Evening star., 1938-04-08

On the other side of the Capitol Rep
resentative Hatton w. Summers, Demo-
crat, OF Texas, chairman of the House
judiciary Committee, is building up a
reputation as star performer in raising
MS voice effectively against major meas
ures. Last summer. when the fate of
the Roosevelt Supreme Court bill hung
In the balance, it was the speech of
the Dallas lawyer which, MANY COL
leagues believe, drove the last nail in
the coffin Of the Presidents project.
ms week Mr.. Summers seems to have
oone the trick again. His appeal not
10 enact the OConnor motion to kill the
reorganization bill at a swoop by striking
out the enabling clause produced a deep
impression. Mr.. Summers suggestion
That the House instead confine its ener-
gles to stripping the plan of its obnoxious
features. one by one, or pass no bill at all,
evoked equally widespread approval. The
IeXans powers of legal presentation
command great respect in the Supreme
Court.
One of the most brilliant soldiers in
the United States Army, bearing a COM
blnatlon of renowned military names.
1t. COL Sherman Miles, son of Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, has just been transferred
from the general staff in Washington to
the post OF executive officer at the Field
Artillery School in Fort Sill, Okla. Be-
cause OF the extensive innovations which
tne army Is now steadily making in the
motorlzation of horse drawn artillery, the
Fort Sill training establishment assumes
extraordinary Importance Col. Miles
rates as one Of the thinkers and scholars
OF our land establishment. Besides his
World War activities in France, he has
mad important assignments as military
attache or observer in several foreign
helds, notably Russia and the Near East.
Not since Japan, Italy and Germany
began blasting their ruthless ways
through countries too weak to resist
armed aggression, has any responsible
United States official spoken out as
plainly or courageously as Col. Louis
johnson. Assistant Secretary of War,
addressing the Army Day banquet in
washington. The former national COM
mander of the American Legion did
not confine himself to thrusting vigor-
ously at the new technique of conquest
employed by apostles of the might
makes right doctrine, but sounded a
categorical note of warning to the
United States. The West Virginian de-
clared we should be constantly on the
alert for indications of the appearance
of this technique in this hemisphere,
for today We see, from East and West,
coVetous hands stretched out toward
North and South American countries and
their outlying possessions" Col. johnson
suggested the following footnote to the
history of the illegal use of force" in the
Far East: Patriotism, willingness and
love of peace will not replace adequate
defense plans, adequate means and thor
ough training"
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have in
vited the Crown Prince and Princess of
Sweden to visit at Hyde Park over July
l and 2, following the arrival of their
royal highneSSes on June % for the
Swedish tercentenary celebrations at
Wilmington. On July King Gustaf
Adolf's son and daughter-in-law will
come to Washington for an Official
"a or 36 hours, and then for day or two
will be the private guests of American
friends here.
Among notable incidents at the superb
Army Day parade down Constitution
avenue was the activity of a Japanese
news photographer in front of the
Presidents reviewing stand, hard at work
among his American colleagues. On
lockers wondered what would have hap
pened In Toxic to Yankee camera