Evening star., 1926-05-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Ilaugen measure. Jacobstein reeied
off his set remarks with persuas siSe
vigor. and parried heckling questions
from all quarters OF the chamber. The
young New York Democrat is not only
an economist by profession, but hap.
pens TO have been professor at the
University OF North Dakota. So he
has wheat belt practice and experience
with which to bolster sound economics.
Senators Overman, Cummins, F'let.
cher and Nye will face the primary
guns in June. In light Of recent
events. Capitol Hill colleagues tell
them it's safer this year to be his
torians. than prophets, of senatorial
primaries. Overman and Fletcher.
Southern Democrats. are not threat
ened. But Cummins on June Z and
Nye on June 80 both have Republica n
rivals Of no mean steel. The Brook
hart shadow looms ominously over
the G. o. P. primary In Iowa. while
In North Dakota young Mr.. Nye con-
fronts the seasoned opposition of
Louis b. Hanna. former governor a nd
Coolidge campaign manager in 1924.
Nye has injected the World Court
issue into the fight He opposed
American entry into the tribunal.
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The American Petroleum Institute,
on whose behalf charles Evans
Hughes yesterday addressed the FED.
eral OIL Conservation Board, il work
ing In cooperation with the Govern.
ment OIL the monumental task Of pre-.
serving national petroleum resources.
sweeping survey Of the whole oil
industry of America. and the world
its present position and future Dos
sibilities-is to be produced. 1t will be
the most comprehensive work Of the
kind ever undertaken. The boards re.
port will prospectively comprise three
volumes. One volume will deal with
the international aspects of petroleum
"a phase bristling With both economic
and political possibilities. Imaginative
men sometimes opine the next war
win be fought for and over oil. Sec.
retaries Davis WAR, Hoover, Wilbur
and Work, who constitute the con.
servation board. have not conducted
an inquisition. but a straight fact-find.
ing inquiry, and the oil industry has
co.operated all along the line.
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Former President Arturo Alessa ndri
Of Chile. now on American soil. having
just arrived at New York, NAV come
sary Of Chilean sentiment on the
Tacna.A africa mess. The patriotic W..
cieties Of Chile requested Senor Ales.
~ ndri to present their views to Presi.
dent COolidge, In the course OF the
fernlers private visit to the United
states. Alessa ndri resigned the presi.
dency Of Chile last Fall. He In stin a
member Of the Chilean Senate, and
also u governor Of the Central Bank OF
the country. representing the group
known as popular investors" A law.
Yer by profession, Alessa ndri is one OF
the strong men of South America
| though he has never figured promi.
nently in international affairs. Con.
sultation with American capitalists re-
garding Chilean iron properties brings
him to this country.
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Charles Edward Russell, America n
Socialist, whom John Bull has barred
from British soil. was a welcome guest
there in 1917. He was the first repre-.
sentative of the Creel committee on
public information sent to London to
establish a propaganda liasion with
our British comrades.in-arms. Later
in the war he was superseded.
Copyright. 1926)