Evening star., 1926-12-27

Emperor Hirohito. the new ruler OF
Japan, once set foot on American
soil"-aboard the United States cruiser
Pittsburgh, in the harbor of Gibraltar,
on April 80. 1921. The event Is suit
ably recorded in a recent volume en-
titled 1.-The Crown Princes European
Tour" edited by Setsuzo Sawada, now
counselor Of the Japanese embassy at
Washington, who accompanied Hiro
hito on the future Mikadc's explora'
ton of the Occident. Mr.. Sawada re-
lates an amusing episode for which
Vice Admiral Albert p. Niblack, then
commanding our European squadron,
was responsible:
"The American squadron had
hurried from the southern coast OF
France in order to see the Japa-
nese Crown Prince arrived in the
port. The British governor of
Gibraltar had invited his highress
to the race meeting taking place
that day. Admiral Niblack, who
was also present, in a typically
jovial and open-hearted American
way and without our knowledge,
promptly arranged a sweepstake
for our special benefit. This sweep
stake, as II happened, resulted in
an easy, win for the horse which
his highness was assumed to have
backed. The jovial admiral there
upon rendered unto Caesar that
which he considered to be Caesars
and congratulated the prince on
his first success on the turf. 1t
was an awkward situation, for not
only is it not customary for mem
bers Of the imperial family to
handle money themselves, but the
Japanese in general are rather shy
OF participating in a wager. Our
prince heSitated for a moment, and
then laughingIy took the money.
Afterward he handed it to the ad-
miral Of the japanese squadron, to
be properly dealt with"
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Politics isn't the catand-dog bust
ness it's supposed to be--not always,
anyhow. Here's the Republican assist.
ant to the President of the United
States, Everett Sanders. spending the
Christmas holidays with the Demo.
cratic Governor Of North Carolina
Angus w. Mclean, at Raleigh. When
Washington heard about their fra
ternization, everybody wondered about
the why and wherefore Of 1t. Probably
the Governor of North Carolina lifted
his glass of grape juice and said to
Calvin Cooiidge's right-hand man.
TITS a long time between non-parti-
san drinks"" Sanders and Mclean are
both lawyers and knew each other
when the Indianian was in the House
and the Carolinian was a member of
the War Finance Corporation ut
Washington.
Stanley M. Bruce. prime minister of
Australia, will be in Washington over
New Year day. He is to be guest of
honor of reception of the English
Speaking Union on December 81. The
British statesman from the South
Seas region stirred the whole English
speaking universe in November with
his proposal for closer Anglo-Ameri-
can political unity. Bruce went the
length of suggesting that the next
British imperial conference be held in
Canada and that the United States
be invited to take part in it. President
Coolidge didn't react" very emotion
ally to the idea. He permitted the
White House spokesman to say that
Uncle Sam and John Bull are. in his
opinion, hitting 1t off pretty well
under existing conditions. and the
President strongly indicated disincli-
nation on his part to change them.
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Robert F. Wagner, Democratic Sen
ator-elect from New York, will come
to Office in Washington as the result,
he believes, Of boyhood wish, long
ch hsrished. Justice Wagner told the
story at a childrens hospital on the
East Side of New York City, in the
neighborhood where he and AL Smith
once were "kids' together. II used to
be just like you when was boy"