Evening star., 1938-09-05
Washington Observations
New Supreme Court Decision May Reverse Earlier
Judgment of Blacks Ability.

speech and assemblage within the
Hague domain.
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Behind tomorrow's highly significant
formation Of temporary" Atlantic
squadron by the United States Navy
Uncle Sans brand-new watch on the
East Coast-lies Roosevelt-Hull de-
cision of far-reaching magnitude. It's
paramount aspect is the element OF
surprise. The administration has
adopted the policy of not saying what
it's going to do on given occasions in
foreign relations until it's ready to do
1t, and then simply doing 1t. In
homespun language, that's program
of keeping the other fellows-especially
the aggressor powers-guessing. AL
ready, in local diplomatic quarters, the
plan Is being called the question
mark policy" Its immediate applica-
bility, of course, Is to the European
war crisis. If present White House
and State Department intentions per-
sist, neither the dictator nations nor
the democracies will know what Amer
lea has up her sleeve until she is actu-
ally ready to show 'em. There's to
be no fanfare of advance talk.
Which would you rather be-Gov-
ernor Of New York or United States
Minister to Ireland? Young Attorney
General John J. Bennett, jr., of the
Empire State, who has served three
successive terms at Albany, has
gnawing ambition to represent his
country in Dublin, his ancestral heath.
Mr.. Bennett has an excellent chance
to be the Democratic nominee for Gov.
Lehman's successorship this fall, but
his friends say the offer of the diplo-
matte post now held by Minister John
Cudahy would automatically take
Bennett out of the race. The Irish
mission must have what it takes, for
Mr.. Cudahy stepped down from a
$17, 500 Ambassa dorship to Poland to
accept the $4,000 Legation job at the
court of President De Valera.
Senator Walter F.. George sends
word to Washington friends that he
has been deluged with kilograms and
letters Of good wishes not only from
all parts of Georgia. but from every
nook and corner of the United States,
since President Roosevelt's Barnes
vile speech on August II. Betting
odds all over Washington are that
the, Georgia purge will prove the
same kind of a flop as the South Car
olina fiasco.
To Herbert Hoover is attributed a
sage epitome Of the national politi-
cal situation. The former President
is quoted as saying that "the New
Deal. but not Mr.. Roosevelt, has lost
popularity"
An even half dozen Senator's are
waiting to see what there is in this un-
lucky l3 business. On September 13
five Democrats and a lone Repub-
lican will face the primary guns
Hayden Of Arizona, Adams of Colo
RADIO. Brown OF New Hampshire, Bone
OF Washington and Thomas of Utah,
Democrats, and Gibson of Vermont,
Republican. None Of them is in
danger. Adams Is the only Demo-
crat once earmarked for purge, but
his name Is no longer on the list.
McCarran. who also was threatened
with accommodation, courts primary
fate in Nevada tomorrow. His victory,
too, is held foregone conclusion.
George of Georgia, now 3-to-2
favorite for denomination, goes
through the mill on September IL.
Lonergan Of Connecticut comes up
at his State convention on September
IL. prospective winner over Repre-
sentative Koppleman, despite the
Senator's anti-New Deal record. The
Tydings-Lewis fracas in Maryland is
another September fixture. Wagner of
New York and Duffy of Wisconsin
bring up the end of the big parade
on September 90
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