Evening star., 1937-07-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

United States, no matter what YOU want
to do. the time has come when we should
say there is line beyond which. under
this American Government of ours and
under our Constitution, no man shall
pass
President Roosevelt smilingly but
firmly declined to discuss at his latest
press conference the reported cooling
in affections between the White House
and c. I. O. Many observers neverthe-
less consider that the executive ban on
collective bargaining and strikes within
the Government is a Semi-rebuke of
the Lewis organization, which Is about
to launch an intensive drive for union
ization of Federal employees. The en-
barge applies equally. Of course. to the
American Federation of Labor. Mr.
Roosevelt makes it perfectly plain that
ANYBODY on Uncle Sans pay roll has
the right to join a union and present
his grievances in any form he chooses.
But the presidential pronouncement on
bargaining and strikes plainly indicates
that the Government will tolerate moth
ing like sit-doWns or the violence that
has characterized labor strife in recent
times. 1t remains to be seen, under
the circumstances how far the crusades
to organize the civil service will now 60.
Never before during the present un-
spectacular session of Congress has the
Capitol been besieged by gallery visitors
on the scale which the Senate court de-
bate has produced. They throng every
inch of seating and standing space, as
they haven't done since Huey Longs
time. Men in linen and women in
fluffy Summer togs give the chamber
country club aspect which is also re-
fiected by the omnipresence of white,
cream. tan and other shades Of light at
tire to which nearly all Senators are
addicted during the tropical season.
Many sightSeers are attracted to the
halls of Congress because of the Capt.
tolls air-cooled qualities, as much as by
the oratorical show now on in the Sem
ate. Senators are not only consuming
inordinate quantities Of ice water but
making heavy inroads on their handker-
chief supplies, as the fury OF debate
bathes their fevered brows in honest
sweat.
Masuo Kato, who has just arrived in
Washington to take charge Of the bureau
of the Domei News Agency of Toxic, the
Associated Press of Japan, is the latest
foreign addition to the Capital news
corps Bearer of one of Nippon's distin-
guished family names, Mr.. Kato is no
stranger to the United States, having
been graduated from the University of
Chicago, and had journalistic service here
since then. He has latterly been Domei
correspondent in London and was pre-
Wously on duty at the League of Ma
tions. Mr. Kato was in Geneva when
his country bolted the League five years
ago after the Sino-Japanese contro-
versy there.
c. I. O. has now invaded the citadel
OF the economic royalists. The United
once and Professional Workers, a
Lewis afiliate. has just opened public
drive for unionization of Wall Street
employees. It announces a series OF
Wednesday lunch-hour meetings to be
held in the heart of the financial dis
trict throughout the Summer.
Politicians must envy DR.. Daniel A..
Polling, famed prohibition crusader, who
has just been elected for the thirteenth
time to the presidency of the Interna-
tional Society of Christian Endeavor.
In Anti-Saloon League days, DR.. Polling
was q familiar figure In Washington.
- (Copyr1shk, 1877