Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17

One Of VIII H. Hays immortal apho-
risns, which was probably incubated
out OF experience, is that "in politics
things don't happen; they have to be
brought about" To bring them about
the little Napoleon of the movies might
have added that it costs money. Thereby
hangs this particular tale. The Repub-
leans are already beginning to cast
about quietly for the sinews Of war in
the 1892 presidential campaign. Like
everything else in the United States, the
cost Of campaigns has been going UP.
The kind that has to be waged now
adays Is easily enough an $4,000
proposition. The big broadcasting
chains probably will grab close to the
lions share of next years expenditure
by both parties. Where the @. o. P.
can look for 100000 is the issue CIV
ing its managers almost as much food
for anxious thought as what to do about
prohibition. Their nights are not made
more restful by the word brought in
from various sections, ordinarily good
for fat checks, that the frying process
Is going to be no child's play this time.
Business depression and administration
blues" are the twin causes Of the pro-
spectively slim pickings.
Wonder II Alfonso XIII had time to
spirit out of Spain the trim little road
ster Henry Ford gave him O. couple Of
years ago? The King was fond OF
flivvering all over the country in it at
to-hell-with -speed-laws pace. During
the Seville Exhibition q year ago Al
fonso tore past the American pavilion
at so miles an hour, but with his eagle
eye spied two familiar faces on the
front steps. They were Ambassador
Laughlin and Commissioner General
Campbell. The King jerked the car to
standstill less than 100 feet away,
backed up and hoped out just as the
two Americans reached the sidewalk.
your majesty" remarked Ambassador
Laughlin, ais that the only bodyguard
you travel WITH" Quoth Alfonso:
This chap can put on a new tire
quicker than any man in the Spanish
Army. That's all the protection I
need"
Senator Key Pittman, Democrat, of
Nevada, who is going to China on be-
half OF the subcommittee of the For
eign Relations Committee to look into
silver conditions, says he's amazed
at the extent Of American interest in
ness is without doubt" Pittman declares
zone of the causes of international de-
preston. am astonished by the num-
Der Of kilograms I've received from all
over the United States and abroad rela-
tive to our committees report. The
primary question, and the one Of great
est emergency, Is the suspension Of the
British governments policy in India of
melting UP silver and selling the bullion
derived therefrom in the markets OF
the world. The second proposition is
an international conference. We asked
President Hoover to survey the prac-
ticability Of large silver loans to China.
The low price of that metal is the
major factor in China's trouble"
y X X
Great Britain's AL Smith has just
passed away. His name was Alfred
Smith. and he was a Labor member OF
Parliament. Like his famous American
namesake, the British AL was q Roman
Catholic. In early life he worked as o
sailor on the Great Lakes In the United
states and on the Ohio River. one OF
his last acts in the House Of Commons
early this month, was to vote against
the Macdonald government and hi;
party on the education bill. Smith was
| born in London 10 years ago, ran away
| from home and worked his passage
across the Atlantic. He came back tc
England before he was 40, became
cab driver and after forming the Cal
Drivers Union became its president
/ Smith made himself an authority or
traffic problems in London and was
valued member of the metropolitan
| Traf1c Advisory Committee.
German Ambassador Won Prittwitet
first utterance In public on the Ger
man Austrian customs union has Jus
been made IN o speech at Boston
There Is no time here" he said, tx
90 into details about this project,