Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-15
Washington Observations
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

On this observers library shelf re-
clines a little book, written seven
years ago, called Makers of New
France" The author is Charles Daw-
barn, who also wrote France and
the French" 1t opens with a sketch
of Raymond Poincare. man of the
hour in fevered Europe, that might
well have had the expedition to the
Ruhr in mind:
Raymond Poincare is the embodi-
ment of New France, the France
which says yes or nay boldly, with
no tremor of the eyelids. no quaking
of the limbs. AS small boy he saw
town of Barbecue. His young
brain was stamped with images of
the invasion. AS he sat on a stone
bench by the river. overlooking a
wide prospect of hill and vale. COW
cred with the somber pine charac-
teristic of eastern France, he was
filled with a resolve to serve his
country. to efface the impressions of
those scenes by creating others,
warm and generous, in which France
should find her prestige again."
X x X X
One OF the unrecorded social oc-
casions of brilliant season in
Washington was the welcome home"
dinner party given the other night
in honor of Joseph p. Tumulty. The
hosts were newspaper men who seiz-
ed the opportunity Of Mr.. Tumulty's
recent return from Europe, whittier
an errand of mercy to his daughters
bed of distress took him. to show
that Woodrow Wilson's alter ego re-
tains warm place in the affections
Of local scribes. 1t was an evening
of mighty Renaissance. Political
history that never will see the light
of day was spun by the yard, too.
Tumulty never played partisan ia
vorites at the White House. His con-
fidences were equally at the disposal
of democratic and republican CORE
spondents. Though he now dabbles
professionally in the law, "Joe's" first
love is his last. and he revels in
his natural element when talking
politics.
Although, colossus like. he bestrides
some 100000 worth of German
assets still held by the United
States. Col Thomas w. Miller, alien
property custodian, maintains cordial
relations with the German ambas-
sador. At diplomatic reception of
recent date Col. Miller saw DR.. and
Frau wiedfeldt in the offing near
the buffet table and with consum-
mate gallantry offered to provide
them with a snack. Suiting action
to the thought. he forthwith reap
peared with plates of salad and
sandwiches and. rendering them to
their German eXcellencies. remarked
"I hope this isn't all Germany is
going to get from the alien prop
erty custodian"
NJ Albert Thomas. the French poll
tician who is concluding a fruitful
week in Washington on behalf of
the international labor office. was
asked by many for information as to
the activities of Kerensky. over
thrower of czarism. Thomas was
sent to Russia by the allied govern
ments in 1917, when bolshevism was
rearing it's head, in the hope that a
trusted French labor leader could
! help to thwart the red movement.
1t appears that Kerensky spends his
time between London, Paris and
Prague. sleeplessly working on be-
half of the constitutional Russian
democracy that hopes to be. He has
established q Russian newspaper at
Prague for propagation of his views.
Thomas AYERS Kerensky is almost
the only one of his exiled group who