The Washington times., 1931-09-10
Statesmen Who Are Popular
With Washington People


Also Some Other Matters of Local Interest
Out of the more than 500 Senators and Repre-
sentatves Congress there large number who be-
popular with Washington people, although most OF them
have individual admirers and wewhers in this city Those
who do attract citizens sincere high class men with
broad national vision human consideration and fair and
attitude toward the problems OF the National Capa ana ~
people
Senator COuzens of Michigan is one of these men,
Here in his State his thoughts Of the common
people and their troubles despite the fact that he one OF the
weahiest in the nation Just recently for example, ne
offered subscribe 81 of $1000O00 fund to be used
in caring for the unemployed and needy of Detroit the city IN
which he grew from organ pumper at SIS week to mil
Nonaire.
This man is no flash in the pan no slick seeker
Of publicity he is Clean frank and open matter what
the situation or how may affect his political standing With
unbounded political and moral courage he what he thinks
is right he thinks right whether is with the
Progressive Republican groups of the Senate and despite
this party rreguary he is kept in the Senate by
whelming vote of Michigan Republicans.
pany $75 per month"; when Henry Ford experimenting
with the first Ford motor Couzens too, who
gsed the organization of the Ford company He 80
Of then and Ford &c. Couzens had saved $O0 and borrowed
$500 put $1,000 into the company which, though
capitalized at $15ooo started out with actual cash paid in of
only $4,000.
The story of that venture is history. The first
dividend paid holder in full for his stock Couzens ut
matey became secretary $150000 year. quite
jump from the SIS per month he had been making book
keeper When the time arrived that Henry Ford felt he wanted
the whole company for himself he is reported to have paid
Couzens for his interest the company Ford
to additional fame in his way Couzens developing other
ways.
Not many men of tremendous lUenLth see the side
Of life from their circle of gigantic financial ransac
ton Senator Couzens does appreciates the problems of
the in the street and keny realizes that these problems
becoming national in His thoughtfulness in this drec
tion been exhibited the toward affairs of the
the sentiments OF our people.
TGLk0tiUe people say that the "third degree" in
police work introduced into this city during the regime of
Major Pullman who had been newspaper reporter
respondent before he became head of the local police depart
ent and it charged that boiled inspector Of
New Yorks police department invited here to tell
police officials just how to lay rubber hose to leave
marks how to night sticks and to pull other wrackng
stunts on prisoners
The third deqree 1Uas practiced in numerous
forms in this city long before the days of Major Pullman
probably did reach lawe stages in New York. where
gangs originated and where the gang code of silence and settle
ment of disputes and murders among themselves made the
third degree about the only successful the police could
obtain confessions and convictions especially when gang
leaders had the backing OF corrupt politicians
If there could ever haze been an excuse for third
degree brutaes has been New York where the mixture
Of crimes and political backing for leaders makes
difficult for policemen fight crime but in this city have
not had Of these drawbacks Our detectives and policemen
have had to deal with tghpped and but not
with organized bands of criminals educated almost from child
hood in careers of murder hodups racketeering etc.
In Georgia bills are being framed for enactment
containing provisions that will send Glove prates
women to prisons and sentiment reported strong for it
Should such law be passed efforts will be
made Congress put similar law through for the District
Of Columbia with the idea that might diminish the number
Of divorces for Washington couples.
The District is great experimental field for ma
ona legislators and would be easy to convict home
wreckers than to voaors prohibition law
not much because sentiment here uphods love pirates but