The Washington herald., 1920-02-07
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.

Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church, who
is prominent as a leader, in the
Interchurch Council on Organic
Union, now in session in Philadel-
phia- was the model ecclesiastic
whom Owen wister initiated in his
story The Tirginian." Bishop Tai
bot graduated from Dartmouth Col
lege and has always had friendly
relations with members of churches
other than his own. Therefore II
is not surprising TO find that he is
taking a broad position in the Phil
adelphia conference and is cham
pioning The United Churches Of
Christ In America"
There is one American, Col. will
liam Haskell OF the United States
Army, now acting as high commits
sioner for the allied powers in Ar
menia and the ad: Nent republics.
who is undergoing a trying exper-
fence at the present time. With his
headquarters at Tiflis, he has been
trying to break the way into what
are known as the New Balkans"
for himself and his relief workers
Now. IL reports be correct Tinis
and the adjoining country has come
into the hands Of the Bolshevik
forces. Col. Haskell is SO resource
full in meeting all sorts of e1igen-
cies that his friends are not worry
ing about him or about the welfare
OF the picked corps OF former Red
Cross and Food Administration
workers who sailed from New York
early in December to carry out this
special mission.
II Japan has intimated TO the Ger
man government that DR.. Solf. former
secretary for the colonies. will not be
persona grata as Germany's repre-
sentative at Tokyo. she has been
shrewd. His extraordinary knowledge
Of the Asiatic problem in all its rant
fications would make him a danger
Gus man to have about. Germany. in
at least three instances within a
month. has been given to understand
that her diplomats of the old school
will not be welcomed in capitals OF
countries that have been at war with
her. She may be strongly tempted to
take advantage of the technical
knowledge OF these veterans. but the
nations to WHICH they are assigned
happen to have a point OF view just
now that rates certain other QualitI-
cations higher than those that have
been acquired by many years OF craft
Rev. Father John A. Ryan. the we'll
known economist. who is on the fac
ulty of the Catholic University al
Brookland, as is well known, is one
of the ablest and most persistent crit
les of socialism that his church en-
rolls among its members. But he has
no sympathy with suppression Of a
political minority by unlawful meth
DDS, and he considers the action of
the New York assembly in suspending
the five socialist assemblymen as the
! most brazen and insidS<Js outrage
that has been committed in this coun-
| try since 1871.
The concern which presidents,
trustees and special friends Of the
New England colleges feel as they
face the problem of financing those
institutions in the future is indi-
Gated by the fact that President
woolley, of Mt. Holyoke, President
Nelson, of Smith College. and Pres
ident Marshall. Of the Connecticut
College for Women, all spoke in
Hartford this week on "Endowments
and the Educational Crisis in the
United States" There cannot be
incessant resort to such drives
as are now on for special funds in
large amounts to be used to bring
up professors salaries and provide
for current expenses. There are
limits to alumni loyalty and capa-
city to give. There also are grave
objections to accepting very large
sums from individual donors. But
| if these sources Of supply are cut
of. what are the privately-endowed
! institutions to do?