The Washington herald., 1920-05-07
In the Linelight
By ceorre Perry Morri..


New York's experiments with bus
iness men as governors have not
always been as satisfactory as
their champions have wished they
had been. Nevertheless the demand
recurs. as reaction against. too
many lawyers and "mere politi-
clans" The candidacy of Elou
Huntington Hooker, who is seeking
the support of Republicans, IL in.
tefesting because he is AN engineer
OF repute. with his business expe-
rience In Manufacturing rather than
IN banking or trading. In politics
ne Is OF the Progressive brand, but
works within the Republican fold.
One cannot but feel somehow that
as our political evolution proceeds
more Of our executives will have
Mr.. Hooker's and Mr.. Hooyer's
backgrounds. State government in
creases In its status as a,matter of
applied science and conservation OF
life and property.
When Charles Downer Hazen of
the department of history at Col
umbia University begins lecturine
at the University Of Strasbourg he
Will have the honor of being the FIRST
American scholar to address the Al
satan academic circle GaIlicized by
the outcome of the war. Professor
Hazen made his reputation as writer
OF popular books on European his
tory when he was a professor at
smith College During the war he
has increased that reputation by
nexible adjustment OF his literary
art and his stores of knowledge TO
making the war and its origin in
telligible TO a host Of readers.
In 1906 Miss Clara Porter gradu.
ated from Smith College. Nineteen.
twelve saw her editing a magazine
In the interest Of a public service
corporation. Later she became the
first president OF the Business and
Professional Woman's League OF
New York City. Now she is an as
sistant secretary of one of the larg-
est trust companies of the same city
and has just been elected the first
woman on its official staff. The case
is symbolical Of an exodus of the
college-bred girl into the business
world. an exodus which the war ac-
celebrated and which the armistice
did not stop. Science. economics and
business arc the topics most in de-
msnd at some OF the oldest of the
women's colleges of the country
now.
One of the most interesting dele
gates to the Methodist Episcopal
Conference now in session at Des
Moines is Mr.. How Chai Wang of
Tienstin. A devout Christian he also
t. - H.
ed business men of the republic.
iron He controls tanneries and
electric lighting establishments
The China-American Industrial Cor
poration has him for a vice presi-
dent. When at home he directs the
local Y. NJ c. A. The missionaries
converted his parents years ago and
he grew up under Methodist infiu-
ences. Wealth and power have not
induced him TO revert Neither the
tdeposed Mongol dynasty nor Con-
fucianism can count on him or his
wealth. He is a convinced republi-
can and Christian, a maker of the
New China.
When our Minister to Greece, Mr.
Garrett Droppers, sits down with
Secretary Colby to tell him about
conditions in the Near East, tn,
head of the State Department will
get IAN earful" 10 use a colloquial
but expressive phrase. Minister
| Droppers began a varied career as
| an academic person. and he still is
at home in a library or lecture
room. But practice Cand the more
serious in kind it was. the better)
| has always interested him; and
| what he cannot probe to the bot.
/ tom is deep. indeed. He has beer
where he could watch the interplay
| of Greek. Italian, British, French
and Turkish craft during and since
the war. He has kept his ears and
eyes open. published little or moth.
ing but thought much. Ultimately
/ he Will write one of the best and
most valuable books on the Neal
East as the most fertile seedplo,
of devilment eXtant Nor will the
book lack color. heat, acridity.
After Secretary Colby has had
his talk with Mr.. Droppers abou,
the Near East he can turn to Am.
bassador Morris for light on con.
ditions in the Far East. Hayinr
already conversed with Minister
Gibson about the Polish-Ukrainian.
Russian situation he can feel tina,
his education is now proceedInr
apace, and not only by study OF
documents and cables. The man O,
the ground never can tell all n,
cares to tell his diplomatic chic
unless they are face to face anS
with no third person present
whether 1t is by chance or fore
thought that these three. diplomati
are showing up in Washington nov