The Washington herald., 1920-07-09
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.


The Canadian practice follows the
British pattern, and Sir Robert Bor-
den has intimated to the governor
general the rame of tho man best
qualified to Tad the ministry, and
the governor general dutifulIy has
nominated Sir Arthur Meighea. a
young Conservative of ability, whose
star has been rising steadily dur
ing the war. His terure may not
be long. for in the autumn elections
il is by no mes ms certain that the
present dominating influences in
Dominion rolitics will retain con-
troll. II Liberals of the old Grit"
type would enly combine with the
labor and the farmer vote they
could slip into power, so divided
arc Ontsrio's and Quebec's repre-
sentatives of the party in power.
and so warning in interest with the
electorate are the. Iclitical issues
OF the past.
The Chinese government has been
shrewd in seeing to IL that its special
expert adviser stationed in WASH
ingtcn. Dr. Faul S. Reinsch. our
former represe ntative at Pekin, is
rcssenger on the Great Northern,
Which is now blowing its way across
the Pacific award japan and China.
Or. Reinsch car answer many cues
tions which the Senators and Rep
res, natives will esk about the Far
East and in a way to illuminate
their ignorance;.and II he is a ked
to state why China expects much
from the visit of these legislators
he will be quite competent to ex-
plain.
Northwestern University, Evans
ton, Ill, which much needs new
financial assets. must be added to
the list of important universities
row seeking presidents. DR.. Lynn
Harold Hough, the present execu-
tive. has declined to remain after
October /. Originally founded and
largely supported by Methodists
Northwestern University is feeling
the competition of the State Univer-
sity at Urbana and of the University
of Chicago which have more perma-
rent and up-to-date sources OF en-
downment and income. The old ap-
peal to denominational loyalty
wanes. and new donors do not ap-
pear to take the places of the vet
erans.
A Dane might have been more ap-
propriate as the first dispenser of
justice to the inhabitants of the
Virgin Islands (formerly the Danish
West In1ies), but in lieu of such
a one Lucius J. Malmin. a native of
Sweden. who has practiced law in
Chicago for thirty years, has been
selected to preside over the Federal
District Court. He has been a law
yer in service CT the city OF Chi
cago. To date the islands have been
ruled by our naval officials, and
ruled well: but civilian appoint
snents and rule might we'll have be-
gun long ago. The islanders now
have a feeling that they are a lot
OF poor relations" hardly welcome
at Uncle Sans board
Experts from the State agricultu-
raj colleges of the country have
made a splendid record as servants
of the nation during the war. Many
OF these presidents and professors
have shown such commanding abil-
ity in connection with Federal ad-
ministration that they have been
permanently, enlisted either in the
government service or as high sal
aried employees of big businesses.
One of these experts, f. F. Ladd
of the State Agricultural College
North Dakota has won the noni-
nation in the Republican primaries
that will put him in the running TO
oust Senator Gronna. and so pop
ular is he with the farmers of the
State that he polled more votes
relatively than any other of the
Nonpartisan League candidates.
i Latest reports from England in
dicate that Lloyd George is in a
permanently tired condition" and
that his friends, for he still has
some. are fearful for the future Of
his health. Imperial and general
European problems are too much
for the Welsh Atlas. In a recent
conversation with one of his Nom
comformist ''intimates," he said
that what England now needs is a
Mad Mullah. a blend of John wes-
ley and william Booth. to draw the
people back to God" A most inter-
esting phenomenon of the lates,
American periodical literature is the
recurrence of articles squirting
toward belief in Satanism. the
Satanic times are reviving interes,
in the personification OF Evil as op-
posed to and now triumphant over