Evening star., 1926-04-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

prejudices or remove long cherished
misunderstandings. But they help.
There was a notable effort on the
part OF spokesmen Of the United
States to avoid any stopping over"
in references to Pan-American amity.
Nobody handed out propaganda" for
the Monroe doctrine. What repre-
sentatives of this country did pro-
claim was that, as far as the United
States is concerned. we are proud of
the unique solidarity of ideals"
which the Western Hemisphere pre-
sents to the world. That sentiment
was cordially reciprocated by the
visitors. All concerned are of opin-
ion that the Pan-American conclave
of journalists is a milestone in the
history of the 81 republics. Already
movement is afoot TO send g. fine
delegation from this country to the
second congress at Buenos Aires in
1928.
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OF the nine lawyer representatives
selected by the House to conduct the
Impeachment trial Of Federal Judge
George w. English Of Illinois before
the bar Of the Senate four were
county prosecuting attorneys before
coming to Congress. One Of the others
was a Judge and one Is O. former attor-
ney general OF Virginia One served
for q time as president Of state uni.
verSity and another Is a. former law
partner of Coleman L. Blease, now
Senator from South Carolina. OF the
five Republican managers, two-Rep-
resentatives Stobbs Of Massachusetts,
and Hersey of Maine-come from
New England. The three others are
Dov& ,A1h re
gan, Moore Of Ohio and Boies of Iowa.
The four Democrats are Representa-
tives Summers Of Texas, Montague Of
Virginia. Dominick of South Carolina
and Tillman of Arkansas.
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Josephus Daniels, the man who put
the Navy on the water wagon, is in
Washington for the drys day in court
at the Senate prohibition hearings.
The North Carolina editor statesman
calls the hearings a "grandstand play" "
Daniels opinion of the vets case, as
recently presented, is that "the Fed
eral administration has been asleep at
the switch" He is firmly convinced
that before the friends of prohibition
have finished their story it will be
shown that, admitting much disap-
pointment in the enforcement Of pro-
hibition, "it is a thousand per cent
better than the open saloon and still. !"
And that, according to the former
ruler OF the u. S. Na-vee, 'is the real
ISSUE"
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Don Miguel Cruchaga, the new
Chilean Ambassador to the United
States, who has had to plunge forth
with into the Tacna-Arica muddle. is
q. distinguished professor Of interna-
tional law, having occupied that chair
at the. National University, in Santi-
ago. Thus the United States and Chile
are represented at their respective
capitals by men Of the same profes-
sion. William Miller Collier. our envoy
to Chile. being in private life college
professor. DIR. Cruchaga has been a
diplomat by career since 1907, when
he became Chilean Minister to Argen-
tina. Previous to that he represented
his country at The Hague conference.
DR.. Cruchaga has also been Chilean
Minister to Germany and Ambassador
to Brazil. OF retiring. studious ma
ture. Washington Is likely to find that
he prefers the intellectual pursuits to
the foible9 Of society.
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