New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18

pSi'iapS scNciut puTlors, anu DtlnR un'
able to attract anybody into them by
the magnet of mentality, pretends to
sympathy for the couse of poor
pursed Americans who call them,
selves "intellectuals'' and who have
been afflicted with the brain storm
which, in lieu of a better word, we
call BOlshevism.
SO two groups of parlor Bolsheviks
are those who own parlors and those
who. not owning them, are ready to
enter into those owned by Others to
get the baek-pattings and the encour-
aging smiles, and perhaps some more
sOlidly substantial things which the
perverts of wealth have to offer.
Washington has plenty of this type
OF parlor Bolshevlk. Bolshevism In
Russia seems to be pretty thoroughly
discredited today, and 1t Is pretty
well known that the parlor councils
realize this. So 1t is that today they
are turning their attention to efforts
to diseredlt every patriotic effort made
during the war and TO make heroes of
the self-sacrifclng slackers and pacif.
lists who. because of their heroic re-
solve never to take the life of a fellow
man. were willing to remain aloof
from the scenes Of strife.
Sneers and l~nnuendoes.
If you go into the parlors Of some
OF the ladies' and gentlemen Of all-tlme
pacifist pursuits In this town and In
other towns, you will hear such things
as this: Just see what our beloved
allies are trying TO do to us today"
The former soldier. II unwittingly he
Is a guest mt n of these parlor per-
formances, is asked II he went TO the
war TO fight for France, or for Great
Britain, and il SO what does he think
today of what he did.
IL does not stop here. An officer of
the A. Il. +. had told me that moth
Ing save regard for the feelings of
his host, who was n decent. we'll
meaning chap, had kept him from
leaving "A gathering Of Americans of
long descent, slackers all, because of
the current neers at the cause for
which he fought, M the uniform which
he wore.
e. S. Lowry's Clever Book.
More than occasionally il is won
dered If Washington correspondents
do mol stick so close To the news of
things that the shadows thereof
blanket the side lights Of the per-
sonalities of the officials Of govern
ment whose lives and e~ndeavors,
methods and n must have an
Interest for their fellow citizens.
Every time that one picks up a hu-
document written about men In
Washington, he has a change of
on the subject of the adyan-
tage of showing forth he frailties, fol.
bies, faults, virtues. aud occasional
Of the men whom he
meets In their daily walks and works.
Edward G.. Lowry is one of the keen
est students of mankind among the
Washington correspondents. write
about Lowry, as onc might say IL he
49, w 49, a"tf lf'in wv lllliN vi
con amore, for he not only
mas been my friend for many years,
,ut for n long time was my office mate.
lie has written a book called "Wash.
Close-Ups," and the query Of
Ill correspondents, myself included, Is,
Why didn't we think of writing some
hing like this?" Cunfessedly. the
majority Of rs probably could
lot have written anything nearly 80
rood, nor so appealing, but the thought
nevertheless Is. 1--WE ought to have
ried something like that"
Worthy Subjects Of Study.
Every day through the years Wash
ngton correspondents meet the cabl.
ret officers, the greater soldiers and
the senators and the repre-
entatiyes In n or other of the Of
Ices or the halls of-shall we call
hem statef The intercourse shows
he correspondents just why the men
Thom they meet and greet have been
OF chosen to high place, or
erchance il creates Arrangement that
hey have been SO elected or chosen.
'hese mel are good subjects for study,
Or entirely proper praise, for entire
proper humor, and more than once
! n while for the ironical suggestion
r mental query" why are they herey"
Some Apt Characterization.
In Mr.. Lowry's latest study of Cap.
al city mankind, washington Close
ps,' he calls President Harding The
reat Emollient." Those of us who
ave twice weekly access to the Pres
presence know how true and
ow delightful this characterization
of the kindly President. with his
ways sympathetic desire to do
ell by his country and TO deal al
ays pleasantly with its people.
Every Washington correspondent re-
lies that Calvin Coolidge, the vice
resident, is a reticent and a deliber-
i've man. Why did not any OF us
link. as Lowry did. IF calling him
lac Foster Child Of S~ilencef" Or why
d we not think, with Calvin's DELHI
alive ways in mind, of writing Of
m not only as the foster child of
Ience. but as MFR. Lowry also has
me-. as ''the Foster Child of Slow
.me?"
When VIII III. Hays. postmaster gen
Of the United States. is called
| Human F1ivver." and a 100 per
MT American. "as indigenous rs sas-
fras root" we get a picture Of Mr..
lys as he Il. "He is one Of US. He
folks"