Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
ANONYMOUS BARBS
/. AIMED AT CAPITAL
Political, Diplomatic and So
ciaI Washington Hit in
New Volume.

From President Hoover and the men,
bers Of his cabinet on down the whole
line Of political, diplomatic and social
Washington, none escaped the barbs of
the anonymous author of Washing
ton Merry Col Round" published today
by Horace Livertght. Inc, New York.
The volume is described as 1.-The untold
story of Washington society. politicians
and politics" Few details, true or I'M
true, have been omitted in this volume
OF town topics and gossip which has
gone the rounds and will always go the
rounds Of society in the National Capt.
tai
Washington Merry-Go-Round," I'M
like other anonymous volumes dealing
with life of the great and near-great
in Washington. gives the first place to
the social side of Capital existence.
Under the chapter title Boiled Bos-
ems" the author declares that, with
the exception Of Peiping. no other cap
ital in the world equals washington
for the relentless brilliancy with which
the spotlight of public opinion is fixed
upon the comings and goings. the cock
tail parties and the amours of the petty
people who run the offcial and social
life Of the Capital Of these our United
States"
oOIHS AOE oOC1Cty'
Turning to the Senate, the book de-
scribes Reed of Pennsylvania as going
in hard for society. and also Senator
Moses of New Hampshire and Senator
Willard Tydings Of Maryland
F. Trubee Dawson and his wife,
once Dorothy Peabody, are given para
graph or two.
The diplomatic corps. which is placed
under the chapter heading SEARCHED
Utility" is discussed almost member by
member.
Ambassador de MARITIME. the book
says, calls at the State Department 10
country attacking Mussolini. his chief.
and constantly the State Department
calls his attention to the fact that the
United States has no censorship.
Michael MacWhite Of the Irish. Free
State. the book declares, performs
exactly the duties Of the Free State
government an IriSh-American society
wants an Irish. Minister to perform"
MacWhite, the author says. whenever
he addresses League Assembly always
used French because, as he explained It,
II can't speak my own language, and
I'll be damned If I'll speak English"
Hoover "Super Promoter"
The author of Washington Merry
Go-Round" has been unable to find
anything at all admirable in President
Hoover, whom he describes as the
super-promoter Of the age" The
President is not given the credit Of hav-
ing originated his plan to postpone
German reparations and allied debt
payments, but the author declares the
plan was worked out by owen D.
Young and that Secretary Stimson,
who co-operated with the British, had
urged the plan upon the President,
which was finally put over on Herbert
Hoover through the combined efforts OF
Charles G. Dawes. Dwight w. Morrow
and Andrew W. Mellon, plus a dozen
New York bankers"
Vice President Curtis is given a
chapter. The Vice Presidents Offices
in the Capital are described as lone of
the most astounding sights of Washing
ton. They are a cross between a giant
tribal wickiup and a sultan Seraglio."
Secretary Of State Stimson is described
as a fighter, but first of all a soldier,
obeying orders. The State Department.
has a chapter all It's own in the book
entitled Pink Peppsrmints and Proto-
COL in which considerable attention is
paid to the Undersecretary of State
william Castle, jr. Secretary Mellon
of the Treasury the book declares will
go down in history as the man who did
not know when 10 quit.
Sons of wild Jackasses."
A chapter is devoted to the Sons of
the Wild Jackass,'' beginning as fol-
lows:
The Senate insurgents are the
strongest and weakest elements in
American national affairs. Individ-
ually they are the strongest Col
lectively they are the weakest 1ndi-
vidually they are the most righteous
and forward-looking men in public Of
fee in the Capital Collectively they
have been without plan or purpose, I'M
organized and Intellectual"
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin is
described as the best hope of the Pro-
gressive group" because he is the most
constructive and cohesive force among
the insurgents. Senator Borah. the au-
thor says, lis individualism in all its
glory and all its futility." Senator Nor
ris is described as 'one of the saddest
and noblest characters in American his
tory
The House of Representatives is called
by the author 1.-The Monkey House." and
Is declared to be 1.-The greatest organized
inferiority complex in the world" A
chapter is given to Ambassador Charles
G. Dawes, and another to Senator
Dwight w. Morrow. The Presidents
secretariat is described as 1.-The vestal
virgins" and finally the press and It's
A@t~ a.