Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

Despite the fact that Congress ad.
| Journed In a very tranquil state of
mind. Vice President Dawes feels he
must go on with his campaign to re.
form the Senate. That august body
did little or nothing to justify all the
things which have been said about il
in the last few years, but, having
taken the bull by the horns, the
doughty Gen. Dawes feels that he
can't let 60 He must support the at.
tack he made upon the Senate the
very first day he grabbed the gaveL
Perhaps II the Vice President had
waited until he had become further
acquainted with the Senate he might
not have been 50 vehement in his de-
lnunciation of the rules. He was a far
more placid man the day he adjourned
the Senate than he was that other.
| wise tranquil 4th of March when
he made the Senate rafters ring with
his pent-up rage and indignation at
the thought that one lone Senator
might rise up and thwart the will OF
10 200. 900 people.
BY its action on the World Court
the Senate showed II could halt de.
bate and reach a vote whenever a
substantial majority of the Senators
desired. This rather knocked the prop
from the Vice Presidents propaganda,
but 1t Is understood the latter is to
take the ground In his speeches this
Summer that even II no evil was prac-
ticed at the recent session the posi-
bility Of evil was there and should be
wiped out.
Gen. Dawes 10 anxious for the coun-
try to admit that his inaugural attack
was justified. That Is the reason he
is going to talk rules during the rest
Of the Summer and Autumn, when 1t
~ ~.
/ ject OF farm relief legislation would be
a far hotter topic. There is very
prevalent belief in the Middle West
that Gen. Dawes should be the next
President Of the United States. Per
haps the general feels there is plenty
Of time for the exposition OF his farm
relief views. which are Numerically
opposed to those Of Mr.. Coolidge First
OF an, the rules fight must be won or
sufficiently explained.
Some of the intimate friends and
relatives OF a distinguished American
publicist gathered a few days ago in
the suburbs of Washington to cele-
brate their hosts seventy-hfth amir
versary. During the course Of the
evening the host grew reflective. He
dwelt upon some of the remarkable
experiences which had marked his
eventful life.
I'VE are celebrating this year." he
said, "the 150th anniversary of the
birth of our Nation. 1t is interesting
to think that have lived through
one-half the life of the United States. .
The remark was simply made, but
It served as a forceful reminder OF
the extreme youth of this Nation that
one man, far from decrepit and really
at the height of his mental powers,
should have lived through onerhalf
of its total existence.
1t is small wonder that the other
nations of the world look at the United
States with unalloyed amazement.
There is no parallel in world history
for the United States. Its possibili-
ties and its powers are unreasonable
Some visiting foreigners are inclined
TO criticize the vast open and rough
spaces of the United States. They
are accustomed to the gardenlike
countryside of England and France
and Germany, where the population
is dense from border to border. Per-
haps there are some rough spots in