Evening star., 1926-09-17

There was a distinct touch OF the
traci-comic in the circumstances un-
der which the State Department yes
terday received news of the latest
Mexican outrage on American life.
September 16 is MeXico's Fourth OF
Julv. and the 10th anniversary OF her
indenendence was marked by gala
| luncheon party at the embassy. Sec
retarv Kellogg, Undersecretary Grew
and Assistant Secretary of state
Wright were barely back at the de
nartment 5 minutes before dlSpatcnes
| arrived announcing the mufdef OIL
| Jacob Rosenthal. The news put a cor
resnonding damper on the festive at
| mosphere generated by the Mexican
! Ambassadors brilliant entertalnmeht.
| 1t is now certain that one or Presl-
! dent Coolidge's immediate preoccupa-
| tions on his return to Washington VIII
he ON. eternal Mexican problem. Ad-
| ministration patience for months has
| hoyered near the breaking point. How
| long Mexico's devious diplomacy VIII
! he countenanced once again becomes
| an acute question. Many Americans
familiar with the psychology OF the
situation believe the lifting of our en-
bargo on arms shipments would be
| the quickest means of bringing Presl-
| dent Gales to his senses and to our
! terms
Definite end of chaos in the air by
January / 1927. was the gratifying
promise made by Senator G. c. Dlll,
| Democrat. of Washington State, at
| the banquet of the radio Industries
! in New York this week. Radio leglsla-
| ton was caught in the end of-the-ses-
sion jam of Congress earlier III the
| Summer. Senator Dill declares that
all differences between House and
Senate bills will be ironed out in con
| ference before the holidays. and a law
enacted speedily afterwards. The Ma
| tion at large, in consequence OF the
| vast hook-up which carried Dllfs S
speech for and wide, heard the assem-
bled radio magnates cheer the young
| Western statesman to the echo as he
pledeed that the new law would place
no shackles on their giant industry.
Applause was particularly thunderous
| for Senator Dilis declaration that no
! form of government censorship IN the
broadcasting realm is contemplated
He favors regulation of radio by a
Federal commission rather than the
| Department of Commerce. Herbert
Hoover is above partisanship, eX-
! plained Dill but we have no assur-
ance that Hoover will be Secretary OF
! Commerce for any length of time
| X x X i;
Senator Reed Smoot, Republican, of
| Utah was assailed and defended in
| the same forum at Philadelphia the
| other night. His detractor was DR..
| Ellery c. Stowell. president of the
| Better Government League, of Wash
| ington, and his eulogist was Col Clar-
! ence O. Sheriff., city manager OF Gin
| cinnati and formerly director of pub
| lie buildings and grounds at the Ma
| tional Capital. Stowell llexcoriatedS Smoot
! for abusing the powerful influence he
| eXertS at Washington. especially with
( reference to civil service affairs. Con
! eress proposes" Stowell asserted, but
| Smoot disposes.' Col. Sheriff. came
| valiantly to Smoot's rescue and told
| the members of the Pennsylvania
| Civil Service Association. which was
the scene of the discussion, that Smoot
| had saved the United States more
| money than any man in Congress.
| "The Senator never asked me to waive
| civil service restrictions said Sher-
| rill. DR.. Stowells organization, which
keeps a hawklike eye on the veal and
| woe of Federal personnel, has adopted
| one of VIII Rogers quips as its Off
cial slogan: Watch the Government
and report the facts
X
| Undoubtedly the defeat of Senator
Rice w. Means. Republican. for re
nomination in Colorado IS the heav
lest jolt the Ku Klux klan has yet
suffered in the domain of nationa
politics. He succumbed in straight