Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15

Senior Honorio Fsueyrredon - pro-
noinced Purey-don-the Argentinian
Ambassador TO the United States, has
become the chief and almost the only.
stumbling block TO the success OF the
Pam American Conference. He Is recog-
nized at Washington as vigorous, pa
triotic Argcntinian, but his unyieiding
anti American attitude al Havana comes
as a surprise. Senior Pueyrredon leads
the conference forces seeking to outlaw
Intervention In the internal affairs"
OF the American republics He Is also
in the forefront of the fight TO place
the pan-American Union on record
against tariff barriers" Ambassador
Pueyrredon is a candidate for the presi-
dency OF Argentina at It's forthcoming
election. Politics and his aspirations
NAV have something TO do with his
vendetta against the Colossus OF the
North" as the conference. Stalwart OF
build. still In the early fifties. an &C
complished linguist. a former foreign
minister OF Argentina, and one OF It's
richest hereditary landlords. Senior
Pueyrredon Is a potent parsonage IN
Latin American affairs. He seems deter
mined TO emerge from the Pan Ameri-
can Conference with a fighting reputa-
ton.
Young Bob" La Toilette Is credited
by his elders In the Senate with having
acquitted himself nobly In the anti
third term fight. The Wisconsin Re
publican Progressive initiated the con-
test entirely of his own bat and fought
It through TO victory amid conditions
which at one time looked far from
promising. La Toilette has been In the
thick OF other Senate trays since he
inherited hts fathers seat In Septem-
Der. 1925 But the third-term episode
is the first major action In which he has
played the lead. For a while some or
Young Bob's" moves were thought To
be inspired by men like Norris. who
were working comrades OF his father.
but the son long ago found his feet.
Late events entitle the baby SCION 70
feel that he at length has won his
spurs,
Not long ago an autograph collector
wrote President Coolidge that only n
letter from the present incumbent OF
the White House was necessary TO COM
plete the collectors batch Of letters
from Chief Executives OF the United
States Mr.. Coolidge was asked 10 sup
ply the missing link. He did SD IN
these terse terms: Your letter has been
received. and your request Is hereby
granted Yours very truly,
tSgned) CALVIN COOLIDGE.
Within the present month this OBJ
server. adding postscript 10 Il letter
addressed To one OF the most dis
tingliished public men In the United
States. remarked, Down here almost
everybody thinks It's going To be Hoover
Va Smith" The assertion provoked
the following reloinder from the Man
haitian Island notability:
THAT postscript Of yours illustrates
once again how far Washington Is
removed either from public opinion
or from what II really going on. My
duties and aVocations have recently
taken me through some 20 States,
where ! have had the pleasure OF
meeting large audiences OF thor"
oughiy representative men and wom'
en-. The one thing which makes
them laugh Is the mention OF Wash
ington and the people there The
trouble with Washington IL that
public opinion never reaches there
save at rare intervals, and by nta
and starts. There Ii 4 habit Of
Gynicism, sarcasm and well. now
ness. which comes with small men
In small places on small salaries
doing small things, As 10 Washing
ton. the whole country Is In 4 state
Of animated disgust, not 50 MUCH at
any one thing rs al the whole an
hihitinn Ut incompetence. lack nj or
Eanigatidn, lack OF vision ana lack
OF coursae."