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Show NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS I Wrtten for Tha Telegram By Ray Tucltar j. WASHINGTON Distinguished ' guests at White Houss concerts and muslcales never catch a glimpse of Henry Yunge, but It Is this white-haired, partially blind, Sl-year-old "musio man to presidents" to whom they are indebted in-debted for their evening entertainment enter-tainment Since hundreds seek a chance to show their stuff every year, ranging rang-ing from child prodigies (or so their mothers say) to martial drummers aa old as himself, White House occupanta long ago were glad to drop the musical problem in his lap. In fact as representative representa-tive of a famous piano company, he chose the gold piano for the first Roosevelt, and also the instrument in-strument which replaced it a few weeks ago. He handles even humbler duties, furnishing tails and ties for artists who forget the sartorial niceties in their excitement ex-citement over appearing before Amorica'e uncrowned heads. Presidential tastes In music have been highbrow. Mrs. Taft preferred the Knelsel quartet, President Wilson admired Pade-rewskl, Pade-rewskl, Mrs. Coolidge's favorits waa Rachmaninoff, Mrs. Hoover doted on a harpist. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr. Yunge says, have a keen and fine musical aense. F. D. R.'s favorits choices are German lieder musio and Wagnsr. The biggest "big navy" man on Capitol hill perhaps in Washington Wash-ington is quiet, unassuming, home-loving Carl Vinson, whose most striking characteristics on first appearance are a boyish amila and a Georgia drawl. A graduate of the famous Georgia Geor-gia Military academy after a boyhood boy-hood on a farm, Mr. Vinson fol-' fol-' lowed the usual political pattern'1 law school, a shingls that didn't pirouette too profitably, the Georgia Geor-gia general assembly, a county Judgeship, and then congress almost al-most a quarter of a century ago. Even In Republican regimes he waa a navy builder when he wasn't cussing out the convokers of disarmament conferences. Hs knows so much about the navy because he doesn't go in for formal for-mal society, preferring to wade through naval reports In his modest mod-est bungalow home in Chevy Chase. This chairman of the house naval affaire committee apparently appar-ently forced the presidential hand on Guam. He proposed its fortification fortifi-cation la a bill framed in accord with the Hepburn report He ' next forwarded It to Budget Director Di-rector Bell for the letter's comment com-ment on the financial problems Involved. Meanwhile, F. D. R. was repudiating the Idea that Guam waa his baby that he knew of the Vinson bilL But when the measure returned to Carl without either a negative or affirmative statement from the budget bureau, bu-reau, he introduced it without more ado. Not till then did Mr. Roosevelt formally and publicly indorse the proposition.. Ths Roosevelta' delightful friendliness and informality capture cap-ture the hearts even, of their political enemies, but they give headaches to the secret service men charged with safeguarding the privacy of the land's first family. Ever since two participants In a "scavenger hunt" a boy and girl crashed the upstairs floor during ths holiday season, the secret se-cret swvics havs been trying to devise a system that will prevent such an occurrence. But they can't under the Roosevelt dispensation dispen-sation of hospitality. Ths holiday Invaders got by the door because Secretary Morgenthau the big boas of ths secret service. Incidentally Inci-dentally told the doorman that his youngsters would be along later, and to send them right up. When the strangers appeared, they were mistaken for the Morgenthau Mor-genthau children. It can happen here and again. For the president or Mrs. Roosevelt Roose-velt frequently notifies Head Usher Ush-er Muir that "ons of John's tor Franklin's) friends" will be knocking at the door soon, and to aend them on up. Now, since the secret service can't carry . around photographs of Hit casual, visitors, they have no way of telling tell-ing whether they're phoney or the Roosevelt McCoys. And, after all, you can't fingerprint a presidential presi-dential guest If 8 E C Chairman William O. Douglas' new deal frienda give him the fishy stars and hands these politically exciting days, he can find the reason by rereading the Jackson day address hs delivered deliv-ered la Texas. Mr. Douglas committed com-mitted th blunder of praising Vice President Garner as a "liberal." "lib-eral." Referring to the gradual and general acceptance of the S E C by publio and financiers alike, Mr. Douglas contrasted that attitude atti-tude with the battle over the legia- ' latlon. Said hs: "Jack Garner waa telling me only the other day that they (enemies of ths bills) even labeled him as a communist . . , but today most of the heat has gons up ths chimney, and most of the opposition fires are burning low. And those like Jack Garner, who were carrying the brunt of the battle and who were dubbed communists, have been given well-deserved recognition for their constructive leadership in a liberal cause." Mr. Douglas also revealed that It waa ths SEC regulations which led to the downfall of F. Donald Coster, alias Philip Musics. McKesson Mc-Kesson A Robbins, ths S E C-er revealed, waa planning a new 15,000,000 bond issue, and tha necessity ne-cessity for presenting an honest picture of the company'a condition condi-tion in its registration statement Inspired Coster's associates to ask questions hs could not answer satisfactorily. Then came exposure. ex-posure. Protests pouring Into ths offices of-fices of congressmen and Immigration Immi-gration Commtsisoner Houghtel-ing Houghtel-ing reveal growing resentment against any movement to ship European refugees into the United Unit-ed States. The feeling has been Intensified by publication of figures fig-ures showing that nations within Her Hitler's oppressive orbit are beginning to fill their quotas. Ths larger industrial centers-Boston, centers-Boston, Nsw York, Philadelphia, Chicago are the most violent in their criticism. Mr. Houghteling received letters containing newspaper news-paper ads reading as follows: "Jewish refugee seeks any kind of work at any kind of pay." Since these immigrants are allowed al-lowed In only on assurance that . -somebody, w ill . care f or them that they will not become public charges the prospective labor displacement angers jobless and working Americans. The Rosen-wald Rosen-wald coordinating committee is trying to remedy the situation by shipping newcomers to homes of rural relatives. The immigration laws prevent any vast movement to this country, coun-try, however. Even if 13 central and southern European nationa filled their quota and nonquota allowances in the present year, the grand total could not exceed 63,000. with the Austro-German maximum at about 27,000. And It's a sure bet that- congress will not relax the restrictions. Copyright 1939, for The Telegram |
