Evening star., 1936-11-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Along with their qualification that the
country so Overwhelmingly approved
Rooseveltian policy toward big busi-
ness. together with the rest of the ad-
ministration's record. New Dealers re-
joice that commercial and financial
leaders are wholeheartedly evincing their
desire to team up with the President in
promotion of his fundamental ideals.
Washington is pleased to detect cumula-
tive indication that the economic royal
lists are now in step and likely to continue
to be. Last weeks addresses before the
New York State Chamber of Commerce
by President Angel of Yale and Chair
man Aldrich Of the Chase National Bank
Board are regarded symptomatic of the
revised capitalist concept in the field
Of social responsibility. The Angell-
Aldrich utterances more or less echoed
sentiments expressed by President Sibley
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce. Business on its part undoubtedly
looks for conservative moves by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t welcomes as early
straws the eclipse of DR.. Tugwell. ap-
pointment of an industrial leader,
Charles A. Edison, as Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, and Senator Pat Harrison's
statement that Congress intends to re-
duce emergency expenditures as rapidly
as possible and "scrutinize carefully and
grant grudgingly" any extension Of Gov
ernment activities.
Washington notes with surprise, not
unmixed with irritation, recent charges
before the Presbyterian Ministers ASSo-
citation here that feeling is prevalent In
Germany that the United States atti-
tude toward the Mani government is not
friendly" and that "the principal reason
for this feeling Is that the American
Ambassador to Germany (Dr. william
Z. Dodd) has openly denounced the gov
ernment and continues to be very un-
sympathetic toward It," Prof. Charles
C. Tansill of American University is
quoted as having made the statements
in question. Informed quarters assert
there is no warrant whatever for accus-
ing DR.. Dodd Of openly denouncing" the
government to which he is accredited.
although it's not impossible he may be
unsympathetic toward 1t, like other
people who believe In the democratic
principle. At any rate, no one con-
nected with the Roosevelt administra-
ton has found any cause to complain
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activities in Berlin.
DR.. Tansill recently visited Germany as
guest Lecturer Of the Carl Schurz Society
and the Na1 government. He told the
Presbyterian ministers that he had
numerous opportunities" to talk with
Hitler and was one Of IA American honor
guests ut the recent Mani party congress
In Nuremberg.
Dr.. Frederick v. Coville, botanist and
ranking member Of the scientific staf
of the Department Of Agriculture, plans
to retire on March 81, 1887, after nearly
- years Of distinguished service. It
represents the longest tenure Of any
scientist who entered the department
through civil service examination. DR..
Coville has won world wide fame for his
many botanical discoveries and expert
ments. Notable among them was tanning
the wild blueberry to grow on the pine
barrens of New Jersey, resulting In desc
late, areas being planted with highly
productive crops The latest news from
the blueberry front reports Coville
berry q little over an inch in diameter.
The crop of cultivated fruit now brings
to growers more than 81 ,000,0 900 q year.
Another Of DR.. Coville's achievements
Mas-an Investigation Of grazing in the
national forests, which resulted In .