Evening star., 1927-05-11

Higher horiors are probably in store
for Henry l.. Stimson, President
CooIidge's pacificator in Nicaragua. A
foreign ambassadorship is the most
likely post to be offered him in re-
ward for as welcome a service as any
body has rendered the present admin
istration. Now that 1t can be told, the
Nicara guam mess had begun to as
sumo menacing dimensions not only
for the prestige of the United States
throughout Latin America, but for
the political welfare OF the Republican
regime at Washington. 1t is well
within the range OF possibilities that
Mr.. Stimsons next assignment will be
to unravel the Mexican tangle. Law
yer, soldier and diplomat, Col. Slim
son Incorporates the talents and ex-
perience requisite for the job he's just
accomplished in Nicaragua. II he is
permitted to invoke them in compos-
ing our ancient chickering's with Mex
leo, there'd be hardly any plum he
wouldn't be entitled to pick in the
Coolidge orchard. Stimson was Secre-
tary of War in the Taft administra-
ton, when our present troubles be-
yond the Rio Grande were born. Maj.
Julia c. Stfmson, superintendent of
United States Army nurses, is a first
cousin Of the Nicaraguan peace
bringer.
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Everything in the United States,
sooner or later, is organized, and now
we have with us The American AS
sociation Favoring Reconsideration of
the War Debts, Inc.," with headquar-
ters at Ashburnham, Mass. It's or
ganizer and spearhead is Frederick
W. Peabody of that placid COM
munity, who was the first, couple
OF years ago, to inveigle Secretary
Mellon into epistolary discussion of
the Europe-owned billions. The pur-
pose Of Mr.. Peabodys propaganda
project is to circulate information de-
signed to persuade the public to ad-
vocate still more favorable terms for
our war debtors. The A. A. f. r.
w d., Inc, has an advisory council
Of 128 members. These include IL uni
verslty presidents (headed by Hibben
OF Princeton and Butler of Columbia), },
22 bishops, several former cabinet Of
ficers. (including George w. Wicker
sham. and Newton ID. Baker), judges
lawyers, physicians, bankers, manu-
Iacturers, teachers and diplomats.
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Over at the White House executive
oillces the newspaper men who cover"
the President have organized q sweep
stakes IN connection with Mr..
CoolldgeS Summer plans. Twenty
nine reportersand news photographers.
at 30 cents apiece, have made up a
pool OF Sl4.50, which will eventually
go to the lucky number drawn by a
member OF the combination. Twenty
nine different possible Summer White
House sites ranging all the way from
West Virginia to Arizona, north and
south, Were put up, AID then a make
believe roulette wheel was spun until
1t stopped at numbers enough to give
every participant i'll the sweepstakes
run Tor the money. The scribes
VINO hold the numbers representing
South Dakota and Colorado. are. re.
spectively. asking the highest prices
for their chances.
our prohibition sleuths are certainly
on the job. The other day, up near
st. J0hnsbury, VT, in the country
where the presidential family halls
from. United States revenue officers
stopped an automobile driven by the
Rev. William =. Bohn, we'll known
NiNA soy man 6iIltt temperance advocate
OF SWarthmore, Pa. DIR. Bohn deDosed
ana said that he was carrying nothing
more contraband than a load of tenn
perance tracts for distribution among
New England officers OF the Anti
Saloon League, But the "federals"
insisted on searching the minister's
baggage. When they pounced upon a
copy or the New Testament, their
worst suspicious We're confirmed. as
the Book was regarded just the kind
OF camoufiage a rum-runner would
carry. DIR. Bohn was eventually able
to establish a convincing albi, but,
when next motoring in the neighbor-
hood of the Canadian border, says
he's going to be more careful about
the literature he carries, and travel
lighter.
Orestes II. Caldwell, Federal radio
commissioner for the North Atlantic
area, Is to the front with n novel
idea. lilo suggests that the new