Evening star., 1926-09-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
RY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

out Klan conflict, the principal issue
of his victorious opponent, Charles w.
Waterman, being Means identification
with the KluXers. Two years ago the
Colorado "realm" of the Klan rocked
with violent internal dissension. I'm
perial" authorities at Atlanta decreed
there must be new grand dragon"
for the Silver State, and Senator
Means long has ranked as the most
promising candidate for that position
The Klan has bossed Colorado poll
tics for the past four years, and
Means defeat may denote the col
lapse of it's power. Waterman. now
Republican nominee for Senator, is
Vermonter. like President Coolidge.
He is one of Denver's most prominent
and prosperous corporation lawyers,
having long been general counsel of
big sugar, railroad and other clients
sometimes dubbed ''the interests. y
Senator Phipps, the other Colorado
solon, and chairman of the Repub-
lican senatorial campaign committee,
was on the losing side of the Means
Waterman duel. Democrats present
a. united front in Colorado and. with
former Gov Sweet as their candidate.
hope the G.. O. 2. feud will enable
them to win in November.
X X x x
Everett Sanders. President Cool
idge's right hand man, is on the Secre-
tarial lob at the White House again,
after a Summer "holiday," seriously
wracked by illness. He and Mrs.
Sanders went on a voyage of recupera-
ton to Central America but found
that fame bounded their footsteps
and made a real rest impossible.
Wherever the Caribbean liner aboard
which Sanders Travelled put in for
a. call. no matter how short in dura-
ton. hOnors and functions awaited
the assistant to the President of the
United States. But Sanders is a
Hoosier and a former Congressman. so
he bore up bravely and becomingly.
He feels that he has completely tri-
umphed over the internal malady that
put him on the bench at the end of
July and Is now ready for the strenu-
Gus political season that confronts the
White House and it's exalted tenant.
X x X 4
Secretary Kellogg's troubles are not
exclusively foreign affairs. Purely
American affairs irk him from time
to time, too. People who want to
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constantly badgering the State De-
partment. AS rule, they're inter
, ested in aliens who are in such a
hurry to get to our sainted shores
that the quota restrictions for given
countries are obnoxious. Mr. Kellogg
is obdurate on these occasions, basing
| himself squareiy on what the laws
permit or do not permit him to do.
Recently two cases were on his desk
| both hailing from Chicago The Field
Museum there wants to import, with
out delay, a distinguished British
scientist to become curator of one
of its departments. But John Bulls
quota of American-bound emigrants
| is full for another IS months and the
savant in question must wait his turn.
! So must an Englishman whom a great
Chicago firm wants to bring over.
even though an entire new industry.
ready to employ 400 or 500 Americans,
depends upon the skilled workers ar.
! rival.
| Wallace Thompson. Washington
| newspaper man, has just put a some.
what neglected portion of the West.
ern hemisphere on the literary map
with book entitled Rainbow Coun.
tries of Central America It has
timely pertinence because of the pend.
| ing rumpus in Nicaragua. Thompson
points out that the policy of the
United States has unjustly been held
responsible for Central Americas fail
ure to make itself really safe for
democracy. 1.-The method of achieving
the United States ideal of independ
ent. orderly. constitutional govern
ment." says Thompson. has included
and apparently still includes. the en-