The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-03
Observations
New Senators
Take no Chance
on Talking
BY Helen Essery.

TO get a good tax exempt job in a
side show. They will put me In the
tent right between the lady sword
swallower and the gentleman who
chews glass. Why?
Because / am the best eater OF
my own words in anybody's hemis'
phere. Daily, ! choke on double-bar-
relied consonants. exclamation
points and hard-shelled novels,
cooked up according TO my own
recipe.
For instance. | am remembering
today column did several months
ago about Clare Luce. | thought
It was rather cute idea az the
time. | wrote Clare an open letter
and told her she simply couldn't
take Washington by storm. She
must not speak out in meeting and
elsewhere so soon after election.
TWerent nice. said. And 1t GER
tainly weren't smart.
Well, yesterday felt the first
spasm OF remorse over this unsis-
terly outbreak when ! tried to get
one opinion. only one single little
opinion. from any one OF the three
newest members of the United
States Senate. Not one of the gem
tiemen-- Weeks Of Mas Sachusetts,
Jackson of Indiana, and Walsh OF
New Jersey would express him
self on any big or little theme.
In a moment OF esperation-af.
ter Il direct questions had fallen
flat, said 70 Senator Weeks sue
cessor to young Cabot Lodge
There is the Washington weather.
Perhaps II wouldn't be too injudlc.
ious. too contrary 10 tradition. TO
tell me- what you think about
THAT
Senator Weeks grinned and re-
pied in tones Of caution.
Il can't say exactly what | think
OF the Washington weather. / have
Mt been here long enough to have
an opinion on the subject
Maybe can help you make up
your mind | remarked encourag-
irgly do believe it is raining
now
cob. is it," replied the senator.
II really can't say for certain.
haven't been outdoors lately"
At tn ; point myself spoke free
~. said Whoever announced
that men were the bold adventur.
ing sex"
had taken great pains with Sen
ators Jackson, Walsh and himself.
] had strtven in a genteel though
probing way TO dig out just one
sharp remark from these three. And
what had. I from the lot OF them?
That Washington is wonderful
place and the Senate is one big,
friendly club. That winning the war
is important. That presiding in the
Senate was a mighty great honor
tthis from Senator Jackson. The
Vice President had given him the
chance twice already)
That II was not the province OF a
new senator (this from Walsh OF
New Jersey TO have any opinions
about anything except maybe on
making violin records. Senator
Walsh was once a concert Yiolinist
And Remember that music maya
zine 'Etude' that used to be on ey
erybOdy's piano."
Yes. did remember Etude.
We'll. il is going to do a piece
about 'Fiddling Bob Taylor-sena.
tor from Tennessee, and Thoma
Jefferson, and me-violin players
three
But. Senator Walsh had added
that's all | can say. You can't get
me into any argument. No. not
even on whether or not think
some rich Washingtonian ought 20
follow the example OF Mrs. George
Bernard Shaw who left a fortune
10 teach manners TO the Irish
and leave a bequest for teaching
manners to Washingtonians."
Not one OF you three has the
courage OF Clare Luce" I said
when she came to Washington
she put another bow N her hair and
a fresh flower in her coat lapel and
said what she thought about mat
ters at home and abroad. | was a
little critical at first. Now | wonder
IL Mrs. Luce's way wasn't perhaps
the more constructive.
Maybe she did seem a little for
ward But when the world is In
such a state as II Is now. don't you
really believe It Is smart TO break
a few presidents In the Luce man
ner and say what you think about
important matters-even II you are
a freshman member Of Congress p
Listen" said Senator Weeks
grinning again. You aren't coins
10 get me to say what I think abou
anything-not even about Glare
Luce
At that I gave up the attack OF
the Senate and went off TO watcl
Vice President Wallace manage tn,
.nquisitorial epress. Mr.. Wallace
conference was fun. II was great Il
see him fend off such questions a.
district attorneys ask prisoners a
the bar OF Justice.
Vice presidents are rather Xix
prisoners anyhow. They're damne,
II they do and damned IL they dom