Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

over the use OF his patents bv the
American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
The Hoover letter to the Senate, lust
issued as g. public document, contains
dramatic account by Gen. Sauier of
the history Of the electrical carrier
art" The Secretary Of Commerce
expresses no opinion on the merits of
Gen. Squier's claims. Mr.. Hoover
informs the Senate that he can only
submit statements filed with him by
the high contesting parties.
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Events Of the current session of
Congress are revivink n oft me nj toned
plan for some form Of cabinet repre-
sentation on the floors of the House
and the Senate. Such a modified
scheme OF parliamentary govern
ment" was a pet project OF the late
Franklin K. Lane. An ADMINISTERS.
ton leader remarks to this observer
that President Coolidge might have
Jared quite differently on such occa.
sions AS the Mexican Nicaraguan mud
die. the Lausanne treaty fight and
the Woods confirmation controversy
II authorized spokesman of the White
House could have had their personal
say. At times when national defense
explains, the Secretaries of War and
Navy could function as potent de-
tenders of departmental dema nds. The
Coolidge cabinet contains any number
of men accustomed to hold their own
in rough -and-tumble debate. Secretary
Kellogg and Postmaster General New
are both former Senators. Secretaries
Mellon and Hoover would not shine in
forensic combat But each OF them
has a hrass-tacks method of speech
which carries more conviction than
the oratorfca1 excuses to which Con
gress is frequently subjected by its
own members.
Hugh Gibson. American Minister to
Switzerland and our permanent I'M
official observer at the League of Ma
tons, is earmarked for higher dipIo-
matte honors. Had the Lausanne
treaty with Turkey been ratified,
many insiders think, Gibson would
have been appointed the first Ameri-
can Ambassador to the autocratic re-
public which Mustapha Renal rules.
A Californian, Gibson has spent nearly
20 Of his own 46 years in the foreign
service Of the United States. He won
world. wide fame an Brand Whitlock's
coura geous right-han man at Brussels
during the German occupation proceed
ing our entry into the war. His
journal From Our Legation in Bel
GUM ranks high among World War
books. Mr.. Gibson 10 now on leave In
Washington. He is putting in most Of
his time comforting with the State
War and Navy departments in con.
nection with the forthcoming renewed
sessions of the preliminary disarms.
ment conference at Geneva.
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Louis Ludlow, Hoosier sage and
Washington newspaper man. has
taken his courage in both hands and
issued q burlesQue inaugural message
apropos his recent election to the vice
presidency of the National Press Club.
In approved White House style "ad-
vance copies of the address are
labeled: "Caution-Not to be relea sed,
in whole or in part, until the Vice
President begins to speak" Ludlow's
dissertation ranges all the way from
Press Club politics to his campaign
expenses, our international relations
Mexico and Nicaragua in particular
Tacna africa ana prohibition. 'I re-
pudiate all / said In my platform
against entangling alliances" con.
cludes Ludlow's discussion OF the
state Of the Union. 81 am in favor
Of entangling alliances. II can have
my way the golden strand of love will
reach out and entangle me with all
Of you. repeat that ! repudiate my
whole platform and / insert in its
place single plank of one sentence,
Let US help one another.