Evening star., 1935-06-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

An records for acquisition of univer-
sity degrees have been shattered by
Senator Carter Glass, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia. who has been made an honorary
doctor of laws within a period of two
weeks by five institutions-William and
Mary, Tufts, Wesleyan, Princeton and
Yale. The latest Ill. D. honors show
cred upon him bring his grand total of
such degrees to eight, others having
been bestowed in previous years by
Lafayette, Washington and Lee and the
University Of North Carolina. william
and Mary has also made Senator Glass
a member of Phi Beta Kappa. The
little giant of the Old Dominion is
probably the first American to win such
eminent collegiate distinction who was
himself not university trained. The
scholarly Senate veteran proudly records
in his congressional autobiography that
he was educated in private and public
schools and in the newspaper business" !"
Senator Glass honors reflect the
present-hour trend among American in
tellectual leaders to accord recognition
to that independence in politics which
he so ruggedly personifles. Princeton's
citation refers to some current aspects
of national life as follows: "A thorough
student of banking and finance, Carter
Glass extensive knowledge of and con-
Germ for the public good were revealed
in his authorship and defense of the
Federal Reserve Bank act, which became
law through the stanch support of
Woodrow Wilson in the face Of vigorous
opposition from those who now acclaim
its virtues. A debater of rare ability,
understanding his subject and human
nature; a courageous statesman, gov
erned only by his judgment and convic-
ton, and neither influenced nor intimi-
dated by the new political device, the
barrage of inspired letters and tele-
grams"
If there were any doubt that the C.
o. P. is eager to accept the challenge
to the Constitution" as the paramount
issue for 1896, it has been diSpelled by
events of the past "A hours. On the
same day both Republican National
Chairman Henry p Fletcher and Sen
ator Arthur II. Vandenberg of Michigan,
an outstanding candidate for his party's
presidential nomination, seized upon
President Roosevelt's "horse and buggy"
thrust at the Constitution as the theme
for public addresses. Mr.. Fletcher spoke
at the Republican rally of the Eastern
Panhandle district of West Virginia, and
Senator Vandenberg broadcast in The
Evening Stars National Radio Forum.
MesSrs. Fletcher and Vandenberg Join in
holding that the Constitution once more
is a live issue Both indicate unmiS-
taxable Republican readiness to carry
it to the country. President Roosevelt
thus far has studiously refrained from
any specific statement that he favorS
an amendment to streamline the Con-
Stitution. The prevalent theory Is that
he Is waiting to see what happens to
business minus RECOMMENDATION before
urging changes to permit Federal con-
troll on lines invalidated by the Supreme
Court. Politicians differ as to the rabble-
rousing value Of the constitutional queS-
ton. Some say 1t win never be possible
to get the electorate excited over It.
Others believe there is so deep-Seated
reverence for the masterpiece OF the
founding fathers that the party which
opposes fundamental tampering with it
has an issue capable of stirring the
country to its depths, Like silver and
prohibition have done In the past.
John v. A. MacAEurray, American
Minister to Estonia, Iatvia and Lithu-
ania, happens TO be In Warrington On