Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

Senator Simeon D. FesS of Ohio has
made a sorry spectacle Of himself In
his maiden exploit as Republican whip
of the Senate. His letter to q con-
stituent, belaboring Senators Borah,
Nye and Brookhart as pseudo Repub-
of the farm debenture plan, Is uni
versally considered the banner boner
Of the session. Senator Jim" Watson
Of Indiana, G. o. p. leader in the Upper
House, must heartily echo the ancient
sentiment that he can take care or his
enemies, If some one will only preserve
him from his friends. Every political
amateur knows that the Hoover-Wat-
son strategy is to WOO and win the Re-
publican insurgents IN the Senate. not
antagonize and ALLEVIATE them. Things
were moving measurably well in the
desired direction. Then along came the
official Republican whip and dashed out
in a manner worthy Of the widest bull
that ever crashed through a china
shop. The damage which FeSS did In
the now historic Sheppey letter is not
likely to be undone for many day.
The sage of Yellow Springs has been
known as the schoolmaster in politics.
He's being PACED nowadays on Capitol
Hill as the schoolboy in politics.
Not in O long time has the Senate as
A whole had to cover under such q rain
of brickbats as are coming It's way
since the anti-Hoover farm debenture
vote, The bombardment Is non-parti-
san and bipartisan. 1t droppeth from
both the Republican and Democratic
heavens and from the four quarters of
the national political compass. Such
organs of party opinion as the New
York Times (independant Democratic)
and New York Herald Tribune (Repub-
lican) vie with each other In vitupera-
tive attack. The Times aSsails the
Senate as the chamber OF obstruction, ="
declares it is incapable Of rising above
a mean and mischievouS partisanship,
and asserts that millions OF citlzens
would love to see the Senate beaten
and banned and its swollen pretensions
abated." The Herald Tribune, fitting
at equatorial folly" Eliminates that
nobody expects much from the Sen.
ate of the United States nowadays.
The same journal adds, 80 far has
the Senate fallen from its old estate as
a great deliberative body that the
average American regards 1t with
mingled amusement, impatience ana
contempt"
One of the things for which the
Department of State and secretary
Stimson are devoutly thankful Is tnaC
presentation of socially aspiring man
mas and their fair daughters at European
courts is something which which WASH
inpton has nothing to do. It's entirely
I'm to the harassed Ambassadors and
Ministers in question. The issue is
current with last weeks crop OF Amer
lean presentees at Buckingham Palace
About 40 Yankee women season
are permitted to curtsey before queen
Mary. The American Ambassador In
London could easily present 5000 OF
his feminine compatrlots, II tne CourC
and its rules allowed such an INVASION
Senators and Representatives are bring
ing inceSsant pressure to bear upon our
envoys abroad, who are unfortunate
enough to be accredited to royal courts.
Shaving of the wives and daughters
who are anxious TO do republican
homage to royalty Is the average Amer
lean ENJOYS principal tribulation: Our
presentees in London this month are
being introduced at Buckingham Palace
by Frau Sthamer, wife OF the German
ambassador, who Is dean Of the diplo-
matte CORPS. The wife Of the American
charge d'affaires, Mrs. Ray Anterior,
planned to do the honorS, but Is not
well at the moment.
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Secretary Melons right to remain in
the Treasury portfolio, it appears, is to
be discussed after all on the floor OF
the Senate. despite the judiciary COM
mitteeS vote In his favor. 1t will be
debated there, but 1t will not, because
1t cannot, be decided. A majority vote
of, say. 95 to /, against Mellon would
be of about as much practical effect
as II the Siamese Senate were to de-
clare that he holds the secretaryship
Of the Treasury illegally. A cabinet
officer can be removed only by death,
dismissal by the President. resignation
or Impeachment. The Senate can Ox-