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Evening star., 1924-04-24
Recalling Ambassador
No Longer Vital Step

Time was when the recalling of an
ambassador meant all sorts of dire
things. In diplomatic usage there
were certain gestures, certain
phrases, certain practices, all of
which were as we'll recognized as the
moves in a chess game The recalling
of an ambassador, in those, classic
days, was about two steps removed
from an uItimatum, which in turn
was the next thing to a declaration
of war.
But. curiously enough, nobody to-
day believes that the impending re-
call of Hanihara means either an ul-
timatum or war. II is a move in the
game, to be sure, but the game is no
longer played according to the classic
rules. The ambassador. who used to
be n major piece, is now not much
more highly regarded than the low
liest pawn. AS matter of fact, he
is a messenger boy and very little
else, Governments are so closely
connected by cable that the chief
function of an ambassador is to carry
the messages of his home government
to the government to which he is ac-
credited and to carry the reply to
the cable office.
Recognition, another great diplo-
matte move, has long since ceased to
have the Importance once given it.
Refused recognition by most of the
major powers, Russia managed to get
along so we'll that the politicians had
to recognize the soviet government
in order to save their own faces We
had a somewhat similar experience
with Mexico.
The truth is that the great game
of diplomacy has fallen on evil days.
People are not impressed by diplo-
mats as they once were. They are
beginning to extend to them the same
scorn and contempt which they have
learned 70 give to politicians.-Bal-
Evening star., 1924-04-24

-. SreIailing Wall street bet In favor
of the election of President Coolidge
is to 5.
Wall street bets as it believes the
country's trend justifies, not accord
ing to partisan predictions. Money
has no sentiment in that quarter. Odds
lengthen or shorten, according to the
viewpoint, as conditions change. Re-
publicans will sometimes take the
Democratic end of a wager and so
will Democrats take the Republican
end 1t is strictly a bipartisan
game. If Wall street-that is, the
political betting corner of it--believes
that Mr.. Coolidge has a 7-to-5 chance
today. it is because it analyses the
conditions as favOring him.
II is far too early in the campaign
for betting odds to affect the judg
ment of voters. Doubtless many
wielders of the ballot are influenced
by the trend of the wager market,
being of the "band-wagon" type of
mind, desirous Of voting for the win
ner. Just now there is nothing but
cold -blooded calculation in these Wall
street bets and they are the more
significant for that reason.
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Queen Marie of Rumania,

Queen Marie of Rumania is rated
as one of the ablest statesmen of
Europe. She is not only a highly
successful matchmaker for her daugh-
ters. but she is accredited with re-
markable political sense and with an
efficient capacity for business. One
of her daughters has had rather hard
luck in the deposition of her hus-
band, the King of Greece. from his
throne. The other one, however, is
the wife of the reigning monarch Of
Jugoslavia. A third one, not yet Six
teen, remains unmarried, and gossip
has played about her name as a po-
tential queen of a number of the
European countries still addicted TO
monarchy. 1t is now announced that
the King and Queen of Rumania will
soon pay Il visit to King George and
Queen Mary at London. and imme-
diately rumor gets busy with the idea
that Princes Ileana is to be the bride
the future Queen of England.
The Rumanian Queen is an English
princess. She was the daughter of
the Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Vic
toria's son, and hence niece of the
late King Edward and cousin of the
present King George. Frank Carpen-
ter III i recent article in The Star
telling of an interview with her at
Bucharest, recalled the fact that while
the Duke of Clarence was still the
heir presumptive to the throne of Eng
land. during the lifetime of his grand
mother, Marie was proposed to by his
brother George and declined the honor
Later the Duke of Clarence died and
George reached the throne on the
death of his grandmother and his
father. Had she accepted him she
would now be Queen of England. AS
it is, her daughter, if gossip is well
founded. may reach that place of emi-
nenCe in her stead.
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Campaign Odds.

Wall street has begun it's campaign
q. betting already. That is to say, money
is in hand for betting, whether offers
that are made are accepted yet or
not One firm has a roll Of bills,
amounting to 81, 500. which it is CON-
missioned to offer against $3.50 on
the proposition that Senator Ralston
of Indiana will receive the Democratic
nomination. That is at the rate of
] to 312 1t also has $4,000 to bet
against 1000, or at odds of l to 10,
that if nominated he will be elected.
The same firm has s1,500 - bet
against $4.500. or at the rate of ] to 8,
that Gov. Smith will be the Demo
cratic nominee, and $1,000 to lay
against, $1,000 that he will be the
next, President. 1t is noted i. 'assins
that a short time ago =" Odds on
this proposition were / 10 20, indi-
eating a marked gain in the Smith
prospect.
While these Democratic odds indi-
cate that as far as the two candi-
oates mentioned are concerned there
is no decide5 expectation of success,
Evening star., 1924-04-24
New York Traffic.

New York has traffic problems that
are formidable, but it has the wealth
and enterprise to meet them by stu
pendous measures. New York's traffic
problem involves not alone congestion,
but transit. People by choice and
necessity live so far from shop and Of
flee that they have had to find new
modes of transit to get to and from
work. There is congestion in Wash
ington streets, but despite the growth
of the city the people live relatively
close to their work places.
Fifty or so years ago New York met
it's problem of getting to work and
home by building elevated railroads.
Little steam locomotives drew three
car trains along the iron trestles. Con-
struction of these ways called for capi-
tai outlay that at tbs time seemed
period. Tunnels were bored under
street and river and under acres of
monster buildings. To our fathers the
cost of such work would have stag
gered the imagination
Still New York's traffic demands
grow, and the transit commission has
approved plan for the removal of
the 9Th avenue elevated and the boring
of four-t track subway under that ave-
nue. to Central Park, then under the
park to Seth street and thence east
and under East River into the Bor-
ough of Queens. New tubes" may
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connect the south end of the subway
with Brooklyn. The cost of remov-
ing the elevated railroad is estimated
at $12,0O0,000, and will be largely
borne by property holders on the
street.
Tearing down this elevated line is q
big thing. One thinks of the many
millions Of dollars invested in its con-
struction and Of the tens of thousands
of people who use it every day. But
New York says the old thing is in the
way and makes ready to scrap it, per-
haps without batting an eyelash." :"
Then New York proceeds to the con-
sideration of a new subway to cost
about s60,000,00O in what appears to
be a very calm and matter of fact way.
This is surely big business and New
York city may justly claim to be a
very important and progressive town.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
To Make Washington Dry.

Matters are shaping up for more
vigorous enforcement of prohibition
in Washington. Commissioner Oyster
and the superintendent of police are
willing to take responsibility for max
ing Washington dry and have indi-
Gated certain measures which would
aid them in that work. The corpora
ton counsel and an assistant cor
poration counsel of long experience
in the prosecution of liquor cases in
the Police Court have been called into
conference. The charge has been
made that Washington is the wet
test city in the country" No doubt
there was gross and fanciful exag-
geration in that charge. but Wash
ingtOn. like most other cities. is not
bone dry" There has been a tendency
of late to lay blame for this condition
ON the District police and they resent
the implication that they cannot or
do not enforce the law.
Late in March the superintendent
of police directed that there should
be Il police campaign Ito rid the Ma
tional Capital forthwith of bootleggers
and every form of commercial vice"
Then he pointed out one grave Gisa-
bility under which the local police
work Maj, Sullivan said that under
the Nolstead act policeman may only
gather the evidence and that the ar
rest and prosecution must be con
,,f h.
federal government. He thought that
the lack Of power to act on their
own initiative is a serious drawback
to the police and he said that If Con-
gress would give us an enabling act
permitting us To make an arrest in
liquor cases without the assistance Of
a federal agent the task Of making
Washington bone dry would be sim
plfied.
Recently Commissioner Oyster asked
Corporation Counsel Stephens for an
opinion as To how additional authority
for District police in liquor law en-
forcement might be had. Evidently
Ii report has been made by the cor
poratiun counsel, At a late confer
ence between Commissioner oyster,
Representative Cramtun of Michigan,
Mai. Sullivan and Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Hart the situation
was gone over, and it is agreed
that the District needs law Civ
ing to the police department all the
power now vested in prohibition en-
fOrcement agents to enable the police
to make raids and arrests with
out calling on dry agents. An in
creased appropriation to he used by
the police in gathering evidence is
also needed. and Commissioner Oyster
and the law officers recommend ap-
pointment Of two more judges that
there may be prompt trial of all liquor
cases
Mass sentiment in the District ia
vors observance of the prohibition
law. aa well as all other laws. and
there should not he the shadow of
reason for a charge tnat in the Capital
Of the United States there is defiance,
of the Constitution or that there is
any weakness in the enforcement of
law. 1t is believed that the police
will be given the additional authority
and other aids they regard as neces-
sary TO correct the evils of Illicit
trade in whisky in Washington.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
Congressional Pay. :,

Representative Celler of New York
IS a courageous legislator. Serving
mis- first term in Washington. he finds
that he cannot live ON his congress
Sional salary. He personally testifies
10 the fact that his official compen-
Sation is spent before the 18th of
Zach month. He says he cannot make
both ends meet on this monetary al
iowance. paying hotel bills here and
maintaining his home in New York,
paying his biennial campaign expendi-
lures and in general attempting to
i've in manner betitting the dignity
of representative. Consequently
Representative Celler has introduced
bill TO increase the salary of mem
bers of Congress from 81, 500 to $4,000
Il year.
There can be no doubt that the
pay Of the national legislators is in
adequate. y member of the House
OF Senate must have a considerable
private income TO enable him TO accept
service in Congress without in most
cases lowering his scale of living or
mourning debt. As a matter of fact
the congressional salary has never
been sufficient. For a good many years
up 10 1907 II was $1,000 a year. When
II was increased then by 30 per cent
1t perhaps became fairly close TO
adequacy. as far as meeting actual
expenses goes, for possibly half the per.
Sonnel of Congress. But since 1907.
seventeen years, living expenses have
increased tremendously. If the con
gressmen's pay had advanced proper
tionateiy 10 the wages of artisans and
commercial employees generally il
would now be at least $15. 900 a year
There is, however. no expectation
that the Celler bill will pass. will even
receive favorable committee conSidera-
ton. 1t is not suitable time for
what is popularity called a salary
grab 1t is a campaign year. Every
thing done in Congress is subject 70
the acid test of the public question
of motive. Politically speaking, the
only safe way to propose Il salary in
crease for the national legislature is
TO Stipulate that it is to take effect
TWO or four years later.
Recently the salaries Of clerks and
secretaries to congressman were in
creased by an average of less than
5000 a year. That was "A small ad-
vance. Just So are the advances in
pay contemplated in the case of the
department employees under the new
adjustments. amounting to an average
in general that has not yet beer
computed. The truth is Uncle Sam
is a poor paymaster and makes his
increases in compensation tardily and
srudginsly. 1t is TO be hoped that
Congress may some day look at this
matter in a broad spirit. without parti-
san fear. and put the salary scale of
the American government on d proper
basis with relation to the cost of
living.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

large alien population is a menace
to the welfare of this country" Re-
ferring to the views of the Senate as
"a real American spirit" the Sioux
City journal believes "it can now be
said in pride that America. does not
stand in awe before a nation admit
tedly powerful. that America promises
to serve the best interests of her own
people regardless of grave conse-
quences. such as those to which Mr.
Hanihara has alluded"
The Lincoln Star thinks that Chair
man Lodge of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee very correctly re-
flected the sentiments of the people
when he said that America could not
afford to establish a precedent by
charting an immi igration policy to fit
the views of interested foreign ma
tions" because America alone can be
the Judge of who shall be admitted to
this country" The San Francisco
Bulletin agrees sit is not question
for outside Interference, and with the
full courage to assert what in inter-
national law is admitted TO be our
sovereign right, we fearlessly face
whatever may be meant by the grave
consequences likely to follow exer-
else of that right" Whatever the
consequences. the Memphis News
Scimitar goes on, the issue must be
faced and we must either have a ma
tional policy of our own or permit
Japan to fashion our policy, which
would be an unthinkable situation
x x
The New Orleans -Picayune
adds its opinion that foreign at
tempts at dictation and interference
serve as reminders that this declara-
tion and exercise of our national
right is already overdue" Moreover,
"if we have not Il right to say who
may come here and reside here as
citizens" the Birmingham News feels,
then we have no right to exist
as a nation at all" After discussing
the various angles of the question.
the Portland Express concludes the
best way and in the end the most
peaceful way, perhaps. is to do as
Congress proposes and make the wall
unscalable": Furthermore, cit is GER
tain that Canada will soon follow
suit. for Asiatics and Nordics are no
more assimilable there than in the
United States.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

When he stressed the "law of serv-
ice..' in his New York speech on April
90, the President took a leaf out of
the notebook of Henry Ford Not in
a plagiaristic sense, but metaphor
cally speaking. In the two biogra-
phies of Ford, both more or less per-
sonally authorized, there are chapters
dealing with the law of service"
They are said to have been written
almost textually by Ford himself.
Service" is the key to his philosophy
and outlook on life, the motor mag
nate has always averred. 1t rs the
law" by which he claims his whole
career has been directed and gov
erned Ford seldom engages in ami
mated conversation with people with
out sooner or later discussing his
law of service"
Ralph Beaver Strassburger. the
Pennsylvania Republican, who has
just bowled over Gov. Pinchot, has
gone into politics with the avowed
purpose of becoming leader. Four
Hiram Johnson's star at 4 cost, as
strassburger himself publicly ad<
mitted, of 100000. At the end of
1928, when the 1924 presidential cam
paign began to loom, Strassburger is
sued remarkable statement in
which he deprived Albert ID. Lasker
and other plutocratic hackers of
Johnson of the glory of putting up
Hiram's war chest. A little later
Strassburger came out publicly for
Calvin Coolidge. Since 1922 Strass-
burger has been the proprietor of the
published on the outskirts of
Philadelphia. and taken an active
part in Pennsylvania Republican poll
ties. Either the governorship of the
state or the United States senatorship
is his ultimate aspiration. He is
personality and illimitably ambitious.
A word to the country at large.
When Washington nowadays speaks
of Mr. Johnson it doesn't mean Hiram
or Magnus or Representative Albert
Johnson Of .the House immigration
committee or Representative Royal c.
Johnson of South Dakota. 1t means
Walter Johnson, pitcher extraordinary
of the Washington American League
base ball team. Mr. Johnson has just
embar rked upon his eighteenth success
sive season with the Senators. He
began the 1924 cycle by twirling d
4-to-0 victory against Philadelphia,
and, in the same week, beatin z
the New York Yankees. world
champions. Johnson halls from
Kansas. He is modest giant. The
average District of Columbia small
boy thinks. Walter" is considerably
more of = person than the President
of the United States.
X * 4 =
Carl :. Vrooman, former assistant
secretary of agriculture, is in Wash
ington en- route to his farm in Illinois
after a two-month trip through E.u-
rope He saw Ramsay Macdonald in
action in the House of Commons and
was immensely impressed with the
Evening star., 1924-04-24

British labor premier's parliamentary
department. Never since Balfour,
says Vrooman, "has a man of Mac
Donald's culture been at the head of
his maJcsty'S government. He con-
tinues to disappoint his critics by re-
training from mistakes. In manner
and manners no greater gentleman
has ever presided over the govern
ment bench in the historic hall of
Westminster. Responsibility, as al
most always happens on such occa-
slonS, has manifeStly tempered and
sobered Macdonald, who has already
conquered the respect and admiration
of one-time implacable political foes"
Alexander Sidney Lanier of Wash
ington, who has made a literary repu-
tation by letters to the editor" when
ever topics of stirring interest are
engaging public thought, has con-
tributed a timely essay to the Vir-
ginia Law Register. He entities il
IAN Unpublished Letter to the For
eign Affairs Committee of the House
of representatives" 1t deals with
the proposed Sl0,00O.000 appropriation
for the relief Of needy German women
and children. Writing as a tax
payer, a world war veteran and q
loyal American citizen" Lanier pro-
tests against the proposed grant on
three grounds: % because of its un-
constitutionality; CD because, even II
constitutional, there is no justifiable
necessity for the appropriat tion, and
CD because the appropriation would
be IAN unjust imposition and burden
upon our already oyertaxed people.
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The British seldom miss a diplo-
matte trick. A recent visitor to
Washington was the venerable chief
rabbi of Jerusalem. Palestine is ad-
ministered by the British under man
date from the league of nations. Brit
ain recognizes the World Zionist or
ganization in all matters pertaining
to the upbuilding of the Jewish ma
tional home" AS soon as Sir Esme
Howard, the British ambassador at
Washington, heard that the rabbi of
Jerusalem was here, King Georges
envoy paid the visitor an official call
cient ceremonial garb. The event
had an unusual character from an
other viewpoint. Sir ESme is Ro-
man Catholic and the nguished
foreigner is the principal Jewish dig
nitary OF the Holy Land.
X X 4
One of the arguments urg d By ad
ministration leaders against the Nc
Nary-Iaugen wheat-export corpora
tion bill is the probability that it will
lead to reprisals by foreign nations.
Canada and the British Empire gen
orally, it is asserted, would be almost
certain TO impose countervailing du-
ties on our agricultural produce and
perhaps even on our manufactured
goods When nations begin TO subsi-
die exports. they are unsheathing a
two edged sword. That is said par
ticularly to apply to an international
commodity like wheat. If Uncle sam
were the only wheat grower on earth
he might take liberties. But there
a~a others. They aren't likely, the
anti McNaTy- -Haugenites think. &c
stand with folded arms while Amer
lea gets rid of surplus grain, stocks
on terms peculiarly advantageous 10
our own farmers.
oh
Evening star., 1924-04-24

haps the best way the surest door OF
entrance, is through ownership, through
possessing and living with real works
of art. The next best is the oppor-
tunity afforded for acquaintance by the
museums collections, which are so rap
idly increasing in richness here in
America 4
An interesting thing about this love
of art, furthermore. is the spirit OF fra-
ternity which it engenders. At dtnj
ner given in London recently in com.
memoration of the centenary of the
founding of the British National Gal
lery of Art Premier Macdonald said
1.-The great international spirit which is
shared by all who love art is the re-
generating spirit which in due time viii
do infinite good ip the world"
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Should luxurious junker tourists in
clude the t. $. a. in their itineraries
they should easily be persuaded to
assist the whole-hearted efforts here
TO assist their fellow countrymen who
are in need
Evening star., 1924-04-24
S-~N~s-

Evelyn Thaw speaks of Shaving
in d cabaret Diversion calls for
hard work. Most visitors to u cabaret
imagine that they are getting in touch
with the carefree and merry life
Evening star., 1924-04-24
Keen Competition.
M the Kansas City Star

From the KANSAS CITY STIR.
A man with a few simple facts to
state hasn't much chance to get the
floor when a man who is fisherman
by instinct, a lawyer by profession
and a golfer by cultivation is already
contributing to the conversation.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

When the housing problem is finally
disposed Of the parking problem may
be considered with view to provid-
ing for the homeless f1ivver.
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All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to il not otherwise credited
n this paper and also the local news pub
shed herein All rights of publication OF
snecial dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

1t is the earnest conviction of Mr..
James Cox that the G.. o. P. is facing
defeat. On this point he and Mr..
Evening star., 1924-04-24

The report that Sinclair is TO de-
velop oil concessions in Persia has
doubtless led a few Persian officials
to begin figuring on the prospect of
ready money.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Bootleg quotations announce drop
in the price of whisky. SO that the
profit is now only 500 or 600 per cent
Evening star., 1924-04-24

The District citizen will at least
hope for enough of an income tax
reduction to offset the increased motor
tax.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
The Real Politics.

From the Birmingham News.
A shrewd politician is one who can
make farmers believe the law OF sup
ply and demand was passed by the
other party.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
Both to Claim Credit.

From the Baltimore Sun.
At any rate, they will get the tax
bill through in time for both political
conventions to claim the credit.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Reciprocity" is a pleasant word
calculated to soothe the District mo-
torist when called upon for more taxes.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

The New Jersey primaries registered
in favor of President Coolidge. So
far as the nomination is concerned, it
looks like Il landslide
Evening star., 1924-04-24
Speed Supremacy.

When you boast of the wonderful
speed you can show,
Dear friend, you are courting dis
aster.
Remember, no matter how fast you
can go,
The motor police can go faster.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
Propapanda Defined.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Il isn't propaganda, however. unless
1t favors something you oppose,
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Tax reduction is difficult, but the
reduction of an appropriation estimate
is prompt and easy.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

There is no present demand for busi-
ness in politics SO far as the oil busi-
ness is concerned.