Evening star., 1927-11-23

I-do-not ch OoSe- -to-run now has a
twin brother in ambiguity. His name
is I-do-not-approve of denominations
petitions. That is the long and short
Of the latest White House contribu
ton to the 1928 discussion. In the
language of the after-dinner story,
there was once an Irishman." Of
that Celt it is related that after re-
ceiving an explanation Of puzzlins
situation, he calculated: BE -gorrah,
that leaves me just where l was be-
fore, only more sou Mr.. Coolidge in
tended the country to understand his
position, as the result of the choose
manifesto. Unquestionably the Presi-
dent hoped the spanking he gave
Senator Fess of Ohio, archpriest of
the draft Coolidge cult, would remove
any doubts created by the 10 Black
Hills words. But the cold fact is that
the number Of those who believe the
President can be induced to run has
increased, not diminished, since the
Fess episode. There are few indIca.
tions, as yet, that the latest Coolidge
plunge into the sea of language has
cleared up matters.
Invidious as 1t may seem for poll
ticians to harbor continued doubts as
70 the Presidents real intentions,
it's a safe estimate that so per cent
Of Observation-Disclosures and Democrats
alike-are persuaded not only that Mr.
Coolidge will accept renomlnatlon,
but has always intended to take 1t.
Few of these men mean to chalienge
his integrity or impugn his sincerity
Their view that the President, when
it comes to a showdown, Will consent
to lead his party second time Tests
rather on their belief in Calvin Cool
idge's strong sense of party loyalty
and party duty. Republican loyalty
and duty in the situation now de-
veloping have a more concrete dei
inition They relate to the smltn
menace" With every days growing
indication that the Governor or New
York will be the Democrallt
nominee, there rises in the stalWart
G. o. p. breast the firm CONVICTION
that "Cal" is the only sure-flre pei
to beat "Al." That's the actuai
foundation of the draft Coolidge pusl
ness, the petitions affair, ana al 'ne
rest of it.
Senor Don Carlos G. Davila, the
new Chilean Ambassador TO III.
United States, does most OF ms WORN
between II pm. and am. ne 9aS ,iSn
that's habit inherited from nie
time of journalism. Up to tne noua
Of his recent dispatch to WashiiS :. to,l .,
az a diplomat, Senor Davlla was eotoi
of La Nacion, Chile's foremost oaily
newsnaner He contends that the
brain functions at its best anna the
relative quiet Of the night-even When
printing presses are rumbllng near
by--and the Ambassador purposes
carving out In diplomacy the worklne
customs he pursued as pro1esslollal
scribe La Nacion, Davila's paper
has specialized in the employment oi
North American methods--edltorlal
renortorial and mechanical. Senoi
Davila. lust turned 40, is the younges'
mbassador in Washington, ana prop
ably the youngest ever sent mere w
any country.
When the International Rad1otele
granh Conference, which has been II
session at Washington since Octope1
J. ends on November 25, 70 sovereign
..nowers' will affix their signatures tt
the treaty upon which they've agreed
Th.t 10 far and away the biggest
number of governments which ever
ioined in an international compact
The total includes every country ir
the world that is interested in radio
except Russia, which is a very con
siderable broadcasting power, but wa'
not represented at the conference
The signatories take in the United
States and Great Britain, which are
the lords of the air, and lands as In
| conspicuous as Siam, which has onl,
couple Of radio stations:
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| Senior Manuel QueZon, Filipino "po
litico" leader now in Washington, il
an ardent member of the Mystic
| Shrine, though an adherent of th
Roman Catholic Church. When Que
zon was in the United States severa