Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-08
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to The Bulletin. )

why the term southern fire eater'' was originated. The sparks flew as the sen- ator from Georgia denounced the repub- licans because they did not swallow his statements whole instead of appointing a committee to investigate the accuracy of his statement. In vain did Senator Brandegee, chairman of the committee named for the investigation. call the at tention of the irate Georgian. to the fact that the committee was charged with the investigation of the statement not an investigation of the senator making them, but MT. Watson listened to noth- ing but the harsh notes of his own voice He clashed violently with Senators Moses and Wordsworth and used such language in his onslaught that Vice President Coolidge called him to order again and again, but the warning was unheeded. It was. quite evilent to the galleries that the full force of senate rules was held in abeyance and not used to compel the senator to retract his words. It was likewise evident that this forbearance on the part of senators was for good reason, and not because they were in sympathy with the senator from Georgia.
 Some of his remarks were stricken from the record when it was revised and corrected, and it is understood this was done at the urgent request of MT. Wat son. For instance, when Watson in- sisted certain photographs in his possess | sion should be reproduced in the Con- 1 gressional Record, Senator Moses, chair man of that committee, tried to explain | that it could not be done as the rules of the senate preclude insertion of pictures, | in an instant the fiery Watson denounced the action of MT. Moses as "coWardly'' while his fling at MT Wadsworth, chair man of the military affairs committee, was even more offensive But both sen ators against whom the tirade was di- rected wisely kept silent, and so pre- vented scene on the floor of the senate l that might have been more deplorable III results, than the one already enacted. MT. Watson raved loudly and dared the assembled senators to Come on; you fight against me if you dare" he scream | ed Come on-do it'' shaking his fists and calling senators by name.
 Senator Brandegee, chairman of the Investigating committee, forebore to press certain action at that moment, be- cause he hesitated to prolong the de- elorable situation, especially during a time allotted for debate on the tax bill, so Mir. Watson found his personal threats unanswered and he sat down, saying, The man who impugns my honor will answer to me, not only here-but else where" Again he was answered only by silence, but his threat, which to the listeners in the gallery seemed to be a
 thinly clad hint of duels, brought broad
 smiles, as they pictured in their minds
 dignified- senators from New England o1
 New York engaging in .fstieuffs or duels With the Klu Klux Kan advocate from the state of Georgia. For reason plainly
 dlscernable, the offended senators kept
 silent, and would not be drawn into 2 , personal fracas with the Georgia man.
 In Senator Brandegee the investigat
 Ing committee has a chairman who can
 not be lntimidated, Or thrown off his ba |
 ance He is regarded by the entire sen I ate as just able fair minded and coo , headed. He is not swayed by anger , or emotion. He knows parliamentary
 rules from start to finish-and an in vestigation which he conducts won't b
 an empty form.
 When Samuel WoodfiI. designated q
 the most heroic infantryman of tn, ' war, came into the gallery of the hous
 saturday, he was greeted by cheers an | applause that made the old walls rine s Dressed in the khaki uniform of a ser 0 geant, but wearing the rare "congres - slonal medaP at his throat and with si
 foreign medals of the highest order O n ms breast, Sergeant Woodfill stood i . the front row of the gallery. as motion less as if in military review. Wood
 fills record for bravery and aecomplist e ment is unequalled in army annals. H was hiding his light under a busheI, UT d LII General Pershing, familiar with hi : record, designated him to represent th - infantry of the army at the great cerf s monial of the burial of the unknow q dead at Arlington on Armistice da, f. Though captain in the emergency SC ' vice, WoodiNl is now a sergeant onl
 NO bars or officers ensignia mark u c uniform of this greatest hero" for r J IS a regular army man and at the CT 1t of the war reenlisted and went back 7. his regiment in his old capacity. R, r. congress is soon to put through a h y Tor his promotion to a captaincy. ar if judging from the cheers that went I l. rom the threats of the members, the,
 won't be a dissenting vote.
 :" Sergeant Woodfll is as noted for h
 unassuming manner and modesty as f s- his bravery.
 y When the members of conere. It crowded round him after he left II l. gallery. and he was being overwhelm, II ny congratulations and praise he sto, l. straight as an arrow and with a siuu
 dignity responded to their questions.
 sergeant, how did you accomplis
 such tremendous results? How. did V,
 do it?" asked Chairman Fordney of f le ways and means committee as he patt " the tall sergeant admiringly on [
 back.
 It was just my military training al h. my craftsmanship sir,'' replied the se m geant, without a trace of the pride sr might so justly have shown And tn
 modest answer tells the sergeant
 story. It's deeds. and duty-not wort
 that count with him.
 'n And at that moment when the SC le geant was turning aside all persons 'i- glory and attributing his great work
 army training, the United States sen
 tor from Georgia, was accusing the ot Id cers of that army of unspeakable crir rv and cruelty, and daring" the senate IF the United States to disprove it in la
 guage that brought sharp calls to ord
 from the vice president. Newstan
 men who hurried from one end of t s capitol to the other, had to make s. pretty quick reaijustment of wits, in size up the United States army in a W
 to meet the demands of the Georgia mt
 Visitors to Washington are just n, nt treated to unusual sights. Japane - and Chinese diplomats are seen at eve ..s turn Sof the street. Just before the hot iA adjourned Saturday, a long string of g
 tomebile eoursed slowly through the ca
 itol grounds, and peering from them " he eager faces were half a hundred c e. nese, who have come over to the conf ,h+ ence. They were chattering ran
 iy in their own language but WI
 dressed in the conventional fashion
 this country. Those who recall lat days. not long ago. when Amhas of