Evening star., 1925-12-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
RY FREDERIC WILLIAM EILE.

cause the Presidents aircraft inves-
tigatorS have pinned no medals on
Billy" Mitchell. most of them re-
joice over the unprecedented atten-
ton that has been drawn to the
whole subject of preparedness by the
colonel's crusade. Mitchell himself,
his friends say, will leave the fray
fully satisfied, no matter what be-
tides him, in view of the advertising
the entire air proposition has re-
ceived. All concerned feel that it
will be relatively easy henceforward
to obtain adequate recognition for
the flying service. including appro-
priations from Congress. Likewise
there is universal prayer that the
country will speedily be given a rest
from the air controversy. 1t has been
raging more or less necessarily for
two years.
Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, American
high commissioner at Constantinople,
is returning to Turkey after a pro-
tracted stay in the United States.
Officially he was on leave of absence.
Actually Bristol put in most Of his time
trying to educate public opinion, in
Guiding members of Congress, as to
the desirability of ratifying the treaty
of Lausanne and recognizing the gov.
ernment of Turkey. Both questions
will come up during the impending
session of the Senate. Admiral Bristol
left Washington. feeling that the pros
poets for affirmative action are favor
able. But he found that the Friends
of Armenia, organization, headed by
former Ambassador James w. Gerard
is very active in opposition and de.
termined to prevent resumption Of re-
lations with Turkey if It can. The
United States is one of the few ma.
tions in the world that have not
recognized the Angora government
Admiral Bristol vouches for the state
ment that every American com
mercial and religious element In
Turkey heartily favors the earliest
possible bonds of friendship and bust
ness intercourse between Uncle Sam
and the Ottoman.
In leaving the dictatorship of the
public buildings and parks in the Dis
| trict of Columbia to become the city
| manager Of Cincinnati, Col. Clarence
| o. Sheriff., L. S. A, is followins
the example pursued by scores OF
| Federal officials in recent times. Earl,
| in his administration President Cool
| idge pointed out that there Is no pos
| sible method of keeping $25,o00 mer
| in underpaid Government Jobs. The
President recognizes that Fedora
| service is SO unexcelled training
| ground for specialists that 1t Is hope
| less to think of permanently retain
| ing them at the salaries Uncle San
| can afford to pay. 1t is an open secrer
| that many persons seek Government
| employment for the deliberate purpose
of equipping themselves for the vastly
| richer remuneration which business
| life holds out. Treasury experts II
| income tax are periodically snapped
! up by corporations willing to pay
them 10 times their Government
wages. 1t Is computed that such mer
| can easily earn their salaries three
| or four times over by using the 'in
| side knowledge" legitimately obtained
as Federal employees.
| y X X \
| DIR. Hubert Work, Secretary Of the
Interior, has been nicknamed &c
| $186, 100000 cabinet member" Thi.
doesn't mean that he has accumu
| lated personal wealth on Henry ForC
lines, but that during the three anC
a half years he has served as heaG
| of two Government departments theil
| joint operating costs have been re
duced by $ls6,000,000. DR.. Worl
| saved $57 900 900 while Assistant Post
master General and Postmaster Gen
eral, and since March, 1923. when hi
was transferred to the Secretaryshir
of the Interior, he has brought dowr
the expenditure OF that department by
$1z9, 100000. His admirers describe