Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Citizens of the German Republic
(aged 7k) reveal a considerably
livelier interest in presidential
elsctjon than the citizens of the
limited States Republic (aged 14s).
A fraction under 20 per cent OF the
total German electorate went to the
polls on March %. A fraction barely
over SO per cent of our voters voted
for President on November 4, 1924.
The Republican national committee
has lust assembled the most authen-
tic figures yet compiled as to the
exact dimensions Of the late prest-
Dental election. Roughly, 1856
GA men and women were Qualfneu
to vote or that. number, only
2s,6s3. 30Ts took. the trouble to do so.
The percentage. that did its suffrage
duty works. out at. SOL, which Is
less than ! per cent more than Ho'eu
at the 1920 election The director OF
the census estimates that the total
number of American vpters increased
per cent Nbetween 1920 and 1924.
Political managers have come def
nitely to the conclusion that women
are greater vote slackers than men.
1t is calculated that about men
vote to every women, although the
suffrage population is about evenly
divided-2s, 100000 men and $4,000
600 women.
The Coolidge economy program has
caused the formation of a novel club
in Washington. 1t is the 1.-TWO Per
Gent Club organized within the
Federal service by Gen. Herbert NJ.
Lord director Of the budget. The
clubs object is to curtail Government
expenditure by $62,600,08O before the
end of the current fiscal year. June
80. The 1.-TWO Per Cent Club" has
been in existence since January 1,
and now enters the home stretch of
the course it set itself. The specific
goal Is to reduce an estimated budget
Of $3,062,277,470 to an even $4,000
0OO, 600 Mr.. Coolidge having expressed
q categorical wish to that effect. The
Budget Bureau ascertained that if it
could prevail upon all governmental
agencies, either by coaxing or threat
ening, to cut their estimates by 2
per cent the $4,000. 100000 total could
be attained. So Gen. Lord announced
that every Federal official, from
President to charwoman,. was eligible
to ioinf the Two Per Gent Club and
was expected to do so.
Vice President Dawes. has accumu-
lated an ally for the Senate reform
fight in Frank w. Mondell of Wyo-
ming, former majority leader in the
House .aof Representatives. In. re-
cent speech at Boston, Mr.. Monden
favored a nationwide campaign in
favor Of rules. to abolish the filfbuster
and limit senatorial debate. THE
argument that the opportunity for
unlimited debate defeats bad 1egisla-
ton" said Mr.. Mondell, sis not borne
out by the history of the Senate. The
potential vest pocket veto which
every Senator possesses is quite as
likely to force favorable action on
questionable legislation as it is to
prevent it,"
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Whenever Attorney General Sar-
gent feels the Surge of Tufts COL
lege reunion in Washington. he can
find plenty of company. Thomas o.
Marvin Of Massachusetts, chairman of
the United States, Tariff Commission,
was graduated at Tufts in the class
Of 'S8, a year after Mr.. Sargent got
his diploma there. Other Tufts men
in official positions at the Capital in
clude Maj. James F. CoupaI, United
States Army, one of President Cool
idge's physicians; DR.. John P. H.
Murphy OF the administrative staff of
lSt. Elizabeth's Hospital; Maj. George
r. Calender, United States Army.
curator Of the Army Medical Museum