The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-02-04
In the Limelight
By George Perry Morris.

Dr.. II. z. Bard, formerly Secretary
OF the Argentine American Chamber
OF Commerce In New York City. has
Just gone 70 Peru 10 act as E.peciai ad-
wiser 10 the Ministry Of Public InstTuc-
ton Of that Republic. II will not DE
his nrst service In this role for from
ise to 1siz he laid the foundations of
part OF their present educational sys-
tenn. Now he goes out TO complete his
work.
: DR.. Pomponia Guzman, Minister Of
Finance Of the Republic of Columbia,
who recently attended the Pan AmerI-
can financial conference, in this city,
has IL a. part OF his duties while In the
United States TO study with care its
educational system. Here are two
cases OF contemporary recognition by
Latin America that II would be well TO
study our schools, colleges and univer-
stiles. IL is no new notion for early in
the last century when the Spanish
American Republics were very much
Influenced by the example OF the
United States, some Of the ablest
Statesmen Of that time sent here for
educators TO come out and help them
and the traces OF these pioneers work
are writ large in the history Of Argen-
tina and Chile
Mrs Garrett A. Hobart, widow OF
Vice President Hobart, who has her
circle OF friends in the Capitol. Ia lead
ing Q vigorous nght against Mr.. win
H Hays. Chairman Of the National
Republican Committee. Along with
other conservative women whose sym
pathies have always been with the Re
publican party. but who are opposed
10 equal suffrage for women. Mrs. Ho-
bart Is irritated by what she claims
is Mr.. Hays' determination TO identify
the Republican party with radical.
feministic Representatives OF her sex;
and she Is reported as refusing to fur
ther the interests OF the Republican
party n any way while Mr.. Hays
Policy goes unchallenged- As the Re
Eubtican party treasury has received
large contributions from this group OF
women In the past. Mr.. Hays may be
said TO be facing a practical dilemma
DIR. James p. Warbasse, Of Brook
Ign, who has been requested TO re-
sign from the Associated Physicians of
Long Island. N. Y, because Of his rad-
ical views and writings. is one OF the
chief advocates in this country of the
cooperative method OF producing and
distributing goods. He has long been
known as ''pacifist" and as such waS
under more or less suspicion during the
early stages of the war. His large
supply OF funds for propaganda Iitera-
ture is derived from the wealth of his
wife. who is a shareholder in one OF
the largest manufacturing establish
ments of Massachusetts, Clergymen.
Journalists, teachers, and LAWMAKERS
have lost their standings" recently
for economic and political heresies.
DR.. Warbasse leads among physician
martyrs"
1t is interesting to see the F1aglel
fortune being spent in part on the
higher musical interests of New Yorl
City. In addition to serving as Presi.
dent Of the Symphony Society ano
thereby being its good angel" Mr.
Harry Hardness F1agler is providinl
large prizes for new symphonic compo.
sitions for orchestras, open to compos.
ers who are American citizens; and
the judges to be men Of the rank OF
Damrosch, Kneisel and Chadwick.