Evening star., 1938-05-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE

"Nebel' war whoops. signifying Stub
born opposition. such as made the Welkin
ring during the anti-lynching bill fill
buster and on other occasions when
DlXle'S fur was rubbed the wrong Wav.
are due to reverberate across Capitol Hill
again the moment the wages and hours
bill reaches the Senate. Since the Florida
primary revealed Southerners still in
Rooseveltian mood faith that Senate
votes from below Mason and Dixon's line
might thwart the proposed labor legisla-
tlon has Wlthered bit. But it would
be altogether premature to reckon that
the Upper House is already prepared to
curl up IN the wake of the lower branch
and Mrs. Nortons leadership. Any num-
Der OF parliamentary ruses and traps
awaits the measure in the chamber
where Jack Garner rules and cotton
belt statesmen are accustomed to prevail
On account OF last weeks sample of
Washington summer weather, msgivings
are already rampant that the wages and
hours controversy. unless speedily settled.
may mean sweltering weeks and pro-
longed proceedings for ladies and gentle
men on the Hill, despite their yearning
to mingle with the folks back home and
put reelection fences in order Many of
these are in a sad disrepair and elec-
tioneering delay is dangerous.
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Uncle Sans only remaining woman
diplomat, Florence Jaffray MRS. j.
Borden) Hartman, Minister to Norway.
is now in Washington on her first leave
OF absence. During her year at Oslo.
Mrs. Hartman has made definite place
for herself among all classes of the Nor
Wegian people to an extent not commonly
achieved by American ENJOYS on duty
In foreign countries. She has Travelled
widely throughout the land of the fjords
and lngratiated herself with the mount
ing numbers of Yankee tourists who are
making Norway a Mecca. Secretary
Hulls desire for reciprocal trade agree
ment with King Haakon's government
has made little headway. There have
been informal conversations practically
since the reciprocal program set in
four years ago but the Norwegians reg
lister scant enthusiasm for a deal. The
balance of trade generally is slightly
in their favor, owing to their heavy ex-
portations of such staples as wood pulp
ana Sardlnes. Morse farmers seem to
LOOK at things much like our own-thev
oont like the idea of tariff concessions
on foreign agricultural produce. On
thursday overseas writer's will honor Mrs.
t'Dalsy'' to her pals Hartman at 4
coed, off-the-record luncheon.
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In the spare time of White House and
state Department functionaries who are
required to NEEDLE in such matters.
they're scrutinizing nowadays the rival
claims OF several hundred more or less
deserving Democrats who have cast COW
etous eyes on the only three diplomatic
plumS still available-the ambaSsadorship
10 Soviet Russia and the ministerships
to Canada and Iran PERSIA. Ottawa is
a particularly desirable post both because
OF its Importance and its proximity to
tne nome border. Iran, since its last
Minister to the United States tangled
with the traffic police at Elkton, has
maintained no diplomatic representation
at Washington though, we keep Charge
d'Afiaires on duty at Teheran. Choice
OF the right man for Moscow to succeed
Ambassador Davies is not proving an
easy task.
Herbert Hoover pretends he's not run
ming or cunning for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1910, though
he has yet to renounce categorically such
an aspiration. Whether or not the
Californian is in Barkis mood, his
speeches on the state of the Union
particularly his latest at Oklahoma City
ARE arousing increasing interest among
Republicans and Democrats alike. They
are beyond all question the most blister.
ing and constructive criticism Of TIN