Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Senate naval affairs committee. de-
clares the American fleet, too. is al
ready "diSarmed' to the limit Of
safety. But, of course. If other great
sea levers agree TO slash their feet.
Uncle Sam might be able to do so, too.
Miss Paulina Longworth accent in
paulina on the 81 as in eve" Of the
applet has just received her political
baptism. although she has not Yet
celebrated her second birthday. The
chubby daughter of the Speaker and
Princess Alice" was taken to the
Capitol this week for the first time
while her mother attended the World
Court debate in the Senate. Paulina
did not sit in the gallery. In fact, she
did not leave her parents limousine.
wherein she drove in state to the
Senate wing of the Capitol. and then
held impromptu levees as her proud
mother brought admirinG friends IL
the car for an Introduction 10 the
first baby of the land. Paulina is not
terrified by strangers. In fact IL
they are male strangers, she flirtS
with them outrageously with smiles
that extend all the way across her
milk-and-peach complexion to her pink
ears. If there's anything in early en-
vironment, Paulina's going 10 he a
politician.
In the midst of one of the World
Court speeches there was hubbub in
the Senate that impelled Vice Presi.
dent Dawes to rap for order. The
cause of the big noise was soon dis
covered. Jim" Watson and Frank
Willis were whispering. Senator. Viii
lis unquestionably is the Magnus Nox
of Congress. He neither denies nor
apologies for it. In fact. he explains
it. He was raised on an Ohio farm.
1t was long, narrow strip of land.
and the cattle were pastured on the
back field. 1t was Franks job to
bring in the cows at milking time.
He wasn't any fonder of walking than
most boys are. so. instead of trampinG
a long piece to herd the cows into the
milking yard. he learned to round EN-
up by calling them. The practice de
veloped Willis voice to it's present
cyclonic volume. Senator Fess Of
Ohio once heard Willis at a political
meeting half mile away.
X
Representative Otis Winso. Demo.
| crat, of Arkansas Is beginning to think
that the American people want jazz.
not seriousness, from their statesmen.
At the opening of the session 1t fell 10
Wingo's lot to address a few jocular.
though pointed, remarks to a brash
Young Representative from Florida on
the subject of the modeSty becoming
in f1edgling member Of the House.
II was only joshing." said Wingo TO
this observer, but / never said any
thing during all of my six previous
terms in Congress that went over so
big. People all over the country seem
TO have heard about ii. I've delivered
what | thought We're some sure
enough speeches in my day. but no
body took much notice of them. Guess
the country prefers to laugh. PEI
haps if Congress madel It laugh more
and think less. we'd be in better odor,"
X X K
!. Butler Wright. Assistant Secre'
tary of State, has just returned from
a transcontinental tour in the inter
He spoke at Salt Lake City, Cheyenne
Omaha, Kansas City, kans.; Kansas
City, Mo-. and St. Louis. Secre-
tary KeHogg's coadjutor found
the Middle West and West alive
with interest in Uncle Sans foreign
affairs. They are not nearly so remote
from concern in international activi-
ties as their distance from salt water
might suggest. At the end of his talk.
which was fra nkly designed to sell
the foreign service to the West, Wright
was bombarded with questions that
revealed genuine anxiety to know
what the State Department and the
diplomatic service are, and just what
they do to keep Columbia the gem of
the ocean. Wright told EN-.
tCopyrlght. 1891