Evening star., 1924-05-25

r. lery' is the human interest
story of the dogged deter
mination, tireless energy,
adventures, devotion to duty and
Inodestly told achievements of a vet
fran Washington correspondent-in
class with the old classic, "The
Hoosier Schoolmaster" 1t affords
what many have long sought,
'hance to go back of the stage in
Nashington newspaper work
VT is the story of twenty-year
resident of Washington who for
1hirty-two years has. known inti-
fnately the leaders in political life,
ana men of national and interna-
iional affairs.
IN vein Of rich hulnor. with
never a touch OF malice. uncoiored
A. any boasting OF conceit. it gives
closeup sketches OF the great and
hcar-Sreat, and of humble fellow
workers 'on the firing line" who
nave made history and written il as
II happened during the last decades
Louis l.. Ludlow, a native Hoosier.
driven off the farm by the agony of
husklng frozen corn and the calam-
.ty of hog cholera, tells cIever!y, and
Win many touch Of pathoS, the
S'ory OF his life and progression TO
t. one of the best known and most
S"tiable recorders OF history in the
making. He today covers more
Ground in gathering and disseminat-
ing Washington news throughout the
'nited States than any other man i'll
hE
rated by glimpses at the faults and
1oibles as well as the rugged virtues
and brilliant achievements of the
roted men with whom he has been a
close associate. Some of his an
ecdotes are vsualized in graphic
drawings by Clifford X. Bergman.
While Mr.. Ludlow has created
10" character, evidently anticipating
n" testimony recently given before
n" House judiciary commttee-the
lion. Crimson Beak. NJ. G., typifying
III" member who votes dry and
drinks wet. and who declares With
Indignation that he has no use for
whisky except to drink ii himself
and while with varied anecdote he
exposes the hokum and bunkum
katcsmcn, he concludes that. on the
Aholc members of Congress are of
nigh type and that many Of them are
real bargains for the salaries paid
He gives an important historical
fact--that the late President Wilson
emphatically expressed his disap-
proval, as he was so well ably TO do.
Il the famous campaign slogan, HE
k"pt US out of war" used by the
late Senator Ollie James. who de-
tyered the keynote speech in the
1876 convention. President Wilson
,Iearly foresaw war while the rest
g Of his party saw peace. Senator
James himself was authority for this
h. lated justice to Woodrow Wilson's
judgment.
The senator had been selected to
preside as permanent chairInan Of the
convention. and after preparing his
speech. he took il to the White House
tp submit it to the President. The
prepared speech played heavily on
the popular He kept us out OF war"
chord. Running clear through it
vas the idea that thanks Were due
u President Wilson that American
Yves and American treasure were not
then being poured out in war.
:: :: !;
TO his great surprise. he SAID, the
President disa pprovcd the
n" kept us out OF war" slogan.
snd expressed the hope that it would
Dot be used by Democrats in the cam
'paign. He also found fault with the |
pacific utterances in the senator's |
speech. and dropped a very signifi- |
cant hint that it might not be long !
until America would get into the |
war. This was early in June. 1916. al !
most ten months before Congress |
adopted the declaration of war and |
threw Americas armed forces into !
the conflict.
The incident goes to show that ten |
'ponths before Congress passed the |
yrmal resolution the President was |
thinking of the possibility of lead |
ing the United States into the world !
war.
The senator said he reasoned with /
:he President and told him the people !