Evening star., 1926-11-19

Senator Borah's speech on China
before the Washington triennial of
the National Council Of jewish
Women has unleas shed a torrent Of
comment, pro and con. The eloquent
chairman Of the Senate committee on
foreign relations does not escape un-
scathed Accusing him Of "fantas-
tics" and ignoring Of realities In
China, the New York Herald'Tribune,
Coolidge administration organ, ex-
claims. "It is appalling that a states
man occupying Borah's position should
display such an ignorance Of foreign
affairs Apparently the Herald
Tribune thinks Bismarck's famous
description of the Marquis of Sails
bury applies to the IdahOan. Refer
| ring to salisbury, In a conversation
| with Queen Victoria. Bismarck said.
Il have just been in conference with
your ma jesty's minister foreign to
| affairs" Another metropolitan Or
gan, the New York Times, says
| Borah presents "a melancholy case
Of great natural ability and deep
! moral sense habitualIy misapplied. :"
The Democratic New York World Is
kinder. 1t thinks the Chinese muddle
| is duo to deadlock among the
powers, which will last until state
| departments and foreign Offices are
shaken out Of their laSsitude and In
difference Mr. Borah 10 shaking his
best in Washington. More power to
| him."
No Coolidge cabinet officer IL In
such demand for public speeches as
the Secretary Of Commerce. Hoover
has two interesting talking dates just
ahead. On November % he 10 billed
| to open the annual convention OF the
Mississippi Valley Association at st.
Louis with an address on waterway
developnaent in the Middle West-one
Of HoOver's favorite themes. On No
vernber 29 tho administration handy
man will 60 to New York to talk
about tho future OF aviation. civilian
and otherwise. before tho Aeronauti-
cal Chamber Of Commerce. Hooyer' q
ora atorical style has improved enor-
mously during tho past two or three
years. Thought. not speech, was al
ways his longer suit. He has bet
tered his speaking manner to no In
considerable extent by frequent ap'
pearances before the broadcast1ns
| microphone.
Teapot Dome" 10 the Ominous
legend that adorns red-and-wnlte
pennant that hangs serenely on tine
wall Of tho office of Senator c. c. D1il,
Democrat. Of Washington. Dill says
~. tbe ha nner Of his alma mater.
| The truth is that tho bachelor Adonfa
from Spokane has q friend. an M. ID,
who lives in the town Of Teapot Dome
Wyo.. seat Of the most famous OIL
| fields in history. Whom the 1nvesti:
ra tons over tho naval reserve on
Were completed in 1924 Dill's medic
sdn,irer sent him the town nag In
anpreciation Of the Senator'S part In
the oil uuix. He is a member Of the
COMMITTEES on public lands. whicn
probad the Teapot Dome and allied
sea ndals.
A Phila delphia collector of auto
xranhs and manuscripts is the owner
Nf the celebrated facsimile OF tne
Declaration Of Independence. 1t III
the hand. written draft prepared be
Sore the ofYiodal declaration was fnai
Nv adonted and autographed BY 1tl
f,,racrteJ "aixnerr." Although devoid
of the sienatures Of John Hancock
ana the rest OF them, the possessoi
holds the document to be worth
f2s0 600. and he's advertising 1t roi
~lo at that price. Experts assert the
| usIce in wild" pArtfcutArly n the
facsimile was purchased by its pres
emit proprietor for t1So.ooo. A 0win
mott signature-that ono among tht
declaration signers' autographs which
ia priceless because Of its great rarity
will bo offered at auction In New
York on November Is.
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Politicians are wondering whether
next YEAR or 1928 viii witness thu
launching Of an "Anti.third Term
League" Such an organization wai
founded and hourished in 1911. II
was aimed at the ambitions OF the late
Theodore Roosevelt to be renom'
mated for President in the year OF the
Bull Moose bust up. The prime mover
in the league was the late Henry w
Blair, United States Senator from New
Hampshire. bstween 1879 and 1881
Blair was an ardent suppeFfer Of vii
liam Howard TAFT. and f9aeht Ted
dy's' ambitions tooth and nail. To
this obsarvsr comes the diverttns
word that Q. certain distinguished Re
publican, now in high Federal cdlee
vas q member Of y New England
heaAeh q the "Antithtrd 1arz
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