Evening star., 1948-04-04

economics. account for most of his
reading time.
Perry Mason and Nero Wolfe are
the favorite sleuths of Senator
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico,
whose preferred reading is in the
field of philosophy the is just now
engaged on Will Durant's Life of
Greece"). Senator Hatch likes
poetry, especially that of Paul Law
renee Dunbar. He reads the Bible
and thinks it should be studied and
followed more closely by him and
his colleagues, a view that is indorsed
by Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, who wishes ne mad more time
for it. He is reading Jim Farley's
Story" and the Byrnes memoirs, and
likes novels about politics, although
none SO well as Paul L. Ford's THE
Honorable Peter Stirling" which
was published in 1894.
Serious Reading.
Senator T6bey, Republican, of
New Hampshire refers frequently to
the Bible that he keeps at his bed
side, reads the Congressional Rec
ord ito find out what we've been
doing" and John F1ske's Critical
Periods in American History" for
insight on present crises. He is
reading Carl Van Doren's THE
Great Rehearsal" So is Represent
ative Dirksen, Republican, of Illi-
nois, a Book of the Month Club
member. Mr.. Dirksen is also read
ing Human Destiny"
The third party vice presidential
aspirant, Senator Taylor, Democrat,
of Idaho, who in his youth loved
Western and adventure stories, now
gets time for nothing but official
reading. Henry Wallaces running
mate revealed that Karl Marx was
"too much" for him. He gave up
"Das Kapital," figuring he wouldn't
get enough out of it for the trouble
it would be-"
Senator Lodge. Republican, of
Massachusetts,, strictly nonfiction
man." is busy on Toynbee, Byrnes
and Farley, and likes anything
about the war. Senator Knowland,
Republican, of California is also
reading Farley. Senator Fulbright,
Democrat, of Arkansas finds that
one book of background read
ing leads to another. He has
just finished Norman Angelrs 1.-THE
Steep Places" which he read
in connection with ERP, and
Charles Wallace Collins Whittier
the Solid South" in connection with
civil rights. Senator Lucas, Demo-
crat, of Illinois also admired the
Angel book. He is busy with sew
eral books of regional interest:
Howard Fast's biography of John
Peter Altgeld. onetime Governor of
Illinois, "The American; his friend
Lloyd Lewis Myths After Lincoln
and 1T Takes All Kinds"
Required Reading.
Representative Marcantonio, Amer
ican Labor, of New York has been
working his way through the 10
volume Nicolay-Hay biography of
Lincoln since Christmas and has
decided that it should be required
reading in every school.
Representative Rivers, Democrat,
of South Carolina has just finished
Irving Stones story of defeated
presidential candidates, "They Also
RAN" and confessed a fondness for
Francis Griswold's 'The Tides of
Malvern" and Nixon's biography of
Henry Wooden Grady, the editor
of the Atlanta Constitution, who in
1885 made famous speech attempt
ing to reconcile North and South.
Two other members of the South
ern delegation came out strongly
for Shakespeare. He provides the
favorite reading of Senator Hill,
Democrat, of Alabama, who says he
finds counterparts of the most IA
nous characters ofethe plays every
day in his mail. The Senator also
said he has "just got around to"
Arthur Schlesinger, jr's, 1.-THE Age
OF Jackson and he's all for it. /
Other historians he likes are Bow
ers, Adams and Beard, although
he doesn't always agree with the
last-named. He has just finished re-
reading "A Tale of Two Cities" and
is now reading the Byrnes and Far
ley books. Another great admirer
OF the Bard is Representative Ran
kim Democrat of MiSciccirp; xr,boco