Evening star., 1926-05-10

No man in the United States is TAX
ing a deeper interest in the woes OF
the striking British coal miners than
Everett Sanders, assistant to the
President Mr.. Coolidge's chief lieu
tenant comes from miner stock. Ills
father dug coal in the bituminous
fields of southern Indiana, and three
of Sanders brothers make their living
as miners today. The secretarial chlet
at the White House was himself
destined fop the pit, and actually had
his cap and suit ready to go to work.
But Father Sanders decided that
Everett had the making of lawyer
in him and sent him to be educated
at the University Of Indiana.
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With $1o,o00,OO0 now to be devoted
to embassy, legation and consulate
bur dings abroad, America will some
day be on a level with other first-class
powers In that important respect. In
j the past not even some of the smallest
nations in the world have been con-
tent with second-rate and third-rate
premises such as Uncle Sam occupies
In foreign parts. Here In Washington
dozen nations maintain official estab-
lishments that put American build
ings in their capitals to shame.
Countries like Poland, Cuba, the
Netherlands Mexico and Siam have
diplomatic headquarters here far more
elaborate than anything the United
States has ever kept up. AS a rule.
wherever Stars and Stripes fly above
la really first-class American embassy
or legation, it means that Mr.. Am
| bassador or Mr.. Minister is a man
with a fat checkbook. Uncle Sans 8
rent bill in foreign parts will come
down as a result Of centraliZing his
activities in various capitals. Today,
| in cities like London and Paris, they
are scattered over 20 or 80 different
places.
William Green, president of the
! American Federation of Labor, Will
leave Washington later in the month
for a series of meetings and speeches
| in the Northwest. Dates have al
ready been arranged at Duluth, St.
Paul and Minneapolis. If the British
general strike is still raging, the fed
GRAFTON chief may be expected to dis
c1ss it in hammer-and-tongs fashion.
Green is a miner by trade. He be-
lieves that his British comrades are
disgracefully underpaid. judged by
American standards, and he deplores
the general strike, among other rea-
sons, because it's original cause.-the
just grievance Of the British miners
may be obscured. AS to using the
general strike to redress labor griev-
ances on the broad scale, Green holds
very definite views. He is against 1t.
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Secretaries Hoover and Wilbur and
| other Washington dignitaries have
been invited to go to Philadelphia on
June 26 for the launching Of the big
gest merchant ship ever built in the
| United States. She Is a privately
| owned, 22,000-ton, steel, oil-driven
passenger liner, which the Cramps are
turning out for the Atlantic Pacific
| Panama Canal trade. Eventually the
ship may be put in the regular traffic
between San Francisco and Honolulu.
She will be able to cut down the time
| hours. In size the new Yankee boat
will equal the De Grasse, pride OF
the French merchant marine.
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It seems that you can't escape
| liability for fury service in Boston,
| even though you are the best friend
Of the first Massachusetts man to be-
| come President in century. Frank
| Waterman Stearns, who is again a
boarder and lodger at his favorite
! Washington hotel. has just been
drawn for service in the third civil
session of the Suffolk Superior Court.
| Lesser mortals than Mr.. Coolidge s
| unobtrusive comforter-in-chief some
| times manage to be excused from Jury
| drudgery. Now that Mr.. Stearns is
again on duty as holder Of watching
briefs in the presidential galleries
| of House and Senate, he may con-
| trive to prolong his present sojourn
at the White House without inter-
ruption.
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There's more than meets the eye
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