Evening star., 1927-08-01

The propag ganda headquarters set up
by Soviet Russia here in Washington,
right under the nose Of Secretary Kel-
logg, continues to flourish unmolested
and without attracting much public
notice. Under the title of Russian In
formation Bureau. the Soviet organiza-
tion maintains complete retinue of
attaches, trade experts, commercial
agents, translators, interpreters and
stenographers-all of the appurte-
nances and accessories of full-f1edged
embassy minus the title and minus Of
fetal status. 1t is headed by Rus
81 IN named Stavirsky, who came to
Washington at the time of the disarm-
ament conference, in 1922, as mem
ber of the delegation of the Far East
ern Republic. subsequently, the Far
Eastern Republic was merged in the
Soviet Union and Stavirsky stayed on
in Washington as trade representative
of the Soviet A pretentious private
residence not far from Embassy Row
houses Stavlrsky's mission He and
his associates always insist that the
bureau exists solely to promote busl-
ness between Russia and the United
States. Back of trade information,
however, is the underlying purpose OF
the Moscow regime-recoSnltlon by
the United States.
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One of the Presidents unofficial
hosts at Rapid City is Harry l.. Candy.
one time Indiana newspaper publlsher,
later South Dakota cattle rancher
and now prominently identified with
the bituminous coal industry. Mr..
Candy served three terms as member
of Congress from South Dakota, en-
loving the unique distinction OF being
the only Democrat ever sent to Con-
gress by his adopted State. For the
past half-a dozen years in the post OF
executive secretary of the National
Coal Association, the stalwart organi-
zation of bituminouS coal operators,
Mr.. Candy has continued to spend
most Of his time in Washington. But
he still retains his home in RAPID
City, and his extensive ranchlng inter
ests there. He is back home this
Summer and as a leading citizen rs
taking prominent part in welcoming
Mr. Coolidge. Mr.. Candy is reported
to be in the frame of mind that II Mr..
Coolidge would run on the Democratic
ticket he would vote for him with
enthusiasm.
There is still some uncertainty
whether 'Lindy's" plane, the Spirit
of st. Louis, will find final resting
place in the National Museum, but
that is the present expectation IN
Washington. Commemorative OF the
Byrd flight, the regulation mail pouch
Nc
New York Paris flight will surely go
to the museum. The mail sack, which
contained 293 letters weighing4 pounds
and 13 ounces, was submerged in the
sea at Ver-Sur- -Mer. But though water
soaked the sack reached it's Paris desti
nation, it's contents were delivered
and it is now safely back in the hands
of our Post Office Department, trophy
of the first official transatlantic air
mail.
| The National Citizens Committee on
| Relations with South America, headed
| by Senator Norris of Nebraska, which
| believes that the Coolidge-kellogg
Latin American policy as manifested
| in Nicaragua and Mexico is "a viola
| ton of every sound American tradi'
| ton" has five members of the Senate
| on it's roster besides NorriS-La Fol
| lette of Wisconsin and Wheeler of
Montana, Frazier and Nye of North
| Dakota, and Walsh of Massachusetts,.
| Publicists, educators and editors pre-
dominate in the committee ranks,
which include such notables as Nor.
man Hapgood, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
| Oswald Garrison Willard and Frank
p. Walsh of New York; Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale; Edward Heating, edi
tor of Labor; Zona Gale of Wiscon'
| sin, William Allen White of Kansas
and Huston Thompson of Colorado,
The makeup of the committee again
illustrates the old adage that poll,