Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-21

Undoubtedly the heat wave, together
with the opposition'S depleted lung
power, is what's brought the naval
treaty debate to an abrupt end. Cynical
administration critics go so far as to
suggest that President Hoover used his
pull with the Weather Bureau to assure
himself that an all-time hot record for
Washington would be hung up in mid
July. Knowing what high temperature
does to senatorial nerves, the Chief Ex-
ecutive thereupon determined $50 the
story goeS) to pitch the treaty session
in a period which assured speedy re-
suits. AS a matter of fact, the thing
that broke the Johnson Moses Hale
Mcclellan square was its inability to
smash a quorum. At one time-about
week ago-the treaty forces were on
the verge of rout over the quorum issue.
Then Hoover got into the game. He put
sorely needed life into the administra-
tons fight. His leaders wrested the
initiative from the opposition. Stacking
Senators were drafted back to the Capt.
toll. Then the enemy knew the jig was
now up. Humidity did the rest.
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Canadians are winding up their holly
contested parliamentary election cam
paign this week. They go to the polls
on July %. The United States figures
conspicuously in the contest. The Mac
kenzie King Liberal party, which seeks
another lease of Office, Is pluming itself
over the imposition of countervailing
tariffs on American imports, as re-
prisal against the Hawley-Smoot act.
Finance Minister Dunning, author OF
the retaliatory scheme, is quoting our
Department of Commerce for the state
ment that the Canadian plan will divert
- of
ness into Canadian-BritiSh channels.
The Liberals are also campaigning on
the issue of Get On With the st.
Lawrence Waterway" That vast project
to link the Atlantic with the Great
Lakes will materialize with relative
rapidity the moment Canada gives its
OK. The Dominion Conservatives do
not oppose the enterprise, but contend
that the Liberals want to carry 1t out
on lines unjust to the individual
provinces.
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His friends in the Senate-totaling
95-rejoice at the assurance they re-
ceive from Seantor Borah that he may
contemplate early and complete relief
from the malady for which he recently
underwent examination at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore. Now that
physicians assure the Idahoan that his
complaint will lend itself readily to
treatment. it can be told that there
was a time. not so long ago, when
Borahs family and admirers were gen.
timely alarmed about him. His trouble
turns out TO be far less grave than was
feared, If big Bill'' could only be in
duced TO work less and play more. his
return TO physical normally would be
a swifter process. Borah has hardly
ever known what it means to be Ill.
One of the Senate's disappointments
over his present condition is that he
could not wade into the naval treaty
fight with old-time vigor But he has
been the real generaliSsimo OF the
fray and is entitled to much of the
credit for its satisfactory termination.
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There may be just the Semblance OF
a ruction over continuation OF NICHOLAS
Roosevelt as vice governor OF the
Philippines, whose name PRESIDENT
Hoover has Just sent TO the Senate.
Mr. Roosevelt, an editorial writer ON
the New York Times, was witness be-
fore the Senate Philippines Committee
some months ago, when the independ-
ence bill was up for hearings. He
voiced some views on the subject OF
the islands future status which GER
tain Senators may want to Scrutinize
before approving his Manila appoint
ment The inclusion of another Roose-
welt in the Federal administration sup
plies fresh proof that his house Is UNI
doubtedly one of our ruling families.
In city, State or Nation q Roosevelt has
been in high office, q political stats
tician declares, continuously for the
better part OF the past 40 years some
where In the u. s. A.
Most members of the Senate have
their transportation reserved for sea-