Show L 1 SEEN HEARD HEARD around the National Capital CapitalI I p raiM D Dy CARTER FIELD 3 Washington Hugh S S. S Johnsons Johnson's John John- sons Ion selection by 1 President Roosevelt to play a part In or organizing the country country coun coun- try eo so that it will be ready in all directions di di- should a war ar bl break l k out Is a most happy one for tor many reasons In the first place lace Johnson while a associated as with Bernard M. M Baruch worked for almost ten years ears on this v very Idea He tie did It at t Baruch's tion don Baruch aruch was much impressed during the World war with the chaos which whim res resulted from hav hay having ing lag been precipitated Into that conflict con con- And this despite the tte fact that It had d been at least a possibility for tor considerably eony eon con more than thon two years that this country would be Involved Ab AI Absence sense sence of any Intelligent plan for obtaining obtaining ob ob- the necessary raw materials for example examples Absence of any sane coordination co coy ordination of ot the tha railroads railroads-n a lack which led fo to the governments government's taking them over and wasting probably hundreds bun hun dreda of ot millions of dollars And then the big problem of ot unequal distribution soldiers distribution soldiers getting 30 10 a month having been drafted dratted and machine machine ma ma- chine workers get getting ling 10 a day The waste ute in building ships especially wooden ships The horrible memory of Hog flog Island So Baruch aruch thought the thing to do would be to have a comprehensive plan Including every man and ami every every bit of property In the country countr so that at the outbreak of war the whole thing could be organized with that same efficiency em effi that should characterize the mobilization of a European army and at the same time as near noor a basis of equality between the citizens as possible possible ble no matter what their particular niche In the scheme might be Having worked and thought for ten years on this subject conferring with all the experts and best thinkers they could get hold of Baruch and Johnson were obviously the tho two outstanding men in the entire country for this task tank Fond of Johnson But ut there was another reason for tor forthe forthe the selection of Johnson which was highly Important The President 1 Is s very fond of the explosive general and would like to employ his very great talents In the government Tho The question ques ques- Lion tion was where could he be placed e where he be could have any reasonable chance of getting along peacefully with h those with whom he would have hove t to o work I IThe IThe IThe The gradual turning of a close friendship friendship friendship friend friend- ship between Donald an and d Johnson in the the repeated d battles Johnson and Frances France s Perkins secretary tary of ot labor the labor the bitter bitte r enmities aroused by Miss Frances Frnnces Ro Robinson Rob b inson Johnsons Johnson's lieutenant all made 1 It t difficult But one point stood out like ilkI a light light- house Johnson had demonstrated overa over overa r a period of years that he could an and would d work like Tike a 11 slave sla when his work was directed by Baruch So why no not t put him to work at something which h very much needed to be ho dt tech done ne tech technically with Baruch aruch but actually under under un der him Which Is precisely what the President rest dent has done Incidentally Incidentally- seldom has a big piece of news been more distorted than announcement announcement an of this project That ver very y afternoon senators on the Nye commit commit- teen hit the ceiling In 10 n public statements statements statements state state- ments thinking the move was intended d to choke off ort their Investigation Actually there Is la nothing In the present present pres pros ent administration move which relates relate s even even remotely to the Idea of American munitions makers selling to foreign countries while this country Is a at t peace Its only purpose Is to have a definite and all embracing plan which I Ican can be snapped Into action actton the women moment t this tits country gets Into a war But the words take rake the profit out o of ot f war seemed so timely that it I Is s little wonder the headline writers water s jumped at them especially as the sentence sen tence fence containing them was the only y one on which direct quotes from the e President were permitted Even Cven that thu t ta resulted from a specific request by a 1 newspaper man It was not the Presidents President's dents dent's original Idea Involves Knotty Problems Further march of the power of th the e federal government as against the authority au nu of t tie u states Is seen Heen In the determination determination de do- termination of Secretary of ot War Var Dora Dern spurred on by Senator Lonergan o of f Connecticut to give ghe the federal government government gov control over Industrial waste wash e disposals In streams lakes takes and coastal coasts 1 waters Legislation providing for this will b be e Introduced In both houses bouses early In tb the e session and will It t Is learned be vl vigorously vig g pressed despite the ve very I knotty constitutional problems involved In in- The new bill an effort to end stream m pollution Is to be s ed d by a com con committee mittel beaded headed by Secretary Bern Dem an and d composed of other government an and state conservation officials It wit will l also Include some sportsmen It Lt Is e expected ex x petted to call for granting authority f to some existing government department department depart depart- ment meat or agency though It t may rosy provide pro e for tor the setting up of ot a new agency y To whatever body Is given the assignment assign ment meat will la Jle granted power to enforce I the provisions of ot the law No matter how bow the law U ts drafted drafts t 1 or what section of the Constitution I U Is relied o on to glue give the federal government govern goner ment went power to go Into loco a field which wile ii had always been supposed to belong to the states a quick test feet will be made mad e 0 by opponents of the proposal which wl will n not ot be De determined finally until It has bu b been een passed used on by the Supreme court Part of the bait to bring about cooperation co co- co- co o operation Instead of a battle bailie by the states and local communities will wUl be loans lasso to be bo offered by the federal government government gov IOV to titles clUe and factories that will Institute some Orne form of disposal which will keep the waste route out of ot the tho streams and aud other waters vaters In some same in In- s stances It is thought dispose disposal systems stem may l e Installed where tho the products by will actually make mako the whole charge change p profitable Rest Best possible advice will be supplied tree free by the federal government as 18 to t this his for tor a astaR staff of engineers familiar with waste disposal problems will be maintained by the federal aren agency y entrusted en n t trusted rusted with this mission Talk of New Party Conviction that the Republican party as far tar as ea that label is I. concerned Is doomed and end that the new opposition party to the Democrats or or more ae so to the New Deal must Deal must not only be a new organization but must meat have havo another soother name was as voiced b by many old tine Republican leaders who came to Washington not for tor a political powwow V but on the ho excuse at least of attending the Gridiron dinner Foremost among those Insisting that i It t Is la wasting time to try to preserve the tho Republican party was as Clarence O. O Hamlin of ot Colorado Springs former R Republican national committeeman from Colorado for tor runny many years ears and one of ot the original Hoover men urea in 1023 1928 At th the other extreme are Republicans henna like Uke former Senator George H. H Moses of ot New Hampshire and James E. E Watson of Indiana They believe tho the Republican party is ts no further down the hill bill than the Dt Democratic Dora Dem m. m party was In 1023 They point out that of ot the total vote cast In the tho 1934 1034 election which was a Democratic landslide of course ourse the Republicans polled 40 out of every that went In Inthe Inthe inthe the ballot boxes Where they thel demand will you find such a nucleus for a new party On one point while there Is le no such public admission most of the factions agree That Is that 1030 1031 may not be too loo soon to begin to fight but It Is too soon to expect victory is a dissenter even from this lie Ill believes that a new party which would stand for the Constitution and be against the New Deal and all Its Us works would have an excellent chance even eves In la l 1030 1930 30 especially l If U the leaders would In some way convince the country country coun count try that the new nelv party was entirely divorced from the old line lIans New Estate Tax TaxA A new system of ot estate taxes with very powerful support In the tho personnel of Its advocates Is being urge urged on President Roosevelt leading senators and members of the house ways and means committee It alms at avoiding the highly deflationary de de- effect of ot the present estate taxIs taxes and at the same sarno time accoro accomplishing pushing the original object of their unearned unearned unearned un un- earned Increments The Idea is simply to have the taxes paid by tire the recipients Instead of by bythe the estate The chief objection to the present tax as viewed not only by Its critics and by the limo treasury but by recovery minded administration and business men Is U that it prevents the most available money for Investment there Is that Is-that that owned owne by capitalists retired retired re ro- re- re tired from active business from business from being put into channels where it would produce produce pro pro- duce employment pa pay rolls and spend ing Tho The retired capitalist Is nearly always al al- al ways a man who has begun to think about his estate and what will happen to It offer after his death He Ile knows about estate taxes fazes has seen sen numerous Instances of where the best part of an estate was sacrificed at et bargain coun coun- counter ter prices in order to obtain the cash cask necessary to pay pap the tho death duties Consequently Consequently Con Con- his whole whale Inclination Is le to keep his estate rotate very liquid Indeed Indeed Indeed-In In cash or government bonds Such a man worries not only about what would happen In such sacrifice sales from the standpoint of ot his helve heirs but from the tho standpoint of his associates associates asso asso- ars elates In any business enterprise of which he be happens to own a largo large share Prospects One of ot the big factors that is le workIng working work work- Ing to make Sam the next speaker of ot the limo house Instead Instead of Jo Jo- Joseph seph W W. Byrns of Tennessee Is that the thelast last lust campaign showed showe that the old cry of Southern Domination Is no longer effective politically In the North This was wag proved particularly In the tho Maine Blaine election in to September In Maine for that matter Tennessee would probably be regarded as Just as southern as Texas but this Is far from true p politically Tennessee not only went for tor Hoover in fn 1023 1028 when the South was cracking in Its allegiance to Democracy but It had gone for ins hardIn hardg Hard Hard- ing In 10 1020 1990 O. O when no as Issue was Involved As a matter of ot fact tact It was very close In 1024 So from the Washington political viewpoint Tennessee has not been regarded regarded re re- re- re as part of the Solid South for tor many years But Texas t Is de despite the fact that she slipped clipped her political moorings In to 1998 along with lIh Hh Virginia North Caroline Caro line and Florida So the prospect of ot having both houses of congress presided over by Texans which Is the tIle picture at et the moment not only with the blessing but with the active operation co of the administration ad ad- ministration might havo have been regarded as political dynamite a few years back but occasioned no concern to the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic erotic candidates for tor the house bouse anywhere any where iu to tho the North Northeast or Northwest Northwest North North- west this ilia year Copyright Service |