Washington, January 25. The
atmosphere of Washington at this
writing may best be described as
a mixture of politics and war. To
be sure, the atmosphere of Wash
ington is always political, but the
present combination of circum
stances gives a political tinge to
everything that is said and done,
in and out of Congress. And there
is very much concern about war,
and the possibility of the United
States being drawn into the sit
uation in the Par East by officials
who know about the real situation.
Politically, Washington Is con
cerned immediately with the 1938
Congressional elections, as well as
more remotely with the Presiden
tial election of 1940. Many of the
recent public utterances of men in
high places have no other real
purpose than to make it easier to
re-elect present Administration
supporters and fill some of the
seats in both houses with sympa
thetic legislators.
Big Bad Business Blamed for
Slump
The Administration and its sup
porters are sensitive to public re
actions, and the present business
and industrial depression has
tended to shake the confidence of
some voters in the Administra-
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tion's policies. At first the idea
was to deny that there was a de
pression. The tactics finally adopt
ed were ancient and time-tried
strategy. It is an axiom of both
war and politics that the best de
fense is in vigorous attack. So the
admission was made that there
was a depression, but that it had
been brought on by unsound busi
ness and financial policies which
needed correction and adjustment.
That would shift the newspaper
headlines from the depression it
self to the causes behind the
slump.
Mr. Jaekson'a Political Prospects
A part of the political play in
Washington is the evident effort
of Mr. Roosevelt to promote Mr.
Jackson into the Governorship of
New Ydrk, at the 1938 election
next November. Postmaster-Gen
eral Parley has been Induced to
drop his suspected ambition for
that high office, to clear the way
for Mr. Jackson.
Many folk here believe that the
President is quietly grooming Mr.
Jackson for the Presidency in
1940. Possibly Mr. Jackson shares
that belief. The "out" about that
theory is that the next Governor
of New York will be elected for a
four-year term instead of two
years, so that if he were to run
for President in 1940 he would
have to resign in the middle of his
term, which would confuse the
Presidential campaign.
Some shrewd Washington on
lookers fee in this apparent advo
cacy of 'jackson as his successor a
move by the President to keep Sec
retary Henry Wallace from get
ting too far out in front. Every-
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I body here believe# that the Secre
tary of Agriculture it definitely a
candidate. But the President, these
gossips say, does not want to be
maneuvered into the position of
backing Mr. Wallace. Hence his
tacit approval of Jackson as Pres
idential timber.
War Preparations Go On
The defeat in Congress of the
Ludlow resolution for a constitu
tional amendment for a popular
referendum before this country
ever goes to war, was largely in
fluenced by the President's oppo
sition to it. And the President, in
turn, was undoubtedly influenced
by facts and conditions not gen
erally known or fully understood
in circles where they are known.
Outwardly the Secretary of State
must maintain a calm and peace
ful attitude and tone. Insiders'
gossip is that among discreet gov
ernment men and his intimates
he talks In a way to indicate that
the time is nearing when the
United States must come to grips
with Japan and other aggressor
nations.
Some say that Congressional
pressure on the President and the
State Department prevented a
more aggressive reply to Japan's
apology for the sinking-of the U.
S. gunboat "Panay." The Presi
dent was told emphatically by his
party leaders that Congress would
not back him up in a reply to Ja
pan as aggressive as that first
drafted.
Diplomats who know are saying
that the attitude of Congress is
taken in Japan as proof that the
United States is bluffing And will
do nothing no matter how many
of our warships are sunk by Japa
nese bombs.
Meantime, secret Army and
Navy movements are under way
in the Pacific, the Army and Navy
budget has been increased, and
there are many other indications
that the Administration regards
the Japanese situation as delicate,
if not yet dangerous.
Ricbberg Plans Business
Regulation
There is little belief here that
there will be a spectacular anti
trust campaign by the Depart
ment of Justice, nor any Congres
sional investigation of trusts.
Probably such an investigation
will be authorized for next year.
More seriously regarded is the
plan which the Administration is
reputed to be considering for a
new method of government regu
lation of business. It is believed to
be the creation of Donald Rich
berg, former head of NRA. "the
new plan would establish a gov
ernment agency with power or
clothe the Federal Trade Com
mission with power to call persons
engaged in any particular busi
ness or industry together and help
them work out schedule of produc
tion and sales, codes of labor
treatment and fair practices, on
the basis of conditions within that
industry. The Department of
Comemrce is said to be behind the
plan and so are many who were
strong for NRA. This new plan,
however, is an effort to get down
to earth and be practical.
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FOR DR. LEAK
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at East Bend for
Dr. W. Q. Leak, 63, who died at
a Winston-Salem hospital Wed-
nesday afternoon after an illness
of short duration with blood
poisoning. Dr. Leak accidentally
struck Ills arm, which was already
injured, against a hypodermic
needle which was lying on a table,
and inflicted a very tiny injury,
so small he thought nothing of it.
Last Sunday he waited on more
than 50 patients and felt no ill ef
fects until Monday morning. He
was rushed to a hospital with a
high temperature where he died
Wednesday.
Funeral services were held at
East Bend Methodist church, of
which he was a member, at 2:30
o'clock Friday afternoon, after
the body had lain in state at the
church for two hours. Rev. Ralph
A. Herring and Bishop J. Kenneth
Pfohl of Winston-Salem and Rev.
C. H. Hutchens of East Bend,
conducted the services.
Members of the Masonic lodge,
of which he had long been a
member, were in charge of the
burial with active pallbearers as
follows: C. B. Huff, Clyde Kirk,
BUI Poindexter. Will North. J. T.
Reece and J. W. Mathews. Hon
orary pallbearers were all doctors
in Yadkin, Surry and Forsyth
counties.
JUDGE RIDICULES
PAROLE SYSTEM
Judge Hoyle Sink sentenced a
defendant in Durham superior
court last week to 18 months and
th«n turned to the man's attorney
and said: '
"Let me know when he's served
90 days, and I'll write Edwin Oill,
the parole commissioner, to parole
him. He paroles everybody else;
he might as well parole your
client, too."
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N. C. RELIEF FUNDS
TOTAL $92,757,651
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