Evening star., 1926-05-17

President Coolidge refuses to de-
velop cold feet over the consequences
of the 1926 congressional elections for
the Republican party. He was waited
upon at the White House the other
day by G. o. P. soaring committee.
consisting of Senator Phipps Of Colo
rado and Representative Wood of In
diana, respectively the chairmen of
the Senate and House compaign COM
mittees. The official leader of the
party was told that the embattled
and embittered farmers of the West
will be in punitive mood in Novem-
Der if liberal farm relief legislation
has not been enacted. Senator Phipps.
who halls from the irrigation and
reclamation areas of the intermoun-
tain country, reported that they are
hungering for fat Federal subsidies
and do not think much of the Cool
idge economy program which opposes
them. The President wasn't greatly
impressed by the qualms of his politi-
cal callers. He said bluntly that he
doesn't favor flying in the face of
sound government economies. Mr..
Coolidge in particular expressed the
belief that Republican leaders are
more frightened than the facts JUS
tify. He thinks the wave of unrest
now sweeping across the great open
spaces is transitory and emotional
and that his party will do best to
stick to economy, tax reduction and
platform pledges.
Thus far the President has stub.
bornly resisted all overtures to swing
around the circle, or even around a
semi-circle, and make campaign
speeches this year. But he may not
permanently be able to withstand the
pressure. Senators and prominent
representatives in pivotal States and
doubtful districts are moving heaven
and earth to induce Coolidge to take
the stump. Many of them think that
conditions. by and large, are about
what they were in 1924. when Sen
ator George II. Moses of New Hamp.
shire summed up the G. o. p. stu
alton. 1.-The principal asset of the
party said the editor statesman
diplomat from Concord, "is the calm
and cautious Christian character of
Calvin Coolidge"
Representative Fred A. Britten. Re
publican, of Illinois, is the ranking
member of the House committee on
naval affairs, and ''bug" on pre-.
paredness. Speaking at a recent din
ner in Chicago, Britten told a story
illustrating the difference between a
pacifist and believer in national de-
fense. Jimmy and Jack" he said
had been naughty. Their mother
sent them to bed and told them to
await a call from dad. Dads foot
steps were presently heard on the
stairway. I'm going to lay here with
my eyes shut, and make believe I'm
asleep said pacif1st Jimmy. Well.
I'm going to put on my pants re
torted preparedness Jack, and stuff
'em with newspapers
X v X X
Lieut.. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, Wash
ington's woman police chief, and lel
new police bill for the District of Co
lumbia will be features Of the an
nuaI conference of the international
Association of Policewomen in Cleve
land on May "a. Mrs. Van Wrinkle
Is president Of the association. The
star attraction of the conference will
| be Dame Rachel Eleanor Crowdy, who
is chief of the social questions anc
opium traffic section of the League
/ of Nations. Dame Crowdy, who Is q
| physician by profession, won fame
| in the World War as principal com
| mandant of British volunteer nurse:
| in France and Russia. Lieut.. Var
| Wrinkle hopes at Cleveland to arouse
| national interest in the Washington
| policewomen's bill, which has already
| been indorsed by the General Fedora
tion o6 Women'A Clubs the. Daughteri