The Washington herald., 1920-04-15
In the Linelight
BY George Perry Morris.


Poland Is fortunate in having sent
to represent her in Washington a
diplomatic representative who can
talk as well as write. Prince Luz
bomirski is rapidly adjusting him
self to the propaganda work car
ried on by his compatriots. Poles
arrange for his welcome by mayors
and other public officials. They Sc
cure him audiences who may be con-
verted by his arguments to more
loyal support OF Poland's cause. 1t
is policy that has its perils. but
also its rewards, and for the prince
II is much more interesting than al
ways living in the handsome Iega-
tion and doing naught but the for
NAL tasks of his post.
When a war correspondent gives
to his daily work the distinct touch
of literature and when he adds to
that rare quality a note of combined
humanistic and humanitarian ideal
ism he can count on a loyal con-
stituency during the postwar period
when he returns to the ranks of
writing men," Philip Gibbs did by
all odds the best war correspondence
written In English. He hinted at the
terrors while describing the valors.
Now that he is a free man again he
is letting the world know what went
on behind the screen of censorship.
, Three editions Of his book Now 1t
Can Be Told" had been exhausted
ere the public had a chance to buy
copy. so great was the advance
demand. 1t is not a book that will
induce Great Britain to maintain
conscription in time of peace or in
duce Americans to elect lawmakers
favoring universal military training.
or. to choose a President who is a
soldier by profession.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt has a pretty wit" and
more candor than most public Off
cials. The latter recently showed
in his frank comments on the in
felicities, wastes and neglects of the
administrative processes of the gov
ernment. His wit has just been dis
closed to a Boston audience. Most
of the reports Of investigating COM
mittees now being filed with Con-
gress he calls "three-to-two his
tory" Their verdicts will. he says
be quite unlike that of postcrity on
the merits of the management of
! the war and its civic and military
leaders.
1t will be interesting to see what
response is MADE by the British
embassy to the appeal of William
Massey Royds. the British consul at
! Honolulu. for aid in defeating a
movement begun by the American n
Legion in Hawaii to boycott firms
which employ aliens who decline to
become American citizens. This
demand for Americanization of for
eigners is one that, of course. must
be enforced impartially against
Brftons as well as against Slavs and
Latins. So much depends in these
matters on whose OK is gored.
They err who think that the
Christians of the country are the
only religionists who are striving to
turn the thoughts and affections of
men back to ethical and spiritual
ideals at this time of f1ux. discon-
tent and greed. There is a lack 10
the synagogue" movement led by
Charles II. Shapiro. of Bridgeport.
Conn, president of the Union of
orthodox Hebrew Congregations of
America which is aggressive in its
planning for religious rebirth.
Quebec is a province of Canada
with French traditions and intellec-
tual and esthetic affiliations, il not
f-1 10
French politics and secularism. I'm
der the lead of it's provincial secre-
tary, Hon. l.. A. David, it has for
mally bought paintings recently for
what is planned to be a provincial
art museum. The avowed object is
encouragement of Canadian artists.
Have you read of Mar t.land or Ohio
showing similar interest in art?
The test of a mans real liking
and love for the United States is his
decision to be a citizen of il. The
country is full of thousands of para
sites who feed on us as merchants.
workers and students, reputable
lcafers in high society, but never
cease to be Britons, French, German
or Italians as the case may be. DR..
Joseph Goricar not long ago came
here from Europe to aid American
collaborators in publishing The In
side Story of Austro German In
trigue," which our government had
at its disposal during the war and
which has since been used with con-
siderable effect by Prof. Coolidge of
Harvard University in his writings.
DR.. Goricar likes the country so
well that he has taken out his first
papers.
Another,familyt that is divided po-
liticaHy in this campaign is that of
William Howard Taft. He is for,
well, who is he for? But his son,
Robert A. Taft, of Cincinnati, is
leading a movement for Mr.. Hoover's
nomination. 1t is a case of loyalty
based on opportunity to study the
man. Young Taft, as counsel for the
Food Administration, discovered
qualities in its head which he would
like to have him use as President.
ready begun to make themselves
heard