The Washington herald., 1920-08-30
Notes BY a Washington Observer
Upham, G. O. P. Treasurer, Most Popular
Politician in Chicago-NeW Honor for
Man Who Kept Holland Out of War.

Frederic William Upham, treas
urer of the Republican National
Committee, who will bulk largely in
the impending investigation Of
Presidential campaign funhs, is one
of the G. 0. p. stalwarts of the Mid
die West. Native of Wisconsin, SO
years old, Upham is a lumberman n
by heredity, but made his fortune
trades he is a paramount figure in
Chicago. Although a machine poll
tician. Upham long ago established
reputation for cleanness in public
life. As the first president of the
Board Of Review. the new taxing
body established in Illinois % years
ago, Upham put taxation assessment
in graft ridden Cook County on an
honest basis. and it has remained
there ever since. Upham was west
ern treasurer of the Republican
party for many years before becom-
ing national treasurer in February,
1918. He is Chicago's most popular
politician.
Kept Holland Out of War.
The man who kept Holland out
of the war. Jonkhecr Charles Ruijs
de BeerenbrOuck, prime minister of
the Netherlands, will represent his
country at the International Con-
gress Against Alcoholism at Wash
ington. on September u. Jonkheer
de Beerenbrouck was governor of
the Dutch province of Limburg dur
ing the final stages of the war. Linn
burg sits midway between Belgium
and Prussia and it's neutrality was
gravely in jeopardy on more than
one occasion. De BeerenbrouCk s
tact and firmness were regarded by
his Countrymen as the factors
mainly responsible for keeping Hol-
land out of the universal conflagra-
ton. In token of his achievement
Queen Wilhelmina appointed him
prime minister. Only 46 years old,
he is the first Roman Catholic to
head the Netherlands Government
for many years.
British Friends of L. $. Organize.
Common recolleCtions, obviously
agreeable, of Washington and Amer
lean life are the basis of a perma-
nent organization just formed in
London by British officers and other
officials on duty in the United
States during the war. The Earl of
Reading is president and Viscount
Northclife, vice president Sir
Henry Smith is chair
man of the general committee
and Gen. Sir John Headlam heads
the executive committee. The hon
orary secretary is Capt. o. p. Bee
man and he is now engaged in
rounding up" all and sundry who
tarried on American soil between
1914 and 1919 on His Majesty's
service"
Phelan Writes for Irish,
Senator James D. Phelan, of CALI
fornia, has written a foreword 10 a
booklet entitled English Atrocities
In Ireland" just issued by the
Friends of Irish Freedom. The
fcreword concludes:
Il trust the educational value of
this little book will serve to create
public opinion to which even Eng
land Will some day have to yield, 1t
would be wise for her to do so now
In the interest of English security
ard world peace. America saved
England in the late war from utter
annihilation, and the voice of Amer
lea ought tC be potent. in her coun-
ellis, Tho Senate and the House Of
representatives of the United States
nave truly expressed, believe,
American public opinion"
Egyptian Minister Due,
Washington expects before long
TO welcome an Egyptian minister as
the latest recruit to the eyer-grow
ing local diplomatic corps. He will
probably be Mahmoud Pasha, the
brilliant young politician who lived
here last winter as representative
of the Egyptian delegation. -
Mahmoud Is graduate of orfard.