Evening star., 1936-11-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

About the most reassuring factor in
the beclouded international situation, as
far as the United States is concerned, Is
the simultaneous absence from the coun-
try of President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull. Authorities in Washington, do
mestic and foreign alike, whose jobs and
interests require them to X-ray the
true inwardness of such things, are con-
f1dent that F. D. r. and the head of the
State Department would not have ven-
tured to leave their posts for so pro-
tracted a period if they thought there
was any imminent peril of war or of
Uncle Sans embodiment in Europe's
embattled and embittered affairs 1t is
recalled that the President in October
rejected pressing entreaties to make a
campaign tour to the Pacific Coast be-
cause. in view of trans Atlantic turmoil,
he did not wish to be a continents
width away from the White House. That
both Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary Hull
decided to 60 to South America at this
time may be considered pretty reliable
evidence that no immediate explosion is
feared. They are. of course, imbued with
no sunny belief that conflict is definitely
out of the window. The point is that
they think they can proceed to transact
the important business at hand in
Buenos Aires and return to their re-
spective duties in plenty of time to
safeguard American interests before any
fireworks begin across the Atlantic.
What will happen any time after jan
uary THAT'S another story.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is
eol1al.r1aJ 70 ha tha If
the annual dinner of the New York
Southern Society on December 4. He
plans to be present and has been invited
to deliver the address Of the evening, but
his Washington office says there's still
some doubt about the speech. If the
editor-statesman consents to talk, it will
be his first public utterance since re-
nomination and reelection of President
Roosevelt. and his remarks are awaited
with corresponding interest by admin
istration and party leaders. Little birds
whisper that even the most valiant ef-
forts to induce the sage of Lynchburg
to make a campaign speech proved un-
availing. Despite Glass loyal refusal to
march with the Jeffersonian Democrats
in the late unpleasantness. he stiI rates
as something more than unsympathetic
JOWdIu INCW 6Cdi ROhCys peoL, pICSCnt
and future. If the Senator decides to
unburden himself in New York next
week, he's bound to say something that
will indicate his future attitude regard
ing the Roosevelt program, especially
in the constitutional and monetary fields.
Gen. Pershing has just written to a
Franklin, Pa, newspaper man, James A.
Marin, veteran of the A. E. F., COM
menting on charges in Lloyd Georges
recently published memoirs that the
United States Army in France did not
measure up to allied expectations be-
cause Pershing so stubbornly insisted
upon the right of the American forces
TO fight on their own 'front.'" Compli-
menting the Pennsylvania editor on his
vigorous rejoinder to L. G., Pershing
said: "The record of the American Army
in the World War speaks for itself and
provides the answer to those who would
belittle its splendid achievements"
Former Editor Victor Rosewater Of
Omaha, now resident of Philadelphia,
Is first In the field with the proposal
that the Government should celebrate
the arrival Of prosperity by restoring
the 2-cent postage rate. He contends
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