POLITICAL NOTES

A movement is under way to have the Government store moving picture film of great events to educate the people of the future. Investigation showed that only the War Department is making even an unofficial effort to collect historic films. "Such a condition is intolerable," declared Senator Walsh (Mass.). "The history of the future will be written on the screen."

Senator Hiram Johnson, making his first trip abroad, arrived in Europe on the George Washington. At Cherbourg he was asked his opinion of the Ruhr. "I am an American," he replied. "I have no advice to offer France and no desire to visit Germany!"

The duties of a member of the Cabinet have no end. Besides his executive functions, he must nurse legislation--and give medical attention to legislators. Secretary Work found so, at least, when he was summoned to Rochester, Minn., to attend the bedside of Senator Nicholson of Colorado. The Secretary has been his physician and friend for 30 years, and Senator Nicholson, who is seriously ill, refused to be operated upon until Dr. Work had been called into consultation.