Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-04

the center of the Senate stage with
his. onslaught against the administra-
tons relief program. Throughout the
present session of Congress the Idahoan
has been largely in eclipse. His
brother Progressive. Senator Norris,
seemed to be crowding big Bill" out
of the limelight. Men said that Borahs
semi-effacement was entirely of his
own volition-that he is tired, in in
different health and beginning to re-
alize that he is 66 years old. Well, the
Boise statesman this week belied all
suggestions that he is through. Not
in years has the old-time Borah famed
forth so fervently or furiously as he
did while lambaSting White House OPP
position to the Senate's $25, 900, 900 food
scheme. The foreign relations chair
man is always at his oratorical zenith
when he addresses himself to what Is
known as a moral issue. That, and
constitutional question, unfailingly find
his intellectual and vocal equipment
giving a stellar account of itself.
4 ~
AS crowded floor and galleries
listened spellbound to Borah's arraign-
ment of Hoover policies, it was difficult
to realize that barely two years ago
the Idahoan was electrifying the
country with pro-Hoover campaign
speeches. Nothing done on the stump
in 1923 was of such immense advantage
to the Californians candidacy as the
radio addresses of William E. Borah
and Charles E. Hughes. Here's a
prophecy: If and when Herbert Hoover
is running for reelection in 1882 on a
platform which represents the dry end
of the prohibition argument. Bill"
Borah will be out in front boosting
him the same as in %. There may
be other issueS-power, relief, depression
or whatnot. But If Herbert Hoover
is carrying the prohibition banner,
Borah will be found trailing close be-
hind him and it.
*'A X +
Joseph P. Cotton, Undersecretary of
State, is reported to be making salts
factory progress after his recent serious
operation in Baltimore hospital. The
hospital authorities describe him as
about the gameSt man who ever sur
vived the knife. AS soon as Secretary
Stimson's right-hand man had recov-
cred consciousness, following his siege
on the surgeons table, Cotton's nurses
were gently making him comfortable on
his pillows. His first words, as he looked
up at the Florence Nightingale in
charge, we're, amid smile, Don't be
so - rough!"
X X
They say that sailor can't keep away
from his ship. Evidently a diplomat
can't either. Michael Wright, FOR six
years a secretary at the British embassy
in Washington and a dashing figure in
the Capitals younger set, was recently
transferred to London for foreign Office
service. Everybody supposed he'd left
for England. 1t turns out that he de-
cided to go there by way of Far Eastern
America, and Wright is now sojourning
in the Philippines. At Manila he was
able to establish contact with longtime
Washington friends-Gov. Gen. Dwight
F. Davis and his family Mr.. Wright
was private secretary to Ambassador Sir
Esme Howard in Washington and later
third secretary of the embassy.
X +
When the Senate gets around to de-
ciding-some sunny day-whether or
not the United States should pull an
oar in the World War boat. it'll have
the advantage of a great and solemn
referendum on the subject. The Ameri-
can Peace Society, oldest Of all such or
CARNATIONS in the United Ststes, is cam
wasting its distinguished membership to
find out just where it stands on the
court issue. Even among men and
women addicted to peace the society
suspects there may be a difference of
opinion as to the wisdom of this coun-
try accepting the Root formula in place
of the Senate reservations of 1926
Under the active direction Of its secre-
tary, Arthur Deerin Call. the society is
now polling its constituents. For their
guidance they've been supplied with a
pro-count argument by Prof Jessup of
Columbia University and an anti-court
thesis by Senator Dill. Democrat, of
Washington.
y X \
Twent"-two years ago, in 1909, Her.
bert Hoover wrote a book called THE
Principles of Mining" The publishers
announce that it's still a fairly best
seller. To date, 7.243 copies have been
disposed Of. Of which 726. or about one
tenth, were sold during the past -four
years. In 1929. following the authors