Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Capital Side|ights
By viii P. Kennedy.

The House had big- surprise on
Thursday. real treat-one of the best
bits of oratory in many years and this
from a fedglng member, Representative
Walter H. Judd, Republican, of Mime
sofa. He discussed conditions in the
Orient, where he had lived for years,
and when he had finished all his COL
leagues stood and applauded vigorously,
while many filed past him to shake his
hand. AL Americans should read that
speech, and they will have an opportu-
nifty to do so. tor it is to be printed for
general distribution. Representative Judd
is physician and surgeon. He enlisted
in the Army in 1918, when he was 18
years of age, and served in the field ar
tillery. He won a fellowship in surgery
with the Mayo Foundation. He was
medical missionary and superintendent
Of hospitals in China from 1925 to 1888.
Then he spent the next two years speak
ing throughout the United States in
attempts to arouse Americans to the
menace of Japan's military expansion
and to get an embargo on sales of ship
ments Of war materials to Japan.
Johnny McCabe, the little big man"
who has been special aid to Republican
House members for many years, now is
pointing out to them that centuries ago
the Bible predicted tire rationing He
quotes from Isaiah, chapter 3, paragraph
10: In that day the Lord will take
away the bravery of their tinkling orna-
ments about their feet, and their cauls,
and their round tires like the Moon
However, Johnny disavows that he is
thorough Bible student and says this
passage was brought to his attention by
Mrs. James Wolfenden, wife of the vet
cram member from Pennsylvania.
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The House Naval Affairs Committee
has been fortunate in securing the serv-
ices of Robert E. Kline as counsel He
succeeds the late Edmund M. Toland.
Mr.. Kline was born in Ohio April 20,
1898, took his ABB. degree at Oberlin
College in 1918. and his law degree from
Harvard in 1921. He practiced law in
Washington from 1922 to 1884, appearing
before the District and Appellate Courts,
and before various Government depart
ments and agencies, with special en-
phasis on Government practice and pro-
cedure. He was with the Securities and
Exchange Commission from 1884 to 1912,
serving as assistant general counsel, in
charge of enforcement, which included
investigation and preparation for civil
and criminal prosecution of cases in
volvlng violations of the securities laws
Department, where he was special as
sistant to the Undersecretary of the
Navy, handling various assignments for
the Undersecretary, particularly in the
procurement field. and most recently in
charge of the contingent fee investiga-
ton.
Representative F. Edward Hebert of
Louisiana is an outspoken House men,
Der, hard-bitten newspaperman, an in
tense patriot-but he got a surprise the
other day in letter from one OF his
constituents. 1t was a heart-to heart,
patriotic letter, that moved the Con-
gresham deeply-and he put it into the
Congressional Record because he knew
his colleagues also would appreciate its
sentiments. 1t was signed Seriously,
your secretary, Alice S. Fisher" Rep
resentative Hebert, in recommending
that his colleagues read it, said: Per
haps in many OF our congressional Offices
there is more wisdom, logic, common
sense, sound thinking and reasoning in
the outer Office than in the inner sane
tum. After reading it I am sure you
will agree that all the serious thinking
about this war is not going on in the
halls of Congress, over the desks of the
military or in the plush-carpeted Offices
of the bureaucratic bigwigs." For the
information of those who wish to read
the letter-it was printed in the Feb
ruary "a issue of the Congressional
Record on page A827.