Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

President thinks AL the parasites
>Aould set o., Of Washington to
r.skc loom Toy government work
c.> and pamN ,m to WIN this
VA
One ana Al viii ugrcc this par
aSltc elimination program is one of
the best IDEAS The Administration
las thou1ht Cl 80 far. The only
difficulty Is that there will be con-
Siderable difference OF opinion
aTonE thC District ui Columbia
yltiyCurN d> 70 ill>; how a parasite
>heuld be defined and determined.
'onScQu ior the duration of
lie W." yoI may expect to hear
AZ almost any cocktail party such
rauIOus diaUIpc as, who's a par
asltC. yoa parasite" Or. Smile
buddy. when you call me parasite. ''
Today YOU c.. actually feel
pcaplc all over Washington pre-
pairing their own private lists of
PARASITES Who Should Leave
Town" The trouble is that if
all these nominating lists were
placed end to end they would
make up the city directory or
the District of Columbia census
of 1912.
This naming Public Parasite Num-
be. OHc-aud on ulN as high as you
c2le - c0unt--!> not game that
mast be- PLAYED in Washington
alone. Other sections of the coun-
t,v have thciy ideas ON who are
the real parasites of Washington.
The season tor such hunting now
havins been declared open. you,
tee. can 1oiu III the fun. Tally-ho
and theme song for this sport IS
thaf torch ballad of a fe| seasons
baeE. Get Out or Town.
The President himself. in start
iua th.s little birthday party past
umc. dropped the handkerchief be-
hind only Two classes OF people
"a, Those Who livc in 20-room
ho&,cs en- Massachusetts, Avenue.
10, Those who. lust as in the
last War. have comC 10 Washington
Simply to have a good time.
The Mass. Ave. address is of
course a generic term. 1t could
lust as well apply to Connecti-
cut Avenue or any of the swanky
northwest addresses, including
23O2 X street, where or the night
Cf the Presidents birthday.
Washington high prieSteSs of
society, Mrs. ETalyn Walsh tiope
HiamGndl Mclean was holding
houSewarming in her new pal
ace which even tho uppiticst OF
WaShingt0n'S society columrIStS
has dubbed "a kind of Union Sta
ton" Forty carpenters and in
terror decorators had worked on
the place for week getting IL
ready. The upper crust OF wash
ingt0n's diplomatic, official and
parasite society was there. Would
the President have put the fmg-
or on this merry din, where the
quests had met and the feast
was set to celebrate his own
birthday?
The President ducked when he
va questioned about whether the
relief DcoD.e CT the District would
have 70 90 with the parasites. He
chanlcd the subject and called at
tentiOn to TIC fact that there was
ac'9a!lr q shortage of blind people
IN Wa ningtCu. This came as quite
hook to lis listeners until 1t was
r.4ec Coo that the President
4car' 'ho blad people WHO cant
70. .nd Who arr employed III run
ring the rcfscShment STANDS IN
p,qr~ government office buildings.
Tho President was however lead
ma, H,,h his cn4n and on his birth
la- TOO For his list OF parasites
,uu icaycs unclassified large
r"mbcr of specimens, political and
e.,omologica!lv speaking.
For instance: All those congress-
n,rn who voted just recently III
tor of granting themselves 4
government pension.
All fhc congrcssmens relatives
md PATRONAGE lcoChco who nave
Deou fastened and iattencd on the
public payroll.
The va assortment Of rcd tape
-pccla,lsts who clutter up most OF
ne Old .nc Government agencies
arc u.c.ul chiefly IN referring call
~, and COMMUNICATIONS 10 some
olner department,
TIC s,iccc ogs 10 thc gold DacE
r,leor. w.o j. The lat war wore
n..,.. 70 Eccp 1hcL tcct from sip
.1ra o,t 'acr desks. SlaCKS ana
3I,.E san'," that don't mat2h l'c
..,.grr 'fmIrs bclng the St2Ic III
-. uar. mere aren't SO many
.,;r- B.u tnc number Of men WITT
,.,c,.a.,. .tat,.. and duties clutter
-. m ,hc var and Nav Depart
r.frt- aLd al 'heIr anneHea and
.e.uDora!g buildings L really 4 dIa-
...rr 10 ne troops III tnc INC, 2ca
ard au. commands.
The iGO-it's probably thous-
and now but any"ay-all thr as
sortcd lobbyists, fiXcre. LAWYERS
rv-courrrSSmtn. eX-NcW Dealers
c<-administratorS and assorted
.tuCfcd shirt, who are trying to
u,c their past or imaginary IN
tlrrncc with the government IN
uIcadins for special privilege.
All Of them should go out on the
first fiat car.
abog lrutIcIan.. dollaf-a-@rh.
ncn NO puf cli-interc>t and cor
t5-auou aDo@c country @clona ''
walsh m Ia job. to dodec NC
ar.n q .04tHlc.. press agents. l"t
t.n,Dr.. DIbuorE $r"Ecrs, @'ad-
..,ar. .otc, MANAGER. Thr
arec n ,cats tor bo~l ni oap
r. CO.'S .os piece OF pc all,
Vs.. 1,a ~, "A CUP OF roflac, ll2t'
10, mac.,ro, Wlo put on 5.
rsrcr charge and c%pcGl - Up
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