The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-08-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

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Washington, August Though
the executive offices are located in
the Adirondacks some hundreds of
miles distant from Washington, the
principal business of the Federal Gov
eminent is still transacted in the ma
tional capital. The White House
wire is connected with White Camp
by a direct telephone and telegraph
wire, and personal messengers are
travelling back and forth daily with
official mail. It is rumored that the
President, unlike other executives,
never enjoys real vacation as the
cares Of office are always on his
shoulders.
Perhaps one of the causes of Wash
ington dispatches falling off is the
absence of Congress. When the leg
islative assembly is not in session var
ious administrative branches of the
national Government function more
or less without attracting public at
tention. In other seasons, they are
constantly harassed by legislative in
reference and investigations.
At the present there is some agita-
ton throughout the country against
the Department of Agriculture, be-
cause Of its policies. Some of the ag-
ricultural groups are still protesting
that the department experts have
minized the effect the European
floods and it's influence on world food
supplies and prices. There is also
some complaint against the failure of
the Department to hearken to the adj
vice of the organized farm coopera-
tives. The Government farm experts
are feeling confident that high prices
for wheat and cotton may be expect
ed in the fall, and the dissatisfaction
against Government agencies will
then be lessened.
The State Department is making
no secret of it's anxiety over the re-
cent mud throwing contest between
Senator Borah, Chairman of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee, and
Winston Churchill, the British states
man. The administration has let it
be known that Borah is talking solely
for himself, and his remarks cannot
by any means be construed as the
opinions of the American Govern
ment. 1t is generally recognized that
the Anti-American feeling developed
abroad carries dynamite. The stu
alton is daily becoming more complex
and confused. There is no doubt that
America has been mailigned as rich
and powerful nation, but Europeans
are not shouldered with the sole re-
sponsibility for this feeling. Diplo-
mats reporting to their Government
here blame American tourists for
some of the antagonism against
Americans. These tourists are I'M
usually prosperous because of the diff
ference in foreign exchange, and
sometimes become insulting to the
natives of other countries. 1t is said
that these visitors bearing the dollar
mark on themselves have blighted the
fruits of diplomacy. It is understood
that the American Government has
advised its consuls and others hand
ling passports to caution American
visitors to foreign lands against the
practices which are regarded as in
sulting by their hosts.
The Treasury Department and the
State Department of Washington are
closely following the foreign ex-
change situation. With the franc on
the downward trend our foreign
trade is also menaced. Business
transactions are almost impossible
with the dollar value of the franc
changing every twenty-four hours.
No doubt, the political situation in
France is largely responsible for it,
but somehow there are groups who
insist upon tying up the debt settle
ment with the chaotic condition of
European finances.
With primaries pending in several
states speculation turns to the effect
on the Presidential year. Senator
Borah of Idaho has been making
s'page one" in the daily newspapers
for several weeks by his discussions
Of international and domestic affairs.
Leaders of both parties in their criti-
cisms of Borah's talks say that he
talks around the subjects of prohi-
bition and other domestic issues, but
avoids a direct approach. The crit
les claim the Idaho senator will only
recognize the idealistic phase of the
prohibition situation rather than its
practical solution. It is generally
recognized that Borah is sounding out
sentiment for presidential nomina-
tion, but the political dopesters say it !
viii be as the leader of third ticket,
and not as regular Republican line
up. Anybody's guess is accepted as a j
basis for hours Of talk at local coun-
try clubs where the politicians con-
gregate.
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