Evening star., 1934-05-09

At the White House and in all sub
divisions OF the new deal there's burn
ing interest in the outcome of the
Literary Digest poll on the Roosevelt
Revolution" The question to be
answered is: do you approve, on the
whole, the acts and policies of Roose-
veits first year?" AdminiStrationlSts
are confident an Overwhelmingly al
firmative vote will prove. as past Digest
straw votes on presidential preferences
and prohibition did. to be accurately
symbolical of national sentiment as it
will be reflected at the November
congressional elections. A good many
people think the Digest question is
improperly phrased. According to one
quoted critic: mo one can be in favor
Of all of Mr.. Roosevelt's policies, nor
can one who is honestly inclined be
critical OF all Of them. The answer
lies somewhere between the two"
Others retort that the question calls
for yes" reply If a voter believes
that the advantages of the new deal
outweigh its disadvantages even by a
slender margin. II the other way
about he should simply vote no"
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Believe it or not, Virginia's gift
Of the statues of George Washington
and Robert E. Lee, rendered to Con-
gress IS years ago, is only now about
to be formally accepted. though both
bronzes have long been at the Capitol.
Arrangements have been completed
for their ceremonial reception on
May 49, The Washington statue is a
replica Of the famous Houdon origi-
nal at Richmond. The Lee work Is
by Sculptor Valentine, who carved the
well-known figure of the Confederate
hero at Lexington. Senator Carter
Glass will preside at the Capitol ro-
tunda ceremonies. Gov. Peery will
make the presentation address and
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts will
deliver the speech of acceptance. A
eulogy of Gems. Washington and Lee
will be pronounced by President
Gaines of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. Arrangements for the dedi-
cation are in the hands OF Repre-
sentative Woodrum of Virginia, who
introduced in 1881 the resolution pro-
viding for belated acceptance. Old
time sectional feeling against Lee,
supposedly of G. A. r. origin, held up
acceptance when first projected in
1909. Since then a statue of Jeffer-
son Davis. presented by Mississippi,
has been accepted for Statuary Hall,
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If congressional arrangements and
their own private affairs permit, Sem
ator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland
and Representative John McDuffie of
Alabama, respective chairmen of the
Senate and House Insular Affairs
Committees. hope to be able to visit
the Philippines this Summer for a
survey of the preindependence situa-
ton, in light of the Tydings- McDuffie
act. President Roosevelt is under
stood to be anxious for closeup OF
Philippine conditions through the
eyes of the two congressional leaders
who sponsored the independence bill.
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Mrs. Margaret Sanger. invincible
proponent of birth control legislation,
is making a last roundup of congress
sional sentiment before the session
ends, with a view to renewing the
crusade in the next Congress. The
Senate Judiciary Committee favorably
reported the Hastings birth-control
bill, but it has not yet emerged from
the corresponding House committee.
Mrs. Sanger is convinced that while
victory for birth control may be de-
layed, It Is sure.