Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

There's just little Of the irony of
fate in the fact that Nationalist China,
now in grim revolt against foreign
devils" is. to a very large extent. cap
tanned by young Chinese educated in
the West. Many Of them imbibed the
spirit Of militant democracy through
their experiences at American colleges
and universities. In hundreds of cases
they got this training at the expense
Of the United Statee. Our country
was the first of the great powers to
return to China the $12 900. 900. odd of
Boxer indemnities extorted from the
old Picking government rs or % years
ago. In gratitude for that act of
American nagnanimity, the Chinese
announced their purpose Of utilizing
the first installment Of the money to
send selected young men to the United
States for education. Today, all over
distracted China, especially in the
south. whence the Nationalist drive
derives its power American.bred sons
of Cathay are in the forefront of the
movement to shake off the shackles
which have so long manacled the
sleeping giant OF the East.
1T is enormously announced that
Iceland, the Arctic island of which the
King Of Denmark is the ruler, has lust
gone wet" She got that way" four
years ago. The circumstances may
well give pause to optimists, who
think that foreign pressure can never,
never drag Uncle Sam off the water
wagon. 1t appears that Iceland has
now esta blished it's first brewery. But
it also develops that the island was
compelled to choose between wetness
and impoverishment as long ago as
1922. Spain seems to he Iceland's
best customer for the islands prin-
cipal product, dried fish. SO the Span
ish, who export enormous quantities
Of their wine, submitted an ultimatum
to the little government at ReykjaVik
to the effect that the Icelanders had
to drink Spanish wine or the Spanish
would buy no more OF Iceland's fish.
Mrs. Mary r. Norton. Democrat
Congressional from New Jersey
was the speaker Of the evening at
the jackson day dinner Of Philadel-
phia Democrats last night. Her theme
was Woman in Politics. The lady
from the MOSQUITO State said there
would be "Newberrys, Wares and
Smiths" just as long as women re-
frafn from wading into public life In
full strength Mrs. Norton frankly
deplored the fact that her sex Is
stacking in it's suffrage obligations
and opportunities. and particularly is
vieing with man voters in preferfing
convenience to duty on election days.
Mrs. Norton struck B. practical blow
for American home industries the
1k1 Anr oh
Congresswomen inspected their new
cloakroom In the House wing Of the
Capitol, the Jersey woman discovered
that the floor was carpeted with a
iurid Oriental rug. She protested that
premises destined to become so his
toric ought to be upholstered on the
100 per cent American plan. SO the
Smyrna piece was discarded. and a
rug made In u. s. A." substituted.
y
Secretary Hoover has submitted to
the Senate a more than ordinarily
interesting communication on the sub
ject of multiplex telegraphy and teleph-
| Ony. 1t is a reply to resolution
presented by Senator Walsh, Demo
crat, of Montana. The resolution called
for information about the discovery
and extent of use of the system by
which nationwide radio hook-ups are
made and simultaneous transmission
OF many telephone conversations and
telegraph messages is possible on the
| same line. The inventor of multiplex
biography and telephony. or wired
| wireless" as he calls 1t, IL Mai. Gen.
| George o. Squier of Washington, for
| merry chief signal officer Of the
| United States Army. Cen. Squyer has
been eneaged In prntracted Mtisatt1n