Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

It is now certain that the Senate
fight against the confirmation of Judge
John j. Parker of North Carolina for
the Supreme Court will be as hot as the
onslaught against Chief Justice Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes foes, with far less am
munition than Mr.. ParkerS antagonists
possess, modified 26 votes against the
New Yorker. With the labor and racial
issues aggravating the North Carolinian's
case, and the opposition against him
fomented by two important national Or
charlottesville American Federation
of Labor and the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People
Parker is decidedly in more precarious
position than Hughes was. The purely
political twist is more directly involved,
too. In q whole tier of Northern States,
the Negro vote has come to be a con-
siderable factor. Senators up for re-
nomination or reelection this year in
such communities must watch their
steps. They are expected TO do so when
they have to go on record for or against
Judge Parker's confirmation.
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One of the visiting Daughters re-
marked during the weeks strenuous
festivities that members of the d. A. r.
must have marvellous constitutions, to
be able to weather the six days and
nights of congress activities annually
imposed upon them. Quoth another
fair descendant of the fighting fathers:
Sure, they havel That's why they call
their new building Constitution Hall
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Policemen on duty adjacent to Capitol
Hill have just discovered new dodge
for bootlegging of parking space. A
couple of men deposited their car one
day this week at forbidden spot near
the House once Building. Hey, hey!"
demonstrated vigilant bluecoat.
whats the big idea?" Unabashed,
one of the twain spoke up and said:
"Oh, we won't be here long. We've got
an important appointment with Speaker
Longworth, and can't keep him waiting. "
The cop reminded him that Nick's office
was in the Capitol, several blocks away,
and that the parking alibi, therefore,
wasn't so good. The policeman proved
hard-boiled, and the couple, its bluff
called, reluctantly resumed its cruise
for niche on the curb.
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Four Senators in succession-Johnson
Pittman, Goldsborough and Bingham
have declined to serve on the campaign
funds investigating committee. Their
coyness has inspired a waggish COL
league to paraphrase Three Little Maids
From School" and burst forth in this
up-to-date version of that famous ditty
from THE Mikado":
Four Senators, who all unwary
May some day face a primary,
Now, you see, are very chary.
Four Senators are we.
From four Senators take one away.
Three Senators remain, and they
Won't have to wait very long, they say.
Four Senators are We.
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How long will it be before Nationalist
India crashes the congressional gate at
Washington and seeks to commit the
Congress of the United States to its in
dependence aspirations? Ireland and
Egypt before her courted the favor of
Capitol Hill. So did the Jewish National
Home in Palestine. The All-India Ma
tionalist Congress, spearhead OF the
Gandhi movement, has an American
branch. It's president is Mr.. Salem
dranath Chose, who Is now actively en-
gagged in propaganda activities in this
country. He is talking independent
India" in terms of the American Revo-
luton. mo longer shall my people suf-
fer British oppression" said Mr.. Chose
in a recent speech at New York. AL
ready Britain is Sendlng ner mercenary
soldiers to COW them down, as they sent
hired Hessians and drunken savages to
subdue the American colonies in 1776."
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Probably never in the long fight be-
tween capital and labor in America has
the political issue been drawn In terms
of such vivid personiflcations as zoe"
Grundy and Jim" Davis. The Penn
SylVaria Republican senatorial nomina-
ton duel, which viii be fought TO q I'm