Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(By National Editorial Association
Especial to Chronicle)

OUh " HASHlNUION LETTER
(By National Editorial Association
Especial to Chronicle)
Washington, May 7-Convention
of business and social organization
are the only things to relieve tn
deadening effect of the political off
season in Washington. The congress
siOnal contingent has completed.
disappeared and the exodus of tn,
diplomatic corps is underway. MI
Coolidge and some of his Cabine
will follow next month.
The chief political crumb is, the
I possible fate of the Federal Trade
Commission. Senator Borah, of Ida,
no, and Senator Norris, of Nebraska
who are known as Liberal Republi.
cans, are doing considerable taiiins
to the effect that the Commission
should be abolished. These gentle
men have just made the discovery
that the Commission is hot bed OF
factional politics. The average AM
erican business man and every po-
liticaI observer in Washington has
been cognizant of the situation for
at least six years. It took a frank
discussion of the Commissions
shortcoming by the newly appointed
member of that body, Mr.. William
Humphrey, of the State of Washing
ton, to attract the attention of the
two Western Senators.
The fact that Senator Norris has
conquered with Senator Borah indi-
Gates that the politics" which pre-
dominates at the Commission has
been transferred to the Capitol. The
former colleague Of Senator Borah
is now Commissioner Nugent, of the
Federal Trade Commission. The for
mer Idaho Senator is teaming with
Commissioner Houston Thompson in
objecting to every step taken by
Commissioners Humphrey, Van Fleet
and Hunt, the so-called majority in
this Federal agency. Until the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Humphrey, it is
said, AIessrs. Thompson and Nugent
were running things their own way
at the Commission. Now that the
policies of the Commission have
beeen changed to conform with the
policies of the present |
it appears that the
minority wants Congress to take a
hand. We are told that Senator Nor
ris has an axe to grind as the ma
jority members of the Commission
refuse to heed his request for inVes-
.igation of business interests. Mr..
and his associates say
hat inasmuch as they have quasi
judicial powers they prefer the ad-
vice of the Attorney General of the
United States on legal matters to
hat of a committee of Congress.
This is practically the only exciting
political development noted at the
Capitol. Secretary Hoover is again
advocating reorganization Of Federal
1t is his contention
hat the regrouping of Federal agen-
les would result in enormous saw
ngs to the taxpayers. His program,
{ adopted, would relieve the Presi-
ent of many details which were as
igned to his Office in the stress OF
1ar time. Unquestionably the ideas
f Mr. Hoover will be written into i
legislation when Con-
ress convenes next winter. How
yer, it will be a difficult matter to
ct action from Congress as the en-
re situation is loaded with politi-
Il dynamite. Il
Official and social Washington is
anifesting more than usual inter-
It in advertising appearing in news
lpers and magazines. The pulling III
over of testimonials has long been
.cognized by patent medicine ven
)rs but it is only of late that the III
'oducers of toilet articles appealing M
the canity of women have seized III
ION this method of publicity. For |I
veral months their agents have III
en- angling for signed testimonial III
ON Princess Alice" as Mrs. Mich III
as Longworth is generally known. iii
Mrs. Longworth, aside from being iii
e wife of the new Speaker of the III
)use, occupies an enviable position Vii
tn political leaders. She is prac- MI
ally the only person in private MI
e who listened attentively to the VII
debate on the League of III
tions in the Senate and other ma W
nal questions. Her political judg- NNI
mt is valued so highly that Mrs. III
ngworth could earn enormous fees iii
legislative counsel if she 50 mind Nh
It is said that she inherits many HI
the characteristics which made II
: father, the late Theodore Roose- MI
t, such great power in national MI
airs. IIll
BY reason of her former position NJ
belle of the White House during MI
Roosevelt regime, Mrs. Long l
rth can do practically anything III
nleases in the line of advertis-