Evening star., 1933-04-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

rives in Paris to take up his duties as
American Ambassador. Ms first words
Will be: "Galerie Lafayette. we are
here!" To which La Belle France will
rejoin: Macy beaucoup!"
In Canadian Prime Minister Richard
B. Bennett, official Washington Is max
eng the acquaintance OF lawyer
Statesman who would ideally adorn the
Yankee political scene. In physiognomy.
stature. bearing and speech the head
Of the Dominion government typifies
the fact that between Americans and
Canadians, as between their territorial
border. there's only an imaginary di-
viding line. Mr.. Bennett Is = native Of
the Canadian East. the maritime prov
ince of New Brunswick. but followed
Horace Greeley'S advice and went far
West-to the then sparsely settled prov
ince of Alberta. A law graduate Of IA
nous DalhouSie University. at Halifax.
he put up his attorneys shingle at CAL
gary. and has lived there ever since.
seeing 1t grow from q hamlet of q
thousand souls to thriving COM
munity Of over 1901 900. Premier Ben
nett has held nearly every ONCE worth
having in Alberta and Canada. COM
pretending q progressively triumphant
political career Of more than 40 Of his
81 years. His private interests include
dictatorship Of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. Of New York.
John S. Collier. just appointed Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. Is no
stranger In the region Of the Indian
Bureau over at the Interior Depart
ment Indeed, In his capacity OF presi-
dent Of the Indian Defense Association,
he for years has been one of the bu-
rsau's principle woes, for he was ac-
customed to appear there at disturb
ingly frequent intervals as critic and
opponent Of many of its policies. Be-
fore congressional committees dealing
with Indian affairs Mr.. Collier is also
a familiar apparition. Interested quar-
tiers at Washington are waiting to see
whether responsibility. As it generally
does with fault finders. tames the pas
sionS the new commissioner has SO
half.
This Washington town is steadily
ernors. The War Department has been
thoroughly governorised, with Dern Of
Utah as Secretary and WOodring Of
Kansas as Assistant Secretary. In the
cabinet sits Secretary of the Navy
Swanson, who ruled Virginia as Gov
ernor for four years. Now comes Nellie
Tayloe Ross, first petticoated Governor,
as director Of the mint-an anti-pro-
hibitionist friend told her he'd per-
sonally rather be director Of the mint
juleps. The United States Senate
always contains q vast brood Of one
time State executives. The present
chambers gubernatorial fraternity in
cludes Robinson Of Arkansas, Capper
of Kansas. Keyes and Brown Of New
Hampshire, Bulow and Norbeck of
South Dakota, Frazier Of North Da-
kota. Kendrick Of Wyoming. Goldsbor-
ough Of Maryland. Hatfield Of West
Virginia, Russell of Georgia, Trammell
of Florida, Byrd Of Virginia, Walsh of
Massachusetts,, johnson Of California.
Erickson of Montana and Long of
Louisiana.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Washing
tons eminent patron Of the mu-
sical arts. was Overjoyed to encounter
in NJ Edouard Herriot q passionate
WorShiper at the shrine Of Apollo
The former French premier has written
1 life of Beethoven and Is himself Nh
accomplished pianist.
(Copyright, 1o33.)