fast In an nn election year I t f K tt t One of or th the e chief vilet reasons renson why a congressional session in an election elections s Y year ear drags on r Seek to longer user than usual Publicity Is because of ot the 0 publicity value r f the sessions have hn for individual representatives rep- rep v es and senators Members r of or con congress ess discovered n a hundred years ago that the chambers of the v house and senate constituted splendid splendid splendid did sounding boards for the dissemination dis- dis of oC political views There has been Increasing use of this potentiality pot po po- potentiality t as the years ears have gone June by until now the older members of the house and amI senate have become very adept In capitalizing on this factor It takes no stretch of oC the Imagination to discover that a n s sen senator sea sea- n. n ator or representative e sp speaking aling from the floor of or his respective e chamber gets much more publicity than his opponent back bade home who talks tans only as a private citizen It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is perfectly natural therefore that those me members ers seeking re-election re want to take full fun advantage of the publicity vehicle available to them In Washington The use of or this publicity weapon Is available to opponents of or th the e New Deal as well wen as to Its support ers era While the approaching election may be expected to knit the house Democrats more closely Into a n uni I fled front for or the November election the same condition Is not true In th the e senate In that body there are a number cumber of ot old line Democrats wh who o do not like like- the New ew Deal and wh who o ore are going to utilize every cry available e i opportunity to make their record as os Democrats as complete as ns It Is s possible to to do before beor they mus must speak to th the home folks In person It Is obvious ob that such m men n as Senator Sen Sen- ator Carter Glass of Virginia can not desert the Democratic ticket and run for re-election re Independently Independent Independent- nt ly lr So It Is to be expected that m nil n n of this tn type e will establish for them t selves sel selesa a a a- comprehensive e outline o of their political beliefs as Democrats Democrat s while distinguishing th their lr position n from that known as the New V Dea Deal I In They Ther must look 1001 to the future when according to all an Indications the they y feel the party part machinery will n aga again yn n I be he controlled b by the n II type trpe of Democrat Instead of ot b by th ther the e r reform form t type pe of Democrat hend headed d b by y men and women with the New ew De Deal al aly outlook ook An a additional factor operating In the senate Is the presence of or two Republican Two More t possible Factors ties In ln the persons Persons Per per- sons of ot Senator William E. E Borah Dorah of Idaho un and Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur IT H. H of Michigan Senator Borah Is actively seeking pledged ed delegates del to the Republican national convention Senator Van Van- ilenberg denberg SU says S 'S he be Is not a candidate I I but the well known bee is buzzing around an and there are many observers ers who think that Senator Vanden berg belS Is hOI hoping ln that In case of a convention cOD stalemate the assembled d dele delegates may riot and turn to him himas himas as s the nominee Such n a condition means menns as ns It has meant before that these two men men will desire to see all nn of or the political Issues aired In con congressional debates de de- bates It Is only natural and logical as well wen that the Republican nn minority minority minor minor- ity In the house and senate will seek seck to foment as much debate as possible In order to obtain a n record of what the majority party thinks or proposes to do If returned to power In all respects the tIle session willbe will wm willbe be the most political therefore since Mr rr Roosevelt took tool office Ills His Presidential message on the state of ot the Union already Is being kicked back and forth and picked to pieces In the preliminary campaign gunile gun gun- Ore fire In an earlier letter I reported to you concerning the question o of a neutrality policy Congress and declared at nt May Stall that time Irae that It u was the most Important Important Im Im- item to come before the current session It remains so I believe the situation Is Js even more delicate than In my ray earlier analysis of this problem on and It may well be that congress will stall along In reaching a decision on this policy polley In order to give foreign developments develop develop- ments meats an opportunity to manifest themselves further The administration administration administration adminis adminis- apparently Is willing to let Jet congress work out the legislation without much interference but the leaders realize that a decision will willbe willbe be difficult as long as foreign maneuvers maneuvers ma mn- continue to present an almost almost almost al al- al- al most daily change In the scenery Reference Is made to the neutrality neutral neutral- neutrality It ity question here because It Is one of the things s entering into the combination com com- combination that will cause a n lon lower longer er session than the President wishes There seems to be no doubt that passage of a bill to pa pay the soldiers' soldiers bonus at an early date will be accomplished accomplished ac ae- In this session Likewise Like Like- wise there Is hardly the shadow ofa of ofa a doubt that If congress passes such legislation and Mr fr Roosevelt vetoes etues It the bill will be passed over the veto eto It Is a campaign year and itI It r I Is not a n good time for politicians to antagonize an or organization with the vast membership of or the Am American Legion or the other groups of ex- ex service men This legislation will not contribute much to the length of or the session but In all such cases representatives and senators must make their speeches and be on record record record rec rec- ord as to toh h why the they voted for tor or against a n bill The Townsend plan cannot get nn anywhere where In the current session In nil all probability also the current current current cur cur- rent session of con congress ress will be called upon to Waiting meet some pr b- b Decisions lems resulting from adverse decisions decisions de de- b by the Supreme court atthe of at the United States The court has lias before It an any number of oC cases Involving involving In in- In- In vol New t Deal policies Including such as the AAA the TV TVA A with Its Tennessee Valley power yardstick the attempt to re regulate n wages es nn and hours of labor under er the Guffey Gufey coal bill bm known as the Little Little- t nA and anda a half halt dozen other policy It seems unlikely although no one can guess that all of these measures S will be held constitution constitution- al If IC any are held Invalid h naturally natural natural- I ly the President will ask co congress to draft new legislation As n a sample of or the political aspect of or the current session one can cite the furor that was stirred up when President Roosevelt noose delivered his message e on the state of the Union to a night session of ot congress Except Ex Ex- for or one instance Presidents al always nl a- ways was have e delivered ell or sent their message to congress at noon of or a ada aday da day after the session has hns had two or three meetings RIP Mr Ir Roosevelt noose chose chase to get his message to congress on the very cry first da day of or the current session but In or order er to do It and allow for consummation of or the usual routine of or the opening day tiny It was necessary necessary to hold bold n a joint session at nl night ht The White House douse announcement of at this decision n Immediately precipitated precipitated pre pre- n biting demand from ruin Henry p I P. P Fletcher Republican na national chairman Mr Fletcher charged that since the Presidents President's speech was being delivered out of oC hours and wa was being bro broadcast to I potentially the greatest test rn radio lo n nu audi dl I I ence once ever er to listen to a n Presidential message e of this kind the broadcastIng broadcast broadcast- Ing companies must n agree reE to allocate alto allo cate sate time for or the Republicans to answer it lt The Republican nep chairman chair chair- mun man asserted that the messa message e was re reduced to the common level of a n apolitical apolitical political speech and so he demanded demand demand- ed ell for the opposition the right to analyze It from the tilt opposition standpoint through the same number number num num- ber of radio stations and to potentially poten poten- the same radio audience C Wo ern paper New pcr Union |