Evening star., 1924-12-11
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

| They'll feel like burning red fire on
! the Quay Woodrow Wilson in Geneva
over the United States acceptance of
| the League of Nations invitation TO
| its 1925 arms traffic conference. The
league has been ding-donging at
America on this subject for more than
two years. The private manufacture
| of arms Is one of the problems spe-
officially raised by the covenant. 1t
was discussed at the first assembly
| and has been under consideration inter-
mittently ever since. The attitude OF
| the United States Government has al
ways been looked upon as the key to the
problem The 1922 assembly declared ::
| TT is important that the members Of
| the league should endeavor in every
way to meet the views OF the United
| States Government and to secure their
cooperation in a common policy" As
| far as American adhesion to the
| league Is concerned, Geneva considers
! that half a loaf is better than no
bread. Hence the joyous satisfaction
! that now undoubtedly prevails
| throughout the great "secretariat
over which Sir Eric Drummond pre-
sides.
| One Of the aspects of Latin-Ameri-
can relations which gives Secretary
Hughes real delight, Is the solidarity
| of practically all of the Latin -Ameri-
| can republics with the United States
on the question of Russia. With the
exception OF Mexico, none of Latin
America has recognized the Soviet
government. This is due to no lack
| of intrigue and effort on the part of
Moscow. Other states. which continue
| to boycott the Bolshevist regime are
Switzerland, the Netherlands, Bel
gium Bulgaria, Rumania, Spain and
| Serbia.
The world fyers-Lieuts. Smith,
| Harding, Nelson, Ogden, Wade and
| Arnold-are putting in busy days and
nights in Washington compiling their
official report of the epoch-making G
| hop around the globe. Incidentally,
| they are being overwhelmed with en-
| tertainment. If 1t keeps up, the Army
| birdmen say they'll have to girdle old
Mother Earth again to rest up.
| x X X
Are you a D. S. S. P? These are
| the mystic initials of a patriotic or
ganization which proudly lays claim
| to antiquity antedating the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. The
| Order of the Descendants Of the
Signers of the Secret Pact or Prior
| Declaration Of independence" pays
| homage to the colonial patriots who
| signed the document known as "the
Secret Pact of November 9, 1775."
Thus the d. S. S. p. claim an ances-
| trail vintage about eight months more
ancient than that of descendants of
the signers of the historic instrument
dated July 4, 1776. The secret pact"
was a document signed by delegates
from the various colonies, who
| pledged themselves not to divulge
anything debated in the Congress of
November 9, 1775. Many of the sign
ers afterward signed the Declaration
of independence, and some who signed
! the declaration subsequently signed
| the "secret pact" D. S. s. P. contend
| that the pact was, in fact, "a secret
declaration of independence or fore
| runner of the same" The president
general of the D. S. S. P. Is J. G. B.
Bullock, M. D., and the treasurer gen.
! eral is Mrs. Paul Anderson. The or
ders headquarters is in Washington.
| y n n
People don't usually associate Pres
| ident Coolidge with an excessive
1 fondness for animals, but It Is one OF
Sehis conspicuous traits. His pets at