Evening star., 1937-01-13

States in 1920" when he went down to
defeat with Gov. Cox of Ohio.
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World War veterans hit a new high in
the Seventy fifth Congress. There are
1874 in the House of Representatives,
nearly third of the total, and 18 in the
Senate. roundly fifth of the chambers S
membership. Such figures encourage the
veterans organizations, especially their
alert legislative agents, sometimes called
lobbyists. to believe that projects con-
ceived in eX-Service mems interest will
continue to command respectful atten-
ton. The American Legion is concen-
trating at this session on its bill aiming
at prevention Of wartime proflteering,
at drafting of the countrys man power
and at placing of industry under Federal
control during a national emergency.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars are chiefly
interested in pensions for the widows
and dependents of veterans.
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William S. Culbertson of Washington
former United States tariff commits
sioner, Minister to Rumania and AM
bassador to Chile, is the author of a
forthcoming book entitled Reciprocity"
Though loyal Republican, Mr.. Culbert-
son is heartily in sympathy with the
Roosevelt Hull reciprocal trade program
He advocates a non-partiSan approach
to the problem which the administration
is trying to solve through give-and-take
agreements with foreign nations. In
cidentally. Mr. CulbertSon gives credit to
the G. o. P. for originating reciprocity,
pointing out that provisions for it were
features of the Mckinley tariff act Of
1890 and the Dingley law of 1897.
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California is now represented in the
House not only by poet laureate cher
own John Steven McGroarty, one-time
ardent Townsend planner), but by one
of the few Americans to be elected to
Congress after receiving the Congress
sional Medal of Honor. The holder of
the latter distinction is one of the Hills
newcomers, Representative Edouard VIC
tor Michel Izac, who halls from San
Diego Mr.. Izac, native Iowan and
newspaper man. was graduated from
Annapolis in 1915 and won the Congress
sional Medal and various foreign decora-
tions for naval gallantry during the
World War He was forced to retire from
active service in 1921 because of wounds
received as a prisoner of war in Germany.
It isn't often member Of the Senate
gives up a job that he can reasonably
hope to keep as long as he wants it.
Senator A. Harry Moore, Democrat, of
New Jersey may soon break with the
tradition that Senators sometimes die,
but never resign. Boss Hague has just
announced that Moore will be the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Jersey
this year, though only in the midst of
his first term in Congress. The Senator
will retain his present post during the
campaign He has already served two
terms as Governor. Under New Jerseys
constitution Governor is ineligible i'm
mediately to succeed himself. Senator
Moore is only the third Jerseyman
elected to two terms at Trenton. If he
makes the grade in November, he will
be the States first three-term executive.
His friends understand that Moore
prefers gubernatorial life to senatorial
fleshpots.
"The Woodrow Wilson's" is the title
of book scheduled to appear this Spring
under the authorship of Eleanor Wilson
McAdoo, who has written an intimate,