Show WHO'S j NEWS I THIS I WEEK By LEMUEL F F F. PARTON Feature Features Service YORK More More varied In this this NEW country than in England are arc repercussions to the things John Cudahy United States ambassador to Belgium is John Cudahy quoted as Criticized for having said in Talk on Belgium an Interview In England that aid would be required next winter winter win win- ter to save Belgians from famine Ills His defense of King Leopold Leopold Leo Leo- poid III Is regarded as to say the least undiplomatic Whether Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull will take cognizance of a further statement alleging the correct behavior of German German German Ger Ger- man troops in Belgium criticized Belgium criticized In England as wholly out of order order re re remains mains to be seen Son of an Irish Immigrant who ho went to Milwaukee and aDd made an Immense fortune as a meat packer Cudahy's Cudahy diplomatic diplo matic career began In 1933 with his selection by President Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt veil as ambassador to Poland In ID May 1937 he became minister minis miDIs ter to the Irish Free State and aDd I was appointed to the post at Brussels In ID 1939 succeeding Joseph E. E DavIes when the latter latter lat lat- latter I ter was assigned as a special I assistant to the secretary of state j I Cudahy was the first to advise President Roosevelt via Roosevelt via telephone of of the German invasion of Belgium Bel- Bel glum gium where he remained at his post of duty narrowly escaping death or injury from bombs until he together I er with all other foreign representatives representatives representatives were requested to leave the country Later in Germany he spent two hours bours with Leopold of Belgium Bel Del glum gium in the castle assigned to the monarch by the German army and obtained from him a personal letter presumably divulging the inside story of Belgian capitulation for Mr Roosevelt The ambassador is a Harvard man class of 1910 holding degrees degrees degrees de de- grees of bachelor of law Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- COD sin 1913 and aDd doctor of laws Carroll university Admitted to the Wisconsin bar la ID 1913 he practiced until 1917 1911 when he became became be be- came a captain In the United States State army Late Later he ranched In ID New Mexico and aDd from 1923 until 1933 when appointed to Poland Po Po- Poland land laDd he engaged in ID real estate B BONE ONE of the outspoken critics in congress of most if not all of President Roosevelt's policies Sen Rush D D. D Holt Bolt Dem W W. Va finds the current Young Senator debate in the Strong Critic senate over Of Roosevelt the selective service and National Guard bills peculiarly his dish Punctuated by dally daily clashes between him and Sen Sherman Minton of Indiana the of the two lawmakers have not been regarded by their colleagues as enhancing enhancing en en- the dignity of ot the sen sen- ate At all events Holts Halts reputation lion tion as a senator who has spoken to more empty seats than any other member of the upper house past or present has not cot been maintained main main- in recent sessions nor do legislative correspondents note the days day the smiles of ot amused tolerance tolerance toler toler- ance which used to mark his bludgeoning oratory With the exception of Henry HenryClay henryClay Clay the youngest man maD ever elected to the United States State senale senate sen seD ate ale Holt Rolt landed In office in 1935 without benefit of the Democrat Democrat- Democratic ic 10 machine of his state though wearing the Democratic label When he defeated Sen Henry O. O Hatfield a Republican warhorse for lor the senatorial toga toa he was 29 years rears old too young to assume assume as as- sume sumo his seat The voters of his state slate knew this but It made madeno no difference They just cast their ballots for lor him anyway He Ill had bad to wait walt six mouths months before before be be- fore lore the legal taking office-taking age arrived Raving Having been beeD at one time an athletic director at St St. Patricks Patrick's school In West Virginia the Instincts In iD stints of this flushed Bushed exalted stripling stripling- were all for the old college try from the minute he was sworn in ID In a manifestation of youthful ebullience violating an aD unwritten senate seDate rule calling for lor silence on the part of a new member One of the first things he be did was to visit the White House to make it clear that thet he was in line with New Deal policies but later it was made equally clear he was a holdout holdout hold hold- out so far tar as machine politics state or national were concerned As for forthe forthe forthe the New Deal he fought the court reorganization bill He lie repeatedly accused the of ot political im He Ill opposed the cash and carry neutrality plan When his present term in the senate senate sen sen- ate ends he will not return having been defeated in the primary election elec elee tion in his bis sta state te last May |