Evening star., 1936-06-10

retirement and private life to the bur-
denSome obligations of public service.
But Presidents and other high Govern
ment officials were accustomed to avail
themselves of Hammonds seasoned
counsel in both domestic and interna-
tional affairs Few Americans Of his
day and generation enjoyed so many
contacts with men of power and i'm
portance throughout the world. Ham
mond was a close friend of Rudyard
Kipling and the proud posseSsor of the
handwritten originals of some of the
late bard'S most famous verse.
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Senator Joe Robinson faces the oppo-
Sition of three candidates in the August
primary at which he will seek renomi-
nation. While the Democratic ma jority
leader is not regarded in any real peril.
President RooSevelt's presence and
speech in Arkansas this week are certain
to bolster RobinSonS cause and in the
opinion of the Senate veterans friends
will remove any possible danger that
misfortune might overtake his ambition
to succeed himself at Washington after
next January. The view persists that.
whatever happens, Robinson is in direct
line for any Supreme Court vacancy
which F. D. r. may have to fill in the
near future. Meantime. with the dis
appearance of Huey Long. the chief
threat to the perpetuation of the Sena-
tors congressional career is believed to
have been obliterated. The late Louisi-
anan was always credited with plans
to go cunning for Robinson in Arkansas
this year.
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Although the Democrats will not
propagandize the bonus as a New Deal
achievement. they expect to reap cam
paign benefits from it as a tremendous
aid to recovery. The $4,000 000, 900 about
to be distributed to 3,500,000 veterans is
certain to give big lift to business all
over the country. 1t is particularly re-
lied upon to offset the Summer sea-
sonal slump in many lines. To New
York State will be allotted 1921 ,000, 900,
to Pennsylvania, s155, 900 900; to Illinois,
$141 100000; to California, 1922 900, 900;
to Ohio, $lO6, ,OOO, ,OO0 and to the other
43 States and the District of Columbia
varying heavy sums proportionate to
their population. Politicians reckon
that the bulk of bonus dollars will be
rolling in the late Summer and Fall. in
ideal time to enable Democratic cam
paigners to chant, with figures to prove
it, that happy days are here again"
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DR.. John Lee Coulter, former member
of the United States Tariff Commission,
has been drafted by the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers to direct
study of the farm situation. The ap-
pointment is part of plan to bring
about more friendly cooperation be-
tween industry and agriculture by Civ
ing manufacturers an intelligent grasp
of rural problems. DR.. Coulter, who grew
I'D as Minnesota farm boy, has devoted
his entire life to the economics of agri-
culture. He served under six Presidents.
Coulter was a member of Theodore
Roosevelt's Rural Life Commission, was
on duty in the agricultural division of
the Census Bureau under Taft and
under Wilson functioned as a member
of the Committee on Agriculture and
Rural Credits. During the last-named
assignment he visited nearly every
civilized country to study farm matters.
After acting as chief economist of the
Tariff Commission under President Cool
idge, President Hoover appointed DR..
Coulter a tariff commissioner in 1880.
He resigned to become economic adviser
to George N. Peek, foreign trade adviser
to President Roosevelt.
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