The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
In the Limelight
By George Perry Morris.
The King of BeIgium,. Trim TO nra.iI.


King Albert Of Belgium finally has
got under way for. Brazil, where a
regal welcome" awaits him, Brazil
having appropriated an astonishing
amount of money for his entertain
ment. He is out on the Atlantic now
conveyed by a Brazilian naval ves-
sci, but It is not at all certain that
he is glad he is where he is. Bel
gium Of late has been having her
troubles. Politics in Brussels seethe
Radicalism is getting to be more
vocal. Parliament is witnessing some
undignified scenes. King Albert, from
the tactical standpoint might better
be at home, and he knows il. But
Kings word has been given to the
former domain Of Portugal. and ap-
parently it will be kept. However,
there is the wireless. He may hear
from home ere the voyage ends at
Rio and go flying back on hurry
call" These are not the most pro-
pitious days known 70 man for regal
tours of pleasure. Italy,s King Is a
model He steadily surrenders his
property to his people. reduces his
racy by humble service and lets
clcricalism, socialism and sovietism
fight il out.
Alfred sIe.
The exchange Of places between
DR.. V. K. Wellington Koo and Alfred
SEE, by which the former will go to
London TO represent China and the
latter leave London for Washington,
ostensibly has for its explanation
the proximity Of London to Paris
/ and other capitals, where DR.. Koo
will represent China in the league Of
nations. But there are other reasons
in the background, some personal
and some official.
Mai. J. b. Pond.
The Lyceum Bureau which Mai. J.
3. Pond founded and made famous
has gone into a state OF bankruptcy.
| The last time il had much publicity
was in the litigation arising from
Maeterlinck' inability to speak
English as well as he spoke French.
Memories Of Maj. Pond will arise at
this news. His "reminiscences OF the
celebrities" he brought from the
ends Of the earth to instruct US have
( been published. These foreigners
] llll ~ tEElDllE bl nlIlls Nd0 10 Sd heNE =
have been given similar permanent
/ form. II one wants to read a hU-
NOR provoking account Of the reaC-
( tions OF a shrewd. semibsrbaric
autocrat to his contacts with men oi
fame and culture. read the ma jor's
book I once heard John Watson
IIan MaClaren) in satire Of the most
exquisite kind describe Ponds tyran-
ny. This sort OF scimitar stroke this
Gael used on occasion with deadly
effect. But with all his arbitrary
handling Of his "geniuses" Maj Pond
put duCats in their purses, and they
swallowed their pride and went
home 10 Europe or Asia to take il
out Of Americans in general
The Tiger a. n Tourist.
ClemenceaU. Of all the disputants
and combatants at the Paris confer,
ence. seems to be having the best
loaf" aster victories" won. HI.
enemies defeated his presidential
ambitions. and some Of them have
'pilloried him for his ignorance OF
the value to France Of Oil-producinE
territory in the Near East. Of which
ignorance Great Britain took advan.
tage. But he remains mute. does not
even growl, much less roar. and he
alternates sojourns in rural France
with trips abroad. First. it wa,
Egypt and the Nile. where he con-
sorted with the Sphinx Soon he goes
out to India. mayhap to get wisdom
from the spirit Of Buddha.
4 ScuIpturaI Masterpiece.
The water flowing down from the
Great Lakes has been turned on and
is now gushing forth from LoraSo
Taft's superb fountain in Chicago
He calls the creation The Founda.
ton Of Time" which indicates itl
symbolism. but gives no conception
Of the technical skill he has showr
or the sense OF po--cr that he ha,
managed to give to the great me,
dunn through which iucessant food
Of tn" waters Of the North and Eas
finds vent. Masterpieces in fuun
i tains on a grand scale and for civi,
joy are not SO common in this Couu.
try that an event n this kind car
go unchroniCled. Year in and ou
Taft goes on growing in creative
power at the same time that he edu.
Gates the pupils who use the Insti.
tute for Cultural Growth He car
he as American" as any speciaIis'
in portra iture Of the abOrigines Il
occasion demands. and he also can h,
IS classic as a conservative Partisan