Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

President Coolidge, the w hlte
House" spokesman. was rather out
spoken at one of his conferences with
newspaper men last week when he
warned against the propaganda" for
the Army and Navy. which is being
spread over the country at time
when the appropriation bills for those
two departments are under consid-
Grafton by Congress. Such propa =
ganda takes the form of statements
made here and there to the effect
that the forces of the Army and
Navy are inadequate. The President
rebuked those in Congress who
through political speeches, intimate
that the laws of the land are not
being enforced and who spread mis-
leading information about the Ma
tons defenses. His remarks, "a
printed in the newspapers. We're at
tackled by Democrats in Congress.
Opening Parliament with a speech
from the throne. King George last
week expressed the hope that the
Locarno treaties have paved the way
for further. reduction in armament,
reported that his government is
striving 70 reach an amicah!e under
standing with Turkey over Mosul and
announced his qualification over the
recently completed debt funding
agreement with italy. The Kin;
asked for CO. operation. from all par
ties 10 reduce unemployment In Eng
land and to bring about a return OF
good trade and prosperity.
While the United States maintains
81 diplomatic missions abroad
only II are housed in Government
owned buildings. and in such ctpitals
as Berlin, Rome. BuenoS Aires. BruS-
sells. Stockholm. The Hague. Nienna
Budapest Warsaw and Lima. Amer
lean diplomatic representatives use
rented buildings for offices and resi-
denCes and receive no Government
allowance for the cost of the resi-
dence. This condition, which Secre-
tary of State Kellogg reviewed last
week. is not only inconsistent with the
position of the United States among
the nations of the world. but it con-
fines the selection of Ambassadors
in large capitals TO men of wealth
and independent means. Secretary
Kellogg Is asking favorable conSid-
Grafton by Congress of a bill TO ac-
quire sites fol embassies and lega-
tons abroad.
The League of Nations has decided
TO postpone its preliminary conference
and Great Britain have agreed, thus
making postponement definite. Brazil
and Bulgaria. two other members of
the league, have also agreed. One
advantage seen in the delay. accord
ing TO some London observers. is the
fact that debt negotiations are still
pending between the United States
and France, and this difficulty should
be disposed of before the two nations
meet again on what is bound to be
rather controversial subject.
Secretary of State Kellogg last
week aSked the District Supreme Court
To dismiss the suit for mandamus re-
Gently filed against him by Countess
Catherine Karyoli. wife of the first
President of Hungary, who seeks TO
enter the United States on a speaking
tour. Secretary Kellogg recently de-
clined TO give her permission to enter
this country on the ground that she
is not desirable because Of her radical
tendencies and doctrines. Her suit for
mandamus to compel the Secretary to
give her permission was then filed
Prohibition. which is crowding other
issues for place in the national spot
light, jumped again into prominence
last week when the Church Temper.
ance Society Of the Episcopal Church
for 30 years a leading organization in
the fight for temperance, made public
report advocating modification
of the Nolstead act and permit
ting the sale of light wines anG
beer. The report evoked a storm OF
comment. 1t was placed in the Con
gressional Record by wet leaders In
Congress and drew fire from the
.dryS" among them the Anti-SalOOr
| League and the Methodist EpiScopa
| Board Of Temperance and Public
! Morals.
| Albert F.. Woods. president of tn,
| University of Maryland, resigned las
week to accept appointment as direC
tor of scientific work in the Depart
ment of Agriculture. He succeeds t,
| the position held by DIR. E. d. Ball
/ who resigned last Summer at the re
quest of Secretary Jardine.