Evening star., 1933-05-31
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

hold the seat open. 1t will be filled
permanently at the election next year
Gov. Bryan, If he lives and If Nebraska
Democracy continues in the ascendency
may come to the Senate then.
Senator Thompson Is the fourth new
member Of the Senate during the past
80 days. Gov. John E. Erickson OF
Montana resigned his governorship to
facilitate his appointment by the Lieu
tenant Governor to the Senate seat
vacated by the death OF Tom Walsh
senator Erickson's term (the unexpired
portion OF the Walsh term) runs
through 1895. Former Gov. Harry Flood
BYRD OF Virginia was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Senator Claude A. Swanson. SEN
ator Byrd will come up for election
next year. Nathan L. Bachman of
Tennessee was the fourth senatorial
arrival via the appointment route, tax
ing the seat made vacant by the resig-
nation of Cordell Hull. Senator Bach
man Will not have to face election until
1885. There were sixteen senatorial
newcomers In consequence of the 1892
elections. So that as matters now stand,
with the four new arrivals, a total of
twenty OF the entire ninety-six are en-
Joylng their first taste of senatorial
pomp and power.
Viscount Kikujiro Ishii and his asso-
ciates on the Japanese delegation to
the London Economic Conference will
sail from New York for Southampton
on Friday. filled with impressions and
Ideas respecting Americas position at
the conference as well as our position
toward Japan, gained first-hand from
six days in Washington and frequent
visits to the White House and to the
State Department. The visit of the
Japanese emissary was featured with
the customary expressions of good will
and the customary declarations of the
need OF the spirit of cooperation for
world peace. Viscount Ishii declared
that he found the traditionally AMIGA
BILE relations between the United States
ana Japan unshaken by recent events
In the Far East. He confessed admira-
ton OF Mr.. Roosevelt's candor. whether
the President was impressed with the
viscount's candor has not been stated.
Not the least interesting of the Wis
counts impressions must have been
those he received as an amazed on
locker at one of the Roosevelt semi
weekly conferences with the press. The
attendance at White House press con-
ference is a special treat which the
President accords to all of his interna-
tional visitors
Campobello Island, lying in the Bay
OF Fundy of the northernmost tip of
the State Of Maine, but actually on the
Canadian side of the international
boundary, Is by way of achieving over
night international prominence because
OF the location there of President Rocse-
velts Summer home. The island was
settled by Capt. William owen of the
British Royal Navy in ITO and was
named by him in honor of the then
Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir William
Campbell. Capt Owen received grant
of the island from the crown and or
ganized a company Of Liverpool mer-
chants to finance the settlement. Bene-
dict Arnold lived on Campobello Island
for many years after the Revolutionary
War. and his home was torn down there
not many years ago. The original
Roosevelt home on the island was built
by his mother when Franklin D. was
very young. After his marriage he
built home there for himself.
(Copyright, 1881