Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Washington Observations
Capital Eager to See What Course Roosevelt Will
Take in Regard to Georges Senate Candidacy.

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ron Mondays and Wednesdays
during Frederic William Wtles pa
cation, Washington Observations
are being mitten BY Henry L.
Sweinhdrt. Mr.. Vile ptI continue
to write Friday column during
his pdcation)
- CHEDULED to arrive back on
terra frma" Of continental
United States tomorrow, Presi-
- dent Roosevelt will be thrown
promptly into the whirlwind Of domes-
tic politics. One of the first questions
In this category that will confront
him will be what he will do about
Georgia Will he by speech or other
wise indicate his attitude toward
Senator George. a leading opponent OF
the Supreme Court packing" program
and one who has not gone along with
the administration on some other
measures? Also there is the question
as to whether he will visit South
Carolina. where Senator C"Cotton Ed'')
Smith, chairman of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee, Is seeking a sixth
term. Despite the fact that Smith Is
not a full fledged administration sup
porter, reliable political circles here
aver that many Department OF Agri-
culture officials would mot be down.
hearted" over his victory. since his
defeat probably would elevate Senator
Thomas Of Oklahoma to the Agricul-
ture Committee Craftsmanship. The
latter's views, it is feared. might not
coincide with many of those held by
administration leaders on agricultural
matters.
How far-reaching will be the work
done in Chicago last week by the
Republican Program Committee and
what effect it will have on the future
political lineup. is question which
it will not be possible to answer with
any degree OF certainty for months to
come. 1t will require long time, in
the opinion OF experts. to digest and
discuss fully the findings" Of the
committee and then to obtain from
them anything like a reasonably re-
liable public reaction. The value and
significance OF the survey as viewed
by observers here, lie in the fact that
the material will furnish a basis for
continued study of the economic and
social problems involved.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
United States is standing aloof from
direct effort to help solve the question
OF minorities in Czechoslovakia, the
"unofficial" visit OF Hugh Wilson, Am
bassador to Germany. to the capital
of the neighboring Central European
country. is considered in many diplo-
matte quarters to have been OF more
than ordinary significance. As in the
case of many other situations abroad
in which this Government is not
injecting itself actively. the State
Department is watching developments
closely In the hope Of advancing the
idea of peaceful solution of the prob
lens at issue. Because Of Ambassador
Wilson's experience and his strategic
position as this country's diplomatic
representative at Berlin. it Is believed
that some informal suggestions may
emanate from the frst-hand informa-
ton which he obtained on his visit to
Prague.
Corrigan's compass may nave gone
"haywire" or whatever compasses do
when they send a man east who
wishes to 60 west" But there has
been no report as to the behaviour OF
his clock or watch. and accurate tim
ing instruments are essential to safe
aeronautics, according to Paul Moore.
executive secretary Of the Theological
Institute Of America, with headquar-
tiers here. In this connection he calls
attention to the important part which
highest grade time instruments played
in the flight of Howard Hughes around
the world. John P. v. Heinmuller,
chief timer of the National Aeronau-
tical Association and a member since
its organization of the Theological In
stitute, used six timepieces in clocking
the Hughes plane as it left Floyd Ben
nett Field. following it for IS seconds
in an automobile going 80 miles an
hour. The Theological Institute. which
was the outgrowth Of Investigations by
the National Research Council during
the World War showing IAN alarm
ing lack Of the finest type of mocha
nicians in the United States" has been
striving to overcome this handicap.
It aims to secure in Washington a