Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-08
Showing Congress
The World
Dy Frederic ]. Haskin.

the Orient in style for 1926 day." ~
the alluring invitation presented To Con-
gress by the pan-Pacifc Union. Congress
bas not been Mt all backward IN accepting
the proffered hospitality. you plan the
trip, and we will take il, l36 Representa-
tivcs and Senators promised.
So the Pan-Pacific Union asked the war
Department for transport to carry the
party, and wired the Oriental govern
menis To dust off their temples and pre-
pare for company. The governments re,
st,onded that their dcsolate shores would
he honorcd by the radiant presence of
the Americans, and they would gladly
furnish free rides on their best raiiroads
and banuiets with speeches In the town
halls
With this summer vacation IN prospect
I36 Congressman are settling down To hard
work. so as to finish their chores IN tune 10
catch the boat at San Francisco on july D.
Congress has always gone off on so
called "lunketing trips with an apologetic
eve toward the public, for the people who
vote have occasionally piped up to ask,
.sWho paws the bills when Congress
travels?t' This disconcerting question
has been brought up IN connection with
the proposed trip. But this time, 1t seems,
Congress has an almost complete alibi, so
far as expense TO this government Is CON
cerned.
The distinguished party is going to pay
its own way tn San Francisco. a goou
many of the members were gong there
ANYWAY for the Democratic convention.
As soon as the convention IS over, bhe
yacationsts will 90 aboard the 'Great
Northern, which viii be waiting IN the
San Francisco harbor.
CosT OF EDUCATING coNGREsshEs'
The ocean trip is the one weak spot IN
the junketer armor, for that IS where the
pnbllc pavs. TO he sure, each traveller
must hand over 81 25 day Tor nus meals,
and nj least two of the prospective party
have declared that they are not going 70
eat ANYTHING over that amount aboard
shin So as To be as little trouble to the
nation as possibIe But for fuel, running
expenses. and wear and tear on the trans
port. the government, of course, pays. but
this docs not cost each of us more than
fraction of cent, and most people arc
willing to contribute 10 this extent IN
order To have Congress acquire culture Dy
foreign travel
When the party touches foreign shores,
the nroblen of feeding and amusing II - up
To the government there. From plans al
ready made. the travelling congressman
will have a suTnptuouls time
Alexander Fl. Ford, secretary Of the
Pan-Pacific Union, is responsible Tor the
idea of taking Congress TO the Orient Mr..
Ford. who has for years been N close
touch with conditions IN the East, is
firmly convinced Of the Importance % q
brotherlv feeling between nations border
ing ON the Pacific With the idea Of pro-
noting good fellowship, he talked TO MEM
bers Of Congress one night, and showed
pictures of the Far Fast lie wound up a
VIVID and entIclng account by lnvIung
Congress to come and see for itself. some
of his listeners accepted then and there.
And then, says Mr.. Ford. i had to
20 out and make good my promises
The result Of several weeks Of strenuous
preparation Is trip which might make
even the anti-iunketing forces in Congress
wayer In their fidelity to economy.
Mr.. Ford saws his party Will hrst sail Tor
Hawaii and spend several days IN and
around Honolulu Hawaii is not fiustered
over this honor, as every two or three
wears she appropriates 500, 900 70 enter
tam a group Of Congressman for two
weeks.
CoEGRESsMEN LIKE LOCAL COLOR.
In these past visits she has pretty well
cauCed Congressional character. she has
found that the Americans have definite,
preconceived ideas of what Hawan should
he like and that while they like 70 be sur
prised. they don't want their illusions
shattered. Hawaii arranges for them to
see the picturesque, fantastic side OF
tropical HE. gives them broken doeses Of
native cooking. and by way Of the surprise
element, calls their attention 70 the thor
oughlV up-to-date business district Of
Honolulu, which might be q part Of any
progressive city IN the United states
There will be pageant IN Honolulu
with people from every country OF the
Pacific In native dress and carrying the
flags Of their nations There viii be a ban
ouet too, out under the trees. Each
Congressman Is 10 be at a table with three
other guests, and each guest will be OF 8
different race The courses viii include
dishes of the different Pacific countries.
with a Hawanan pig, baked IN the ground
specially featured This Hawaiian dish IS
prepared BY digging a hole three feet deep
and putting the pig. stuffed with sweet
potatoes, In IT. Round stones. red hot, are
placed around the pig. and 1t Is covered
over. In an hour or two, It Is dug up and
carried direct to the table on the shoulders
of native servants This Is q Iavonte
Hawaliau dellcacy.
ONTO TIE.
Another kind Of Hawaiian cooking Will
he offered when the party visits the vol
eano of klleauea- Ohio berries, sacred Il