Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-11
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Of his experience in the foreign service
under the Taft administration, when he
was minister to Greece, and later as q
member Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Moses ranks as one of Amer
ica's specialists in international affairs.
There's talk that he aspireS to return to
his former seat in the Senate and may
enter the September Republican primary
in New Hampshire as an opponent of in
cumbent Senator Henry w. Reyes.
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Plans are in the making for an inten-
Sive campaign for ratification of the
child labor amendment during the COM
ing year. The revelation that since
invalidation of N. r. A., employment of
children IA and IS years of age has in
creased IS per cent in II States and lot
cities has Spurred advocates of the
amendment to make q special effort to
have it written into the law Of the land.
So far it has been ratified by "A States.
The approval of IL more is needed. Leg
islatures are meeting in 1897 in n of
the States which have not yet ratified.
Attempts will also be made to have both
the Democratic and Republican parties
indorse the amendment in their respec-
tive national platforms next month.
Republican leaders do not reveal much
enthusiasm for proposals that the
G. o. p. should nominate a Republican
for President and an anti-New Deal
Democrat for Vice President. The latest
idea along that line emanates from Gov.
Buck Of Delaware who suggests Landon
for President and either former Gov. Ely
Of Massachusetts, or former Budget Di-
rector Lew Douglas as his running mate.
Many sons and daughters of the elephant
are so confident that 1886 is a Repub-
hcan year that they refuse to admit the
necessity of dividing the presidential
ticket with the Democrats. Some Of
them, believing that conservative Demo-
cratic support is essential to Republican
victory, think the strategic requirements
of the hour would be sufficiently met by
q pledge of Democratic representation in
q Republican cabinet. The coalition
proposition is sure in one way or another
to find expression at Cleveland.
One of the concrete proposals likely
soon to be put forth for taking the Gov
eminent out Of business springs from
the banking world. 1t aims at abolition
of the postal savings system, or, If that
cannot be brought about, at a material
decrease In the interest rate now paid
on deposits. It is commended that evi-
dence is available to show that post
office banks no longer have any sound
excuse for existence. The original pur-
pose OF their creation nearly 30 years
ago was to serve communities without
banking facilities. which today are
plentifully at hand.
Democratic women have evolved the
newest thing under the sun in the field
Of campaign war chests. The Southern
Women's Democratic organization has
Just launched o drive for contributions
Of old gold, silver or any other precious
metal, ranging all the way from dis
carded jeweiry to tooth filings, in order
to sell them and use the proceeds for
political purposes. The first profits are
to 20 toward the reelection of Repre-
sentative ut Large Caroline ODay of New
York, for whom Mrs. Roosevelt cam
paigned In 1884. A native Of Georgia,
Mrs. ODay II third vice president Of the
Southern Women's organization.
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