Evening star., 1922-12-07
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.
I NkY pilots-pastors of two of the
most prominent churches of

HkY pilots-pastors of two of the
most prominent churches of
4 Washington-rose to heights of
eloquence last Sunday and ran
amuck together above the clouds.
Both churches are equipped with ra-
diophones, and 1t happened that both
were using the same wave length.
that the two sermons failed to con-
tradict each other. in principle, and
it was impossible to rouse the preach
ers to any controversy. Even pass
ing the contribution basket-up in
the air-to accommodate those who
were listening in, only demonstrated
that wealth has wings" but failed
I" show just where it lights
The world is so hardened 10 the
| ness of events that it seems too blase
10 be surprised at anything. Wire
less talk has become so miraculous
within the last year that it has be
come COMMUNICATIVE is. IN
, itself, miracle. For decades we
nave been able to look through the
! opaque by means of Roentgen rays.
A French scientist has invented Il
lens which separates rays reflected
from the surface of old paintings
from the rays which pierce through
the varnish tbeing the ref. ctiou from
the original itself, So that when
viewed through The refractlng lens.
the origina! br!lliancy and purity OF
color reappearS as on the dag il WAS
painted. perhaps centuries ago.
Here comes DIR. Edouard Relin, who
had already invented IA means OF
transmitting photographs by wir.
| and now he is able to send by wire
less movie pictures through miles OF
ether.
1t will be but a few years when
We may look and hear without regard
to distance.
completely change every seven years.
but few have attempted TO apply tho
same principle of change to the world
in which We live. Who Will check up
and name the wonders which were
scarcely known seven years ago and
which today occupy a large space In
our attention?
In political affairs the last few days
have included wonders and events of
worldwide significance, yet nobody
seems to notice their importance.
Right here in Washington probably Y
a new nation IS in the forming at d
conference Of the Central American u
states. with the United States sitting
al the counsel table. Out of this con-
ference, ana with TIL. hearty ap-
/ proval of the United States. ther-
VIII. perhaps. be formed the basis for
l nltrd states .: Central America
Guatemala, Honduras. Salvador. Nlca-
ragua and Costa Isica. secretary oi
state Hughes preSideS over the meet
I ing. but h announced in the OUT
start that the United States has n1
ambition to crafty at the expense
of the c"nfereeS; its only interest is
:he peace of the hemisphere II is to
our interest to have Il strong united
republic in Central America IN Pile
of Weak countries 4ualreling among
themselves. The five nations of C.M-
trai America have many of the sam"
problems to meet that confronted our
own thirteen co!or'es after car rev"-
luton. 1t is - be hoped thar they
will not have to suffer tho baptism
of war before they fad the solution
to thei- problems of union.
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What a coincidence it is that just
when Clemenceau. the former premier
to mix into Europe's diplomacy and
wars, he should find us absorbed in
interna tional diplomacy looking to
the peaceful forming Of a united ma
tion. without the shadow Of q war to
bring about the settlement. Never,
since the council table about which
the Central American rep~t sentativeS
are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS since the Pan
american Union WAS formed. som.
thirty years ago-has there been in
ternational war in this hemisphere
May the traditions and atmosphere Of
friendly council which haliow that
ia hle continue to make the christmas
song an all-centuIv anthem for all
America: Peace on earth: good VIII
to man.
The District OF Columbia is not by
any means to be classed as simply Il
city of a population Of half 4 million
people such as are found III various
parts of the United States" says Col.
c. o. Sheriff.. superintendent of pub
lie buildings ard grounds. in his an
nual report. ''It is the center OF the
national government He adds:
The city of Washington. in tie Dis
trict of Columbia. should be an -N-
amanle to the entire United states
The colonel is right. The country
is judged by foreign visitors. not
frcr, what they see in any other one
city, as il is by the National Capital
New York is more foreign than any