Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
History.

In MS maf0en speech as American
Ambassador to the Court of st. james.
Alanson B. Houghton warned Europe
that unless steps were taken to es-
tablish peace upon a basis Of good will
American aid, financially and morally,
toward the restoration OF Europe
would cease. Coming, as he does, fresh
from a visit to Washington marked bv
conferences with the President and the
Secretary of State, the Ambassador
remarks were considered especially
significant, as he seemed to voice OFF,
ciaily the Governments attitude to-
ward Europe. The Washington Gov
eminent, however. remained strictly
silent and failed to officially uphold
the Ambassadors remarks. Unofficial
iy, however, it was Indicated that he
had truly reflected his Government
policy. In the meantime Europe has
variously interpreted the Ambassa-
doris speech. The French, for instance.
insist that the Ambassador was shak-
ing finger Of warning at Germany.
while Germany, Just as certainly,
pointed out that the Ambassador had
France in mind when he made his
speech.
The International Conference for the
Control of the Traffic in Arms opened
last week in Geneva, with Representa-
tive Theodore Z. Burton of Ohio sit
ding in the council as Americas rep
resentative. Representative Burton
submitted a new article in the treaty
drafted for discussion by the confer.
ence 1t condemns the use of poison
gas and prohibits its expectation for
war purposes. MIR. Burtons amend
ment carries a step forward a move
ment begun at the Washington dis
armament conference, when an article
of the treaty adopted at that time
prohibited the use of gas. This treaty
has been ratified by the United States.
Great Britain, Italy and Japan, and
now awaits action by France. -.
The American proposal had the
hacking Of the Japanese delegate. whJ
recalled Japan's signing the disarma-
ment treaty. The Turkish delegation
agreed with Hungarian delegates that
the use of gas should be allowed in
states which do not manufacture gas,
but which are attacked by those who
do. The San Salvador delegation.
with revolutions in mind, offered an
amendment providing that arms could
be exported to any government which
came into power through methods ap-
proved in the constitution.
The newspapers won another battle
in their fight for the right to print a
gress. when the District Court Of APP
peals, in a decision last week, de-
clared that the Treasury could not be
enjoined from making the lists of in.
come tax payers public. While the
newspapers were not directly concern.
ed in this suit-which was brought by
a Boston merchant and taxpayer
against the Government-it was in.
teresting in view Of the cases now
in, hA C,,S
Court, in which. the Government Is
prosecuting newspapers for printing
taxpayers lists which, in turn, were
made public by the Government. AS
1t stands now. the Government has
been sustained in it's right to make the
lists public, and Ia seeking to prove
that newspapers had no right to print
the lists.
The International Council of Women,
designated as the largest body of or
ganized women in the world and num-
bering in it's membership delegates
from nearly every country in the
world. convened in washington last
week for Today discussion of topics
OF peculiar interest to women the
world over. Their meeting was made
of patriotic bodies In the United States,
which accused the delegates of spread
ing League of Nations and pacifist
propaganda. The women, however,
came back with an inSinuatiOn that
the patriotic bodies were being used as
the tool Of Soviet Russia i'm their, at
tack against the federation.
The Nation must go forward, with
emphasis upon equal, opportunity and
treatment for all its peoples, clinging
ito those fundamentals that have
been tried and proved buttresses OF
national solidarity" the President de.
clared last week in an address Incl
dent to the laying Of CORNER stone
for the Jewish Community House, at
Sixteenth and @ streets. The Presi-
of this country and denounced race
hatred.
A Des Moines. Iowa chief of police
Is planning a novel way to fight the
bootlegging evil, and how far he will
get away with IT, remains to be
seen. According to his plan he is
into stocks-modeled on those of
Puritan days - and parade them
through the streets in trucks, appro-
prtately placarded.
One of the interesting results of the
mimic naval warfare around the
Hawaiian Islands is a proposal by
Chairman Butler of the House naval
affairs committee that the Hawaiian
Islands be made the strongest mill
tary outpost in the world" While he
does not oppose world disarmament,
said Chairman Butler, he is coming
to fear that other nations are not in
earnest on disarmament. Mr.. Butler
intends to leave, with members of the
committee, on an Official trip of in
spection of the Hawaiian Islands
about the first of July, so that first.
hand information concerning the
strategic location and fertilization Of
the islands may be obtained.
AS the time draws close for his
Inauguration. Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg's election as President of
Germany has been protested by the
enough irregularities in the election
to invalidate the result The protest
is not taken seriously by the Ma
tionalists, the field niarshars Sup
porters, who claim there is not
enough proof to deny Hindenburs' S
plurality of '904.151 votes.
Another example. OF how oppor-
tunity turks around the door. In
America was furnished last week in
New York when the fame rs mansion
of Vincent Aston on Fifth avenue, long
pointed out as one of the social land
marks of America, was sold to Ben.
tamin Winter for 100000. Twenty
FIVE years ago Mr.. Winter came to
this country as an immigrant and
started as painter. In the last 10
weeks his real estate purchases have
totaled $4,000. 900. He will raze the
old Aston mansion and erect on it's site
q So, 100000 apartment house.