Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-04-11
A Weekly Panorama of Events in the
National Capital.
(By Peter Keegan)

the White House is SO different these
days that the mile trip down Penn
sylvania Avenue from the legislative
to the executive branch of the gov
ernment is like journey into new
country. On the Hill all is excite
ment, yelling, cursing and muck-rak-
ing that goes with the head-long COM
petition to stir up scandal and appre-
hend the guilty. The Senate many
times has been described as a mad
house," but in the memory of the old
est inhabitant there have never been
times like these. At the White House,
on the other hand, all is quiet, peace
full, serene. There is no noisy hub
bub, voices are not raised above a
monotone 1t is business as usual.
Fire prevention week will soon be
observed throughout the United
States. President Coolidge has al
ready drafted a proclamation calling
upon all citizens to join together in
efforts to cut down the nations great
annual fire loss, and will issue it to
the press about the middle Of April.
Smedley Buffers signal success,
during his vacation from the Marine
Corps, in cleaning up the city of Phil
adelphia, has led to movement to
have him try his hand at the National
Capital after he is through securing
the Quaker City. There have been
several conferences between General
Butler and Metropolitan police Off
cials here, but their plans are not ma
tured. The Washington police are be-
ing spurred to greater activity by the
charges of Congressman Tinkham of
Massachusetts that the capital is
more murderous and drunken than
any other city in the world.
The administration continues to
keep the reparations problem at arms
length, despite desultory debate in
the Senate on international affairs
and an occasional move for America
to go all the way in aiding Europe.
Little is heard on the surface con-
cerning the League of Nations itself,
but there is an undercurrent of senti-
ment for fuller participation by the
United States in world affairs, and
the issues may be fought out again
in the coming presidential campaign.
Prohibition leaders here declare
that their cause has not been hurt by
the conviction and Imprisonment of
William H. Anderson, the New York
dry chief, in Sing Sing for forgery
The drys maintain, on the other hand,
that fine chance has been given
them to capitalize Anderson's incar-
ceration as a martyrdom imposed by
the wet forces which he was fighting
Politicians of both parties are Won
dering if the Washington Post, own
ed by E. B. Mclean, has quit the Re-
publicans and turned Democratic. In
a recent editorial, the Post lambast-
ed the Republican leaders for not be-
ing more militant in defending the
party against the attacks to which it
has been subjected in connection with
the oil investigation and other scan
dals. The attitude of the Post came
as considerable surprise, in view of
its consistent following of Republi-
can policies, right or wrong. During
the Harding administration the Post
was dubbed the "Court Chronicle" be-
cause OF its answering Republican
leanings, but McLean's connection
with the oil scandal have apparently
caused change. There was no evi-
dence that Mclean ever profited from
the dealings of Fall or any of his
friends, but the publisher is under
stood to be peeved at the way his G.
.. p. friends deserted him when the
Democrats began to make it hot for
him.