Evening star., 1933-06-25
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

gress has adjourned "sinedie,' the
House and Senate are of on a long 81,
months vacation-on junkets, fishine
trips. basking at the seashore or climb
ing mountains. AS a matter of fact
nearly half the membership is still In
town and working on one of the mos,
vexatious problems of their entire legis.
lative careers-trying to get jobs.
The two House Office buildings anc
the Senate Office Building are throngee
daily by the job hunters in person, anc
their number is only a fraction of the
1nSistent demands that come from con.
stituents in every mail Secretarie.
and other office employees who normally
have a relatively easy time during tht
recess periods are at their wits ends tc
reply to these letters and to talk with
the desperately eager ones who come tc
the Offices of the members daily en-.
deavoring to get placed.
Members of Congress are wearing ou,
their shoe leather and spending more
than many of them can afford on taxi.
cabs, going from Federal department tt
department and bureau to bureau on 8
tiresome quest for jobs for needy con.
stituents-and mostly in vain. Veteran
members frankly admit that this ha.
been the toughest job of their entire
political life. They are putting Their
hearts into it-and that is the one beau.
tiful thing about the situation. 1t ha.
developed a wonderful spirit Of human
sympathy for those in desperate stu.
alton on account Of unemployment.
We have just had q series Of memor,
days in Congress, when selected orator:
have told their colleagues eloquently O
fateful days of yore, with q mora
pointed for the present depression
situation.
Up rose that bodied, melodiou..
voiced, fluent t-dictioned son Of Texas
representative Martin Dies, whose fathe,
before him made the welkin ring witt
his rugged oratory, and memorialized
San Jacinta day. He said:
No Texan can take a despondent
view OF the future who considers how
our pioneers braved the dangers of thu
trackless wilderness, laid deep anc
strong the institutions of freedom. anc
bequeathed to their children the price.
less boon of liberty. The glory of ad.
venture was in their eyes and the
glory of hope in their souls. They hae
the hearts of Vikings and the simple
faith of child.
When Santa Ana sought to extend
his despotic sway over Texas, these
pioneers rallied to the battle cry of the
Republic, and plunged fearlessly into
the mad whirlpool of blood. To save
Texas from the sumptuary sway OF
Mexican Imperialism, which, having en-.
thralled the moral political and intel.
lectual life OF Mexico, sought to fix its
greedy talons upon the fair domain OF
Texas, these pioneers fought and died
and dedicated their lives upon the altar
of their country
BY reason of their undaunted cour-
age. rugged faith and heroic valor, they
left us great empire" Now 70 on
and read how the flower Of TIE Mex
ican army was wiped out in 18 minute.
OF desperate battle at San Jacipto, tc
the battle cry of Remember the
Alamo; remember Goliad."
Then, again, that earnest Swede
Representative Ernest Lundeen of Min.
nesota, reminded his colleagues that
failure Of France to pay America in
stallments due on/World War anc
postwar debts recalls the stern sue.
cessful measures taken by "Old Hick.
ory" (Andrew) Jackson.
After reviewing that vigorous chapter
in American history, Representative
Lundeen commends study of Jack
sons career to Americans, young anc
old. He says: Serving in the Cont.
mental Army under George Washing.
ton, Andrew Jackson, American soldier
lad at IA, flung back the taunts and
insults Of British officers whose boots
he refused to clean and suffered
wounds at their hands.
This American soldier, famous gen.
eral and statesman supreme, drove the
last Of British armies from American
soil in a decisive and brilliant victory
at New Orleans, and they never re-
turned from that day to this, except
as propagandists to propagandize VI
into the quarrels Of Europe.
Il commend the state papers Of An
drew Jackson as real American litera-
ture. virile, living today as they were
throbbing with life in his time. The
greatness of jackson resulted very
largely from his virile Americanism and
his following the precepts and advice
of the founders of the Republic.
Jackson was a follower Of Jefferson
as Lincoln was follower Of Jefferson
and Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln
were all followers Of the foreign policy
OF the revered George Washington"
Scarcely any Of the thousands who
hurry through the Capitol each day,
including the high school parties being
rushed along by the guides so that they
will not miss trip to Mount Vernon,
know that in the basement of that
great tabernacle where the Federal
Legislature guards the rights Of the
people-to life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness-there is a tomb-prepared
for the mortal remains Of the first
President, Gen. George Washington.
After the tomb was all ready and an
aperture made 50 that the visitors
passing through the rotunda toward
the Supreme Court and the Senate could
look down for patriotic inspiration upon
the tomb Of "the Father of His Coun-
try" 1t was found that Gen. Washing
ton in his will had asked that he be
buried at his old home, Mount Vernon.
Within the iron-fenced inclosure
where Washington's dust was to have
been laid, there is a bier upon which
have rested the bodies of Presidents
Garfield and Mckinley; Sem
ators Bacon and Hanna, and Admiral
Dewey-and other distinguished dead
when they lay in state in the Capitol.
On Flag day, June IA, one Of the
new members. Representative Jennings
of West Virginia, who Is al
ready an outstanding leader of young
men, having devoted himself especially
to bringing them to a realization Of
their duties as well as rights as Ameri-
can citizens. briefly addressed his COL
leagues as follows:
In connection with the observance
Of this day I would like to call to the
serious consideration of the members
of this House the fact that there Is In
America at this very hour an organiza-
ton known as The Young Pioneers of
America sponsored by the Communist
party of Red Russia, and each morning
little boys, the size of this youngster
who sits beside me. place their hands
to their foreheadS and pledge allegiance
to the red flag, not to the American
flag.
II believe 1t is worthy Of the atten-
ton Of the members of this House to-
day to say to all America and to the
world that there are lying tongues