, 1935-10-18
WASHINGTON
By Raw Tucker

49,
Soft - Business men afs 9radu-
ally losing the guIlibllity which led
them 70 pay fat fees 70 certain law
yer politicos- Although they may not
know The inside reason. several lob
byiBts recently received notice from
clients that their services were no
longer required.
One who got his walking papers
used to be an extremely close friend
Of President Roosevelt, and he was
not hashful about admitting 1t. "A
large middle western firm employed
him to handle its affairs &C Wash
ington. although hts office happens
to be in New York. They paid him
an annual retainer Of S25. 900, and
then they sat back 10 wait for juicy
government contracts.
None came after more than two
years. Then they did some quiet
sleuthing. They discovered that the
supposed friend" had got IN bad at
the very start Of the administration,
and had no more influence az Wash
ington than Q rear rank private In
the Ethiopian army. But they were
shy more than $4,000 for learning
what any cub reporter &C the Capital
could have told them for the cost OF
a three-cent stamp. The late Tex
Guinan had q name for theml
Warned - Great Britain has COM
mitted several blunders In aligning
the world against Ethiopia, as most
astute diplomats at Washington ad-
nit. The usually shrewd Britishers
seem to be trying 70 initiate Hugh
Johnson In his best crack-downinE
moments.
But there is one mistake she has
not made, contrary to many reports.
Her Foreign Office has not moved
to sound out the United States on
the question OF applying League sane
tons to Italy. II me dignitaries at
10 Downing street did not know II,
they have been told by unoffil-l ad-
visers at Washington that the surest
way to ALLEVIATE American sentiment
would be 10 try to stampede IL.
The presidents neutrality stand
seems to have satisfied everybody
except n few exporters. according To
an official canvass OF editorial re-
actions. But one note predominates.
Despite q sneaking sympathy for the
Philippians (the old under-dog COM
plex). there is an almost unanimous
conviction that we should keep our
head - and our heart - where they
belong and not wear them on our
sleeve. For all Henry l. Stimson's
urging that Mr. Roosevelt assume a
Messianic role, the administration
will not rush In where so many an
gels are treading. Mr.. Stimson's
Manchurian experience was a warn
ing.
CoIoring = Although observing Of
ficial prOprieties. European nations
have already begun 70 maneuver for
the good opinion Of Americans. Ger
tain dispatches from Adds Ababa
have furnished internal evidence that
a publicist who understands Ameri-
can psychology Is advising Emperor
Halle Selassie.
Great Britains denial or transat-
lantic facilities 10 Baron pompeo
Aloisi. Italy's delegate nc Geneva,
was q mistake. It violated the Am
erican spirit OF good sportsmanship.
nc earned Britain no good viii around
the state department. II Is doubt
full II there will be q repetition.
To thinking Americans II turned
back the curtain TO 1914. when SEN
sationa1 stories OF German atrocities
d unImfsswn AnA r-.nYf AmnAtsnf ka~fa
More than official investigations
having absolved the Germans OF the
charges. the suspicion stirs anew that
Great Britain viii use its control OF
Notwithstanding agencies to color
facts In her favor.
Women - FERA investigators have
uncovered a curious development
which may have a definite effect on
the unemployment problem. They
are not making any announcement
Of their findings until they have
checked 10 on a larger scale.
Thousands or women IN the north
east. according 70 a secret report,
have turned from employment In
stores and factories 10 service as do
mestics. Some have lost confidence
IN themselves MS statesmen on indus
trial producers. but believe that they
can make good az servants. Others,
especially women beyond thirty, pre-
fer smaller wages as cooks and maids
for the security which those occupa-
tons furnish.
III widespread this occupational
shift may have a bright economic as
pect. Although there are no stats
tics To support, IL IL general know
ledge that women have taken mems
jobs in many industries, especially
the kind which flourishes IN New
England - textiles, machine tools,
shoes. hats. etc. This displacement
OF men threatened to make the en-
plcyment problem al the more diff
cult Of solution when and II good