The Washington herald., 1920-11-01
VISITOR KNOWS
MUCHOF SPAIN
Carlton Bailey Hurst Veter-
an of Consular Service,
Says Morris.
BY GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

A veteran OF, the consular serv-
ice, Carlton Bailey Hurst has been
in the city lately. II there is an
American who knows modern snd
contemporary Spain better than be
does. name him His youth-spent
as a son in the home Of Bishop
John F. Hurst, Of this city. he Who
founded the American University
gave the lad an environment IN
usual. owing to it's culture.
study at Phillips Academy. Hsr-
ward and .Tubingen universitiss
completed the strictly academic and
bookish education OF the young
man. In 1899 he decided 10 enter
the government service abroad.
decision that not a few other uni
Versity trained men were then max
ing under direct encouragement
from the government His first as
s!gnment was TO a consular post in
Italy.
In 1913 he became consul general
At Barcelona, Spain, where he has
remained. During the interval OF
/ twenty-"ne years when he was
/ climbing the ladder he filled i'm
portant posts in Germany. Austria,
France and Venezuela. He won his
| foothold originally by merit. He
/ has continued as administrations
| have come and gone and parties
changed. The range Of his intellec-
tusl interests carly became broad
under his fathers tutelsge. They
/ have remained so. His oficisl re-
ports rise far above the average
because OF this fact
EinsteIn LecturinE.
Unable TO find a fuIcrum from
which he may spring in German
universities. Einstein. the physicist
and fundamental thinker on prob
lens OF the universe. has begun %
lecture in Holland al the famous old
university at Leyden. The Dutch
are in this way maintaining their
fine national tradition established
centuries ago. when revolUtionists
in the intellectual and spiritual
worlds found shelter there at =
time when most Of Europe was
hostile.
TaEore's Visit PuIIIe.
Why Rsbindranath Tsgore. the
AANAeAA fSNAH NAAA4ASAF anu NAAaAAA NlANAl
OF Orientalism as over against the
Western world, should be visiting
US again is a matter for interestins
speculation. When he last shoe
the dust OF this country OF his feel
he was most Uncomplimentsry in
his comments on his hosts and tbs
country that had filled his pocket,
with cash. He used TO have q kins.
man studying in one Of the Western
state Universities. Possibly N.
comes 10 see him. He may war;
to see the bslloting in the electior
OF Tuesday.
India is to get more home rule from
Great Britain. and the technique OF
democracys supreme act may b
educational. Perchsnce he may hsv,
repented and may think kindlier o'
US and our "barbsrism-" The wa
has had a strange effect in multi.
plying nystiCs. trsnsce nden tslist,
and woTshipers Of the esoteric H,
will find his business as a prophe
much better than when he was her,
last time.
New Hawaiian Btshop.
4 man born on the Isle Of MAJ
is to be stationed as bishop ant
! Official representative Of the Prot
. estsnt EDiscoDal Church in the Ia
; waiian Islands. Washington sdher
! ents OF that church will be inter
= ested in the choice OF the Rev. d.
John D. LaMothe for this post. be
! cause OF his former connection wit
y the Church Of the Epiphany. Tn
venerable and famous seminary a
= Alexandria once knew him ss a stu
dent In Baltimore where he ha
been since 1916. he has made a dis
j tinCt impression. else he would no
= have been chosen for his new ono,
;, Honolulu. in the DAYS when tn
Church Of England was the Prot
S estant representative Of Episcopac
? on the islands and prior TO Amer
q iCsn territorial authority, used {
see some rather sharp clashings be
d tween Episcopalisns and Congregs
d tlonslists. the latter descendants {
d the early missionaries 10 the island
The situation is eased now. tt
z Christians there have to Combir