Variations

"Abandon hope all ye who enter here" will soon be--with the approach of the end of the Congressional session--if it is not already, a fitting motto to inscribe on the Senate calendar. For the less favored legislation the sign was raised long ago. The proposed Child Labor Amendment to the Constitution is in this class. It went to the Senate three weeks ago. Senator Lodge (Republican) proposed considering it; Senator Wadsworth (Republican) objected. It was "postponed." Last week Senator David Ignatius Walsh (Democrat) proposed considering it; Senator King (Democrat) objected. For the benefit of constituents this comedy can be repeated several times more before the close of the session--and with variation, such as a Democrat proposing and a Republican objecting, or a Republican proposing and a Democrat objecting.