Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
CANTONESE UPHELD
BY SENATOR BORAH.
Declares Nationalist Are
Fighting for Liberty as
American CoIonistS Did.

Expressing his thankfulness that
nationalism marched into Shanghai
and hope that it will stay there. Sen
ator Borah chairman of the foreign
relations committee, speaking last
night at the first annual National
Good Housekeeping Conference dinner
at the Hotel Mayfiower, declared that
the Chinese are striving for the same
goal of independence that the Ameri-
can colonists achieved 150 years ago.
Senator Borah headed a list OF
speakers which included Secretary OF
Agriculture Jardine and Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska, and was heard by
more than 500 dinner guests. includ-
ing members of the diplomatic corps
and Congress.
Message From President.
The conference received a message
from President Coolidge in which he
said that the home is the greatest in
fiuence in our national life" and that
there never was time when 1t was
more necessary to give serious atten-
ton to home making" then added:
Whatever may be done to make
it better and more attractive is a real
contribution to the Nation, as Wen
as to the individual We are told that
some of the social moral and spiritual
problems of today are due IN a
measure to the disappearance OF the
old home life. 1t is our task 10 al
Just the home to modern conditions
so that it will continue to hold our
children, teach them wholesome habits
of living. and instill high ideals ana
the spirit of service. There never was
"A time when ii was more necessary 10
give serious attention to home making.
II feel sure that your conference VIII
be productive of much good along
these lines"
Dispute Wells Theory.
Earlier in his address Senator Borah
deplored a disposition to accept the be-
lief that legislation can cure the Ills
of human kind and then took issue
with statements attributed to II. G.
Wells to the effect that democracy IN
America is a failure.
'"There Is scarcely an activity of
body or mind that some one does not
attempt to control by legislation de-
clared Senator Borah. land such legls-
lation tends to destroy individual IN
itiatiye.
Senator Norris delivered an address
of the modernization of rural homes.
Secretary Jardine detailed modern
improvements in farm homes and
urged the Identification of the
grounds Senator Moses of New
Hampshire, was toastmaster.
Others Give Addresses.
Brief addresses were delivered by
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt. As
sistant Attorney Genral: DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley, Miss Mary Anderson, direc-
tor of the Women's Bureau, Depart
ment of Labor; DR.. Louise STANLEY, di-
rector of the Bureau Of Home Eco
Monies. Department Of Agriculture:
Miss katherine Lenroot, Children's Blu
reau, Department of Labor, and DR..
Arthur NJ. Stimson, assistant surgeon
general, United States Public Health
Service.
The POSTMASTER presented Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman, president National
Consumers League: Miss Alice l.. Ed
wards. American Home Economics AS
sociation Mrs Harry Burnham, the
General Federation of Womcn's Clubs;
Mrs. Harris p. Baldwin, the National
League of Women Voters. and DIR.
Valeria Parker, the National Council
of Women of the United States.
The purpose of the conference, the
betterment of home conditions, was
explained by William r. Bigelow, edi
tor of Good Housekeeping Magazine.
and Frances Parkinson Reyes, asso-
ciate editor.
Miss Anna Case, opera star, sang
and the entire program was broadcast
through WMAL, Washington, and
WRNY. New York.