Evening star., 1930-12-03

On her trial spin in the Senate yes
terday, U. S. S. Cooperation sprang
several significant leaks. The attempt
of Skipper Robinson of Arkansas to
keep the Democratic members of the
crew at their post of harmonious duty
was not glittering success. Nineteen
of them stood with Senator Robinson
and the Republican majority in favor
Of seating Senator-elect Davis Of Penn
sylvania. Seventeen Democrats ignored
their Steering Committees steer and
voted to keep Davis on the waiting
list. Of course, If Senate Democratic
strength is similarly or approximately
so divided when other admir1strati ton
propositions are at stake, the ReDtib-
licans will enjoy all the cooperative
help they need. Some authorities think
Robinson's refusal to march with the
Norris Progressives Is of greater omen
than the unwillingness Of many Demo-
cratic Senators to pull administration
chestnuts out of the congressional fire.
The two-fisted Arkansan is likely ere
many hours to find himself storm
center within the ranks Of his own Co
horts. All the ingredients for muttny
against his leadership are at hand.
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Senator "Dave" Reed and Senator
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hands fervently and smiled soulfully as
the camera man "shot" them for publi-
cation, yet all and sundry know that
one of these days therell have to be a
reapportionment of the situation where
by both Keystone solons hail from
Pittsburgh. Practically for the first
time PENNSYLVANIA is now represented
IN the Senate by two men from the
western end of the State. Philadelphia
has no liking for that condition. II
Mr.. yare cor tinues to boss the show
where the Delaware and the Schuylkll
converge, he may be expected to apply
remedial measures as soon as possible.
Senator Reed is said to contemplate re-
tiremeut from Capitol Hill with equa-
nlnity. crowded he is appointed Amer
lean Ambassador to Great Britain. II
and yhela Gen. Dawes tires Of life at
King Geo yge's court Reed ranks as an
avoWed candidate for the job. He has
the wealth, the charm, the skill and the
wife to fill it, \cspably.
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Another Of Uncle Sans diplomatic
hens home to Ipost on leave is Ahra-
ham C. RatshesKy, American Minister
to Czechoslovakia. |'Cap" Ratshesky, as
he Is familiarly know In Boston, wnef e
he has long been actfN' IN the hnanclal
and philanthropic wcA ds, Is now IN
Washington checking up with the state
Department on our relah ans with the
Prague government. WlTAe IN MaSsa-
chuSetts last month MrS Ratshesky
made a couple Of speeches s1or ms ole
friend William NJ. Butler. Inc Bay
State business man-diplomat .for years
has been a crony Of Calvin E'oouoSe
While the Vermonter was in Eo ton ss
a State off1cial Ratshesky was cCaIs
cl2sest counselor on all affairs, a lnllt
and private, which involved MOI ey
Frequently between 1928 and 1929 CA
and Mrs. Ratshesky were White HouA
guests.
Speaker Longworth, who counts just
as many pals on the Democratic side
of the House aisle as he does among his
fellow Republicans, is the incessant butt
Of good-natured razzing about the pre-
cariousnesS of his existence en- the
rostrum after March 4. 1T depends
entirely upon God" says Nick, in all
seriousness and in all truth, for upon
the question whether death or illness
robs either party of its full strength
on any given day depends the political
complexion of the House organization.
If Providence does take away a men,
Der or two between now and the assem-
bling of the Seventy Congress,
Nick makes no bones about hoping that
| the bereavement will occur in district
which went Democratic last month, but
in which the Republicans normally win.
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Arrangements are under way for a
Joint session of the Senate and House
Committees on Agriculture, at the end
of January. at which Ger ge William
Russell ("AE'), the famous Iri writer
and painter, will appear. "AE is now
iecturing in the United States on rural
life and the desirability of arr testing
| the mad march of met DJitanism
before the country wholly surIen5ers
exponent Of the co-operati.e movement