Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

tary Ickes and two well known Wash
ington newspaper men, Leroy T. Yer
non and Arthur Sears Henning.
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Now that recognition Of Russia Is
expected by the time the Autumn leaves
begin to fall, speculation is rife as to
the identities of the respective Am
basSadors to be stationed in Washing
ton and Moscow. Some authorities think
that the Soviets first envoy here may
be the present head of the Soviet I'm
ion Information Bureau" which has ex-
iSted in the Capital for several years.
He is Boris Skvirsky. For all practical
purposes the bureau, which is on MaSsa-
chusetts avenue near Scott Circle. has
served as a diplomatic establishment.
Mr.. Skvirsky, Of course, has no status
with the United States Government or
III the diplomatic corps, but on occa-
sion he has visited the State Depart
ment "unoffcially" At times. too,
American citizens have invoked, and
benefited by, his good offices in connec-
ton with Russian matters. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt recalls gratefully
how the Soviet Bureau cheerfully and
successfully cleared for action several
years ago on benalf of one Of her
aviation corporation clients. when an
American aviator, not unlike the
Jimmy Mattern episode of the pres
ent hour, was missing in Siberian
territory. Despite non-recognition.
the Soviet has long issued monthly
magazine in this country under the
auspices of the Amtorg purchasing
corporation at New York and devoted
to information about Russia. No names
are mentioned in connection with our
own ambassadorship at Moscow. 1t is
expected to be assigned to business
man.
If agriculture Is. after all, the basic
industry and chief source of welfare
of the great American family. it is in
accord with the fitness of things that
life branches should now head the
Committees on Agriculture in Congress
respectively. Smith in the Senate and
Jones in the House.
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Kansas is probably the one State in
the Union on which the fading anti
repeal hopes of the drys are still pin
ned. But they have just received a
body blow from the Sunflower States
oracle, William Allen White, editor Of
the Emporia Gazette. The famous Bill"
stood firmly by the eighteenth amend
ment until 1t became plain to him that
a majority of the American people be-
lieved it had failed and desired to get
rid of it. Mr.. White has just written:
1T is not impossible, though unlikely,
that 10 States might stand by prchi-
bition, thus blocking repeal But it is
unthinkable that Kansas would stand
out as the thirteenth State aftec 50
States had Overwhelmingly voted to re-
peal the eighteenth amendment"
An important Federal job about to
pass out of existence is that of chief
co-ordinator of the United States" in
the Bureau of the Budget. The pres
ent occupant. Rear Admiral T. T..
Craven. will retire at the end OF July,
to resume naval service as commander
Of the first division of battleships in
the United States Fleet. It Is under
stood that the duties of the post, first
held by the late budget director, Gen.
Herbert Lord. will be taken over by
the present boss Of the budget, the
Douglas.
Sue s. White, executive secretary Of
the woman's division of the Democratic
National Committee. in a speech at
Chicago today. strongly indicated that
Postmaster General Farley is about
to shower lot of postmasterships. in
Guiding first-class offices, upon women.
She says that in many States local
political leaders are indorsing Demo-
cratic women for at least so per cent
CT available patronage jobs. Farley
has consistently promised that the
girls" of the party will be handsomely
cared for when the plum tree Is shaken.
(Copyright, 1880