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the petition will be approved and
settled in my favor-it would seem
gift of the gods.
Thursday, April Is. 1856.
Our claim passed the Senate to-
day, which IS most cheering.
Sunday, May IL, 1856.
Beautiful day, but very cold.
Today is the anniversary OF my
wedding day; how the climate as
well as other things have changed.
Then the house was decked with
spring flowers, we had an abun-
dance Of delicious Strawberries, every
one dressed in summer attire, light
hearted and gay, but now 1t is quite
wintry still.
Sunday, May Is, 1856.
Went out to st. Adams Church
this morning.
1t is a beautiful little church,
sweetly situated in a grove of fine
old trees. 1t gives one feeling
of reStfulneSs and peace.
Thursday. May 22, 1856.
Summer is coming, much warmer
today.
Gen. Totten who has been quite i'll
is much better.
David McComb here today; he
had just returned from the Ring
gold Expedition. How many inter-
esting experiences to relate to us.
(The Ringgold Expedition carried
on a survey Of the Pacific from
Tasmania to Herald Island in Alaska
IN the interests of the whaling in
dustry)
Sunday, June /, 1856.
Lovely June day.
Sent package of new shirts to
Lindsay by Cadet Emory. Just a
short time now when my darling bow
will be with us. Bought a lovely
Irish poplin which Anne will make
into frock for Alice.
Thursday, June 19, 1856.
This is a joyous day-our darling
boy is expected home from West
Point.
Later. Lindsay arrived safely.
looking much stronger.
He is tall and thin but never
awkward.
He brought with him his ROOM
mate at West Point, George Bavard
an interesting and good looking
young man.
l am sorry to hear there is some
difflculty in regard to Sinclair's
graduation; he has two dement's
over the allotted number.
Llndsays standing is very good
he has been recommended for the
artillery, but his fancy is for a
mounted regiment.
DR.. Hagner, Marshall and Chan
dler spent the evening.
Tuesday, July l, 1856.
Lindsay heard that he has been
assigned to the First Cavalry, which
is in Texas.
Gen. Worthington sent me Lit
tells Living Age"-a charming
present. 1t is dependable as we'll as
interesting.
Lindsay, Fitz Lee and George
Bayard Gen. L. L. Lomax, Gen.
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Fitzhugh Lee, Gen. George Bayard)
are dining with classmates at
Browns Hotel this evening.
Thursday, July 3, 1856.
Very warm today.
Our days glide by happily now
that we are all together
/ cannot be thankful enough for
the blessings conferred upon us.
The young people are invited to a
party at Mrs. Turnbull's on F street
this evening.
Vic has gone for a drive in the
country with Chandler. who will
dine here, later going to the party
with Vic.
How he adores Vic. but I hardly
think she is conscious of it.
Wednesday, July 8, 1856.
A sweet morning.
Sandy Stark spent the evening
poor fellow. he lost both his parents
in the fever epidemic in Norfolk
while he was at sea. which made
1t particularly hard on him.
Friday. July 25, 1856.
Another warm day-We are hav-
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All Naval Air Boses
On Atlantic to Be Used

The Navy Department announced
yesterday that all OF its aviation
shore bases on the Atlantic will
be In use during the early months
OF 1912. Some of the bases are
already In use, it was said. The
announcement said further that
the number of bases has increased
from 7 to nearly 80 major positions,
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ing summer in good earnest now.
I am reading the first volume Of
Commodore Perry's book-flnd 1t
most interesting.
This is q day Of great importance
to us. Our bill for my fathers Rev.
olutionary pension has passed, which
gives me $1,000 I think we should
have a celebration.
The castle in the air"-a home
of our own--looks as If 1t might be-
come a reality. feel newly inspired.
I have been writing all day.
A letter from Rufus King; he has
made the loan to Morgan for 10
per cent, very satisfactory to me.
Copyright, 194l, by Lindsay Lomax Wood)
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ls2eare4 from am old
WASHINGTON DIARY

This diary lUas 10ritten by Ella
dbeth LOmar Lindsay, daughter
OF an officer in the Revolutionary
War and ,Cid0W of Mann Page
Lomar, an Army major, ,Uho
died OF 1CoundS received in fight
ing the Creeks and SeminoleS.
She spent the years Just prior to
the Ciuil War in Washington and
the diary lUGS 1Critten at that
time.
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CHAPTER w.

Saturday. September l, 1855.
Clear and COOL
This morning a messenger from
the War Department brought pay
roll for me to sign and paid me
500 in gold-I am feeling very
wealthy for the moment.
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Saturday. December /, 1855.

Showing.
The Minnesota launched today
with great ceremony.
Renewed my subscription to The
Evening Star-an excellent paper
Have been occupied making my
self black silk for Christmas. I
shall wear my rose point flchu with
it to prevent it from looking too
somber-that is, if I ever finish the
frock; the skirt is so full that the
hem seems miles and miles around.
Wednesday, December 5, 1855.
Showing again.
Congress not organized yet. No
Speaker chosen.
Received barrel of oysters from
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Wednesday, November IA, 1855.

Raining and freezing.
I wrote today to j. Addison
Thomas, Assistant Secretary of
State, asking for more writing He
replied promptly and courteously
saying that I should have more
copying TO do within the next few
days.
Gen. and Mrs. Macomb. Mary
Turnbull, Gen. and Mrs. Totten,
Mrs. Manadier and Sydney Craw-
ford came in to tea. In the evening
Chandler and Bob Crawford and
Allan came-We had a musical eve
ming.
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Administrative Agencies

Three varying viewpoints are re-
fected in the final report of the
Attorney Generals Committee on
Administrative Procedure, and while
there is unanimity as to the neces-
sity of separating investigative-
prosecutive from judicial functions
in the executive establishments,
there are marked differences be-
tween committee members as to
methods by which this segregation
is to be attained and the lengths
to which it should go to assure i'm
partial treatment for litigants.
The committee majority, arguing
against the feasibility of creating
special tribunals to pass on cases
initiated elsewhere, contends that
reform can be effected within each
individual agency by employment of
hearing commissioners" having an
independent status. Their functions
would be analogous to those of trial
judges and their findings subject to
appeal to the head of the agency.
Complete separation is advanced
as the only certain guarantee against
bias by one minority group, which
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his impulses most right when in the big
crises of life he is called to rise to super
human effort and sacrifice"
1t has been made inevitably clear to us
that we have grown in stature as a
Nation when severe strains were laid
upon us. We shall do so again. When
ST. Paul would admonish a weak and
vacillating people he said: Endure hard
ship as good soldiers Of Jesus Christ"
To endure hardship and to make sacri-
fees means trust in something other than
our own institutions, important as this
is. 1t means recognizing the eternal
truth that God Almighty has an indis-
pensable place in all our scheming and
planning. We as Nation long have
recognized this, and put upon our coins,
"In God We Trust" To many this may
be but sentiment and a sentiment little
recognized Today it must be the central
fact, the commanding challenge in our
life. The nations that are opposed to
our ideals and our system Of life, that
have placed their trust in their own
strength and have made no reckoning of
moral and spiritual values have made
their ideologies religions in themselves.
They have challenged the zeal of the
people, especially of the youth and the
youth have responded
We of America are called upon to give
freshened demonstration of our faith in
and obedience to Almighty God, and to
prove that He has made and preserved
us a Nation" We with consistency may
defend the principles and ideals we hold
through our armed forces on land and
sea, but we must do more than this; we
must give demonstration of our moral
worth and our readiness, at all times, to
obey that conception of life given to
mankind by Jesus Christ. We believe
that the best things in our life have
come to us as the direct result of our
moral and religious character. In our
concept of freedom and worship we have
given TO every man the right to worship
God according to the dictates of con-
science Now, new emphasis must be
placed upon this. We must believe that,
except the Lord build the house, they
labor in vain that build it." The deci-
sions We make in the immediate future
will determine not alone our present
security but our future happiness and
permanence.
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goes along in principle with the ma
jority report, however.
In a separate minority report,
Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner
of the United States Court Of Ap-
peals for the District, advocates
entire enforcement of prosecutive
and judicial functions, with the lat
ter vested in wholly independent
board which would review the adiu-
dications of all agencies.
The minority is insistent also in
greater leeway for the courts in ex-
ercising appellate jurisdiction in
contested caSeS-aD extension Of
power opposed by the majority.
The committee members find
point-that the success OF a system
depends In the long run on the
character OF personnel by which 1t
is operated and the majority con-
tends that the safeguards surround
ing the selection of the hearing COM
missioners would make for a highly
qualified force. The fact that their
appointment and tenure would be
controlled from outside the agency
to which they were assigned-in a
new, supervisory establishment to
be known as the office of Federal
administrative procedures counted
on to insure independence of action.
The report is the product of
two-year study by an eminent group,
undertaken at the direction of the
President as an outgrowth of mount
ing criticism of the uncontrolled
exercise of authority by administra-
tive agencies. This criticism was
reflected in the vetoed Walter-Logan
bill, passage of which was opposed
in some quarters pending publication
of the report of the Attorney Gen.
erals committee.
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executive departments to authorize
their respective law enforcement
agencies to tap wires whenever there
is reasonable ground for believing
that a felony cognizable under any
law of the United States may
have been committed, is being COM
mitted or may be about to be COM
mitted." The certificate of the
executive head and the evidence
obtained by wire-tapping would be
admissible in court, "notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law" This
bill seeks to surround wire tapping
procedure with reasonable and
proper safeguards against abuse.
Wires could be tapped only in felony
cases and then only upon certifica-
ton of member of the cabinet that
a serious crime against the United
States is under investigation. Indis-
criminate use of wire tapping In
minor cases would be precluded.
Since the Hobbs bill would amend
the Judicial Code, the measure log
ically was referred to the House
Judiciary Committee and, in time,
will be considered by the Senate
Judiciary Committee. The bill is
certain to receive proper attention
from these committees, and this is
all that its advocates ask. Had the
Celler bill been accorded a chance
to go before the Senate on its merits,
1t probably would have been law
today. Congress should not permit
the Hobbs bill to expire in a COM
mittee pigeonhole
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BUILDING SECURELY
By the Rt. Reu. James z. Freeman, D. d. ILL., D. D. c. L.
Bishop of Washington.

The days through which we have been
passing, marked by the Inauguration of
the President for the next four years,
are days that must have a SOLDERING ef-
feet upon the people of this Nation. The
very fact that the inauguration itself is
a notable expression of the ideals of
democracy, and that it happened in
world marked by conflict and disorder,
Is stirring and momertouS event. The
reverent quiet and readiness with which
our people recognized such an event is
an evidence of the stability and security
of the republic. The spirit of the people,
SO the President affirmed, transcends the
material wealth of the Nation and is
the most vital factor in preserving the
fine things of its life.
There is passage in one of the an
cient psalms that might well challenge
the consideration of all our people. This
passage is found in what is known as
the patriotic Psalms" in which the
author speaks with fervor and zeal of
his loyalty to the state of which he is
citizen AS he looks out upon a confused
ClouOlCu Wollo anu oo liC
the threatening evils within his own ma
tional household he says: Except the
Lord build the house, they labor in vain
that build it: except the Lord keep the
city, the Watchman waketh but in vain"
1t is the affirmation of his deep belief
that, security ana peace reside in an
unfailing recognition of Gods place in
the nations life. He realizes as Edith
Cavell once said that Patriotism is not
enough" He knows that ordered society
and the preservation of the best things
in life are not affected through legal
sanctions nor through the creations of
mans genius. He realizes that where
there is no vision the people perish"
The long story of human history con-
firms his conception of nations
strength and integrity.
His prophetic word is surely pertinent
to our age and Nation. Weighty deci-
slons must be made, decisions that will
inevitably affect the future of our life as
people. These decisions will call for
the remakmg of many of our ways and
practices. They certainly will call for
much of inconvenience and much of sac
riflce. They may entail costs that we
have rarely experienced Some one has
said that mans instincts are truest and
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New Wire-Topping Bill

Representative Sam Hobbs, Demo-
crat. of Alabama has introduced
wire-tapping bill, which, although it
has as yet attracted little attention,
is national defense measure of
vital Importance. At the request of
the Department of Justice, he has
sponsored carefully drawn resolu-
ton designed to remedy a glaring
flaw in our counterespionage sys-
tenl-the lack of authority to listen
in on telephone conversations of
known or suspected spies and sabo-
tours. The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation has been seriously handi-
capped in its spy Investigations by
a provision of the Federal Communi-
cations Act which the Supreme Court
has interpreted as a bar to wire
tapping under any circumstances.
The House sought to correct this
dangerous situation at the past ses-
sion of Congress by passing the
Celler wire-tapping bill, but Chair
man Wheeler of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, an avoWed
opponent of re-tapping, allowed
the bill to die in committee
pigeonhole.
The Hobbs bill differs from the
Celler bill in that it is broader in
scope and it proposes to amend the
Federal Judicial Code, rather than
the Federal Communications Act
Whereas the Celler bill would have
permitted the F. B. I. to use wire
tapping methods in espionage and
sabotage cases only, the Hobbs bill
would empower the heads of the
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Annexation of Cubu

To living generations of American
citizens the plan for the annexation
of Cuba proposed by Senator William
H. Smathers of New Jersey may seem
diStinctively novel in character. But
the suggestion actually is very old.
1t has been revived again and again
since the early years of the nine
teenth century. On more than one
occasion 1t has been a cause Of inter-
national controversy as we'll as an
issue in domestic political strife.
Much of the responsibility for the
annexation movement in it's earliest
aspect is attributed to Cuban revolu-
tionaries who, when eXiled from
home, came to the United States
and, from headquarters in New York
and New Orleans, conducted an
active propaganda against Spanish
rule in their native country. Later,
however, the subject began to appeal
to American eXpansionistS who
glimpsed the opportunities of what
they called manifest destiny"
Presidents Polk, Pierce and Buchanan
endeavored to buy Cuba or to gain
its voluntary cession. The last named
of these Chief Executives was one of
the signers of the Ostend Manifesto,
drawn up in Belgium on october Is,
l854-a declaration by the American
Ministers to Spain. France and Great
Britain to the effect that should
Spain refuse to sell and should the
United States consider Spain's fur
ther possession of Cuba inimical to
our domestic interests, forcible
seizure would be fully justified"
Both great political parties at diff
ferent times considered ways and
means for realizing the policy repre-
sented in the Ostend pronouncement.
The Democratic platform of 1860 in
cluded plank demanding "the
acquisition of the Island of Cuba on
such terms as shall be honorable to
ourselves and just to Spain" Moth
ing was said at the moment about
the wishes of the Cuban people
Seemingly, it was taken for granted
that they would be pleased to be
absorbed. 1t was true that far more
objection to the Teller Resolution of
1898 was raised in Habana than in
Washington. This agreement dis
claimed any intention on the part
of the United States "to exercise
sovereignty, jurisdiction or control"
over Cuban affairs when the island
should be freed from Spain.
Sentiment in behalf of annexation
also admittedly has been demon
strated during the three periods of
American intervention. The United
States administered Cuba for three
and half years after the end of the
Spanish-American War. Similar
interference likewise was necessary
from 1906 to 1909 and from 1917 to
1923. Yet it always has been hoped
by thoughtful students on both sides
that the island might be independ-
ent, and if one may judge from Sec
retary Hull's comment of yesterday,
this administration is wholly out OF
sympathy with the purpose of Sena-
tor Smathers' BILL Nor should the
fact be overlooked that such legisla-
tive undertakings may do great in
jury to the Good Neighbor" policy
land react to the advantage of totali-
tartan propagandists throughout
Latin America.
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An Unsound Criticism

Many critics of the lease-lend bill
have opposed passage of the measure
on the ground that the powers 1t vests
in the President would make it pos
sible for him to lead the country
into war" but this objection, however
earnest its authors, does not take into
account two very important consid-
erations.
One is that Mr.. Roosevelt, if he de-
sired to use it, already has ample
authority to lead the country into
war, in the sense in which his critics
use the phrase. Either as President,
or as commander in chief OF the
armed forces, he might commit or
order the commission of provocative
acts which easily could amount to a
casus belli in the eyes of offended
nations, and passage of the lease-lend
bill would add little if anything to
this broad power which any Ameri-
can President has. On this point, too,
it is we'll to remember that Mr.. Roose-
welt, despite his firm belief in the
Importance of giving all necessary aid
to England has pursued a cautious
rather than a reckless course. In fact,
there have been times when the
President has been careful almost to
the point of impairing this Nations
effectiveness as the great arsenal"
of the democracieS, and by no stretch
of the imagination can it be said
that he has done anything indicative
of purpose on his part to take the
United States into the war.
The second of these considerations
Is Of more fundamental Importance,
however, and in brief this is that our
participation or non-participation in
the war will depend in all probability
on the decisions to be made by Hitler
and his associates. 1t is our settled
policy to give effective assistance to
Great Britain. In furtherance of
that policy in the past the President
has done things which might have
taken US into war" but they did not
have that result because Hitler did
not consider it to his advantage to
treat them as acts of war. In the
future, assuming that we are going to
continue and make more effective our
aid to Britain because our own ma
tional interests require us to do so,
other things-including the mere rem
dering of the assistance-necesSarily
are going to be done which will give
Hitler and his allies an excuse for
waging war against us if they think
they see any advantage to themselves
IN so doing. But we cannot escape
that risk unless we are prepared to
withhold effective aid from the Brit
ish, thereby contributing to their de-
feat and giving rise to an even greater
danger to us in the form of total
itarian control of Europe, Africa,
Asia and the sea approaches to this
hemisphere.
If these facts are understood and
given their proper weight, the appre-
hension that the President might
lead us into war because of any
power to aid Britain that Congress
may confer on him loses all sub
stance. The real danger to us lies
in the possibility that we may be
attacked, and this risk will be greatly
increased if we permit Britain to be
defeated because we withhold assist
ance that we might give, or because
we do not give it quickly enough.