Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-10
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
fspecial to The Bulletih.l

fiicatien with senators, and in conii- 1 dential talk made it quite clear Great i Britain would accept the Lodge res 1 eryatiens, except that relating to the | equal vote which he made plain, could not be accomplished, regard
 ing Australia and Canada without causing intense domestic trouble. l Senators Lodge, Brandegee, Hitch l cock and other foreign relations men
 were were well aware of this, although they respected the confidence of Lord Grey and did not make it public The probosed return to the .sepate of the | league, as live issue, has created | big stir here as both parties are an- l xio1.s the treaty shall not become
 campaign issue for 1920 Democrats and republicans alike are urging the
 return to fundamental domestic prln- ciples as the basis of the campaign. | Lines of democrats and republicans | are so split on the league that each
 will be in position to say we dld | it'' when it's defeat or acceptance IS
 an accomplished fact, according to
 which met public approval. The an 1 ti-league or stiff reservation men | have the advantage for they know what they want done, and are free to
 say so, while the adn1inistra ton men still want to follow the president, but must do 50 blindly. They are drift
 ing badly and no one knows how the l vote will stand. A significant phase l of the presidents illness and abso- l lute seclusion, was shown when it devolvNd on pr. Grayson to break the news Of Lord Grey letter, instead | of having it reach him through his secretary, Mir. Tumulty. It is admit | ted the republicans are not having entirely smooth sailing in preparing for the 1920 campaign, but although l they may be bit mussed up by in ternal discord, the situation in their camp don't hold a candle to that of | the democrats, who now find them selves facing a silent, secluded and relentless leader; facing Col. Bryan as a close second, and Vice President Marshall as an active third, for the vice president has announced that he will attend the national convention and take a strong hand in framing I the policy of the campaign. And 1t must not be forgotten that should 1 the president at any time before March f. 1921. be found unable to perform the duties of his office, MT. l in his stead. Democrats are smiling very pleasantly on the vice president 1 these days. Neither the vice presi- dent. the secretary of state nor any of the cabinet Or senators have seen l the president since last August, ex- cept that brief visit of a few r1in- utes duration which Senators Fall and Hitchcock made to the Hardened sick-room some months ago. The
 president is said to be very restless and for his amusement a big motion l picture machine has been installed in 1 the famous white and gold east room. The president is taken there daily in his wheel chair to see the | Charlie Chaplin antics, and other amusing pictures thrown on the screen. The east room is brinin1ing over with historic events It has been | the scene of state receptions, the l several White house weddings, and many important diplomatic functions 1 for more than century. It occupies one entire wing of the White house | first floor, and overlooks the beautiful 1 park running to the banks of the Po- | tomac.
 ;. Senator Mclean appeared a few
 committee of the senate urging the l passage of his bill to give woman 1 workers an equal chance with men ir l the Justification work now under way. Mir. Mclean advocates a broad program to eQualize pay and oppor | tunity for women workers He. be-
 lieves there should be no discrirnina tion. either in pay. or in the oppor- l tuDity to obtain government posi-
 tions. except where sex is a p1ysica | barrier. He urged the elimination o1
 such methods of classification as are
 deemed by women to be unfavorable
 to them.
 The department of agriculture re-
 gently called attention to the success
 of three Connecticut young men whc | are paying their way through the az
 ricultural college by means of the 5000 prize they won by the poultry
 they raised. The story reads "Youne
 college students are taking chickens
 to college with them because the lat
 ter have advanced the money neces- sary for their tuition. The chickens
 are laying eggs more prized than the
 golden variety laid by the legendary 1 goose. As a result of their efforts
 three young men of Goshen. Conn. l are beng sent through the Connecti- cut Agricultural college. In an egs | laying contest they won for the boyS l a $10V0 prize. The three young men
 as a result, are taking their flock tC | college with them to provide pocket | money during their courses' The de.
 paftment of agriculture is unable tC
 give oh-harid the names of the three
 students, but vouches for the trutt
 of the story having got it through thu 1 government representatives at tht
 college at Storrs.
 Congressman Tilson introduced ;
 bill to repeal the act under whicf men in the United States service were granted special exemption re garding the bringing of civil suit: against them. Cancellation of lease.
 and other matters. The terms of thu
 act made it effective until six month. after peace should be declared. Nov that peace has not been officially de. i clafed, although the army is demobil. l ized, many of the officers and enlist.
 ed men find it difficult to adjust thei
 business affairs with the ''protectivi
 act" still hanging over them. Jnde, it's terms they are obliged to gC
 through considerable red tape anS
 Mr. Tilson is urging the repeal of tn,
 act in order to make less delay ant
 trouble for the men who want to ge back into their old standing after dis charge from the army.
 At a meeting of the congressiona
 democratic committee this week. O
 which Congressman Lonergan is sec
 retary, Congressman Phelan of Mass
 achusetts was elected vice chairman Practically every man on the Con necticut delegation has been appeal
 ed to by constituents to secure eoa
 for manufacturers in his district
 They have taken up the matter wifi the regional directors and made ey cry effort to bridge over the Connec } tieut coal shortage, but the storn
 has been serious handicap.