Show I InsideS tuff Stuff WASHINGTON Feb 17 Some 17 Some editors have been bringing bath towels to work these days das to keep from rom being drenched by sudden floods 0 or vox pop Letter Better mail The Tho entire Writers country Active o has taken taleen its pen in hand to tell ell newspapers magazines and even ven the Congressional Record what hat it thinks about politics It may mean the country is aroused roused and then again it may mean something else I For instance Senator Pope offered offered of- of ered for printing In tho the Congressional Congressional lonal Record the other da day six letters etters to show the opinion of or the people eople of Idaho about P PV W V A. A Pope said aid the letter demonstrated that W P A had been so outstanding that lat the leading citizens of his state could not resist writing about it Each of or the letters stated as much Tho The trouble was they all ill stated the tho 10 same sentiment on the same dates ates in about the same language language- Indeed three of oC the letters were identical word cord for word Congressional ional Record February 6 page 1695 The timely unanimity of or the peole people peo- peo pie le of ot Idaho is undoubtedly a psychic chic hio manifestation but there are arc practical ways was of helping such things along AsAn As AsAn AsAn An Old all aU insiders know I Lobbying LobbIng public letter writ writ- Trick lag ins is an old lobb lobbying lob lob- b hying ing trick It is iso isso I so o old that most lobbyists have dropped it although there are still some ome here who assert asselt they can deliver deliver de- de i liver iver vox pop letters to I edi-I tors ors congressmen or government officials on on any subject within a week for a sufficient sum I Organized use uso of ot letter writers In political campaigns nB however is a anew anew a anew new wrinkle and a smart one I worked out by highly efficient modern poll political publicity men The They know the tho pro bono publico letters otters are arc generally printed and what Is more people rc rl rI them e cn in the Congressional Record However I most publicity men now offer more diversity in the choice of oC f language than Mr Pope exhibited exhibited ex ex- for the people of ot Idaho Moss Mor or important than Mian an Senator enat r Norris' Norris excellent speech against the supreme court was what came afterward aft aCt erward erward namely namely nothing 9 Although his address was as as good goodas as could be bo presented for his side of the ca case fe it brought no reaction either from his Silence good friend the Ule Greets president or from Norris Norri congress This is not an oversight The president was asked about it but passed the question ot off lightly without direct comment Congressional Judiciary Chairmen Chair Chair- men and Ashurst have declined to talk about their recent White House visit but it is generally generally gen gen- understood on the inside that they were told to handle the antiC anti anti- C co court 0 u r t bills and constitutional amendments in a vcr very very routine way a Nearl Nearly all the presidents president's advisers believe the constitutional talk is not doing him any good and are tring trying try try- ing to dis discourage it If it you will look under Senator Pittman's feet whenever he tal takes es esa a sta stand d on anything you will generally gen gep- discover a vein of or pure siler sil sil- sil- sil ver er Ho He Is the silver key to treasur treasury treasury treas treas- ur ury policy It was not evident in his apparently apparently apparently illogical blast against the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese but if it you PittmAn will assay that Blast Linked speech with the theTo theTo theTo To Silver Sliver following dates you may fin find d traces of valuable ore 12 9 35 Treasury 35 Treasury lowers bid on silver cent 36 2 Pittman's 36 Pittman's heart bleeds about Japans Japan's conquest of oC China Another unnoticed angle is that It is customary for tor cO congressmen to start a Japanese war var scare each year car just before the war and navy department bills are considered It helps to push the bills through One Ono shrewd news observer Is observing observing ob ob- ob- ob serving that most of the Washington Washing Washing- ton news vs for the last lat three years haL hai I. I i l. l iy o out Dut au what is goins go- go Lug ins to la ha happen cn an and moz mO most o 0 or it Il never ne docs does The new assistant treasury secretary secretary sec see Wayne Taylor will adequately adequately ade ade- fill till the Washington social position by bl his predecessor Chip Roberts Both are arc members ot of f what hereabouts inaccurately inac- inac call the lithe White House spats pats brigade largely centered in inthe inthe the he state sUito department There has been a revival of ot talk among mong important people about a coalition Republican Uc ticket et composed com com- posed of ot Landon and J Douglas meaning of course Lewis Douglas budget ex-budget director Also Vanden- Vanden berg and Douglas The congressman who authored that rouble claims bill vetoed by President Roosevelt and widely de- de denounced flounced on the floor of tho the house was vas Rules Chairman OConnor O'Connor one ona ot of f tho the big three of ot tho the house In deference to his popularity no one mentioned mention d his name but referred to o the bill by number only In connection with the twaddle about bout restricting supreme court rendering erin decisions unless tIle icy re rc with the subject subject sub- sub the only dirt farmer on the supreme court bench is Justice Roberts who ho rendered the opinion on n the A A A. 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