The Washington herald., 1920-05-17
In the Linelight
BY George Perry Morris

1T nahulAs ATCnplSnOp OF NlCtO-
ria' will soon pass through this
country on his way to. Rome. This
prelate from Australia is credited
with having more personal influence
on the politics Of the commonwealth
than any one not in official circles,
and his influence has counted heav-
lily in the latest overturnings in pol
tiles. He is an ardent Sim Fein ad-
vocate, and is not much loved by
the British Protestant element OF
the island continent Rumor has Il
that he may get in Rome an appoint
ment to a higher position nearer
the center Of the church's activities.
Prof. Michael !. Pupin. the Serb
ian scientist and inventor who
is on the faculty of Columbia Uni
versity. New York City. has given
over the post of consul general OF
the Kingdom of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes to Vladisav Savic, who
comes from the homeland to serve
his mother country. Prof. Pupin
has had abundant chance during the
war to prove his capacity as a
polemicist as well as an administra-
tive official. He wields a sharp pen
pointed for Serbia as Italian cham
pions Of Italy's Adriatic policies
know.
Senator Moses. of New Hampshire.
has not altogether pleased his Re-
publican constituents by his course
during the debate on the treaty and
is now facing opposition to his re-
election. which may find its candI-
date in HuntIy SpauIding, former
State food administrator, who is
popular with the people.
Pomeroy Burton. Of the London
Mail. is in the country now study
Ing new phases of the business Of
making newspapers on which he
viii r. port to Lord Northcliffe. He
Is appalled, at the reckless waste OF
newsprint he finds here. and he
prophesies a world shortage Of raw
material for paper that will COM
! pei very marked and general re-
duction in the size of papers. Ad-
Nertisers. he says. will have to be
"rationized." OF course the North
clife interests are protected more
J eAn most great syndicates are by
reason of his large holdings of tim
Der and his pulp mills in New
Brunswick.
II. Y. Braddon. recently Australian
trade commissioner to this coun-
try. has returned to Sydney to urge
on his countrymen giving up of
compulsory arbitration; to favor
creation of an effective, Impartial
tribunal. defining basic wages for
all Australia; to create trade coun
ellis made up of employers and en-
ployes. to define labor units OF pro-
duction, and TO adopt the piecework
basis of payment. lie urges study
of the American way of dealing
with economic issues.
Transfer of John Barton Payne
from the Department of the lnte-
rior to work in connection with the
closing up of the United States Rail
road Administration would not sur
prise some of his friends. Indeed
while he was still head of the Ship
ping Board II was hinted that such
a sphere of work would be more
congenial to him. The multifarious-
ness of the Department of the In
'terior's operations and the frequent
Hincongruities of the situation there.
90 not seem to suit his tempera-
ment. Presumably he took the
place from a sense of duty to save
the President further worry. at a
time when Mr.. Lanes withdrawal
called for a "stop-gap" nomination.
John r. Mott. greatest of the
worlds Y. NJ. c. A. leaders. and one
of the most expert executives and
far-visioned statesmen Of Protest
antism in the United States. is about
making his twenty-fifth tour of Eu-
rope as an investigator and admins
TRAITOR. He goes to bring about re-
sumption of international action on
the part of the Worlds Student
IChristian Federation. an organiza-
tion of which he has been secretary
since 1895. Likewise he will en-
deaVor TO renew international plan
Eing and cooperation on the part
of the Worlds Committee Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Nor is this all He is charged with
the duty of carefully studying the
post war work of the Y. NJ. c. A.
iamonC prisoners of war and in areas
where war is still raging Finally
il is part of his errand to help bring
Together again the foreign mission
ary forces of Europe and North
America. and to plan for such Sid
as it may be necessary to give to
missions in lands once owned by
Germany and Turkey and now in the
hands of other peoples.