The Washington herald., 1920-03-19
In the Lirnelight
BY George Perry Morris.

by Moses Woiner. the Russian, who
is an interesting member Of the
New York art colony. Former
Speaker Champ Clark. Hiram Maxim,
the inventor. and the Vice President
of the United States have been re-
cent sitters. and his "interpreta-
tions" OF them win be shown here.
Later the Marshall bust goes to the
Senate's collection Of ifs presiding
officers. Russian art In welcomed
whore Russian political ideas are
not.
Is II Viscount Morley or viscount
Grey who is TO lead the new party
OF Britons. the advent Of which Is
heralded by the London News? John
orley's cmergence from the isola-
tion and quietude which he delib-
ierately chose when the war began
would be q six days wonder. He
surely is too venerable TO think of
assuming such task ut such time
and the same in q general way may
be said for viscount Grey; but he
is comparatively hale and able to
travel about the realm. But one
differ materially from that of MT.
Asquith, who has returned to Par
lament and to active political life
ss spokesman for Liberalism OF the
older type.
Henry Van Dyke. former minister
Of the United States to the Neither
lands and well known poet and es-
| IN yiof fo e. AA ~ kA a Il n ro
! next Monday afternoon at the Osler
Memorial meeting held under the
auspices of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore. Quite naturally the
other speaker will be Prof. William
III. welch of the Medical School.
DR.. Van Dyke is in the habit of do
Ing excellent critical work on such
occasions, not letting love and af-
fection wholly influence his judg-
, ments and retaining much of the
objective point of view. The Uni
versity has done well to give Let
ters" as well as Science q spokes-
man on this occasion. DIR. Osler
would have so ordered II.
Professor Dallas Lore Sharp is
attracting considerable attention in
New England as a critic Of the
special" or private sbool and as a
wholehearted champion OF the pub
lie schools upon which rests, as
he believes, maintenance of the
democratic ideal in this country. He
teaches English literature in q very
vital. original way at Boston Uni
versity: lives with his wife and
children a sort OF Thoreau life in
a somewhat distant and as yet un-
spoiled suburb south of Boston;
combines rural and urban expert
ences each day OF the week: and
out Of his contacts with Nature,
men and books creates readable es-
says of the John Burroughs sort.
He says that the United States has
only a fourth-rate standard and
achievement in education.
Admirable arrangements for arbi-
tration of disputed between business
men in Argentina and the United
national list Is headed by Alba
Boardman Johnson, who is quite as
important q parsonage in Philadel-
phia's manufacturing world as
could well be named. He, with his
ANai SuuycCl " Cdil
at any time to consider documentary
or other evidence and pass judg-
ment. How many Baldwin Locomo-
tive Company engines there are in
Argentina do not know: but there
are many countries of Europe and
Asia where Mr.. Johnson's suit
ability to pass judgment on disputed
issues of business would be con-
ceded, solely on the merit of the
product he insists on turning out
year after year.
Harry W. Braddon, former COM
missioner of the Australian Com
monwealth to the United States, has
returned home as a booster" of
things American, especially our su-
perior way OF handling disputes be-
tween labor and capital This may
not soothe the Australian masses"
who are quite of the opinion that
the domination of the common
wealth by labor is a benign fact
and gives II priority as a Utopia
for the organized wage earners- Mr..
Braddon also defends our idealism,
admitting that at first he did not
discover 1t, thinking we were ma
terialistis. Now he goes to the
other extreme. We are "the most
ideal-loving nation in the world,
emotional at times to the point Of
sentimentality."