The Washington herald., 1920-10-20
GIBBONS JOINS
IRISHPROBERS
viii Help Committee Of so
Investigate Alleged
British Atrocities.
By GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

by SEUHGE FfhNn mOthls.
Cardinal Gibbons has Joined the
Of $50, which. through
a commission sitting here in Wash
ington, is to assume the function OF
investigating facts fixing RESPONSE
bility in the matter Of alleged
atrocities in ireland. II is interest
ing, in running over the list Of
members Of this committee. to see
how many Of them are high oriciaIs
In the Protestant churches as we'll
as prelstes of the Roman Catholic
Church. The committee makes tho
interesting announcement that fuIQ
reports Of all fits proceedings In or
ganiZing the commission OF inves-
tigation and in collecting evidence
are being submitted TO the British
Ambassador.
Hale Raps Wilson.
lntimations that George CreeI
has been playing and is 20 continue
to play an important role in con-
nection with future relations OF the
United States and Mexico. by the
law Of association in mental opera-
uons, suggests the query as TO what
has become OF William Bayard Hale
And the question is easily answered.
From his unknown retreat he has
just sent forth through a New York
publisher a book dealing with the
style OF President Wilson. in which
he conviCts the latter OF I'D
jectivitiE." Too many adjectIves
and too few verbs. is the dictum OF
the former minister extraordinary
TO Mexico.
VIII Explore Asia.
The hve-year trip to and through
Central Asia which Ray Chapman
Andrews. Of the American Museum
OF Natural History. - planning TO
make N the company of some OF
the leading scientists OF this count
try has S25O.OOO back Of 81. ant
more II necessary. When IL ~
turns the New York Museum wi
become an even more rcmaTza b \
center Of spoil" than % now ns
and the scientific world may have
data respecting humanity origin
thst will be epoch-making when dis
closed. This particular expedition
has features OF its program cal
cul6ted TO win much popular in
terest in its outcome. but &; is
not the Only one which Americans
OF wealth and with expert kn0wl-
edge are combining 20 execute or
already have under way The Fed
eral Department OF Agriculture and
the departments Of agriculture OF
some OF the leading States ui the
Upper Mississippi Valley have had
their eye on Asia for some time
and have been bringing back TO
this country trees, plaUts. shrubs
and grains that are adding much
to the variety Of our national
wealth.
As for the museums q art. major
and minor. which now cot the ruur-
try. they have increased their treas
ures Of China'S art al a EeomrJrICal
ratio within the past two decades.
Nor is this all Not a few OF the new
school o. poets are finding their
inspiration and models In tho work
Of AsiatiCs who lived centuries ago.
The Andrew expedition. IL should h,.
noted. has the backing OF the younE4
eT Morgan. Frick and Hartman.
New Honor for John Dewey.
John Dewey. Of Columbia I-nivsT-
sity. has a new doct0rste Rightly
il is a Phi. d but not one based on
a thesis. II is the gift Of the Uni
versity Of Pekin. and bears testt-
mony to the service he has rendered
that country in an unofficial rapay-
iIy while leCtuTinE 10 its students
and political 'proErrssives" during
his recent tour 70 and through the
Far East. The merit Of Professor
Dewey's teachings al the present
time is that he Is competent to raTN
about education and economics as
well is the more metaphysical and
abstract conceptions uf philosophy
At a fluid moment in China's f.--
tory when her ambitious liberal
and increasingly nstionaIistir yuErn
have needed wisdom on a variety or
subject-wisdom as the Orr.G-r-
knows it-hc has been on tho -ru.ra
and able TO deal face ro tarr u.sr
inquisitive minds and trout 'rl
hearts.
PadcrewSkTS Life Vivid.
II IEnace Jan Tade-ewskT .-or
turns author and tells Of his ,N.,.-
rienCos since tho war opened iu Ia.f
IL will be a poignant tale uf fr. 90
trated hopes. education in the rIa~ =
Of diplomacy Of the old school. ann
much ingratitud' shown by his 70. 4.
oW-nationsls- The present hour {.
one Of deepest gloom for him ni
cause Of the action OF Gen. ZeuEo1-
ski in taking and retaining Wilma
against the warnings and now the
threats Of punishment by the Coun-
Gil Of the League Of Nations. Pad
rewski, with some faith still LEFT in
him and not wholly disiIIusinn.d az,
TO the disinterCstedness Of TuIaud-s
. advisers, sees that il Wilma is not
surrendered Poland's national oN-
lstcnce is jeopGrdized; and AZ the
same time he understands perfectly
the psychology which has I'D Zell-
Gouskis army 10 act He does not
see what the league can do 90 bet
ter the situation, al least now As
for him he stays on in Paris per
susdinE the Leagues council. .r he
may. TO wise as wei as bold fa,i-
SiOns.