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~ % ago 1 said that Franklin D. Roosevelt ++ vould not possibly lose. Now, in my -opin-

~~ 1 doubt if he can win on. points. In May it: .. Was well enough to talk of footwork and a - @ood left jab. But this is June. The political r, 7

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.—A few weeks

ion, he is in grave danger of defeat. Indeed,

. of America has changed overnight. Now Mr. Roose-

i“ welt must make up his mind to get in there and slug.

At the morning session of the Democratic convention Jim Farley made a good speech and at the end he ‘said in loud and .clear. tones, . “Franklin Delano Roose~velt.” There was a fair to middling demonstration. At its top it hit 60 on the sound machine. But the delegates did not go wild and «+ neither did the galleries. People still are asking, “Where do we go from here?” And so I am firmly convinced that the third party movement is a very dangerous threat to the Heywood Broun Democrats. I think that William Lemke is a sincere progressive who has allowed himself to be used by some of the most shameless demagogues who ever participated in American politics. I refer to Father Coughlin and I

‘refer to William Randolph Hearst.

Several wise political commentators have told me that I have developed a Hearst phobia and that he plays no such important role in the present campaign as I would assign to him. Indeed I am informed that I am flattering Mr. Hearst, ‘which was not precisely

my intention. 2 ” ”

A Tip for Michelson—

F I were in the councils of the Democratic Party A I would name Hearst hard and name him often. The present gathering has come to resemble the Madison Square Garden conclave during which it was forbidden to name the Klan. Hearst is bawled out a lot but seldom from the platform. Partisans of the President have described his position as being a little to the left of center. If he continues in that approximate middle of the road he will fall easy prey to the ambush which has been laid. Behind an oak a Liberty Leaguer draws a bead and fires. On the other side the redskins yelp and whoop. They have had their share of wampum and they know the trails to San Simeon. Roosevelt ought to get after the Indians. Now is the time for a truly progressive platform. It has been said that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, off the record, is for a constitutional amendment which will enable Congress to legislate for the general welfare.. Let him get on the record.

” " ” He Should Speak Out

ANDON soothes the standpatters by holding to the theory that reforms must come only through the action of the states. Father Coughlin tosses out tall phrases and then winks at Wall Street as he points to his party’s plank about restoring sovereignty to the states. When anybody says that he is against child labor and for states’ rights he is dancing on a dime. We know that. Let's have it said by the candidate of the Democratic Party. Certainly millions have toiled and ‘died waiting for the laggard

. states to catch up with the pioneers.

The states are powerless to save the soul of America or even the very soul which constitutes our contirent. Now is the time for Roosevelt to come out and say that of course we must have a national govern-

% ment which is empowered to deal with those national

. ‘party. . This may be. bad

problems which are vital. And to that end he should -

: forthrightly ask for a constitutional amendment.

That would send some more Democrats out of the A Joliucal strategy but if I were Mr. Roosevelt I would much rather go into the hearts of right-thinking men than seek to amble back through a side door of the White House,

My Day

BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT LKINS, W. Va, Tuesday.—The Greenbrier is an attractive and comfortable hotel and was very pleasant last evening. I am more than glad that ‘this award to a woman who has proved her ability to be of use to mankind could be given at the time of the Chi Omega convention. They sponsor it every year, but it is not always given when their convention meets. As they have 89 chapters, made up largely of younger members, it seems a good thing for youth to be encouraged by the realization that there is some recognition for work well dene. Young or old, no one could help being impressed by the meeting. Dr. Alice Hamilton, the recipient, is sweet-faced, gentle and unassuming. A lovelier person can hardly be imagined. When she rose and said that in her field she had encountered very little opposition, your instinctive reaction was that no one could help wanting to be of service to her. It was fun to talk to the girls afterward, and to

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BY ARCH STEINEL. . TEDDY ROOSEVELT Rough Rider isto play an important: part’ in the - attempt: fo return ’the Re-

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. publican Party. to power in |

.He is Frank Knox, Chicago

Daily News publisher, choice of

the Republican national conven-.

tion as runnihg mate for Gov. Alf M. Landon, of Kansas. : In a short biography, “Frank ‘Knox — American,” by Norman “Beasley (Doubleday, Doran; $1), the life of the former Rough Rider is told in 183 pages for the student of political economy or practical politics. Written from a friendly viewpoint it tells the story of a newsboy who saved his dimes to go through college, shows him as a counterpart of the courier in the “Message to Garcia” during the Spanish-American War, = lights up the Knox crusades as editor, and ends by revealing him as a political . oracle who forecast the deaths of NRA and AAA.

William Franklin Knox, listed

as William F. Knox while a Rough

Rider, and later just plain Frank

Knox was born in Boston, Mass., New Year's day, 1874. His Scotch Presbyterian family moved to Grand Rapids, Mich. and young Knox first’ breathed printer's ink at the age of 11 as a paper carrier.

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HE 1803 panic swept the country, the book relates, and young Knox was forced to depend on his own resources to work his way through college. Spading gardens, he obtained pocket money. Other odd jobs, such as an appointment as athletic director, helped . him to weather his college years. Outbreak: of = the SpanishAmerican War brought his enlistment in the Thirty-second Michigan troops. The Rough Riders of Col. Theodore Roosevelt borrowed him from ‘the Michiganders. * He was taken before the chief of the crack brigade. “Teddy stared at the hopeful husky with squinting eyes,” ace cording to the book. * “‘How do you happen to come here? How old are you?’ and then eyeing the 165 pounds of brick-topped brawn, Col. Roosevelt said, ‘Youll do. Hold yp your right hand.” 5

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T the battle of San Juan Hill :-“When Knox's:turn-eame to: leave the trenches, he, like the others, made a break across an exposed spot for the brow of the

hill, . His foot caught -on.ar small *

stone, and he fell flat on his face,” the book declares. “Heedless,”. continued the boek, “of heavy fire in the exposed spot, Roosevelt rushed over to pick him up, thinking Knox had been struck. ‘Are you hit?’ inquired Roosevelt.

“ ‘No, I stumbled,’ Private Knox -

replied. * ‘Are you hungry? Teddy asked.

“ ‘Hungry and thirsty, sir, ane:

swered the private. “ ‘Stop at my tent and get something to eat,” ordered Roosevelt.” Private Knox did. Hardtack, bacon and beans made up the meal, but from that time on the vice presidential candidate: was bound to Roosevelt and progressiveness, according to the author. The meal sent him out as a messenger and worker for the Bull Moose Party until “T. R.” ac-

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given to Knox. Teddy's. forgetfulness cost him an aid. - End of the Spanish-American War sent young Knox into journalism as a $10 a week reporter.

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. D. CONGER, then editor of the Grand Rapids Herald, hired him. : : “On the same ‘day he bagged Knox as a cub reporter,” relates the book, “he made another catch that was to distinguish the Conger ‘school of journalism.’ Arthur H. Vandenberg was hired to go to work as state editor at $1 a day. He was to become United States Senator from Michigan. Shifting to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., as publisher of a paper, Mr. Knox became a crusader. He defied the riff-raff of that onetime tough lumberjack town, the author reveals. One punch, the biography relates, on the jaw of a saloonkeeper “made up the minds of Soo’s prominent citizens that the city was no health resort. They could ;stand his editorials but not his fists. He .was blunt ahout telling the world. of the sins of “S00” and the Beasley book explains: “The the-

|. idea, Mrs. Roosevelt?” Mr. Knox

_ory that a newspaper must sup-' |

press bad news, and ‘only. print good : news, is so absurd as to scarcely merit serious attention.” ® 2 2

“YZ NOX'S view is that a newspaper is more a public institution than a private enter- - prise, and that, a journal that does not stand for the best ideals and work for the welfare of its community is unworthy of existence.” His editorial crusades carried him into political crusading; the Bull Moose campaign, and Michi gan state politics. He helped make a Governor -and then forsook Michigan for Manchester, N. H, and a new paper.’ - With the inception of the World War the biography tells of how Knox champed at the bit at each blare of martial music. : “One evening in 1916 they ‘(he and Teddy Roosevelt) sat around . ‘a fireplace on Sagamorg Hill discussing the idea of recruiting a brigade of Rough Riders to use in’ Mexico or in Europe. Mrs. «Rogsevelt sat by the fire knitting. “‘What do you think of the

asked. 3 “‘I don’t think Wilson wauld

let either of you go,’ she replied.”

President Wilson bore out Mrs, = Roosevelt's prophecy, but that did not dampen the spirits of Mr. Knox, and’ after beingerefused a commission as an officer he enlist= ‘ed as a private and;then later was sent to an officers’ training camp.

~The" biography tells of his . ag-

gressiveness in: obtaining supplies for ‘his: “outfit,” the Three Hundred Third ‘Ammunition Train. “*What kind of an officer was Knox?’ was asked ‘of one man, according to-the: biography. “Well he never got «very ‘chummy with any of the men,’ the ‘veteran - replied. ‘He was sumsmary court officer: for: the regiment,. and he was hard but fair and impartial. But, gosh, what a son of gun he was for looking after his men and his outfit.’ ”

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FTER the World War and success with his New Hampshire paper he became in 1927 the general manager of the -Hearst “newspapers at a salary of $150,000 a year. is In describing his acumen ‘as philosopher, one Hearst executive is quoted as saying: “Knox knew &

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says: “He has a he can

: “Mr. Hearst and I bh Sapinining a difference of opinion as to methods of management. Our difference could not be reconciled. My with-

‘remedy for the situation.” Mr. Hearst replied: 3 “We have had a happy association. I greatly regret:your resig nation. If you leave the date of your resignation to me I am afraid I would not set it. So that matter must be left to your decision.” : : Mr. Knox tried to retire, the biography says, but on Aug. 31, 1931 the Chicago Daily News was placed in his hands. The Daily News staff was apprehensi ve. Dismissals were rumored. Then one day a bolder reporter talked the matter over with Mr. Knox and received the following reply: “Every large city newspaper has a good average staff. Some men are better than average, some poorer, but they make the average. Wouldn't a publisher be foolish to dismiss one average staff merely to replace it with another average staff? You teil the boys to sit hack on their seats, ‘take their hats off, and make a better newspaper than ever. And, while you are about it, take your own hat off.” :

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HE Daily News, under Knox, became the right arm of State’s Attorney Thomas J. Courtney in his crusades against Chicago crooks and gangland, the biography declares. When attempts were made on Mr. Courtney’s life a News editorial said: “The attempt to kill him shows better than reams of , Statistics that he has been fight"ing" crime effectively.” a lisher - Knox assailed the ‘NRA and AAA as far back as August, 1933, as “unconstitutional.” The biography recites his battle against fiat money, failure to balance the budget, and criticism of the Roosevelt regime . “He looks and acts at least 10 years younger than he is. All his life he has been an ardent horseman, a skater, a fine player at ice games, chiefly, the ancient Scottish game of curling; a fisherman, a boatman, and now in later years a golfer,” the biography re-

veals.

drawal was the appropriate

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ligation of voting on the platform when it is presented to the full convention. ’ Senator Glass has been the: most forthright critic the New Deal has had. No Republican in the Senate has been half as effective because no Republican has half his particular kind of ability. Senator Glass and his associate, Senator Harry F. Byrd, have continued. their attitude toward the New Deal right up .to the last measure the Senate passed —both voted against Mr. Roosevelt's tax bill last week. 2 o x S week, Senator Glass faces

interview that he wished he had died before he saw what he called the “disgrace” of the New Deal come upon his country. His perturbance now must be the most painful in his long and extraordinarily conscientious and honorable career. He can’t possibly, as participant in a Democratic convention, recant what he has said as a Senator. If he did, he would turn into bitter irony the words of the six col= lege presidents who have given him honorary degrees during the .past two years, in considerable part for

New Deal. But it ‘will take no recollection of honorary degrees to hold Senator Glass to the path of

his courage and candor :about: the |’

for all the things he has done that he ought to have done.” One literal sentence puts emphasis on the word “sound” in a passage which wished Mr. Roosevelt “the largest success in ‘every sound measure he may hereafter project.” Perhaps the most significant sentence in that Virginia Democratic platform was the one which gave Mr. Roosevelt a warning: '“At no time in the history of the nation has adherence to sound principles of representative government been more imperative than today.” . ; 2 x.» . UT if the Virginia Democrati platform last week, and the

vately about Senators from several other Southern states. Even where nothing definite is known, much is surmised. In this convention, Senator Joseph T. Robinson is to make e speech is said to have been carefully scrutinized in advance by President Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt had bet-

the presiding officer's speech.

what he really thinks. Senator

loyalty enforced his

ENATOR ROBINSON might have a lapse of mind Big ay inson -is the official Senate leader: As such he leads the Senate — 2s often as he can—to do what President Roosevelt desires. - With the

Fair Enough

TBROOK PEGLER

HILADELPHIA, June 24.—The opening session of the political and emotional debauch of the Democratic job holders suited the highest traditions of party politics. The forgotten man was never further from the thoughts of his rulers than in the

90 minutes of preliminary horseplay which warmed up the delegates for the hilarity yet to come. The galleries were not yet filled and they never did fill, for the general excitement in the lobbies and streets and in the local papers had given the citizens to believe that the spectacle was not for them. They had p over-ballyhooed the show and Mr. Farley, as he stood there on the

to every promoter when ‘the cus- i tomers are ‘eager and willing but | frightened off. The job holders sorted themselves. into their respective wee his firm but gentle urging he introduced the Right Rev. Hugh L. Lamb, auxiliary Catholic Westbevak Pegler Bishop of Philadelphia, who asked a blessing on the deliberations. : Now, before proceeding to the “Star-Spangled Banner” which normally follows the prayer, Mr. Fare ley touched the sentiment of the meeting with an appeal for one minute’s silent tribute to Will Rogers, The people rose and stood.in stillness, rem the comedian who used to make them laugh at theme selves, but somewhere the timing failed and the gavel fell again after 30 seconds. ‘

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was a posthumous amend to Mr. Rogers, for the party regarded him with a certain degree of skepticism four years ago and adopted as the official court jester one Eddie Dowling, whose humor was more to the personal liking of Mr. Roosevelt. They doubted the party regularity of Mr. Rogers’ humor for he had slept in the White House under Calvin Coolidge and had been, at best, nonpartisan in some of his orations. : In fact, Mr. Dowling will have to get very funny _ Indeed to top the first orator of the convention, the Hon. S. Davis Wilson, Mayor of Philadelphia, who bade the job holders welcome in a 15-minute address so richly spiced with platitudes that it seemed a beautitul burlesque. Mr. Farley himself followed, reading from a text by ‘Charlie. Michelson, the ghost of the Democratic Party, who sat about three yards behind him, follow= ing copy lest Mr. Farley stumble in his lesson. It was a truculent writing, needling the unhappy Republicans for being Republicans and laying the scourge one last biting lick across the bloody back of Herbert Hoover. Why, Mr. Michelson demanded to know, hadn’t they had the candor and consistency to select him again in Cleveland, and Mr. Farley delivered this withering challenge with cruel scorn.

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E touched the office holders off with a closing reference to Mr. Roosevelt and turned.away to visit with Senator Joe Robinson as they struggled around and around, singing for their supper in a half-hour’s performance of spontaneous toil. : It is tough on the feet and vocal cords, this howling and braying which constitutes the routine Sponifanectis . Sagbvute, Shut these things happen only : our years e time between the ay attractive, : is cosy snd Ps it is a little unfair to mention the - gotten Man in such festive circumstances. ne or every political party has figures of speech and the Forgotten Man is no different from the sacred heritage, the heroes of Valley Forge and the Founding Fathers in that respect. But he is also a human being and a rather pathetic creature according to Mr. Roosevelt's description. Nobody called for a minute’s tribute to the Fore gotten Man. i

Merry-Go-Round

BY DREW PEARSON AND ROBERT S. ALLEN

ELPHIA, June 24—If you want to see what organized labor thinks of Roosevelt, open up the ornate Democratic Convention Book ‘which they sell you for $2.50, and take a look at the ade

vertisement of the United Mine Workers.

That space cost John Lewis’ miners $5000 of harde earned dues. : %

by conception of official duty, he debates against Senator Glass—and most well-in-formed listeners surmise that in nine cases out of 10 ‘Senator Robinson’s private and unofficial conviction is identical with Senator Glass’. ; : If, when Senator Robinson makes his high-spot speech this week. some lapse into seance, some triumph of the subconscious over official duty. should cause Senator Robinson, as Roosevelt's spokesman, to say what private citizen Robinson really thinks about the New Deal—in that event, this convention would provide more real news than it now seems likely to. ‘ ; : It is not easy to be facetious, and perhaps not right. To see the Democratic Party taking America on a course which nine-tenths of the thoughtful Democratic leaders profoundly distrusts is a somber experience.

conviction. Hardly any other man in American public life is so sufficiently moved by his own con- } science. : . -| Yet what can he do? While he “| loathes the New Deal, he loathes ‘| the Republican Party even more. At | least he thinks he does. To him the Republican Party is the “carpet- § | bagger” party of post-Civil War .| days in southern Virginia, where he began his political career more than half a century ago—began with the belief, not seriously unjustified at

find Mrs. Ellen Woodward, Dr. Mary Beard and Miss Kathryn .Starbuck of Skidmore College there. Eight o'clock this morning BW us on Whe road. Though I had not meant to go to erson prison, a note from Dr. Harris decided me. I made the little LET’ S EXPLORE YOUR Mi ND extra trip for fear I would not get there any other ° = : time this summer. BY DR. ALBERT EDWARD WIGGAM It is just as remarkable a place as when I was there ni i” before. Dr. Harris called an assembly and we all sang “America the Beautiful” together. Then the Negro girls sang a’spiritual for me. : © One little platinum blond, with her hair done as if she was about to.appear on a night club floor, ang dressed in her farm overalls, was both pathetic an more attractive than she has probably been for many that time sod Plage, vat § he Beyears. = - Ny 3 lican F art - Now we are on our way to Reedsville, late, but well 4 i on . = = = | emerges to the voters as something Repaid for our delay. “ "a ENATOR GLASS feels he can't | Dalf-concealed, something myster-

give comfort to the ‘Repub-|i0US Vill they not be even more disNew Books

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national platform this week, can by repudiated a . political promise

careful words steer a course which avoids approving the New Deal, does that end it? Every Democratic voter in Virginia ‘must by now: or soon realize that the New Deal is a different thing from the Democratic Party. ; = It is said that if Senators Glass and Byrd should, during this campaign, repeat in Virginia what they have said in the Senate, Virginia would vote against Mr. Roosevelt. Can this situation be kept repressed? And if the situation

a trying condition. Some two years ago he said in a newspaper

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