Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-04
STATESMEN AND DIPLOMAFs1 ! GUESTS NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Washington Feb 3-Memhersc of the l cabinet, numerous members of the dip- lornatic corps and high officials of the l army and navy assembled tonight as 1 guests of the National Press club to hear an edifying "eongessional" debate on the momentous question::
 Resolved, that it is more noble to be { fat than lean.''
 Supporting the negative side of the proposition with all the eloquence that has earned them reconition in the senate were Senators Ashurst, of Arizona, and Harrison of Mississippi, both democrats and fashi5Red ty nature to defend the cause of the "Iean man. while pitted against them was formidable team of republican members of the house, Repre- sentatives Tincher, of Kansas, and Wins low af Massachusetts. The affirmat tive team also were rot lacking in physical attributes which indicated they might have been hand picked to support the | heavyweight challenge. l Among those in the audience were the French, Japanese and Belgian ambas-
 sadors Lady Geddes, wife of the Brit 1 ish ambassador; the secretary of state | and Mrs. Colby and General Pershing. 1 The audience constituted the jury, and 1 so impressively did Speaker Gillette, of l the house, who presided, caution the l jurors to attain a metal state of "com- plete impartiality" in deciding the mo
 mentous issue,'' that he debate was ad- 1 judged draw and the question declared
 at the end to be "still in doubt" l Opening for the affirmative, Represent
 ative Tincher waded into the subject
 without gloves. After denying any
 noble" attributes to the lean man, Mir
 Tincher declared he could prove by the i nf inc fu
 he world that the fat men are closer to heaven than the lean men"
 In 'rebuttal. Senator Harrison declared he was prepared to enter the combat "even if we have pitted against us stwo old fat reactionary republicans, who, as I look at them, remind me of the cartoons used to see with the dollar marks on the, trust magnates.' History, he de- clared, is "replete with the names of
 lean men, whereas it's pages show but
 four of the other variey-Faty ArbuckI. . William Howard Taft and our two oo- psnents of the other side" Shouldering the other half of the af. irmative, MT. Winslow then expattated or the ,enabarrassments- of discussing the issue in the presence. of mixed audi f ence." He admitted, howeved, that ht al was well qualified to speak on the sub ject'' recalling "dinstict recollections ol r when I was exhibited in a cradle as 2 l fine, fat ba0y.''
 ci Only more time than the allotted ter r minutes was necessary he said. to permit 1 a complete demonstration of the fac
 that fat: men rule the world,.,n... l Winding up psthe4 etsafe Eteh a, bdrst q l eloquencef Senhtors Ashurst he'd. fertl 5 husly: !, Call the roll of mighty men enrich
 ing the annals of human destiny and ",
 find that thosI wtb have blessed man
 kind the most have been thin. Alex
 ander and Caesar were thin. Lord Mel S s7n was but shadow. -~ The Duke 0
 Wellington was but a thin edge. Lin a coin had just oil enough to keep hi }, joints from creaking. McAdoo, as di , rector general of railroads never car d ried excess baggage. If Woodrow WI e san had been a fat man. he never coul n have if1presSed his fourteen points upo
 the -world.' VI '
 O Ghe distinguished audience thereupo l. pronounced its approval of the entir h show by un undignifed burst of az It olause.' Y : Prior to the debate, the assemble # guests had been prepared for the frivo T. ltfes by a recitation by Secretary of Stat s Colby of -Gray's "Eligy in a Countr
 Churchyard'
 Others present were the anbassado,
 of Chile, Brazil and Peru; the Portr T guese ard Swiss ministers Justice
 Day, Clark and Van Deventer of the sl s- preme court; Secretary and Mrs Da1 j iels; Secretary and Mrs. Meredith; Set ss retary Payne. and numerous members { B. the senate and house, including ''Unc n Joe" Cannon.