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Show UM-mmo KB W ORW FSARSON Washington, D. C. NEWSMEN AND FDR Most important college of amateur physicians anywhere in the world, approximately 200 strong, now meets Tuesdays and Fridays at the White House. . . . These are newsmen news-men assigned to cover the President. Presi-dent. They assemble, make careful scrutiny, write lengthy analyses of the President's complexion, nervousness, ner-vousness, every facial expression; try to Interpret these in relation to his health. . . . Actually the Presi-ident Presi-ident looks thinner, not too well tanned, but calm and fit, though he shows obvious sign of wearying at the scores of questions thrown at him during press tussles. . . . FDR still knows how to turn charm on I and off, calls newsmen by their first names, teases them about "dope stories." . . . Since his return from the Alaska trip, Roosevelt is seeing more people than in the last six months, is growing more aware of domestic issues. DUMBARTON OAKS Secretary Hull's message to the jpening Dumbarton Oaks peace parley par-ley had whole paragraphs paralleling parallel-ing Woodrpw Wilson's statement of January 16, 1920, on the eve of the first League of Nations council meeting. . . . "It Is our task here," Hull said, "to help lay the foundations founda-tions upon which, after victory, peace, freedom and a growing prosperity pros-perity may be built for generations to come." . . . Twenty-four years ago, Wilson said: "It will bring the League of Nations into being as a j living force devoted to the task of assisting the peoples of all countries I In their desire for peace, prosperity pros-perity and hapniness." INDIAN TYPHOON When Amb. William Phillips' famous fa-mous letter advising Roosevelt that India was a U. S. problem leaked Into print, the British government sent instructions to all British consuls con-suls in this country to inspire let-lers let-lers to editors, plus editorials in the local press. One man in New York alone wrote 76 letters to different newspapers. . . . Later, British consuls con-suls sent copies of editorials, etc., to the British Embassy, with accompanying accom-panying notes, showing what a good iob they had done. ... In the Embassy, Em-bassy, Jossleyn Hennessy, British public relations man for India, left off the accompanying notes, sent the fditorials to Sir Olaf Caroe in New Delhi, so Sir Olaf could see what a ?ood job Hennessy had been doing.' Sir Olaf then sent them to London. . . . Sir Olaf also cabled London that be had been able to keep the Phil-- Phil-- lips letter out of India so far, but "under existing conditions" It was sure to be smuggled in, in which :ase it would be published by the todian press and there was nothing he could do to stop it. . . By "existing conditions," Caroe' meant anti-British subversion on the part of Indian officials who smuggle news into India despite censorship Once Inside India, the British can't present pre-sent publication in Indian newspapers. WASHINGTON PERSONALITIES Breath-taking Bob Gros, California ecturer. has the faculty of coming lo the nation's capital every year and mterviewing more big-wigs per I hour than anyone else in the U S A He has just flnishc(J h I breathless trips and sizes up per! formers on the Washington merry. I 1 go-round as follows: Wendell Willkie - "The thinking-'est, thinking-'est, guttiest guy on the mcrry-gl round; politically unastute " S British Ambassador Lord Halifax -"Worst dressed, but one most charming. His sleeves w-e e ass?."- Secret ary of the Navy pOI.P.,, osophy: 'AdmmistXrPtUndS per cent nf 'n'strat,on consists 95 ThTecrrrof0"; hUr success is driving est emrican makes you hSav e Secretary 0f Wir c-I c-I most arbitrary." Sl,mon-The SmaU Busine , Maury Maver ck-"T, Admlnist'r fisted and dynamic." mSt U'" Jinn Farlov ,,rru Political analyst tit"105' rca,is"c -d disarmingly-f,.1'1,1051 lutl, officialdom much s stridc: 'han Inst year Clesre?cir'"Cd d"W" "Wlerla. more eXS"mCnt' X -PPc-r. ::iJe "o rare. mre, stiM 10 0Hr fl "iKht baseball I a,,t,'is f-oC f"t11Grln,' -'. lrs Chandler of ic , S nro s"'-" s"'-" Nw jerscy st'U,'L'k-V. Waisl, !c e- "'id Mead 0, ' T,,"-Park. T,,"-Park. "MllU3 at t,0 b.ui ft John L. Lewi r th United Mine wirk" 3',,,r" Wlu-" |