The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-27
Observations
Sedition Trial in
Capital Likely to
be Long One
BY Helen EsSAry

Washington-This silly world
isn't It a small place? II is In
deed. Especially II II is the Wash
ington world that nowadays spills
all over the universe. And II you
yourself are a Washingtonian who
specializes in important people.
Yet even | who expect anything
TO happen was surprised TO come
upon eight awfully distinguished
CAPABILITIES in New York within the
same hour and 30 minutes.
The CAPABILITIES were listen care
fully: former President Herbert
Hoover. Justice Frank Murphy. the
ambassador from Portugal, DR..
Bianchi; Nelson A. Rockefeller,
who labors to achieve Latin-Amer.
lean good nsighborliness; Eric
Johnston, rejuvenator OF the Unit.
ed States Chamber OF Commerce;
Adolf A. Berle, Jr.. assistant sec.
rotary OF state; Walter Lippmann,
the commentator. Leon Henderson,
economic researcher and sprightly
radio personality.
came upon Mr.. Justice Frank
Murphy not quite in the flesh, but
as much in the flesh as usual. per-
haps. The justice was adjoining the
window OF a smart photographers
shop on Madison venue. He was
done in cabinet size. profile.
Lippmann, | met in a theater pro-
eram-full page in the advertising
section opposite the printed cast
of Helen Goes TO Troy. | thought
this was no place for Lippmann TO
be. speaking frankly. For Helen
Goes 10 Troy" is not an intellectual
drama.
Mr.. Hoover ! saw in person. This
interesting gentleman was just
coming out OF the Waldorf (tower
entrance) where he has an apart.
ment staring down on the city OF
New York.
Mr.. Hoover. l quickly add. was
looking very perky indeed. He was
in excellent mood. had the
thought as he shook hands that he
e almost believed his child prodigy,
Gov. Thomas F. Dewey, might be
moving down 10 Washington next
January.
This might mean that he. Mr..
Hoover. would move down also as
secretary Of state II New York's
governor is wise and graceful and
If he himself gets TO Washington
for more than a congressional hear
ing.
l was in the Waldorf when what
TO my wandering eyes did appear
but a large notice beside the south
covey OF elevators. saying: Press
Room, First Conference OF Com
missions on Inter-American Devel-
opment." II you've ever been a
newspaper reporter yourself you
know that such a sign sends you
pointing like a bird dog in search
OF a poor little wounded partridge.
Those Inter-Americans we're
down in the Wedgewood room. Here
was no merry laughter. No cock
tail drinking by both sexes. In
stead, a banquet board (elevated)
and, below, small tables occupied
by men alone, mostly dark-eyed,
Latin variety.
At the banquet board where last
I had seen Frank Sinatra Groom
and swoon. sat in beauteous broth
erhood the Honorables Berle. Rock
e%feller, Johnston and Henderson.
II seems lately that every time
I look up-there is Eric Johnston
as crisp as a potato chip. Always
good.tempered, alert, always writ
ing or thinking out loud. always
on his way 70 England or Russia or
the White House or the Middle
West. Always going somewhere,
The microphone was exactly be-
tween Honorables Johnston and
Henderson. Rockefeller. whom I
admire a lot. was farther down
the table in the s~elf-effacing Rock.
efeller way ordained by Public
Relations Adviser Ivy Lee and en-
ployed years and years ago by
old John D.
Portuguese Ambassador CT al.
most said MINISTRY Or. Bianchi.
uewly-raised to ambassadorial rank.
was not MISUNDERSTANDING in a,
large sort Of Americano-Spanish
polyglot way. He and his lady
were guests OF honor at a luncheon
upstairs to which my bird dog
instincts once more pointed. A
very polite gentleman. and a very
pretty young lady done in a trans
parent hat and melting eyes IN.
vited me into a kind OF garden
cocktail where other polite
gentlemen and other melting-eyed
transparent-hatted ladies we're
talking and smiling. The first po-
lite gentleman then said to me
"Ah. le ambassador will be here
, In five minute! We have heard,
Ar" Then had uaffnr rama