Show THE DAILY WASHINGTON ROUND MERRY-GO-ROUND Trade Tude Mark By Drew Pearson and Robert S. S Allen Authora Authors of ot Round Merry and More Moro ao V WASHINGTON After WASHINGTON After all the trouble e over kit-bags kit for recruits to the conservation camps they are not being used aft after r all aU This is what happened When the men first which the ordnance ordnance ordnance ord ord- enlisted they were given bags nance department had in reserve and which cost the army about 86 cents Then when the much-advertised much Bevier bags came in costing they were simply locked up in storerooms to replace the cheaper b bags gs already passed out to the enlisted men The whole business was unearthed by a good Democrat Senator Walsh of He called on the ordnance department to find out why the Gillette Razor company company- a a Massachusetts corporation was corporation was not allowed to bid on supplying razors for the kit bags c aIn o a oIn e In the last days of congress Roosevelt exhibited exhibited ex ex- unprecedented generosity toward Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans in m making king major appointments Here ar are four that made time old-time Democrats gasp a little when he sent them in unexpectedly as the senate was rushing to end the session Robert P. P Skinner of Massillon Ohio ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed ambassador to Turkey Skinner had spent his life as an A l consular officer was rewarded reward d by the Republicans with minister- minister ships to Greece Latvia Lithuania and Es- Es thonia Well beyond the tho retirement age his ambition was vas to finish his career as an ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- So during the last campaign he saw the writing on the wall and contributed heavily to the Democratic campaign chest though chest though he lists himself as Republican Lincoln MacVeagh of New Canaan Conn appointed minister to Greece MacVeagh's father fa father father fa fa- ther a staunch Republican and former general c counsel to the United States Steel corporation was vas appointed by y Coolidge as am ambassador assad to Japan His uncle was made secretary of ot treasury by Taft His grandfather was made attorney general and ambassador to Italy by Garf Garfield Young MacVeagh roomed at Harvard with Paul Roosevelt only brother of Mrs F. F D. D R. R Fr Francis cis White of Baltimore appointed minister to Czecho A nominal Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican White was made assistant secretary of ot state by Coolidge was closely identified with Republican policies Walter Newton of Minneapolis appointed to the federal home loan bank board Newton served as as' as asa a Republican congressman for twelve years ears resigning to become secretary to Herbert Her Her-f bert Hoover While the latter was riding to th the inauguration ceremonies with Roosevelt he asked him to take care of his ex Roosevelt did 4 S The world economic conference in London faces a a problem very velY much like th that t of the old woman who couldn't get her pig over ver the sty One of the most important objectives is to remove trade barriers In order to do that it itis itis itis is necessary to stabilize currencies But in or order order order or- or der to stabilize dollars and pounds it is Js necessary sary to know how many dollars the French British and others will have to buy to pay war debts It is necessary to know how much paper money Roosevelt is going to print since the themore themore more he prints the less valuable the dollar will become It all I comes down to what is going to make fire burn stick stick beat dog dog bite pig so the recalcitrant old world will jump over the thesty thesty thesty sty of ot higher prices S S SJohn John Cudahy newly appointed American ambassador to Warsaw was was put f forward for that job by Geri Ex-Geri General Ex-General Billy Mitchell stormy petrel of the arm army army y air corps Of splendid physique phy phy- the two men think and look somewhat alike C Cudahy dahy speaks Spanish originally I wanted the ambassadorship to Mexico but when it was given to Josephus Daniels he tried to get Cuba That post went to Sumner Welles so Cud Cudahy hy finally has got Poland He speaks no Polish German Ambassador Hans Luther has no notime notime notime time for trains He flies files He flew up p to to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to watch the downfall of his favorite favorite box boxIng box box- ing champion Max Despite the protest of some members of the diplomatic corps against gifts to retiring members members mem mem- bers Minister retiring envoy of Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Bul Bul- garia got a ma magnificent silver plate Each member of the corps had to ante up 9 14 Jose Manuel Lara of the Cuban embassy is isone isone isone one of the wealthiest members ot the diplomatic corps Although a youn youngster ster of about 30 his fortune rivals that of ot Cuban Ambassador Cintas Cintas Cin- Cin tas associate of Secretary of ot the Treasury Woodin in American Americ C Car and Foundry Lara is an expert of the Cuban rumba 0 0 Leathernecks of ot the U. U S. S marine corps re- re been grousing lately over a piece of favoritism they have nave unearthed Because of the treasury deficit they have bave to buy their Sown own sh shoes es Also they receive no pay for weekly drills However However and and this this' is what irks the irks the marine corps has enough money to pay about to Major Chester F Fordney also a reserve officer officer of of- of- of fi er also supposedly in the shoe-buying shoe payl payless pay- pay l less category The work ork for which Fordney i is paid is is' to keep a watchful eye on the marine corps exhibit at C Chicago's Century of r ress ss Fordney is the I son of ot the late tive Joseph Fordney Michigan Republican co coauthor coauthor coauthor co- co author of the famous famous' McCumber Fordney-McCumber tariff tariff tariff tar tar- iff act and he is also the son law of Major General Ben H H. Fuller commandant of the ma ma- rifles rines Copyright 1933 by United Feature Syndicate Inc |