The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
CUBA PLEASED
BY new CHOICE
Rathbone Finance Adviser,
Hughes Has Fitting Role
As Sect Defender.
By GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.


The Plstt amendment by which
Cuba was kept tied to the United
States In ways chiefly intended TO
save her from foreign compiics-
uons has always been re-snforced
by that unwritten compact Of Ma
ture which makes Il inevitable that
Cuba should turn 20 the United
states in times OF domestic crises
Hardly has Gen. Crowder nnished I
his invited task OF formulatlngy
Tor the island a method Of voting
TO guard against past abuses vhe1
the islands financial plight aEsiH
forces her to turn TO the United
States for a special adviser in the
person Of Albert Rathbone. former
ly OF the Federal Treasury. He 10
satisfactory to most of the many
interests involved in keeping up in
sular credit and in strengthening
out the affairs OF a nation that al
ways will be in peril of q like slump
so long as IL is dependent on one
or two basic Industries Like the
States Of our South. Cuba courts
disaster SO long as she rejects di-
versifcation of her crops
Ar. Hughes and Church LdttGsusx-
Former Supreme Court Justice
Hughes has been a consulting coun-
sci for the trustees Of the Chris
tian Science Publishing Society ever
since the litigation within the sect
began: but his first argument in
court came this week. The son OF
a Baptist preacher and prominent
in that denomination's AFFAIRS, he
has an acquaintance with the re-
lations Of law 20 ecclesiastical gov
ernment which some counsellors and
advocates could not bring to a case
Of the kind The significance OF
this new chapter in the litigation
inheres to q considerable extent in
the hnality Of the decision 10 be
made. The full bench Of the Mas
sachusetts Supreme Court 10 sitting.
The directors having refused TO ac-
cept the findings OF a master sp-
pointed by the court. the court it,
self now will act.
Hoaors for the Bureau Of st.nsarss
workers-
Not only william W. coblentz.
the physicist. TO whom the Academy
OF Science of Paris has awarded the
Jansen medal. is honored by the
grant; IL also in part must be dis
tributed TO the Bureau of Standards,
where he has worked for twelve
( years. and in the Laboratories OF
which he has done his exploring
work in measuring radiant heat.
For pure science his discovery is OF
much value TO astronomers; and for
mariners, naval or commercial. he
has discovered a process to detect
moving craft that will save meal
culable wealth in life and property
/ L.
certain science.
Thomas Nelson Pages War story.
Former Ambassador Pages book
on ITALY and the World War" has
made him perpetually persona grats
in Italy. In France and Great Brit
ain the book will have a contrary
effect. II will have its cumulative
share in building up increasing dis
trust Of the sincerity Of Great Brit
Z ain and France at the Paris Peace
Conference in their treatment OF the
American case and its representa-
tiyes. Critics OF the President and
Of the American experts who ac-
companied him have yet 20 reckon
fully with the fact that the United
States happened to have in impor-
I tant diplomatic positions, during
the war and after. men who are
trained writers. and who were
I bound sooner or later TO produce
a body of literature. documented
! with ofhcial data and backed by
Z keen observation OF the subterrsne-
an currents that had to be combat
ed. One by one these witnesses are
taking the stand and telling what
they know. Mr.. Page is the latest.
I but not the last.
Scotia Honors an American Scot.
Edinburgh has voted the freedom
Of the city to Alexander Graham
Bell. who was born in the historic
capital in ls47. To recapitUlste the
service he has rendered to human
ity is not necessary to Washing
tonians. Their view 81 il is that
he has honored Edinburgh quite a.
much. IL not more. than she has hon
ored him. His is a gracious but
also a virile senescence. with a mind
still active and exploring and just
now deeply concerned with prob
lens OF aviation and the means by
which man is to go on to further
conQuests.
Amher.rs Millionaire Friend.
Amherst Colleges drive" for So
100000 starts well with the ofier
OF Arthur Curtiss James to give
$500. 600. This fine sailor on the
( high seas and supporter of yacht
I ing. is the son OF d. willis james.
an EnElishmsn who early in life
entered the employ OF the old New
York firm of Phelps. Dodge & CO.
He lived long enough to become .
partner in the firm and to become
one of the wealthiest men in the
metal trade OF the world. He was
also conspicuous as donor OF large
sums to educational and religious
4 institutions. notably those OF the
/ Presbyterian order. The son has
inherited his fathers place in the
business: is a multl-millionaire and
never forgets Amherst where he WAS
graduated in 1853.