Evening star., 1936-06-24

outline OF administration plans for con-
tinued effort in cardinal directions.
Now, most authorities are convinced, Mr.
Roosevelt faces the strategic necessity of
detouring. at least to the extent of de-
voting himself with some emphasis to
rebuttal of the charges hurled at his
regime by the Lemke and Smith move
ments." The hour is ripe for a rip
snorting Rooseveltian blast. Indica-
tions are not lacking that Saturday
nights broadcast to my friends will
measure up to that description.
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There are disquieting harbingers that
1886 will be campaign of puns. Sena-
tor Pittman. Democrat, of Nevada says
already has Knox in it." To Senator
Vandenberg. Republican, of Michigan is
attributed the quip that the pro-New
Deal Good Neighbor League, whose head
is Dr. Stanley High. creates new high
in political boondoggling." Is there
something prophetic in F. D. RS notifi-
cation at Franklin" Field?
Two prominent figures at the Phila-
delphia convention, Senator Barkley of
Kentucky. the keynoter, and Senator
Wheeler of Montana. are booked to sail
for Europe on Saturday, June q, as
members of the American delegation to
the thirty-second conference of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union at Budapest,
which will be in session from July to 8.
A third member of the delegation is
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah.
House members are Democratic Repre-
sentatives Richardson of PENNSYLVANIA,
Castellow of Georgia and Mcmillan of
South Carolina. The permanent execu-
tive secretary of the American group of
the union, Arthur Deerin Call of WASH
ington, is attending his fifteenth sue
cessive conference of the organization.
The Budapest meeting will consider in
ternational commercial arbitration, un-
employment, collective migration and
parliamentary control of public finance.
Forty-one different Parliaments will be
represented.
Among outstanding 1886 Democratic
objectives is the victory of Gov. Brann
over Senator Wallace H White. jr., at
the Maine senatorial election in Septem-
Der. Attributing more Importance than
ever to the "as Maine goes" slogan. New
Dealers are bent upon making show
ing in the Pine Tree State two months
ahead of the national poll in November
that will be of moral value for the
Roosevelt Garner ticket and for Demo-
cratic candidates of high and low degree
everywhere Roosevelt lost Maine in 1882
by $4,000 votes, but Brann carried it that
year for Governor by plurality of 5000,
while Senator Hale, Republican. scraped
through to reelection in 1884 by a bare
margin of 1900. The Brann-White duel
will be one of the fiercest political fights
experienced down East in many day.
Hugh r. Wilson, American Minister to
Switzerland and close observer OF events
at the League of Nations, has been in
Washington during the past week, at
the outset of his annual leave on home
grounds. He was able to bring President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull up to the
minute on critical conditions at Geneva
in the wake of the Leagues struggle to
retain a semblance of international
prestige after the buffetings it suffered
in the Ethiopian mess. Arthur
Sweetser, the American long associated
with the League secretariat, Is also
recent arrival in this country.
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