The Washington times., 1927-04-20

House.
The President, according to Sir
Charles, talked most of the time
grasp of details of world affairs,
yet without a suggestion of an
effort to impress one with the fact
that it was the President speaking.
AS the President talked, Sir
Charles made mental note of his
personal characteristics. He found
him much younger appearing
man than he had expected, who
had not been worn down physically
by the cares and responsibilities of
his office. He found him happy
and, smiling, rather than the cold
and soured personality that he is
generally regarded abroad.
Sir Charles was struck by his
manner of dress, a blue serge sack
business suit, well tailored Of ex-
cellent material and well pressed,
set off by a necktie of expensive
material and good taste. There
was none of the hauty or rigid
formality that statesmen, big and
little, so often affect.
Vigorous Handshale
Another thing that impressed Sir
Charles was the manner in which
the President shook hands. 1t was
a vigorous, hearty handshake, with
no suggestion of the recent sore
ness of the right wrist that caused
Mr.. Coolidge to forego hand-shak-
ing for a time.
Sir Charles refrained from COM
menting on the subjects discussed
during his visit, but he did say that
the conversation ran the gamut If
topics, domestic and foreign, hold
ing the attention of the world and
that the President showed thorough
familiarity with every theme, So
cial, political or economic.
Accompanying Sir Charles to the
White House were Philip Gudalle,
English novelist, now in this coun-
try on a lecture tour, and Sir Esme
Howard, the British ambassador.
Views on Prohibition
In an interview with Interna-
tional News Service, Sir Charles
took occasion to give his views
on prohibition as he has observed
it in the United States. This coun-
try would have progressed much
farther toward prohibition without
the Volstead law than it has with
it, in his opinion. His solution for
the liquor problem here would be
to permit the legalized sale and
drinking of light wines and. beer
and the complete Punishment of
whisky, gin and rum. That is the
kind of prohibition that eventually
will come in Great Britain and gen
orally throughout the world, he
thinks.
The present law which makes
law-breakers of the very men who
advocate prohibition, public officials,
lawyers, business men and others,
will never accomplish its purpose,
ne asserted. So long as there is no
penalty on the drinker and the
better element of citizens continue
to buy and serve hard liquors he
sees no opportunity to stop its sale
by bootleggers.
1t Is a strange commentary on
American life, Sir Charles said.
that will send one man to prison
for a year and a day for Icing and
permits millions Of others to lie day
after day without a protest. He
referred to the recent sentencing of
Earl Carroll, theatrical producer,
for perjury in connection with his
famous bath tub party. Every
man who takes a drink, he said.
gives the lie to the prohibition law.
Liquor Improving Here
The consumption of hard liquors
in England is steadily decreasing.
Sir Charles said, vet statistics
show that last year England's
liquor exports exceeded ali previous
records. He drew the inference
that this increased output was flow
ing into the United states. for he
said he had seen more and better
LIQUOR here on this trip than ever
before.
Looking into the future Sir
Charles ventured the prediction
that within 20 years women would
be the dominant sex In both bust
ness and politics, not alone in the
United States but IN Great Britain
as well. The men are losing their
perspective of work and are turn.
ing more and more to play. while
the women are concentrating more
on business and giving less thought
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