Show THE DAILY WASHINGTON Mer Round Merry G Ro nd d r y 0 u n Tr Trade de Mark Murk By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Testimony Testimony by two high- high ranking army officers of plans for fortifications near Canada revealed a significant sore spot which has been festering inside the administration tion for many months Fact is that more than at any other recent period the army and navy are intruding on the he state departments department's prerogative of directing the foreign policy of the United States Time after time the state department has outlined a policy only to have it blasted by army and navy spur-janglers spur who have taken their story direct to the White House This was the case when Hitler threw overboard overboard over over- oyer- oyer board Doard the armament provisions of the Versailles treaty Secretary Hull and Norman Davis had written a note to be sent to Germany General MacArthur trotted over to the White House and their missive was thrown out It was also the case in the negotiation of a anew anew new treaty with Panama Assistant Secretary Sumner Welles Velles got an advance O. O K from the White House for certain treaty revisions Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing this the army general staff hammered at the White House to reverse Welles Finally it was the case in last weeks week's blowup over an air base near Canada General Kilbourne Kilbourne Kil- Kil bourne is not an irresponsible officer At the time he gave his testimony he was assistant chief of staff in charge of war plans So what the diplomats including diplomats including Canadians are are asking privately is this If the committee commit commit- tee had not published the testimony would not the the- army have got away with its camouflaged air base Certainly whenever the army and the state department have locked horns in the past past past- without publicity the publicity the army has won New Gentleman Dour Dour Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina was seated at dinner beside California's acid Representative Florence Kahn She has been in congress twelve years Bailey less than half that time Nevertheless he was expounding vehemently his antifeminist views Pudgy Senator Dan Hastings Delaware Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican sat on the other side of Mrs Kahn tried to rescue her from the tirade Have you read Senator Baileys Bailey's speech on the bill he asked Of course she hasn't read it interrupted the senator from North Carolina And she wouldn't have understood it if she had Senator replied Mrs Kahn you remind me of the new definition of a gentleman one gentleman one who takes off his hat before he kicks a lad lady Black vs White During Durin- the debate youngish Senator Black of Alabama thundered at seasoned seasoned seasoned sea sea- Senator Costi Costigan an of Colorado I understand that this bill senator was written by a negro the negro the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people I 1 Senator Costigan evaded an answer But if Black had known it he was looking as as he spoke spoke directly directly at the negro to whom he referred He is Walter White head of the N. N A A. A. A C. C P. P and the real author of the Cos- Cos Va tigan Wagner tigan-Wagner ner b bill ll He sat in the senate gallery listening to Black White conceived the bill two years ago sold the idea to Costigan and Wagner Later he sold it it to Mrs l Roosevelt and through her to the president All AU during the filibuster ter White camped in Washington had frequent conferences with Mrs Roosevelt caused thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of telegrams to be sent to senators from froma a all l over th country played an important part partin in directing the fight from the sidelines White is is considered the most fearless leader of his race 1933 1835 br by United Syndicate Inc t a |