Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-15
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
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WAo111tS0lUN AfrAlA0
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 Washington. D. C.. July 14.-The re- tuxu of the president to the city after I 1n, absence of more than seven months has caused the Amerigan flag to fly Qffce again over the White House. Fl has been a peculiar sight winch met 1 the eyes of visitors and residents o1 tAe oApaSa1E as they Bassed the execu- tive mansion. which is the home Of the | president Of the United States. for a nafe ffng pole lowered above it while frcm all neighborinE buildings flew the st&f4 and stripes. Even the little push carts plied By fruit men show the na- tfol&a o6lofs, but all during tfs seven l months absence of President WiI- l son. the .fiAE st the White House has been lowered and no vestage of the The president has a persona1 flag which n1isA well serve the purpose of teHing ti1es paSser by whether or not I the chief executfve is in the city. But | tho absence Of the dag of the country ! from tho on1ciAl residence of it's chief ez4cHtiyS Aas been severely criticized during the long absence of the presi- dent from tha country. The president s ab6ve tne stars and stripes, which must always have top place. A couple of years or so ago, the experi- nneft WAS made of erecting smaller pole on the White House. from which the presidents flag could fly second to rones but the experiment proved a failure from An artistic point of view and was diseontinued after | few day days. Z tri.l. The stars and stripes the president is there in person. but it has been often urged that his per- sorizl nag shctfd be used for that pur- p0se,. and that the stars Rndx stripes should not be made to
 rlss and fal1 according to his personal moves.
 One sf ths fsatures of the. great Fourth of July pageant here was |
 float of Indians from western res-
 ervati6n in native costume. In fact
 Washington can always furnish a
 representatives, in picturesque attire.
 Not long AEo the senate gave series
 of hearings on certain Peublo lands in
 New Mexico. In the big committee
 room IS Indians sat lined up against.
 the wall in solemn silence. Incongru-
 ous in dress, solid and impassive. They
 didn't Blink an eye during the whole
 twd hours. They wore ali sorts of
 clothing, from blankets to ordinary
 trousers, but the fav6rite combina-
 ton seemed to include them both, with
 the addition Of beaded n1eccasins and
 a huge soTnbrero hat. Their long
 straight hair was parted in the. mid-
 dle and braided into two heavy plaits
 ]. One of the men was especially notice able with necklace of brilliant blue beads great silver. hoop earrings, long coal Black hair braided into two pig tails each tied with a whole skein of brightest scarlet yarn, fringed out at the ends. Over gray trousers and a gaily embroidered vest of chamois was thrown magnificent Indian Blanket of wonderful weave and color. He sat perfectly silent and inlnnovable until some member Of the committee addressed him by long and almost unpronodncaBle name, when he slowly rose to his great height and ; answered the question Tn excellent English, then resumed his seat and iapsed into solid silence. : visitins indians cftsn furnish pIen- ts 6f iTi10yatiof1s at the White House. l Just before his marriage to Mrs. Ga1t i President Wilson gave an interview to l Little Man and Brain-IN Good who | with ah interpreter had come from | Oklahoma to look after certain land l claims then being considered by the | senate committee. Little Man said | he had three wives and thought ot 1 taking another soon. and he was much | interested when told of the presidents, approaching marriage. Arrayed in full regalia of their tribe. his small | put effective delegation made the pres | dentia1 office look like a wigwan1. Little f Man uttered a few grunts and grows which the interpreter unraveied and -old the president were congratula- ions on the approaching wedding defeupon the president shook hands again all around and said he thanked hem. He declined. however to smoke he pipe of peace which they produc- sd and the interpreter explained to &ood in the Brain and Little Man hat pipe of. peace smoking was not must not regard the presidents re-
 usal as an act of uhrriendliness They accepted the situation calmly and aft 1T few more grunts and growls sig lifled their good feeling towards the Great White Father. stolidIy left the -oo91.
 There will soon be thousands of post 'ffice appointments sent to the senate Or confirmation and hundreds Of oth- r presidential nominations which need
 enate approval to become effective 1 )nly Handful of postmasters have ailed for France, December 9th. 1918, md thousands of men are now serving 'vertine. The plans of the president Or his swing around the circle for ne ne league or nations trip will proba- fly. take him from Washington for a lumber of weeks. and the social plans f Mrs. Wilson will be dependent on he date of their return. There will be heavy pressure brought to bear on he president to make certain cabinet , hanges, but whether or not he will sten to the plea of public sentiment it" is not yet even fntinat- d by men high in administration cir les. The weeks recess and the big i aeeting of the Elks at Atlantic City. 7hich fully 1s5 members of congres , pretty well cleared out the apitoi. until tlie return of the pres- , lent and the address to the senate ,, alled them back. Prohibition has been ;; he main topic in the house this week. 1, rgumentS of pro and con keepine the len in session long hours. Congress :. ian Jimmie Ga11ivan of Boston, took l;
 fiery part in denouncing the enact ient law and his rich brogue gave :
 pungency to his talk. Why" shout d Gallivan. If congress has it's way !: ae men voting for prohibition would fake Sodon and Gemorrah look like centss it will be so dry"
 Congressman Tinl<hann of Boston has [ atrodnced bill to provide for bu- | e2u of housing and living, as a part t the labor department. The Tfnkham 0