Evening star., 1936-12-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Seasons greetings from Premier Mus
solini to the American people seem to
have taken the form of II Duce's de-
cision to dispatch his vivacious daugh-
ter, Countess Edda Ciano, wife Of the
Italian foreign minister, on a visit to the
United States. She will arrive on jan
uary 21 and spend six weeks on a coast
to-coast tour. The countess, a great
favorite of her distinguished dad. will
be accompanied by Marquis Leonardo
Vitetti and his American wife, the for
mer Natalie Coe of Long Island. The
marquis Is well remembered in Wash
ington from his service as a secretary
of the Italian Embassy 10 years ago.
Standing high in Mussolini's graces, he
is now director general of European
affairs at the Rome foreign Office. Coun-
tess Ciano's sojourn will be without
Official character. She is coming purely
as sight-seer. Recently she was the
recipient OF conspicuous honors during
a visit to Berlin. Her husband, widely
regarded As heir to Mussolini's place of
eminence has long desired to explore
the U. s. A., but the present troublous
state Of Europe makes it impossible for
him to come here at this time. Among
items en Countess Ciano's itinerary are
a shooting party at the Marchioness
Vitettis ancestral estate, near Charles
ton, s. c.. and closeup of Hollywood.
Former Senator Simeon d. Fess was
the perfect flower of regular Repub-
licaiiism. He looked upon the G. O. p.
rs the sole fountain of national good
and burned incense before 1t with almost
religious fervor. Once upon a time, in
accordance with the hope that springs
eternal In the bosoms of all true sons
Of the elephant in Ohio. Fess firted
with the dream that presidential a1omi-
nation might light on his devoted and
industrious shoulders. But the national
committee chairmanship was the high
est rung Of the party ladder to which
he ever climbed. Though never an in
spring figure. Fess' congressional COLI
leagues held his intellectual equipment
and political zeal in high esteem. When
he left the Senate two years ago, the
schOolmaster of Yellow Springs pitched
his tent at the Library Of Congress in
order to make some exhaustive re-
searches for series of works on the con.
stitutional phases of legislation. He had
already written books on United States
history and American political theory.
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Another important New Dealer Is
about to quit-John j. Burns, general
counsel Of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, who is retiring to resume
private practice either in New York or
Boston. Mr.. Burns, Harvard law man
and former justice of the Superior Court
OF Massachusetts,, was brought into the
commission by its first chairman, Joseph
p. Kennedy, and played a major part
In directing its policies. His speciality
was supervision Of prosecutions under
the securities law. Judge Burns has
also been prominently concerned with
the defense of the constitutionality of
the utility holding company act. Now
only IS, he has the distinction Of having
been the youngest man ever appointed
to the Bay State Superior bench, at the
age Of 20, in 1881.
Reported agreement between President
Roosevelt and Works Progress Admins
traitor Hopkins On Q sum of $500, ,000, 900
to carry relief through the current fiscal
year has apparently caused the com.
bative w. r. A. chief to stack arms on
his original demand for $50, 600 900. But
1t isn't by any means certain that the
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