Show THE DAILY AILY WASHINGTON MERRY ROUND GO GO ROUND Trade Mark Mirk By Drew Pearson and Robert S. S Allen Alien Authors ot of Round Oo and Moro Merry Round Round Oo WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Confidential Confidential reports re received received re- re by government intelligence services in indic indicate indicate in- in dic Japanese opposition to the building of or in the Atlantic ocean Behind this lurks sighted far-sighted Japanese strategy The public works administration has had under con consideration the tho building of the sea sea- They would be great platforms supported supported supported sup sup- ported on filled air-filled steel chambers anchored in mid Airplanes between Europe and the United States would land on them re re- re fuel The state department already has the in international international international in- in aspects of the plan under advise advise- ment France Great Britain Spain Portugal are to be consulted But Japan objects She objects even to sea sea- in an ocean which does docs not touch her shores And for a long-distance long but perhaps potent reason The strength of f the Japanese fleet is in her isolation her distance from any other power No navy can cross the Pacific and be in fighting fighting fight fight- ing trim The American fleet before it ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived in Japanese waters would be severely weakened merely by lack of fuel More than any other thing Japan seeks to preserve this isolation Looking ahead she sho sees the day when airdromes successful in the Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic would come to the Pacific Superior American air forces could penetrate her terri tern tory So Japan objects HOME COl COINING NG Tall spoken flowery-spoken Senator Henry Fountain Fountain Foun Foun- tam tain Ashurst has had many home-coming home demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations dem dem- tendered him in his long and dIstinguished distinguished distinguished dis dIs- dis- dis career as Arizona's No 1 statesman But his last was unique As the train pulled into his home town Ashurst was surprised and gratified to see a large throng at the depot With the economy I act the veterans' veterans compensation slash he had i been uneasy about how he would be greeted He arose cleared his throat strode to the rear platform Just as he emerged a band burst into music Ashurst beamed ha happily started one of his justly famous bows when a friend grabbed him by the arm not Hey senator he whispered for you The town is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary WATCHFUL WAITING The steady stead trek of con congress ess back to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington has begun The halls of the capital be begin begin besin be- be gin sin to look alive again Offices are being opened new apartments are being rented job- job seek seekers rs have resumed their place in line Among returning legislators is one im all question It is asked not only by them I but by the administration The question is will the progressives the I little group which went down the line for Roosevelt a year ago continue ago continue their support I Upon this question depends in part a harmonious harmonious harmonious har har- session For the progressives have a anear anear anear near control of the senate Also they number some of the most vitriolic tongues in congress The question cannot yet be answered For this reason The progressives themselves are arc asking another question It is Which way is Roosevelt going Is rs he going with them or against them Upon his trend will depend their support Some of the progressives are distinctly crit- crit of Johnsons Johnson's conservative switch in m the theN theN theN N R A. A They consider him too All are up in arms against Roosevelt's reported report report- ed swit switch h on the securities act On this they will fight him to the last The veteran from Nebraska George Norris is the one progressive who has made up his mind He declares that his faith in Roosevelt's fundamental liberalism is undiminished The others believe in watchful waiting ROUND MERRY A lot of or inquiries are being received in Washington as to where Father Coughlin gets his dope on what's going on here Some people people peo peo- pie think he is one of the presidents president's chief confidants This is not the case but Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt welcomes his broadcasts as manna from heaven After the federal alcohol control administration administration adminis adminis- thought it had got through allotting foreign quotas for liquor imp imports a lot of new countries bobbed up There were Esthonia Latvia Poland which didn't exist politically before the war therefore sold the U. U S. S A. A no liquor But the most both bothersome country of all was Palestine Officials had left this out of I their quotas until suddenly they ther were deluged with requests from Jewish rabbis for wine from the Holy Land Members of the FACA had most of the diplomatic corps camping on their steps during the first days after repeal Copyright 1933 1913 bj by United Feature Syndicate Inc |