Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Because Of the paramount impor-
lance Of economic affairs in the disor-
dered world of today, the State Depart
ment has Just revived a post, vacant
for two years or more-that of eco
nomic adviser. 1t has been filled by the
appointment OF DR.. Herbert Feis. who
made a brilliant reputation at Harvard
in his chosen field. He has had wide
experience in foreign countries. DR..
FeiS' predecessor as economic adviser
was Arthur Young, who went to China
with the American Financial Commits
sion, headed by Prof. Kemmerer. Col
Stimson will be seeing good deal Of
DR.. Feis and the other economists in
the State Department during the few
weeks preceding the Secretary of States
departure for Europe. During DR..
Julius Klein'S last days at Harvard,
whence Herbert Hoover drafted him for
service in the Department of Com
merce in 1921, DR.. FeiS was in Klein's
economics classes. One Of Feis' Who's
Who" touches is the fact that, as stu
dent, instructor or professor. he has
been on the campuseS Of some dozen or
more different colleges; and he's still
on the sunny side of 40.
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Col. Lindbergh doesn't anticipate the
slightest difficulty about enjoying the
freedom of any Russian airport in
which he may find it convenient to land
while flying to the Far East. At Mos
COW, "Lindy" and Henry Ford rank as
the two most popular Americans in
Soviet affections When the United
States Army flyers came down on Ko-
mandorski Island. in the Russian Arc
tic. in May, 1924, they were accorded
the most cordial Of welcomes.
II
Roosevelt and White"-New York
and Ohio, same as in 1920, with reverse
English as to the StaUes-is the 1892
Democratic presidential combination
now likely to be much talked about in
consequence of Gov. Franklin Roose-
velt's visit with Gov. George White at
Columbus last week White seems GER
tain to have at his disposal the Buck
eye delegation to the national conven-
ton Eligible as he is for first place.
the Governors friends say he's seriously
lightning will strike him. But White
Is depicted as being in wholly receptive
mood as far as the vice presidential
nomination is concerned. Roosevelt's
preference is said to be for a running
mate from the agricultural West or
some captain Of industry who would
appeal to the business" vote. White
would supply dry end to Roosevelt
ticket.
One Of the handful Of United States
Senators who prefer the Summertime
joys of Washington to the vicissitudes
into his safety deposit box the other
day. When he reached the bank he
discovered, to his CONSERVATION, that
he'd misplaced his key. The vault
officer said the Senator could have a
duplicate key made for So. Doubt If
it's worth it." quoth the gentleman
from -. THE darned stuff in my
box, at present prices, hardly justif1es
the expense"
This observer sat in not long ago at
an impromptu joint debate between
two Washingtonians who, In their re-
spective days, enjoyed confidential re-
lationships with Theodore Roosevelt
and Herbert Hoover. Conversation
turned on the way 1T. r." would have
handled Congress, especially the Senate,
during the fever and tumult' Hoover
says he's had to endure. The Roose-
veltian argued that the colonel would
have taken the Senate by the nape OF
the neck and shaken it into submission.
The Hooverian pleaded that the
Chiefs" conciliatory temperament Is
far more effective than big-stick tactics.
AS an instance of the Presidents per-
suasive powers. his eulogist instanced
the reorganization Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration-f1rst real step In the long
projected consolidation Of Government
departments, with resultant saving OF
$40 100000 year. The scheme once
was bitterly opposed. BY velvet glove
methods, rather than strong-arm stun
Hoover nut it through with hardly a
murmur of congressional opposition.
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DR.. william H. Wilmer, oculist eX-
traordinary. whose latest triumph Is
the diagnosis which led to the King
of Slams restored sight, was once