The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-23
News from
Washington
By Eleanor Bare

Although Opllrrt,SS II Nd>lihS Nv
time in considering appropriation leg
islation and worrying aboul the dOmes-
tic Situation. most pf Ills attention
<.s.mS Ia be. focused on foreign affairs,
and Michigan members are right in
the thick of the ''batrle" 10 help thOSe
less fortunate than We are. On the
Senate side. Senator PrentiSs Brown
i still promoting his Finnish aid bill.
On the House side. Congressman John
IA->inSki. of Hhp Sixteenth Cun@re>SiOn
al district rose into prominence 10y
Introducing II different kind IF bill To
help The IerSt0uItd Poles Numerous
hills have been introduced 10 aid P0-
land by sending money for food. cloth
ing and medical supplies through the
Red Gross thus far. nEt Congressman
Lt.~inSki i Of the opinion thft the
NEST immediate and practical COntrl-
button hy Americans Of Polish tXtrac-
zion Ia the suffering Polish people
would be TO help them by caring for
the most pitiful sufferers th0se of
tender years who are forced 10 seek
refuge in friendly neutral countries.
His bill, H. r. S497, proposes 10 ex-
tend pXi>.in" immigration preferences
and priOritit~ To certain Polish orph-
ans and refugees under the age OF III
years who resided within the bOund5lr-
les uf The republic of Poland at the
time of the German invasion Of Poland
on September |. 1899. Incorporated in
the bill is the proviSr that >ati>fac-
t,ry ASSURANCES will be given that
~lch children will be supported and
properly cared for through the vnlun-
tary action IF responsible citizens or
responsible private organizations of
the United States and consequently
will not become public charges.
Il feel" G. mgre>Slnan L'>in>ki de-
rlartd. THAT The liberty glowing Poles
who are suffering under such intOler-
able and inhuman conditions deserve
he aid that We cam give them by pass
Ing mis- bill" The bill has been refer
red tp The House committee on immi-
grafton and naturalization. "f which
Rep L,,>in>ki i II member.
The American Youth Congress has
finally left Washington. hH not with'
out leaving behind il vt>ii%c~ "f il
stormy session. congressman. common
tatur> and lhc general public are still
arguing pro and con about The orgalIi-
zari"n n hunch OF pale Idnk Kids who
offer u";hin. hur destructive critic
ism. >aN some We arr dnd-iu" The
Issue hy crniciziu= their h!mderin.
methods. their Unemployment problem
still needs solving" say others. Every
enc. however registered SInlri>1. oI
now. after the spanking the You'll
Congress received from Papa RoU>C-
Welt. they turnt-i 10 Mami Roosevelt
Tor REINSURANCE
The Congressional Record is Il little
thicker. secretaries On the hill are q
little fmSier. and the members of Con
gre>> are more lOftily lOquaciOuS-fOl
it is February. the month Of birthdays
and there are jhore who just cannot
let IncOln'S or Washington or Ed
sons birthday go by with addressing
everyone within ear-ShOt ON the sub
jet Of IincOln's honesty or Washing
L he
praise il not worthy or timely, but
those in the House and Senate cham
hers who listen TO the same type Cd
speech year in and year out are won
dering whether the subject matter
couldn't be attacked from a new angie
for example, If Lincoln were alive
today. would ne BE- conservative O1
progressive"
Even a person with the most ire
nendmlS amount of energy would have
difficulty in trying 10 keep pace with
cur vital first lady. At a recent press
conference Mrs. Roosevelt announced
that she would 20 off the record
M:hICn =. dIltT Il >tTltNDiit WHICH DoI
only three days runs something like
this: Sunday, defended administration
before session of American Youth Con-
gre<S: attended banquet Uf American
Jewish Congress: Monday. with the
president, placed wreath on Lincoln
memorial guest If honor at Congress
SIGNAL club luncheon: entertained so
ciety Of SPONSORS AT O'clock tea en-
tertained assembly Of American Youth
Congress at > o'clock tea guest speak
or at Monday Evening club banquet /:
Tuesday, left for New York to lecture
at Cornell university and begin tour of
ltStureS at various colleges. After a
heavy schedule like that il seems Mrs.
Roosevelt would be- TOO exhausted even