Evening star., 1926-05-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

wind will blow I'm November, as re-
CARDS the Presidents 8 friend, Senator
Butler, and the Iatter's prospective
| rival, Dave" Walsh.
II appears that members Of the
diplomatic service. like members of
Congress. past and present. have the
privileges Of the floor ON Capitol Hill
ilobnobbing with Senators this week
is Robert Woods Bliss. America min.
lister to Sweden. home on leave for
the visit OF the Swedish Crown Prince
aud Princess. Mr.. Bliss is one OF
| our younger generation of career
diplomats, ha wing been in the foreign
service uninterruptediy since he bega n
as young clerk in the office VI the
| secretary Of Porto Rico Is years ago
American diplomats have not always
taken the United states senate seri
| ousiy. although their fates are some
times In the hollow Of that august
bOdy's hand. Now. when In the cOun,
try on visits. ministers and amba sra
doris make 1t II habit of brushing
shoulders with the autocrats VI the
upper house.
Former Tariff commissioners Cul
beftSon told the Senate inveatik al ink
| committee that lobbyists have rights
and should be permitted to present
their views to Congress. Wisconsin
legalizes lobbyists and provides fol-
their activities at the State capitol In
Madison. They are allowed to ply
their trade openly during sessions Of
the Legislature, provided that before
hand they have registered with the
secretary Of state. made oath az to
! . In isfn tS, f~l,
| they're interest ed, told who their
counting of how. and how much
money was spent.
Guessing when Congress will I'D
| journ is one VI the favOrite pastisnes
of the waning Springtime in Washing
ton. Pessimists think House and Sen
ate will be lucky IL they get away by
August 1. Farm legislation, prohibi
, tion legislation. French debt ratitica
| ton. Muscle Shoals aud halt a dozen
other more OF less nla jor issues are
stiil Oh the unfinished business calen
| dar. Any one Of the items jlVt men
| toned suggests opportunity for talk
unlimited. Night sessions will continue
| to be resorted to. But under the best
Of circumstances Congress seems
| booked for at least another six weeks
| work. 1t is within the range Of posi-
| bilities that President CoOlidge's plan
| to be away from the White House by
the Fourth Of July may be wrecked by
the continued presence Of Congress.
n Il
| Mai Gen. Hanson h. Ely, COM
ma ,ldant of the Army War College,
was leading the 2Sth lnfantr into
! action at Cantisny eight years ago
| this Week--the first battle la which
! American n troops in France fought az
an Independent unit. "Cantigny day"
| will be celebrated In Washington on
May 28th by the LIST Division. Ely
always recalls at this eason his rum
| la with a brigadier who had en-.
| sconced himself In the best chateau Of
| the region as a headquarters. Ely,
his superior officer, requisitioned the
i place, but the brigadier evinced no
| incIinatio to he evicted. Then Ely
sent more peremptory messa &c. The
brisadier replied: 1.-The ma j0r general
| can q. t. h. Ely was about to order
u drumtead court martial, when the
| brigadier explained that lean g. t. h."
meant that the ma jor general .'ca a
get the house."
tCOpyriKht 1897