Word: richberg
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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General Johnson and Donald Randall Richberg, NRA's general counsel, were at swords' points. At a meeting of NRA's Policy Board lately the NRAdministrator had accused Mr. Richberg of playing "fast and loose" with him. Fatigued almost to the breaking point, the doughty General had bellowed: "I expect complete loyalty from every one of you. And that means you"?pointing a finger at Acting General Counsel Blackwell Smith?"and you"? pointing at Economic Adviser Leon Henderson. Messrs. Smith and Henderson politely retorted that their resignations were already on their chief's desk...
...details might be denied one by one as fabulous but their total effect was to dramatize beyond any denial the inward convulsions through which NRA is passing. About questions of impersonal policy, a highly personal contest was raging. This two-fold fight was not between Hugh Johnson and Donald Richberg alone. It was, in effect, a game of mixed doubles...
...Washington knew last week that Madam Secretary Perkins was one who wanted changes in NRA. Considering the number of times she and Mr. Richberg had been in session with the President it seemed not at all unlikely that she might reach her goal...
...facilities of his regular office, was at work on more measures, fallible in origin but divine in purpose. NRA make-over took much of his time. General Johnson had gone off to Bethany Beach, Del. for a two-week rest and left the President's ear open to Donald Richberg and Madam Secretary Perkins. So significant did newshawks deem the situation that some reported the General's resignation while others telephoned to Bethany Beach to ask him whether he had had a break with his associates...
...wish had the President to appear to turn a cold shoulder to his doughty henchman for industry. In the midst of rumors, General Johnson was recalled to the White House, closeted with the President for an hour. Coming out he met Mr. Richberg going in. He slapped his friend on the back and took him aside for a talk in whispers. Afterward the General bantered with newshawks: "We have had only a slight misunderstanding as to the timing of the new plan. . . . I'm going off for a vacation of two weeks and then I'm going up to Hyde...