Evening star., 1923-08-25
BY THE MARauIsE DE FoNTE>oY.

British admirals on the retired list,
who are credited with a gift of plain
speaking. and with an experience of
the liquor problem less sided
than can be derived from the prisons
and hospitals. are taking a very ac-
tive part in the work of the Anti
Prohibition League. and kindred orr
ganizations. Naturally, they have at
tracted the hostile attention of Pussy
foot Johnson and his disciples. who
are now directing, in special de-
gree. their guns upon them, among
the objects of their attack being Ad-
miral Sir Reginald Hall. member of
parliament for the County of Derby,
and who was at the head of the Sc
cret service of the royal navy
throughout the great war. and Rear
Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt. member of
parliament for Buckrose and who
will be remembered by his many
friends in America as having been in
charge of the secret service work of
the British navy in the United States
in the West Indies. in Canada, as we'll
as in Central and South America
from 1914 until the restoration of
peace.
Sir Reginald Hall on retiring from
the navy. became. first of all. a di-
cry concern of the Barclays. and
thereupon. the founder and president
of the Fellowship -of-Freedom- and
Reform. an anti-prohibition organi-
cation of considerable power and in
f1uence, and. on his appointment as
chief agent and manager of the con-
servative party machine. surrendered
his presidency of the society and his
directorship OF the Barclays, though
not his interest in the firm. to Sir
Guy Gaunt. The fellowship society
spent last year close upon quarter
of a million dollars in it's far-reach-
ing political activities. Another for
mer flag officer. namely. Admiral
Nicholas. is the secretary of the Anti
Prohibition League.
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Sir Martin Conway, who has an
American wife in the person of
Katrina. daughter of Charles Lam
bard of Augusta. Me, president of the
for the combined universities. and
perhaps the most celebrated of living
veteran Alpinists. having made the
the world, has just called attention
to the fact that. with the recent pas
sage of member Of the English AL
pine Club from the Nallee de Mont
1Ole, In france, INTO the val NSnl, IN
Italy. by way of the dangerous and
until that time virgin "Col In
franchisable," the conquest of the
Alps has been completed. He de-
clares that today there is no Alpine
mountain or peak the summit of
which has not been scaled by modern
mountaineers, and no pass no matter
how arduous and dangerous, that has
not been crossed. The field of noun
taineering conquest has been exhaust
ed in the Swiss. French and italian
Alps. Those seeking fresh victories
destined to win lasting fame for their
names, in connection with the scaling
of heights deemed inaccessible. will
have to seek them in Alaska. in CEN
trail Africa and in the mysterious At
las ranges of Morocco and among the
Himalayas, and in this the Royal
Duke of the Abruzzi has shown us the
way, since he has to his credit the
ascent of Mount ST. Elias in Alaska
and Mount Ruenzori in central Africa.
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Those who were so much impressed
by the mastery grasp by the Rt. Hon.
Reginald McKenna of the various
financial and economic problems con-
fronting not only the nations of Eu-
rope, but also the United States, on
the occasion of his last two visits to
,, New York. will be interested to learn
that the prospects of his acceptance
of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, s
pressing request for him to join his
conservative cabinet in the still va
cant off1ce of the chancellor OF the