The Washington herald., 1920-07-22
In the Lirnelight
Oxferd Hs.er. BisAep GAMER.
By George Perry Morris.


Bishop Thomas r. Gsilor Of Ten
nessee. now In London sharing in
the deliberations OF the Lambeth
conference. Theact il partly in
recognition OF personal worth and
partly because Of the oficial rank
OF the recipient. Under the newly
devised system OF administration of
the affairs of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church he. In some ways. is
like unto an archbishop with his
see seat In New York. And this
without surrendering his relations
to the diocese of Tennessee.
Marshal Foeh Of the X. Of c.
Knights of Columbus members
are pleased to learn that Marshal
Foch is to join their order and may
thus share more intimately in the
celebration which high officials of
the society soon will carry out on
French soil. The rapidity with
which this organization Is estab-
fishing foreign chapters Is marked,
but II is as nothing compared with
the applications accepted. Cardinal
Mercier was much impressed with
the practical worth of the society
and will be it's champion not only
In Belgium but in Europe.
Japanese and Western Architecture.
DR.. Josiah Conder. whose death
last month. severed an oficiaI rela-
tion with the Japanese government
which had existed since 1876, had
had more to do than any other
Westerner in forming such prefer
ences for Occidental architecture As
the Japanese now have. As a teach
er in the Imperial University at
Tokyo; as architect to the public
works department and as a teach
'er and guide OF youth who have
since prospered in their profession,
he had been influential for bet
ter or worse, according to your
convictions on the issue of an ORR
entail civilization with an authentic
type of art setting out to initiate
quite another type exotic and not
always admirable. DR.. Conder mar
ried native. and their daughter
married a Swedish naval oficer.
Their grandchildren are thus a
blend symbolical of coming race
amalgamation distressing to Mad
ison Grant and T. Lothrop Stoddard.
Philosopher rs National Education
Cemmissioner.
In the new Italian cabinet you
find the name of Bsnedetto Croce
as minister OF education; comment
ing upon which fact, an Italian
writes that the recognition given
to this fundamental thinker. whom
Columbia University recently hon
ored in a significant way. will be
received with great satisfaction in
Intellectual circles. Signor Croce's
qualifications for the post being
purely that of high intelligence.
He has. in fact, always stood out
side political life and devoted him
self to philosophical, historical and
literary studies. Public education
In Italy is now, for the first time.
set free from the atmosphere of
ferce political struggle between
clerical and other parties, and can
take on its proper aspect. humans
tic and spiritual" The shade of WILL
lam T. Harris, once our commission
er of education and a renowned in
terpreter of Hegel. must be interest
ed in this Italian thinkers chance
to prove his worth as a national
educational leader. Were the United
States to create a Department of
Education, with its head a member
of the Cabinet. would il find in
either Mr.. Harding or Mr.. Cox a
President with vision enough to
name John Dewey. a philosopher and
educational reformer. as first in
cumbent of the post?
Van III. Manning'x Diplomacy.
When Van H. Manning was direc-
tor of mines of the Department of
the Interior he had a large job, but
one to be worked out on a national
scale. With his transfer to director
of research for the American Pc
troleum Institute, he at once began
to function internationally. Re-
ports from London Indicate that IN
conference with Sir John Cadman.
who shapes the British governments
oil program. he has received assur-
ance that the British government
will deal fairly with the United
States and its citizens in distribu-
tion OF the oil products of the Per-
sian and Mesopotamian fields. II
such proves to be the case credit will
be due to joint action of our State
Department and the American Pc
troleum Institute and also to recog-
milton by the British that monopoly
rights in territory acquired by spe-
ciai treaty negotiations or by mill
tary conquest will not diminish
diplomatic or commercial friction
for the kingdom at time when