Evening star., 1923-04-24
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS

/, ence of 5000 exquisitely- -gowned and
bejeweled ladies, even so modest a man
as Gen. Pershing would have needed all
the plumes of a drum major, to have
shone conspicuously
During the revolution, there was a
regiment Of Maryland, whose uni
, forms were especially fashy and 1t
was known as the "macaroni" regi-
ment. Possibly the commander in
chief of the A. E. had hoped to bor-
row a macaroni uniform. in honor OF
the daughters of that regiment, or OF
that war, and, failing TO get one that
would fit, he did what he never was
accused of doing in France-fed in
the face of the enemy-the thousands
of Daughters.
, Ought not the Daughters appoint 4
,, court martial to try him? While a
drumhead court-martial might be i'm
practical. there is Miss Kemper's VIC
lin. Let no macaroni escape!
1t is reported that the President has
decided to utilize the Navy in chasing
rum-runners on the high seas. II
any boat, no matter what flag II car
| ries, is found lowering outside Of the
| three e-mile limit, and yet makes con
tact with the shore through othe
boats TO dispose of it's contraband
liquor, the order will be for the nava
vessels to give chase and overhaul
and capture the pirate boat. Consu'-
Of foreign nations are warning thei
captains that the game is up, and
that there will be confiscation.
Tt is alleged that some of the nav
officers resent the idea that they will,
be used for chasing rum runners. i
they think that is beneath the dig
nitv Of the Navy.
IT iS NOT beneatl1 the dignity Of - I.
Army 70 do riot duty and serve 4
Deare preservers, which is usually tn
work Of policemen. Why should so
diers do any more degrading dut
than Navy officers and men? Th-
Navy is supported by the taxes Of tho
people as Il defense Of the laws o.
the country. Every naval officer. IS
we'll as every man. is under oath :"
dered by his commander-in-c chief and
hv other officers in command Tn"
Navy has always been the pride q
the nation. but public sentimen
from that pride if any spirit OF W
pishness above any duty call were d"
ma nifeSt itself
1t is related that an enlisted ma
Of the Army once failed to salute .
major general in command. Wher
called to account he apologized and
was dismissed with a caution: "A.i
right: but it would have been seri
Gus matter if 7 had been a secono
lieutenant; let this be a lesson I"
you" said the major general.
Perhaps the protests against IT.
duty Of chasing pirates are contin-t
10 the ensiens and do not reach TIL
admirals. Hence their seriousness
what" Has the G. o. P. actual
split, as some OF the progressive
have been predicting it would? Sec
retary Of War Weeks has resigned
But maybe it is not from the RAM
and file of the party. but only from
the national committee. He is to"
busy with pacifst pestering to atten1
to the duties of committeeman
And in the same day. the Com.
moner, the monthly paper owned an"
edited by william J. Bryan and his
brother Governor Bryan of Ne
braska. announces suspension of pub
lication.
All these things resemble the man
euvering Of troops for position JUS
before the battle opens. Ominous.
IL the Pennsylvania seven-year- old
cousin of President Harding a chip
of the old block? He writes from
York demanding the interference OF
the President in the matter Of the
York authorities who refuse to ap
point him on the police force. He is
sure he would make a good police
man.
Uncle Warren advises him TO walt
until he grows two feet more. and he
is sure that. if he then wants TO Join
the force, he will be accented. but
in the meanwhile, the President
points out that he has little influence
toward overriding the York au-
thorities.
That boy will make a good scout,
and he can join the Boy Scouts even
before he grows two feet taller.
Probably when he grows up he may
be just a statesman and never even
become a lieutenant of police.
Copyright 1923. by T.. V. Collinsl