Evening star., 1937-01-23
YOUNG SENATOR EXCEPTIONAL
Family and Senatorial Traditions Are Mingled With Journalistic
Utterances and His Critical Views as an Auhor-Hemy
Lodge Is Unique in Public Office.

nificent legislators personality and the
continuous consideration OF COMPARE
son. No matter how talented he may
prove to be in his own rights, nor how
distinguished a career he may carve
for himself in Washington, there will
always be those who will think that he
is either a little more than or little
less than his grandfather.
During the short time he has been in
Washington Senator Lodge, while he
has given audience to members OF the
press, has not as yet permitted himself
to be quoted on the issues of the day.
This is not difficult to understand.
To ask the distinguished senator
what he thinks Of the neutrality pact.
how the Presidents reorganization
plan for the executive departments
strikes him, or kindred pertinent ques-
tions, is in way comparable to asking
the new boy in the boarding school
cloakroom to square X plus Y before
he has had time to hang up his hat
After all, there isn't great deal OF
difference, from the standpoint Of the
newcomer, in entering boarding school
for the first time and having to learn
the ways of the older boys and taking
ones place in that charmed, if individ-
ualistic, circle that comprises the
Senate.
This, however, We can say Of Senator
Lodge on first-hand authority. He has
the Harvard handshake," plus little
added assurance, which seems to have
resulted from his journalistic career.
A vim, heartineSs, a suavity, abun-
dance of poise and pronounced talent
for contact with his fellows are COM
bined indications of his cultural back
ground, traditional heritage and avo-
cation. Ever since we could read, OF
course, and our fathers before us, we
have known about the "Cabots and the
Lodges" even if the familiar jingle
had not additionally impressed upol
us the importance these family names
have attained in New England.
More specifically, Henry Cabot
Lodge, senior, two generators ago dis
tinguished himself in literary and leg
islative capacities TO such an extent
that the refulgent glow of his achieve
ments shines even now in Washington.
So much for heritage. Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr., was born just "a years ago
| in Nahant, Mass. He is nine years
younger than was his distinguished
grandfather when that gentleman en-
tered the United States Senate. Both
these gentlemen were 80 years old
when they first became members of
the Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives, which the elder Senator
Lodge entered in 1880.
HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR, was
- educated at Middlesex School. In
Concord, from which he was graduated
in 1920. In 1924 he received his
/ B. A. from Harvard. While still in
college, in 1928, he began his journal
iStic career with the Boston Evening
Transcript. Directly after his gradu-
alton he became associated with the
New York Herald-Tribune in an edi-
torial capacity-an association which
he has maintained up until the time
of his coming to washington this year.
despite his political interlude as a
State legislator.
1t was during the first part Of his
career with the Tribune that he had
an opportunity to gain first-hand
knowledge of how things were done on
the hill" For FIVE years he sent
political copy to the Tribune out OF
Washington. During his newspaper
days he covered political conventions.
affairs in Nicaragua and in Mexico
and was foreign correspondent in Eu-
rope and the Far Eastern tropics.
Lodge became active in MaSsachu-
sets politics when he entered the
Massachusetts, General Court, serving
two terms and identifying himself with
the Committee or Labor and Indus
tries as its chairman. Running
against Gov Curley, Democrat, for
United States Senator, he polled
1854 votes, against the Governors
92,623. This was in the State. In
Boston, Curley ran ahead of him by
some 10000 votes.
A member of the State Legislature
at the time Of his election, the new
Republican Senator and his wife were
drawn out to parade the night of his
victory by the home town folks Of
Beverly, Mass. Heading the process
sion in an open car, they made their
way in a motor torchlight procession
to the city hall.
Questions Of neutrality, reorgani-
zation Of Federal departments and
war debts continue to occupy the i'm
| mediate attention of the Senate.
These. it appears, are not new ques-
tions. for they revive again talk Of
war and peace, arouse anew discus
sions Of bureaucracy and bring up for
review the entire matter of foreign
trade and other international rela-
tions. Five years ago, in his cult
Of Weakness" Henry Cabot Lodge, jr..