The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-10-27

loiAS Will dSSeuiDle OIL AfllllStlce I'll;
SO 1t is that the building dedicated
bringing closer union between Il
? countries Of North and South Ampri
Will be used to bring about clos
union between all the countries of Il
world. The building, therefore, is
> be Of temporary service for high,
purpose than that to which it was de,
lCated.
Tropical Garden in Patio.
The Pan-American building is COZ
structed on Spanish architecture
lines. AS you enter the doorway a ha
extends to your right and left. PasSin
across this marble enclosure. you (
"outdoors' on the opening of a grea
glass door. "Out doors" in this case i
in 4 sense indoors, for, while you flint
yourself in a tropical garden, it is in
closed By the walls Of the building, al
though it is open to the skies. II
stormy weather a glass roof, worked
by noiseleSs machinery and put into
motion by the. touching of a button
extends its clear surface over the gar.
den shutting out the rain or snow,
but letting in the light
In this patio, as it is called there
are tropical plants Of all kinds, brought
here from Central and from South
! America. With them are some of the
2:tuiufer groWths Of the North. There
[ is vegetation here representing virtu-
ally every country Of the American
continent.
There are tropical birds in the gar
den, respondent cOckatoos for the
most part, but the chances are that
these brilliant birds Of the South
must be removed elsewhere during the
deliberations of the conference, for
while the cOckatoOs are arrayed more
.gorgeously than Solomon in all his
glory, their voices are far from dulcet
They can make racket enough on occa-
sion to drown the notes of a brass
band.
IN one Of the rooms, where commit
tees of the conferees will meet, there
Is a table which perhaps is the most
solldly beautiful one in the world, Its
top is made Of great segment of ma
hogany, polished until it melowly re-
fleets the face that appears above it,
This table is huge one, but the word
IS that its top Is made from one piece
0f mahogany brought hither from one
Of the Central American countries. II
seems almost incredible that any tree
could yield plank of this size, but If
here is any joining done It is not per-
-SPtiDle " tue eye.
Followers Don't Follow Well.
Looking down from the gallery at
ne members Of the house and senate
oday, the impression gained is the
wo bodies are just as they always
we're; that the legislative chambers
old today men Of the same party
impulses and men Of the same general 1
Official and economic endeavor as i.
lelr forerunners. But the impression
ould be a mistaken one. u
The house and senate today are I.
arkedly different from the old DAYS. y
fferent In methods Of leadership, DIFF y
rent in thought, different in policies. !,
he party leaders today cannot man. 4, !.
e their followers as they Used to do. q
1ey find on frequent occasions that !,
e followers will not follow. There VI
necessary today skill in leading, "
skill In compromising and skill in %
tting party majority results, a skill =,
t necessary in days that are gone, =.
lie why's and wherefores Of 1t are not ~,
I'd to explain. !"
In the old days party fealty kept
IN or divergent views on some party
alters always in line when the ques- =,
N OF loyalty to the party was put AZ
aarely up to them. Today the plea
party loyalty has Of course its e. w
It, but nothing like that 1t had In u
Ter years. er
1ne has to turn only to the records NJ
congress Of the past few years to Isl
IN how difficult has been the task or
leadership on both sides of the two ne
Is. In the days of Senator Arthur ST
German and at that time Repre-. tn
tative John Sharp Williams, both ha
nocrats, and Of Senator Nelson w of
rich and Representative Joseph G. sic
mon, both Republicans, the call to the
party colors almost invariably was cia
wered, even If the call was sound. ere
after seemingly irreconcilable diff.
noes in the ranks Of either party.
Slow to Answer the Party Call. \
oday neither tha Republican nor ter
Democratic leaders are sure that | ma
n they sound the tocsin there will but
4 majority response. Today it Is to
'ssary to urge, and urge, and urge, 542
re in the old days single spoken IN,
OF leadership authority frequent. car
as all that was necessary. c,o
lere was time in the extreme rT
when things were as they are to. a ~
but from a time not long after AZ,
closing Of the Civil war until w.
Or two after the death of VIII .0'V
Mckinley party was party and 'on
~ unanimous votes on party
'ures almost always were assured
volts against party leadership F.
n when Roosevelt was president tie
Joseph G. Cannon was speaker of ditto
house. AT that time Nelson w, ed
ch was the Republican leader in stea
senate and troubles began for his slow
'rship, but they were not 80 of (
ed, nor were the revolts so suc. aver