Evening star., 1933-06-02

The Washington sponsors Of the Ma
tional American Conference Against
Racial Persecution In Germany are
staging a dinner here Monday night
almost within earshot Of the White
House. and they win not object If the
President overhearS their speeches.
Former Ambassador to Germany James
W. Gerard heads the national commit
tee which Is mobiliZing public opinion
In this country in protest against re-
cent events under Nazi control In Ger
many Prominent members Of the
Washington committee include Justice
Wendell p. Stafford. the Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Senators Felix
Hebsrt CT Rhode Island and Edward
P. Costigan of Colorado. Next Mon
days meeting is looking toward the
creation of an organization in this
country to last as long as Hitler lasts.
frey Fforello F. La Guardia is flying
down from New York to pep up the
dinner, and Frank j. Hogan, diStin-
guished both as jury pleader and as
POSTMASTER and equally felicitous in
either role, will preside.
Senator Couzens of Michigan will
take his departure next Wednesday for
London to join the American delegation
at the Economic Conference. The Nor
gan hearings will have to go along
without him. as well as the legislative
business in the Senate chamber. The
Senator is deferring his sailing as long
as possible. The rest of the American
delegation to London is already en-
route. The conference convenes June
IL. Mr.. Couzeris is a factor to be
reckoned with in senatorial affairs, and
his acceptance OF membership on the
commission going to London and his
consequent removal from the Senate
scene at the present juncture possibly
matters more to washington than to
London.
The Roosevelt administration has
added a new helper to the Federal
pay roll in the person OF former Sem
ator Smith Wildman Brookhart, expert
rifle shot. The former Senator's new
title Is special adviser of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration on ex-
ports to Eastern Europe, named to this
place by Chairman Morgenthau. The
latter was asked as to- what qualifl-
cations ex-senator Brookhart possessed
for this particular post-was he an
expert in foreign trade? In reply the
chairman recalled that the former Sen
ator had once made much publicized
pilgrimage to Soviet Russia and that
his new assistant has some very prom
islng negotiations under way with the
Soviet for the exchange OF goods.
y y
George Creel Joe" Davies and
"Ollie" Newman, three Of President
Roosevelts closest and "I-knew-him-
whenest" friends, visited the executive
Offices the other day to appeal to their
old buddy OF the Wilson days to find
a place for another mutual friend in
the new deal.
Now, lookee here, old-timer," one
of the three declared, as they drew
their chairs up to the presidential desk
in gang formation, we've come here to
use our influence with you"
The F. D. r. grin spread all over
the presidential face as Mr.. Roosevelt
leaned back In his chair, nodded his
head and replied:
"All right! Go ahead and use It'll"
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The United States still has some
friends left in Latin America. and the
tiny Dominican Republic, alternately
torn by revolution and hurricane, which
shares with its sister republic Of Haiti
possession of the Caribbean Island Of
Santo Domingo, Is still our friend. Re-
assurances on TINS score are contained
In letter recently received by promi-
nent Washingtonian from an American
friend in the Island Republic. The lat
ter writes "On May 3 the Sugar
Estates gave Q luncheon and reception
to the President Of the Dominican Re-
public. After lunch President Trujillo
went to the flag pole. pulled down tne
presidential flag and hoisted the United
States fag-the only United States flag
among the hundreds of Dominican
banners This was done in the presence
Of $50 guests and caused some emotion.
Some PAN American gesture!"
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Appearing now for the fourth season
| on coast-to-coast broadcasts with the
United States Marine Band symphony
Orchestra, Helen Corbin Heinl, wash
ington pianist, laughs when she thinks
| of an earlier experience she had with
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader OF that