Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-18

here. patricians and plebians. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. men cnpital-
isucaiiy inclined and men who believe
uhat iapor unions VIII bring in the
nsiiienium ahead of schedule. And the
'epupucan> feminine vote was by no
means overlooked. for four of the
aoiest women in the Republican ranks
We're cordially invited, and as willing
~ accepted. All are ready to advise
All that Mr.. Secretary Hughes need
DO to receive the cream of this ,Re.
p'biics opinion is to press a button.
ana request that the American Al
yisory Committee fall In and function.
Ihat Is what they are anxiously
awaiting.
several members of this committee
possess executive ability above the
ordinary, and knowledge of their
special fields which Is exhaustive i'm
extent. They must suffer from know
ing that their fountains of informo.
'ioh remain untapped during these
momentous days. and that their
opinions remain in cold storage. as il
We're, for the time being while a group
or experts. who are not nationally
known. are doing real work behind
closed doors.
NO one will deny that General John
j. Pershing is the most DISTINGUISHED
'nemoer of this highly honored group.
whose names will forever ring through
Iime S dusty corridors as being among
| those Who We're, asked to be ready 10
! ADVISE, II the occasion ever arose. and
Mr.. Secretary Hughes felt himself nj
sea--which is the lakt thing which will
happen to that gentleman. to Judge
! by the event of that opening day
when he astounded the world by tho
boldness of his own proposal for naval
diminution.
IL would be unllind. and cruel he
yond words. TO attempt To differentiate
any of the remaining members from
| their brothers and sisters In advice.
dom. They are equally brilliant in
their respective fields, and equally will.
ing to perform the duty ASSIGNED e
them, and, one might add, equally
anxious Former Senator Sutherlan.
of Utah has been chosen by them 70.
chairman. He is scheduled for n jus
ticeship on the United States Suprcm,
meanwhile his advice may prove Nalu
able to the Conference. Secretary o
Commerce Hoover has been workn,
hard lately rutting his department ol
the map; 1t was natural that he shoul'
have a rest, If his agile mind will talk
IL. Rear Admiral w. L. Rodgers o
the Navy can be useful when tn
hour comes. Stephen G.. Porter is
representative from PENNSYLVANIA an
chairman of the House Committee ol
foreign. affairs; he also deserves a res
J from his arduoGs duties. Gov. Joh
NJ. Parker of Louisiana, for. Ter pro
gressive. now an active Democrat, pos
sesses Southern point of view
Henry z. Fletcher is the efficient In
dersecretary of State. Col. J. NJ. Vain
wright of New York is an equally ef
> ficient assistant Secretary OF War. Co
Theodore Roosevelt is likewise an ei
hclent Assistant Secretary OF III
Navy.
, But for fear that the committe
might be overburdened with official
dom. men from the plain people. an
$ people hot so plain. were also Choser
There IS Sam Gompers, President q
the Federation of Labor. And theT
I is William Boyce Thompson OF Ne'
, York City, financier. Former Senate
Willard salisbury OF Delaware wa
named mainly, one judges, because ,
3 his knowledge of international affair
Likewise his appointment. was
gracious acknowledgment that III
!, President remembered that there weI
Isome Democrats remaining in Dels
ware after the deluge of last NJ
= vember.
John L. lewis is the President
the United Mine Workers OF Americ.
o He has given much advice on sundr
n subjects in his day. which has not VI
waned. Walter George Smith is
: pennsylvania lawyer and publicis
: Carmi Thompson is a former treasul
- er of the United States, who can az
wise on financial matters if that sui
n ject should be added 10 the agend
The farmers were not forgot. no le
a man than Charles s. Barrett
&c Georgia. president of the Nation
d Farm Bureau, representing thel
e Your correspondent does not kno
= whether he is the type designated
ls dirt farmer" If so, he is all Il
"a more valuable. Upper New Englan
- of course, could not be overlooked.
- =. Harold NJ. Sewell Of Maine, most roc
ribbed of all rock-ribbed states,
present.
Then there are the ladies' If \
o. Harding had taken a twelve-mon
il in which to pick this committee
o. could not have found a more al
,,eo group TO represent the femini
is world. Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird
IN well known in her native state. Me
a sachusetts, where she has been
figure OF prominence in social <ircl
er and also in those vastly more il
te portant fields where intelligent a
q public spirited women are so bat
OF needed today. Mrs. katherine Philll
Is Edison of California is a worthy "a
- resentative OF the Pacific Coast. NJ
at Eleanor Franklin Egan of New YC
has a host of admirers who have I
~ lowed with interest her mary mas
,t~ zine articles on public matters. NJ
on Thomas c.. Winter of Minnesota
] l the President General of the Fede
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