Evening star., 1926-10-18

The recent turn Of events in refer
ence to American membership in the
World Court has served to give added
impetus to the movement afoot to
haye the United States take the 1nl-
tiative in sending out call for
third Hague Conference. The pur-
pose Of such a conference would be
to tackle the subject Of codit1catlon
Of international law. Not a very live
ly topic, but, in the view OF its ad-
vocates, a highly necessary pre-
requisite to the successful function
ing Of a World Court. A resolution
designed to put Congress on record
as favoring q third Hague Conference
was introduced at the last session by
Representative George Holden link
ham of Boston, and is now pending
before the House foreign affairs COM
mittee. Hearings were held at which
noted international jurists appeared
to advocate the proposal. A large
ajority of the committee now favor
it's passage, and Representative Por-
ter of Pennsylvania, the committee
chairman, in washington this week
declared the resolution would be re-
ported out early in December, and
the steering committee would be
asked to give 1t a preferred place on
the House calendar. Representative
Tinkham, it's author, rabid in his OPP
position to the League of Nations and
to American adherence to the Wofld
Court, started his Hague Conference
proposal as q back fire, but has be
come enthusiastic for 1t now on It's
own merits. He is just returned from
a. flying trip to Geneva and to the
Hague with increased hate for the
League and increased love Tor hague
conferences in general, and third
Hague Conference for law codlnca-
ton in particular.
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The same day last week that Harry
M. Daugherty, former Attorney
General, was jubilating over the fail
ure of New York jury to convict
him as bribe taker, the little Green
House on K street here, which
Daugherty and Jess Smith occupied
together in the heyday of their
power, was reported sold to make
way for a business building. This
has obliterated another historic
landmark. Admiral Deweys widow
still lives in the corner house three
doors above---her telephone still listed
Hale mansion, occupied by two gener-
ations of Maine Senators, stands on
the opposite corner. The house near
by, where Senator Brandegee lived
and in which he took his life, is al
ready converted into an office build
ing, and the "old' Brandegee house In
the same neighborhood where the
famous Senate round robin to Wilson
was signed, is to be the site of new
skyscraper The New Ebbitt House
and the new Shoreham, the most
famous Washington hotels Of the
recent past, bave both closed their
doors this year. A new city is
rising in place Of the old.
More proof that the flexible pro-
visions of the tariff law are really
workable and that the Tariff Com
mission and the President are open to
persuasion on questions of reducing
tariff duties is now at hand. Mr..
Coolidge has decreed a reduction in
the tariff duties on paint brush ham
dies from 3315 per cent to 1873 per
cent ad valorem.' This is the
second time he has changed tariff
rate. The other was on bob white
quail. Who can now say the Tariff
Commission fails to justify it's eX-
istence?
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Senator Borah, the greatest indie
pendent of them ALL has at last COM
mitted himself to one definite cam
paign speaking engagement. He has
promised his friend, Senator Moses
of New Hampshire, 10 make an ap-
pearance on the stump in Moses
home State and speak in his behalf.
Incidentally Senator Moses has a
"cinch' and his reelection is now a
foregone conclusion. Borah and
Moses fought side by side in the