Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Washington Briefs

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Russia d.
vides the center Of the stage with Wash
ingtons "275 daylight saving" as the
Capitals chronological chaos Is wittily
termed. With Senator Borah asking the
Senate to recognize the soviet, with Sec
rotary Hughes cannon-bau reply on the
Genoa Hague proposal and with Herbert
Hoover telling the United States Chamber
Of Commerce his views on Russia, May is
was, as 1t were, n red letter day.
Whatever Washington notions about
soviet Russia may be-they are as d.
verse as opinions on a controversial Is
sue well could be-everybody reckons it
Is the sore thumb international topic
sticking out above all others to the point
Of domination Of the whole world per-
spective Mr.. Hoover, as he Invariably
does, poured several cold facts into the
situation tonight. One Of them is de-
signed TO explode the myth that trade
with Russia" Is vital to American pros
perity.
The Secretary OF Commerce the other
day coined new name for soviet Russia.
He was speaking OF the Russo German
treaty sprung at Genoa by the Moscow
Berlin conspirators. Somebody asked
him what Its economic importance was.
Il can see no economic value whatever"
he replied, in amalgamating with a
vacuum"
william yelpeau Rocker. prominent
Indianapolis lawyer has been invited by
the International Law Association. whose
headquarters is In London, to address It's
annual meeting at Buenos Aires In Aug
ust on Jurisdiction In Aerial Communf-
cation. MIR. Rocker ranks as the first
authority In the United States on the law
of the air. He was delegated by the con-
ference OF American Bar Association TO
draft q report on the subject, which has
been pronounced by Elihu Root as q
world charter for aerial Jurisprudence.
Mr. Rockers contention is that air law
Is destined to be administered under tho
general rules Of admiralty law. He holds
that the ether, like the sea, cannot be
geomctrically "ailocated' and believes
that the principles Of admiralty event
ualy will be made applicable to the air
communications"
There was conspicuously little pomp
and circumstance about the formal open
ing OF the Chielan- Peruvian negotiations
IN the Hall OF the Americas. The func-
ton was short and business-like and
seemed Of good augury. Secretary
Hughes. as usual, was impressive and
to the point, setting an example which
the Spokesman OF the two Latin Amerl-
can republics were prompt to follow.
Senior Izquierdo, one Of Chile's delegates
whose name is pronounced 18th kee-
air doe with the accent on the "air"
and means left" in Spanish. spoke ex-
temporaneously in fluent English. Senior
Poras, who responded for Peru, read
in English from manuscript. He Is Of
the Anglo Saxon type Of statesman-tall
smooth shaven and suave. and might
easily be mistaken for a member OF the
British Parliament
The Tacna- africa peace parley tomor-
row viii settle down to business with
manifestly every intent Of achieving ef-
fective results. Bolivia has sent Its min
lister Of foreign affairs, Senior Gutierrez
to Washington to hold a watching brief
and ready to sit in II Chile and Peru
decide to invite Bolivla's participation in
their powpow.