Show washington snapshots taken by the helm neus nes gerilee sen ice washington WASHING TOK D C april washington once more welcomes the daughters 0 of the american revolution who have gathered in their forty first continental congress they conie como to the C city ity that la Is peculiarly their own the federal city and here they meet the leaders of 0 government in all its branches As the years pass the prestige and influence of the D A R are enhanced and broadened this national society Is a potent agency of national welfare because it Is founded upon the solid rock of patriotism legislation to empower president hoover to declare the existence of an economic emergency and order all aliens not gainfully employed to leave the country was voted by the continental I 1 congress of the daughters of the aliers amerlan revolution A dozen resolutions up holding the efforts ot of the administration to apply drastic immigration and amerl I 1 tion enforcement besides vigorous national defense measures opposing reductions duct ions ol of the army and navy were in the platform adopted rhth ut any opposing votes supreme confidence in the principles and policies kofl of washington also was registered n D a resolution attacking disloyalty foot throughout the country during the last few weeks there has I 1 seen been a great rise in the tide of p popular op W la r lemand demand that the prohibition law be either repealed or modified but the national committee for law Is as resolved as ever to mop it sack back these admirably consistent women nave have served I 1 notice on president hoover that they would not support him as a personal dry standing upon a wet plat orm they explained that they could not trust the sincerity of any candidate willing to lend I 1 itself to such a plan great britaina Brit ains failure to provide in its new budget for payment of the war debts installment due the united states promises to be used as a compelling reason I 1 why congress should not adjourn until after the chicago political conventions that became manifest among the group in tooth both senate and house that Is desirous of seeing the present session extended until a atar june when the current moratorium extended by this county ex plies piles some senators want to know what Is going to be done at that time by europe I 1 the united states has formally requested the 14 european nations beneficiaries fici aries of the hoover moratorium to sign the legal forms acknowledging their indebtedness and fixing the repayment of t the he postponed annuity over a period of 10 years at 4 per cent the state department has decided to take this action in order to forestall any attempt of the european debtors to merge the unpaid sums of last year with a gen 1 eral default development i recent develop developments rent in the contest between governor franklin D roosevelt and former governor alfred E smith tor for the democratic nomination for presidents president denti have so widened the breach between them that reconciliation 0 n of f these two aad former political friends and 0 associates has become virtually impossible this was the opinion expressed by close friends of beach each the feeling of resentment which at a t first seemed stronger on the part of mr smith Is reported to have extendedly extended extend edl to governor roosevelt the governor is 13 understood to have been angered by mr smiths veiled criticism of him in his jefferson day speech and what he re regards regard as mr Sm smiths smilia attempt to inject the religious issue into the campaign i i governor Roosevel ts speech in st payl paul was generally regarded in washington as good campaign strategy whatever its merits as a document showing the position of the leading contender tor for the democratic presidential nomination on issues before the nation in that he refrained from striking back at alfred E smith and even complimented him in one respect the new york governor was regarded as having put the titular leader of 0 the party in a position where it will be difficult for or him to strike again at governor roosevelt with grace william allen alien white editor ot of the emporia kansas gazette se sees es alfred I 1 re d E smith as a republican as asset ct who h is doing his best to make the rural W west est vote republican this tall fall the militant republican editor scrawling written answers to questions in an interview said smiths tossing of his hat in the presidential ring was the first ray of hope we republicans have had since 1929 As a matter of fact his Is the best set of brains in the democratic p party a r t y but he seems determined to make the necessary democratic dog fight to elect hoover the patriotism of an old man who lost his son eon in the world war and would help his bis government again in its economic crisis was movingly disclosed in con made public by ogden L mills secretary of the treasury mr air mills milis reee received alved the following letter philadelphia pa april 11 1932 secretary of the neasure nea sury mills dear sir thinking that perhaps I 1 could do my share to help my government th the same as I 1 did during the we world war ar when I 1 I 1 gave every dollar I 1 had to help pay the cost I 1 wish to make this offer to you 1 I am getting to be an old man my soldier boy was war killed in battle the only boy I 1 had I 1 receive insurance of 1 have saved from that about 2000 which you can have the use of without interest and my government can pay it back to me again when things get better will you please answer and let me know it if it Is needed although it Is not much I 1 will send it to you at once CHARLES F THOMPSON A reigning broadway musical comedy success Is built merrily around the ultramodern theme of depression action opens in an automat restaurant now pa zed by blue blooded representatives of the social register A park avenue resti dit di t says why theres coolidge at the pie slot slat her escort replies nothing ile he ate here before the depression |