Evening star., 1938-05-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Departments emphatic protest" against
the Nazis' threatened seizure of the
property of Jews of American citizen
ship; (2) Secretary Ickes' final refusal
to supply Germany with American he
lum gas; 90 declination of the Mixed
Claims Commission, at the instance Of
the American agent, Robert Bonynge, to
let representative Of Germany search
the files of the F. B. I. for documents
relating to the great pre-war ammuni-
tions disaster at Black Tom. N. j., and
90 Postmaster General Farley's order
barring from the mails letters addressed
to the Saxon State Lottery.
To assure Senator Nyes reelection in
North Dakota, an impressive National
Nonpartisan Committee connection
with the Nonpartisan League of the
Senator's home State-has been formed,
with headquarters in Washington. The
chairman is Historian Charles A. Beard
Among committee members are Harry
Elmer Barnes. Bruce Bliven, Sherwood
Eddy, John T. Flynn, the Rev. John
Haynes Holmes, Prof. Robert Morss
Lovett. Miss Jeannette Rankin, Maj.
Gen. William c. Rivers and the Rev.
Ralph w. Sockman. They contend that
Senator Nye's work for constructive ag-
ricultural legislation, progressive labor
laws, and for iberalized immigration
quotas, as we'll as his crusading zeal in
connection with Teapot Dome, the 1880
campaign funds. and, more recently, the
munitions investigation, are high lights
in Senator Nyes record which would
make his defeat "a national loss of the
first magnitude"
Washingtonians who see, or think they
see, politics in nearly everything under
the sun. already are reading signs in
the exploded story of Secretary OF State
Hulls alleged desire to resign. They'll
tell you that if the premier of the Roose-
welt cabinet should quit because Of dis
agreement with the Presidents foreign
policy, la Bryan in 1915. Hull would
have no mean issue as presidential tim
ber in 1910. Current straw polls now
show him ahead among favorites for
the Democratic nomination, in case
F.. D. r. doesn't aspire to third term.
Secretary Hull leads Jim Farley in this
mythical race. Not only do the POLITICAL
ly minded think the Secretary of State
would have strength as the opponent
of foreign policy that condones the die
tators-such as the mysterious White
House acclaim of the Italo-British pact,
but the archpriest of the reciprocal trade
program has possibly an even bigger
and better talking point in the doctrine
Of economic agreement as the way to
peace, to which he is so passionately and
constructively devoted.
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Americans who once basked in the
sunshine Of exalted station at home or
abroad hate like the very deuce to lose
their high-sounding titles along with
the rank they once enjoyed. Some Of
them insist upon hanging onto the ham
dies by hook or by crook, especially
where subordinates or menials are con-
cerned. Not long ago former American
envoy called on a one-time colleague Of
the diplomatic service, also statesman
out Of Job. A pompous butler, receiv-
ing him. said: THE Ambassador Is not
in." Quoth the visitor: please tell the
ex-Ambassador to :. that the EXAM
bassador to called"
Administrationists are grooming that
the overwhelming votes by which Roose-
velt leaders bowled over all opposition IN
the House to the spepding-lending bill
show that the President has recovered
the ball at the Capitol, after the reorgan-
ization tumble, and that he'll now race
to q touchdown on wage-and-hour leg
islation and all other measures nearest
and dearest to his heart at this time.
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