Show 0 national topics interpreted by william bruckart washington Washing tom it begins to appear that the principles of 0 upon which president roosevelt Koo sevelt news nears has staked so much test are approaching a test despite the roosevelt assertion that la Is here to stay it seems that there are quite a few who tire arc not satisfied with them they have revolted at last the challenge appears to have been given and it Is up to the administration to light fight it out now it Is not dot too much to say that if 1 the administration Is victorious principles in the nations economic structure are here to stay if it falls the story will bo be different and aej no one can say what the course then will be disquieting conditions resulting from labor provisions or of the codes particularly the automobile industry code the threats the rumbles the dissension among political leaders all constitute a circumstance that must be examined together in order to recognize the serious nature of 0 the test that confronts and when I 1 refer to dissension among politicians I 1 include not only the differences of opinion on the disa disagreement agreement gre ement runs much farther and embraces many points of party policy indeed on the basis of the undercurrent der current of talk in congress sir roosevelt has suddenly found himself faced by a breach with the legislative body that is not going to be healed easily the circumstances seen by observers ers here in their efforts to piece the picture together demonstrate also the thing so many people long have believed namely that theorists cannot get along together indefinitely sir mr Roosevel ts brain trust as it Is popularly called has dissension in its ranks no two of the professors appear to be holding to the same theories now although agreeing thus tar far as to the objective sought they are jealous of each other and some of 0 them actually have bare become backyard gossips about others which to use an old expression Is a fine kettle of fish to advert again to the test of INIZA principles the situation as we see it in washington Is simply this a vast segment of industry has had a craw full of professional theories it has found that codes cost industry money reduce chances of profit and destroy age old trade practices it Is fighting back and it Is not important to this phase of the discussion that industry has seized on the company union as distinguished from recognized american federation of labor chapters as the issue in the opening battle the administration has started to fend oft off indu challenge by resorting to a counter attack in the form of a demand that hours of labor be shortened it has accepted the challenge of industry to the extent that it has called upon industry to use its much bruited bruised bruit ed organized individualism vi to manage its own affairs and it Is not amiss to point out just here that the success industry has with its first venture on this line will be measured by the amount of slack in unemployment which it can take up it is well to remember in this connection tion that mr roosevelt and his advisers adil serS have the problem of problem ot of relief on relief their hands As I 1 reported some weeks ago the CIVA form of taking care of a part of the unemployed Is to be discarded because frankly it has been a flop that leaves only the principles of by which jobs can be supplied if they are to be provided ot of course tho the administration has the responsibility of supplying supply lug work now it started out with ninny many high sound sou nd ing phrases about social justice and the unemployed tire are now wanting to know when social justice Is going to be worth something in the form of beans for the belly thus it becomes plain how bitter vils struggle is to be the administrations trat ions political life appears to be on the spot it cannot dare not admit defeat it probably will not be defeated in its encounter with industry but one should not make the mistake of believing t that bat victory will come easily the conclusions I 1 hear most frequently expressed indicate to me that the administration and its ideals will III win eventually because there are so many more employees than employers mr roosevelt can count upon it a majority of the people to be behind him therefore because the big majority are folks who work for their broad bread and butter self pres er continues to be the first law of nature despite theory in the present situation the issue has been joined chiefly on the company anlon anion question it la is an outgrowth of tho the overreaching which I 1 believe was done by supporters of the american federation of labor in their demands when the national recovery act was written I 1 do not blame the federation leaders they like every one else are 0 out ut to get tor for their adherent sas much as they can dut but their ti beir insistence for labor protection through the legisla 1 tion and the influence which they wielded on general johnson apparently as viewed from this point were a little bit too strong in other words they went so strong in their demands dern ands that they caused the employers to D feht ht back the provisions on labor call for unionizing all employees the american federation of 0 labor says that means affiliation with their institution and it has fought bitterly for that result industries and employers generally disagree with that idea general johnson has sided with labor lie he has donald a longtime long time attorney for labor unions as his right hand man in and mr chberg Rl surely has backed up the generals plans if indeed he did not formulate then them As it a counter irritant in the situation some of the employers have contended that it if em counter to in their re irritant spectre plants organized themselves into a union of their own there was compliance with the law they have insisted on this to tile the extent of refusing to deal on wage questions with any delegates excepting those from their own plants A negotiator affiliated with the american federation ot of labor was welcomed in those plants lust just as warmly as most of us welcome a rattle snake As a further bit of history it should be recalled that mr roosevelt early smelled the trouble that could come under the labor provisions so he set up the national labor board of which senator robert wagner of new york Is the chairman it was to be something thin of an in appeals board a body for review of complaints but somehow that body also construed the law as against company unions and the employers were balked again so now there Is a definite and concerted effort to break down the program that an organization ot of employees must be affiliated with the american federation of 0 labor before it Is acceptable cep table to the powers that be in washington it Is a row that Is going to continue for some weeks there will bo be strikes of greater or less consequence there may be some riots and some bloodshed and surely there will be much oratory very little of which will be from people who are conversant with all phases of the problem As a part and parcel of tile the roosevelt attack or counter movement against opponents of the it is generally believed in washington that the president used his powers to prevent any government purchases from manufacturers other than those complying with provisions it was a neek or more ago that he issued the executive order that precludes the award of government contracts to any bidder not a member of some observers here are saying that this order Is going to cost the government a considerable sum of money it has the effect of limiting tile the number ot of bidders although one may say that nearly every firm of consequence la Is flying the clue blue engle eagle there are very few that have hare not in some way or other violated its provisions I 1 do not charge that they have done so intentionally tio nally the facts indicate the contrary but there have been thou thousand saudi of violations wholly because it seems impossible to meet every requirement all of the time the air mail controversy continues to rise up to plague the roosevelt Koo sevelt administration I 1 judge air mail from the current con controversy vers atlon in washington that sundry administration officials would willingly miss a couple of good meals it if they could retract and cause people to forget the jibe made at col charles A lindbergh because his aviation company released liis his protest about cancellation cel lation of the air mail contracts before it was delivered to tile the president that white house statement saying that the transatlantic flyer was discourteous to clr roosevelt flits around like a fly lit in the room when you want to steep sleep late the white mouse house find and uia the war department part ment insist that their attempt to get colonel lindbergh on the army aviation investigating committee was made because of the colonels superior knowledge of aviation yeti yet all denials to cont contrary and all insistence ot of sincerity have not downed a widespread belief that appointment of the colonel was hoped to serve as an antidote a sleeping potion to offset ills his criticism of the contract cancellation political observers here are pointing out that administration ninde made an ill advised mow move in seeking to appolit lindbergh without first having gwo gone through a quiet move to find out ills bis reaction in an informal way war that usually Is done with appointments appointment the failure to have emissaries go ground around ant nnie ask the colonel whether he would serve on tho the investigating committee left him in a position to do some more talking it if he accepted of course lie ile would not do any more talking about the cancellation of contracts it would have been improper for na its sonic something thing of a judge to convict before he heard the evidence those thosa who know the tha colonel intimately say he would have observed the rules put cut colonel LiDd lundbergh bergh did not accept and when he refused to be maneuvered into a position of silence it if it was n maneuver he could protest again with assurance that it would get countrywide publicity rt it did just that hat Q by western union |