The Washington herald., 1920-02-05
In the Limelight
BY George Perry Morris.


Mary Garrett Hay Of the Repub-
lean National Committee. after q
visit TO ,twenty-nine States. re-
ports that the women Of the coun-
try are far more interested in plat
forms and policies than they are in
candidates. But what is Of more
Importance from the standpoint OF
woman's share In government is her
certainty that voters Of her sex are
going to demand a Federal depart
ment Of education with a woman
as its head. Now OF course woman
has already demonstrated in InunI-
cipal and State administrative posi-
tions that she can handle the edu-
cational problems of units OF that
size. But IL will be some time yet
before a woman sits where Commits
sioner Clsxton now does.
Dispatches from Greece indicate
that already the former royal family
into which Mrs. william B. Leeds has
recently married are planning TO. use
her millions to help restore the mon
archy. Mrs. Leeds can hardly have
entered on her recent alliance with
out suspecting that there were ul-
terror motives below the surface.
Like many other shrewd American
women OF wealth she may disappoint
schemers against her bank account.
The new President Of France. the
Minister OF Public Instruction. and
other officers of State shared In a
luncheon in Paris recently at which
the guest of honor was Madame Re
jane. She had just been awarded
the Red Ribbon OF the Legion of
Honor. Can you imagine the Pres
ident OF the United States and the
Commissioner OF the Bureau of Edu-
cation being similarly engaged
Thereby showing a kirship between
civics and fine arts) and the hero
inc Of the occasion being Mrs. Fiske
A constant attendant at the hear
ings in Hartford, Conn. were al
legged undesirable aliens liable to
deportation have had their hear
ings, has been the Protestant Epis-
copal Bishop Of Connecticut, Chaun-
cey b. Brewster. He Is one of the
five Bishops of this church who
recently Joined in a protest against
The New York Assemblys suspen-
sion OF tie Socialists. Bishop
Brewster believes that all real
Reds" should be dealt with sum-
marily. On the other hand he is
determined that he will do all he
can to prevent innocent aliens from
being treated unjustly by govern
ment officials.
The recall TO the Serbian capital OF
Dr. Slavko Y. Grouitch after a rela-
lively brief but successful term as
Minister TO the United States from
Jugo-Slavia, will give to the foreign
Office OF that state an adviser who
knows Europe and the United States
well. At the present tuncture in the
new nations history. during the crit
ical days Of the near future in meet
ing ltaly's rising demands. the coup-
sci of men like Dr. Grouitch will be
] Invaluable.
Albert Bushnell Hart. professor Of
the science OF government at Har.
I ward University. goes forth as the
! hrst exchange professor TO the
French Universities following the
war He always keeps so closely in
touch with contemporary politics and
he is so much OF a practical poIiti-
clan that he will be able TO tell
French scholars and public men some
OF the inner reasons why relations
between France and the United
States, seen from the American
standpoint. are not as fraternaI as
they were when the arnistice was
I Isigned.