Evening star., 1934-06-06

Roosevelt leadership. supreme at
the outset of the Seventy-third Con-
gress, emerges no less dominant at its
end. The new deal House and Sen
ate proved balky at times and on oc-
casion actually rebelhous. But the
President altogether has enjoyed an
the first Congress he had on his
hands. 1t was the result of F. D. r. s
demonstrated astutenesS as poll
tician. He knew when to yield and
refrained from resort to the big stick.
His system of heart-to-heart contacts
with congressional leaders proved ef-
fective. Barring rebuffs on veterans
compensation and the st. Lawrence
treaty, Mr.. Roosevelt's batting average
was almost perfect. If the session
winds up with passage of his mus"
bills, his Capitol Hill record will
compare more than favorably with
the achievements of any Chief Ex-
ecutive covering like period.
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Always standing the President in
powerful stead with Congress was the
f, realization of his popularity with the
country. Democratic members in
particular, with the exception Of a
few rugged individualists like Carter
Glass, were always conscious that it
was advisable, if not actually perilous,
from their own political standpoints,
to oppose Roosevelt policies. The
same emotions inspired not a fev
Republicans, although in latter day
times, amid the rising tide of hos
tiity to new deal procedure, they
have not burned incense before the
presidential shrine. BY and large, Mr..
Roosevelt can survey his legislative
tally sheet with pride and satistac-
ton. He has obtained about every
thing he wanted and prevented most
of the things he didn't want.
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From eminent Protestant and Cath
olic sources in New York City prompt
answer has been forthcoming to the
recent attack on the Navy by the
Rev. DR.. John Hayes Holmes. Epis-
copal Bishop Manning, preaching to
5000 officers and men of the fleet al
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
last Sunday, said: IF we wish our
land protected, we must provide fol-
Navy is for. So, speaking as Chris
tian and a bishop Of the Christian
church. I pay my tribute to the
Navy and join With all good citizens
in appreciation of its service. Ex-
treme paciflsm Is not Christian.
Cardinal Hayes, addressing a large
contingent from the feet at pom
tifical mass in st. Patrick's Cathedral
declared that unpreparedness In these
times would be supreme folly" and
| that the feet now at anchor in the
Hudson, although terrifying in ap-
pearance and latent power, is zone
of the best guarantees of peace, good
will and security" The Cardinal
praised the Navy for its dedication tc
"an adequate defense of our altars
and our firesides against foreign ag-
gression."
Great Britain's decision to suspend
war debt payments and her readiness
to incur the stigma of default are
thought in Washington possibly te
be based on the comforting beliei
that the johnson act puts the United
States out of business as an interna.
tional money market and restores
Britain to pre-eminence as tht
worlds banker. That John Bull still
has plenty Of investment capital ii
| indicated by the fact that a recent
British government loan was ref
nanced without diff1culty, while q
syndicate has just been formed te
float new Argentine loan.
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First-hand news Of conditions ir
Japan has just been brought to Wash
ington by Edwin L. Neville, counselor
of the American embassy at Toxic