Evening star., 1928-06-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE.

When somebody sits down, after the
impending unpleasantnesS at Kansas
City. to write its history. one thing viii
stand out in cleaning outline, no mat
ter who's nominated That thing Is the
amazing change of attitude toward
Hoover on the part Of organization Re
publican politicians among whom MS
name was formerly anathema, Eight
wears ago this week Hoover was ngnt-
ing forlorn hope at Chlca2o. lie
had pouular support all over the coun-
try and all over the Coliseum galleries.
but political amateurs were IN cnarge
OF his fortunes In consequence ne
never rolled up SO many AS brace oi
votes OH any OF the nine convention
ballots. The men who oiled creased
Reared and ran the Republican machlne
wouId have none Of him To-day scores
of party stalwarts are Hoover's friends
and ardent hackers. Run over even
partial list of them and you scan a
roster of Republican master minds
Work of Colorado. williams OF Oregon,
Ienroot OF Wisconsin. Slemp OF VIZ
pInia. Good and Adams OF Iowa LOCK-
wood OF Indiana Moses OF New Hamp-
shire Edge OF New Jersey, Mills and
Donovan Of New York, Burton OF ONO
CreaGer of Texas, Ware OF pennsylvania
and then some. Dave" MulVane. In
ffuential national committeeman from
kansas. Is a Curtis man az long as
the Senate leader Is in the running but
will be for Hoover as soon as conditions
permit.
President Cooidges panegyric on
Congress constructive record during the
late session might have Included the
statement that the farmers qua no.
emerge from 1t entirely empty handed
one Of their Washington spokeSmen
has hist said TO this observer: In ne
little the farm organizations were able
10 wiring from Congress. the principles
involved IN the tax bill are probably
their greatest victory. -Four main Tea
lures cover tax tenets held by the
American Farm Bureau Federation allu
The National Grange Agricultural
organizations received many sincere
compliments on their thoughtful and
sound position on tax policies. paTtlcu-
larry because OF their marked coili|hN'
with principles advocated by Big Blsi~
ness The quartet OF farm views written
into the tax Law are tll minimum
reduction Of Federal taxes at this
time; (2) consequent possible suhslan--
tial reductions In the public debt hnd
relief from heavy interest charges, CD
upholdng OF the Federal inheritance
tax principle; and t4 repeal OF me
sales tax idea"
Mussolini's review of Italy's tnterna~
tional relations before the Roman sen
ate evokes a special sigh OF relief nj
the National Press Club The Ducc has
apparently decided not to send inc
italian fleet to the mouth OF the Poto~
mac because thr club reacinded ils pro"
poAal TO elect him "A member lhf
Fagclst dictator had naught but soolh-
Ing worda for America and American.
vhirh having been uttered since the
National Press Club tracas over MS
name. plainly indicates that lie u not
minded TO make II casus briti WhA'
viii hnuDfn Ia The next Yantrf news
paper man who turns up at the FalaHso
Cnipt for All Interview well, THAT'S
horse Ot different color.
y ~
Venerable age aud pristine youth
shook hands with each other on lhr
bench oI the United States Supreme
Court IN thia weeks b~tovA decikion on
the wire tapping case, Justice OllVef
| Wendell Holmes, dean of the bench,
| AGED 81, and Justice Harlan lflhke stone
| III Youngest member aged 90, were
among The dissenting quartet. The other
pair of minority judges consisted 81 tie
/ Jew and the Roman Catholic VINO hit
! in oar tribunal ot iaAt resort rehpcc-
| lively, Justice Hiandels and Justice Hut"
! her The man IN The street wonders WAY
| it was necessary for the Supreme Court
| To place It's august sanction upon the
| legality of testimony obtained from tap
ping telephone conversation, when con"
ereasi0nai investigating committees
! hahitially tap the confidential illes Of
telegraph messages,