Evening star., 1927-05-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Alfred" the governor would hardly
recognize the word.
Not so very long ago a certain radio
station in the Middle West, not far
from Chicago, was rebuked by the
Federal broadcasting authorities for
pirating wave lengths. Its particular
offense consisted of jumping about
from length to length those nights it
was on the air, wholly regardless of
its duty to use only it's regularly as
signed meter. The station received a
stern remonstrance from Washington.
which explained that the practice
caused widespread confusion and in
reference. Being maintained by a
quasi-religious organization. the sta
ton replied az follows: LAS this sta.
ton is operated by an institution
which is engaged in the search for
God. we feel it is our privilege, if we
cannot locate Him on wave length
y, to hunt for Him till we find
Him." Among other doctrine that
station propagates by radio Is
the theory that the earth is fiat and
not round.
DR.. Max Jordan, ACCOMPLISHED
Washington correspondent of the
Berliner Tageblatt, Germany's great
Liberal daily newspaper, calls this
observers attention TO a quaint bit of
political chronology. The three out
standing events In cotemporary Ger
man history, DR.. Jordan points out
have come in cycles of FIVE years.
The World War began in 1914. It
ended, by the treaty of Versailles, III
1919. German reparations were re-
vised downward by the Dawes plan
in 1924. And in 1929, if German hopes
are realized, the Dawes plan itself.
by the iron demands Of interna tional
conditions, will be reconstructed.
One OF the diplomatic plums that
will shortly fall to some deserving
patriot is the American ambassador
ship to Turkey. Rear Admiral Rris-
tol. our present envoy to the kemal
government. Is retiring, to take COM
mand of the United States naval
forces in the Far East. Neither the
White House nor the State Depart
ment has as yet disclosed whom it
has under consideration for a post
or vast responsibility and opportuni-
". Americans conscious of the OPEN
ing Tor a special kind of high service
In the Near East are hopeful that
the place will not be given to some
one utterly unacquainted with the PEE
cullar problems and conditions sur
rounding 1t. So-called butterfly
diplomats" as they were recently
dubbed at a Washington convention.
probably are not hankering for the
Turkish job, because it will require
partial residence far awav from, the
romantic Bosporus at Constantinople
and demand more or less permanent
domlciie at the primitive capital of
Angora.
Secretary Kellogg appears to thrive
under abuse and criticism. In par
tlcular, they are not interfering with
his golf game. Few men of 20 hit
a longer or q steadier drive. Golf is
kellogg's favorite method of keeping
fit. The Secretary of State is partial
to foursomes, and the Burning Tree
course, across the Maryland line, is
his usual playground. Kellogg's most
frequent partners are cronies of Sem
ate days-Hale of Maine and former
Senator Sutherland of West Virginia,
now alien property custodian. c.
Bascom Slemp, President Coolidge's
nrst right-hand man at the White
House, is often of the Kellogg four
some, too. The champion cabinet
golfer is Dwight +. Davis, Secretary
of War. The President continues to
resist the lure of the links. He says
he gets from walking all the physi-
cal benefits of golf. and with con-
siderable economy of time.
fCopyright 1927