The Washington herald., 1920-09-15
In the Limelight
BY George Perry Morris.
Rus.in'. aLittIe Mo,sc,- nm

Some OF the worst tragedies Of
the Russian debacls have been the
heartbreaks of revolutionists who
pioneered the way to the overthrow
OF the dynasty but who expected il
TO give way 10 a constitutionaliy
governed republic kingdom or re-
public of the British or American
model. Kropotkin. amopg the men
and Madame Breshkoviskaya among
the women have been prominent in
this group. She is better known in
this country through repeated visits
here; and her many admirers will
regret TO hear of her dangerous ILL
ness. Americans who recently have
sought her out in her mountain re-
treat in Carpathia tell Of grave con-
ditions indicating that the close OF a
noble life is near.
Senator BrRndesee Sees Light.
Connecticurs legislature will soon
meet and the Nineteenth amendment
will be ratified by it. Gov. Holcomb
has had his orders from Senator
Brandegee. and the power that al
ways has been behind the guberns-
torial throne will be obeyed. 1t is
not that Senator Brandegee be
lieves In equal suffrage. He is play
ing strict politics" and wants to
win back some of the alienated
women who are Republicans. His
machine" got one bad dent last
week when Lake was nominated
governor: and he does not want an
other jolt.
Admiralty Expert Returns.
4 few months ago the Shipping
Board sent Charles +. Dutch to Eu-
rope to study at close range GER
tain problems Of administration in
volving admiralty law practices
and also to determine precise con-
/ ditions in various ports affecting
/ the turn around" of the boards
vessels. He had been delving hsrd
! in the home office for a long time
and the trip came as a welcome
change. He returns to report very
marked Improvement in conditions
I OF operation and also in possession
, Of evidence Of various kinds that
the board will profit by having.
Chester RoweIrs Endorsement Of
Gov.
One Of the personalities OF Cali
fornis with a large personal fol-
. lowing and much political power
that is more than ordinary. is Ches-
( ter H Rowell He has bolted the
nominee Of the Republicans for gov
eTnor and also he has bolted Hard
ing for his attitude on the league
/ and his general standpattism. and
he will vote for Cox. ROwell edits
paper at Fresno which gives him
/ a medium for saying what h"
thinks. He is a forceful political
[ combatant. whichever side he hap
pens to be on. and he has been on
many. Thus he supported Roose-
welt. switched to Hughes and now
is IN the Democratic camp speaking
as a progressive"
4 Rabbi I<rausLoprs Warning.
7 The plain speech Of Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf OF Philadelphia. to his
.co-reliEionists on the peril that they
and contemporary Christians are
now facing because letting the
DeliIah OF lust destroy their Sam
son-lille virtue and power. is not
the message Of a sensationBlist or
of a suddenly notorious fanatic set
ting up extreme standards OF ethics.
He has long been leader Of the
Reformed Jews OF the country. he
has been president OF the American
Conference OF Rabbis. his output Of
scholarly literature has been large
and valuable. he has pioneered the
way for education of Jewish i'm
migrants in agriculture. he has
served the nation on important
commissions abroad studying eco
numic problems. and during the war
he served on the Food Conservation
Commission. representing the Jewish
organizations. II is with lsmeuta-
ton that he notr~ the national d.
vorce record. ;ha tendencies in
women's dress and manners. and
the Indifference of ;he lajty TO the
advice Of their spiritual leaders
You fnd in his sermon the same
notes SO rrequ,n, in the major and
minor prophets "i tho Old Testa-
4 ment