The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-21
BY George Perry Morris.

VIII hear some plain speech. She
is no eleventh-hour convert TO fem
inism and radicalism.
She long ago became suspect" by
her class" because of her radical
ism and her sympathy with the
masses. and IT has long been Diff
cult to tell just where and when she
would asssil some convention or ira
dition or interest of the set she
is of.
Mrs. Fiske. the actress. has her
lance fixed for a joust with the Boy
Scout officials. who. she claims. are
encouraging the youth Of the country
to become trappers Of animals She
asks how the policy conforms to the
portion Of the oath Of the order,
which pledges boys to be "a friend
to animals" While Mrs. Fiske per-
to become trappers Of animals. She
realizes that other persons may not
care to or will to. She admits that
fur-bearing animals may be humsnely
reared and humanely killed. What
she fights with the intensity of a zca-
lot is the booming to torture and lin.
gering death OF helpless creatures
caught by cunning and deceit
Raymond Fosdicks withdrawal
from the post Of American under-sec-
rotary general OF the league Of ma
tions is nominally based on his dis
inclination to retain an anomalous
position. II the United States will moi
join the league he will not stay or
and pretend that IL has. Which Is
quite like him. By temperament and
conviction he is a yrealist No fiim-
fam for him. He either is what he
is said to be, or he is not
The same may be said OF his brother
the popular preacher and teacher now
connected with Union Theological
Seminary, New York City. Harry b.
Fosdick. Their Baptist father brought
them to hew to the line and to play
the game square. and have their
Yea" mean Yea" and their Nay
mean Nay"
Mr.. Fosdick's acceptance OF this
post always interested his friends and
admirers. for while they did not ques-
ton his intellectual capacity and
equipment for the place. they often
wondered how he would adjust him.
self to the sinuosities and csmoufiage
OF international affairs. even under
the auspices of the league.
Reappointment of Prof. John Bas-
sett Moore, of Columbia University,
as a member OF the permanent oIrt
at The Hague gives the United States
expert representation on a tribunal.
which, during the war. has been in a
state of ''innocuous desuetude" and
the future of which is by no means
clear. He is so well known in Wash
IN
on professional errands as an adviser
and as an author with access to the
archives Of state that his visits now
cause little comment.
The thoughts he does not utter
about the course Of the worlds d.
plomacy during and since the war are
Of kind that would not look well in
print. But while he thinks he smiles
and-let us hope-also makes notes
and records his opinions for publicity
later.
Representative Gallivan. Of Massa-
chusetts, is to have some of the
wind taken out of his sails. Cleve-
land. Ohio. reports that Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards, head OF the
Yankee Division, who. according to
the A. E. F. of New England, and
Representative Gallivan. has had a
raw deal" from the War Depart
ment, is to retire from the army and
become head OF a large wholesale
grocery firm in that city. Many
other men of lesser rank in the
army and navy have been forced to
similar action by the H. c. L. Gen.
Edwards has won so sure a grin
on New England that he might
naturally have decided to settle
there.
New Orleans. which Is one OF the
mot progressive, best administered
and most soundly financed cities in
the country. in its present effort to
make its port the best terminal for
trade in the country has decided to
have thorough city survey" made
and to choose a commission for
constant development in conformity
with an artistic city plan.
Just as Chicago and Washington
chose ID. II. Durham. New Orleans
has come North. gone to Philadel-
phia. and named Milton J. Medary
to make the survey and the city
plan. He has a great chance, for
his employers are keen on civics
and have too many victories in re-
cent urban development to their
credit to fall down" now. assum-
ing he rises to his opportunity.
The only hope a nonresident may
express is that all things will not
be made new"
President Burton. head of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota, received S12.-
0o0sa year. AS president of the Uni
versity OF Michigan he is to receive
$4,000 a year. than which there is
no higher salary paid to any college
executive in the country.
There are those among educators,
and of the same class as the new
appointee at Ann Arbor. who will
question whether this does not es-
tablish an unfortunate precedent
The disparity Between $4,000 and
the income of the average professor
Is very marked. President Burton
in a formal interview. has intima ted
that one reason why he decided To
leave Minnesota for Michigan was
because to stay at Minnesota would
involve concentration of much Of his
time on impending physical enlarge
ment of the university's plant
whereas he wants to teach. shape
the characters of youth. and be a
spokesman for higher education.
1t Is a laudable ambition. But
Oberlin College long ago settled
this problem for her president. He
wholly eschews raising funds. SUI
pervising construction of buildings,
etc. The university hires a special
list to do that. and President King
-
and being . humanist