Abstract

The Week

This article presents brief descriptions of various recent socio-political developments and issues. It has been reported that in his speech at Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. political writer, Langston Hughes, met the first Administration counter-attack led in person by Secretary Edward Redfield. That officer made haste to reply to the Republican candidate's charges against President Woodrow Wilson's dealings with the Civil Service Commission. Hughes is suddenly impressed with the sectional aspect of the present Administration, particularly in the chairmanships of the important committees in the U.S. House and Senate. Now, the Southern States have a steadier Democratic representation at Washington than the Northern States, partly because of their unwavering Democracy, but partly also because of their custom of returning a man term after term.