Evening star., 1937-11-26

less something is promptly done to nip
depression in the bud.
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Washington is about to welcome a
Britisher, Sir Evelyn Wrench, who for
20 years has been a restless and out
spoken advocate of "English-speaking
union He is the founder and present
head OF the international organization
bearing that name, and is coming to the
Capital to be guest of honor at a din
ner of its local branch, which is headed
by Alanson B. Houghton, former AM
bassador to Germany and Great Britain.
Apart from the time and energy he de-
votes to cementing an entente cordiale
between the British Commonwealth of
Nations and the United States. Sir EVELYN
is the owner-editor of the Spectator, the
venerable British political weekly for
merly directed by John St. Loe Strachey.
Wrench is product of the Northcliffe
School OF Journalism, having been one
OF the famous Fleet Street Napoleons
earliest proteges and lieutenants.
\
Senator Arthur H. Vandenbergs re-
cent radio bombardment of the New
Deal stands out in striking contrast to
both the Landon and Hoover blasts which
preceded it. The Michigan statesman's
attack was notably more constructive
as an opposition program than the criti-
cal generalities of either the former
President or the Kansan. If Vandenberg
intends his broadcast to keynote his
bid for the 1910 Republican presidential
nomination, he got of on the right foot.
His address was fortnight, militant and
concrete-qualities conspicuous by their
absence in the mere scolding which con-
stltutes most OF the elephants contem-
porary offensive against Rooseveltism.
Grand Rapids favorite son will, of
course, have to do something more than
talk to merit Republican favor three
years hence. His friends are confident
ne will rise to the opportunity which
the Senate affords him. Hitherto Charlie
McNary, Senate minority leader, has
rated as lukewarm in his anti-New Deal
proclivities. The fact that the Oregonian
placed Vandenberg's National Radio Fo-
rum speech in the Congressional Record,
with his cordial blessing attached, sug-
gests that McNary thinks the Wolverine
Senator hit the nail squarely on the
head.
Mrs. Roosevelt was recently asked how
many guests are entertained at the White
House in a year. She made a check-up
and discovered that from June, 1896,
to June, 1887, she and the President
served 4,346 regular meals Tea was
served to 22,353 people, 1850 attended
receptions and an estimated total of
about 653,000 sight-seers inspected the
ground floor apartments of the Executive
Mansion.
Washingtonians are looking for Dis
trict Of Columbia flag and official flower.
This observer ventures q suggestion
that the flag be the stars and stripes,
and the flower, the forget-me-not. The
stars would stand for what disfranchised
Washingtonians see every time Congress
tackles the District of Columbia budget.
The stripes would stand for the peni-
tential status to which voteless Dis
trict residents are condemned. The
forget-me-not would be q reminder of
their expectations that the Nation will
some day rectify their political dis
abilities.
Albert Sidney Burleson, Woodrow Will
sons Postmaster General, who has just
passed away, was associated with that
influential group Of Texans including
the late Senator Charles A. Culberson
and Col. Edward M. House, who many
years ago put forward q new theology
Of State control Of the social structure.
It was doomed to lang,lish for several
decades until 1t lowered effectively In
the New Deal.