Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-22
Washington Briefs

! Special 10 Indiana Daily Times
( and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
/ WASHINGTON, March 22-Sir william
! A. NJ Goode, K B. f. Of London, presi-
dent of the British section Of the Aus
trlan reraration commission, is In Wash
/ ington and has conferred at the Capitol
with Senator Lodge. His call upon the
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee concerned last weeks vote In the
/ Senate to relinquish Americas hold on
! Austria's assets for twenty five years
| The British knight expressed gratlhca-
alton over the Senate's action and assured
| Mr.. Lodge 1t would conduce effectively
to the rehabilitation OF the Impoverished
Danube nation.
Sir William Goods IS half American
by early environment and professional
career New Foundlander by birth. he
was once trooper In the United states
Attn Cavalry, a New York newspaper man
and later on a PRESS correspondent In
London. His war work on Belgian re
lief and later as British Iaison OFFICER
with the American food administration
won him a knighthood. He was cor
respondent on SIMPSONS flagship dur
ing she sponish-American war. lie Is
"buddie Of Sir Thomas Upton, the
-lr'h cup-chaser.
Chesterfield House, in Mayfair London.
which IA to be the town residence oil
Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles, and
her consort. was the headquarters OF
Colonel House as chief OF the first Amer
lean War Mission that visited Great
Britain in November, 1917. It was turned
over to the mission by the American mis-
tress Of the mansion, the Duchess OF
Roxburghe, formerly Miss May Goelet.
Chesterfield House IS in tho heart OF
ultra fashionable Mayfair. 1t looks out
upon Hyde Park and IS surrounded by
the homes OF London's noblest and rich
est
President Harding made the acquaint-
ance Of one Of the VI. and coming young
men OF the Republican party when he re
ceived tho American Legion delegation
on disqualification affairs. The er Is
sary In question is Brigadier General
Abel Davis OF Chicago. whom the G. Q. ..
Of Illinois and the Middle West are
grooming for future big events. Already
the possessor Of a fine record In city
and county politics, General Davis
friends say he is headed straight for tho
Illinois Governorship, with limitless pos
slbillties beyond Springfield. Still on the
sunny side Of forty, General Davis had
brilliant war experience In France
He went overseas as a major IN an Ill
nois national guard regiment, later
commanded the regiment, finally led
brigade and emerged from the fray n
full nedged brlgadier general. His troops
were "dlvisioned" with the British that
conducted the bloody defense about Al
bert in the black week Of March, 1918
and later Davis own regiment formed
the extreme right pivot Of the American
Army that was holding the Verdun
front.
Washlngton's diplomatic corps, which
remained intact and continuously on Its re-
sponsible Job throughout the armament
conference. is a somewhat decmated ag-
gregation at the moment. Sir Auckland
Geddes is in the Far West; Prince Lub-
Omirski, minister of Poland, has just ar
rived In Europe; Baron Shidehara, am
bassador of Japan, is about to sail for
Yokohama, and Senior Pezet. ambassador
of Peru, has left for two months trip
to his far-on country. There is no re-
liable news In Washington of any i'm
pending recall of Ambassador Jusserand
Of France.-Copyright 1922, by Public
Ledger Company.