Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC EILLIAM VILE.

Roosevelt leaders are jubilant over
what they consider a decisive turn in
administration fortunes on Capitol
Hill. The Presidents victory in the
bonus controversy. they feel. has re-
established his prestige in all its orig
inal strength. White House author
ity is accordingly described as en-
HANGED to a degree that insures rela-
lively smooth sailing for the rest of
F. D. RS legislative program, though
| compromise IN spots may be required.
In that art the President is a past
master, his supporters contend, when
ever and wherever Cancellation can be
usefully invoked without sacrifice OF
principle. Because Of the terrific prop
uganda modified in favor Of the bonus.
the inner New Deal circle looks upon
the Presidents veto triumph as his
banner achievement in the legislative
field to date and pretty good guaran-
tee that there are no more hurdles he
will not be able to take incidentally,
Democratic Senate leadership, which
| has not clicked on all occasions since
March, 1888, has been largely restored
to the good graces Of the high COM
| mand as result of the bonus victory.
II the White House were in the habit
Of beStowing medals of honor for GAL
lantry in political action, or hero
ism in the face of the foe, such dis
tinctions would be in order for seven
Democratic Senators and the same
number of Republicans, all IA Of whom
are up for reelection next year and
yet dared to defy the veterans by vot-
ing to sustain the bonus veto. The
bold Democratic spirits are Messrs.
Bailey North Carolina. Coolidge
(Massa chusettSl, Chavez New Mex
ico>, Glass tVirginia). Gore (Okla-
homa), Harrison mississippi and
Robinson (ArkanSaS). Their Repub-
lican comrades in daring are Messrs.
Barbour New Jersey, Couzens Mich
igan), Hastings (Delaware), Keyes
New Hampshire), McNary (Oregon),
MetcaIf (Rhode Island and White
(Maine). 1t is by no means of record
that every candidate for Office who
incurS the veterans enmity meets de-
| feat. With few exceptions. the ex-
service vote is neither a unit nor de-
| liverable, yet politicians retain a
healthy respect for it and would rather
have the soldiers with them than
against them.
X \
On the day last week when White
House peace conferences with congress
sional and labor leaders brought about
| tentative compromise to renew N. r.
A. for 2lis months. instead Of 10
months or two years, President Roose-
welt was asked why, If he thinks the
Blue Eagle is a serviceable bird, he
does not seek its permanency, instead
| of merely a two-year extension. Mr..
Roosevelt explained that N. r. A. is
| in a state of evolution. He indicated
that changes in its structure are in
the natural course of events, and will
be sought from time to time, In the
light of experience.
Washington Is interested in the
revelation made by Mrs. Coolidge in
her current Good Housekeeping
magazine article that q committee
headed by former Attorney General
John G. Sargent Is formulating a
plan to restore the old Coolidge home
stead at Plymouth, Vt, to its origi-
nal condition as a Calvin Coolidge
shrine. The former Presidents widow
says that the farm is an increasingly
popular mecca for tourists. After he
became President Mr.. Coolidge made
a six-room addition to the house. If
the place is utilized for memorial
purposes the extension may be re-
moved in order to restore the estab-
lishment's early simplicity. The
alterations, Mrs. Coolidge says. make
it difficult to get true impression