The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-14
Washington
Merry-Go-
Round
BY DREW PEARSON and
ROBERT S. ALLEN.

VXIASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Ten
w years ago the funding Of the
European war debts was hailed as
great triumph of the Harding
Coolidge administrations. Today.
one day before the next Dec. Is in
stallment is due, the only real me-
mento OF the war debt-other than
Finnish payments-is table in the
Treasury Department. Mr.. Mellon
had it carefully inscribed with little
silver plaques giving the dates when
EACH debt agreement was signed. It
was one of his prize possessions.
. Il. Mr. Morgenthau, his success
sor, has relegated it 20 his Treas
ury lunchroom, where he uses it as
a dining table. The figures are
too long to be given here, but a
check on European armament eX-
penditures will show that in most
cases the eX-allies have spent far
more on the next war than they
owe the United Sattes on the last.
. There has been some talk m
State Department circles of move
to create a scholarship fund out Of
Finnish debt payments to educate
Finnish students in the United
States. The idea is permanently to
strengthen the bond of friendship
between the United States and the
only nation which paid its bills; also
to show American appreciation for
that payment.
DEMOCRATIC politicos have .
IL compromise formula on the
bonus which they are urging on tbs
President. BY it they hope to per-
suade him to reverse his stand and
thus not ALLEVIATE the veterans vote.
The compromise is to defer bonus
payment until July l, 1887. This
would assure the veterans of early
funds, but would not pile the cost on
the 1886 Campaign year, budget.
The most beautiful photo
graph of Mrs. Roosevelt hangs over
the door in the Lincoln study. It
faces the President as he sits at his
desk. Important White House
caller this week was Sam Hahn,
West Coast attorney for Mae West,
Jean Harlow and other celebrities.
Also an executive of the ScrippS
League of Newspapers published in
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Texas and Utah, Hahn as
sured Roosevelt of their support in
the coming campaign. :. In press
conferences, Mrs. Roosevelt usually
refers to the President as my hus-
band" . Benefits of the Social
Security Act apply only to industrial
workers. Geographically this takes
in relatively small part of the
country. Seventy-f1ve per cent Of
the workers affected are crowded
into 200 counties. Although this To-
calizes the new commissions task.
the act still will require tre-
mendous organization.
A MEXICAN anti-war organiza-
1 "A tions are planning a nation
wide peace poll similar to the one
held early this year in England. The
British ballot rolled up more than
100000 votes against war and for
the League of Nations. 1t has had
most important influence on Brit
ish foreign policy. Sponsors of the
American poll plan to mold public
sentiment behind a greatly strength
ened neutrality act at the coming
session. . Big bald Jim Farley
has unique gift from the Presi-
dent. 1t is a picture of Jim as star
first baseman of the Haverstraw, N.
Y, baseball team, with full head
of hair. The picture bears the fol-
lowing inscription: Presented to
Jim Farley in memory of his hair.
Franklin D. Roosevelt"
THE police force of the Supreme
i Court finally has prevailed on
news photographers to give up their
practice of taking candid camera"
shots of the justices from the pro-
lection of a building in the rear Of
the court. The camera men,
equipped with long-range lenses.
used this strategy for weeks.
AS the courts new home was
originally constructed, its elevators
could not descend to the ground
floor This has now been corrected
by enlarging the elevator wells. l.. /.
Three auto thieves have been
nabbed in recent weeks trying to
make away with cars of sightseers
parked in the neighborhood of the
court building. . Visitors to the
Supreme Courts glistening white
marble structure now average
around 1000 daily, approximately 80
per cent of school children.
Capt Phil Crook, chief of the
courts police force, has received
several thousand letters from sight
seers thanking him and his men for
their courtesy.
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