Evening star., 1926-04-02

Within a day or two the State De.
psnment expects 10 make public the
America n NJ exican diplomatic CORE
spondence conducted incessa ntly from
the Fan OF 1925 to March, 1926. 1t
Will reveal Secretary Kelloeg's cour.
teous but vigorous efforts to secure
adequate recognition of America n
property rights south OF the Rio
Gran While we have not obtained
everything we ask, it will be found
that MeXico's concessions denote real
progress in the norma liZing of our re.
lations with the Gales government.
American policy toward Mexico has
consistently aimed at results by f1rm.
ness devoid Of brusqueness. While
standing fast for the rights Of United
States citizens, we have studiouSiN re
Trained from an attitude of threat.
Conditions are by no means ideal.
The new controversy over intelfef-
ence with America n religious activities
complicates the situation afresh. But
Secretary kellOg9 is convinced that a
policy OF patience and perseVera nee
eventually---if not at once--wiIl sta
bilize America n Mexican rels tions all
along the line.
Keep an eve on Representative John
@. Tilson OF Connecticut, Repnblics n
foOr leader in the House. Gal" calls
him colonel" He is the liaison Off.
Ger between the lower branch Of Con.
gress and the White House. No man
on Capitol Hnl has the ear OF the
President more confdentially or Of.
tener. Col. Tilson's intimacy with Mr..
Coolidge dates from the 1924 cam
paign, The Connecticut Representa-.
tive was chairman OF the speakers
bureau at Republican national head.
quarters. BY common consent. the
speilbinding strategy Of the campaign
was one Of the factors Of victory, and
TiIson was it's prophet. He In only q
Yankee by adoption. Tennessee IL his
native heath. Representative Tilson
is no governors stan colonel. He was
a lieutenant In the "a United states
Volunteer infantry during the war
with Spain; served for the succeeding
16 wears in the Connecticut National
Guard and wound mp az its colonel on
the Mexican border in November,
1915. Col. Tilson yale, 81 is serving
his eighth term in the House.
Matters of plumbing decorating.
carpets and furniture minor Is
sues like European politics-formed
the subject of Amba ssa dor Houghton's
parting talks at the State Depart.
ment this week. He sails for Eng
land tomorrow. The farewell con-
fabs concerned the new London en-
bassy. of which Uncle Sam has been
gradually taking possession since the
Spring. OF 1920. After six years OF
combined British and American RED
tape the two old mansions fronting
HYDE Park, presented to the United
States by the late PierpOnt Morgan,
at length give promise Of being ready
for occupancy by the Fall of 1925.
Congress voted $3.50, 900 10 provide the
property, which was aristocraticaiiy
dlla pidated with open-faced bathtubs
and other modern furnishings. in
which the Yankee note IL TO be dis
tinctive. While the finishing touches
are being put upon the houses, now
knocked into one palatial establish
ment, Ambe ssadOr Hou8htOn will
camp out at a place In Scotland. out
side Edinburgh: which his family has
taken for the Summer.
y ~
There's a midwest member of the
House, serving his first term in Con.
gress, who claims to have robbed
Speaker Longworth Of the reputation
of being the best dressed man on the
Hill. A master of epigranns, who
probably is jealous of the sartorfal
glory of tho Beau Brummel from the
peach belt. recently observed: "Such
time as the gentleman from -
doesn't waste on the adornment or
his person he devotee TO the neglect
Of his duties"
X r
DR.. Alfred r. Dennis. the Demo
cratic vice chairman Of the United
States Tariff Commission, who smote
that inharmonious body hip and
thigh before the Senate, investigating
| committee, was one Of the Presidents 3
crcnies in Northampton 81 years ago.
He was professor of history and
European politics at Smith College for
nine years In the days whAn Coolidge