Evening star., 1928-05-25

washington has q new political puz-
zle, OF which Calvin Coolidge Is again
the cause. For the past six months, the
puzzle consisted of trying TO find out
exactly what I-do-not choose to run
meant. During the next six months.
politicians are going TO crack their
heads over the probable effect of the
Coolidge McNary- Haugen veto. VIII IT
hurt or help the Republican party III
November Will 1t smash Hoover at
Kansas City7 Does IL mean third
party, which will split normal G. .. +.
strength Ia the Middle West as dis
astrously as the Bull Moose mutiny
cleayed 1t in 1912. and give the Demo-
Gratis the presidency? These, and a
thousand other, questions are now a8i-
tating every political brain In the Cap
ital, One thought conspicuous among
them revolves around the intentions OF
AL Smith and his cohcrtS VIII they
proceed TO fish in the troubled agricul-
tural waters with a species OF bait Spe-
cially designed 10 hook the corn belt
troutp II has been knowingly suggested
for some time that Smith has farm
plan OF seductive pattern up his sleeve
1t Is an amazing tribute to Calvin
D
could win the W.st this year even on
an anti -McNary~ ~Iiaugen platform. but
that Herbert Hoover couldn't. In the
same breath In which men assert ltlls
sort OF thing they'll explain that. wnile
u was the hand OF Coolidge that penneu
the farm bill veto, 1t was the heaft Oh
Hoover that dictated 1t. For some IN
explicable reason it's long been alleged
bv agricultural politicians that Hoover
Ia the one who has played MephlS~
tooheles To Coolidge's Faust In the trag-
edy OF farm relief When Dr Jardlile
was made Secretary of Agriculture III
1925. the corn belt rang WIN the lepoIa
that the Kansan was Hoover man
and that theneeforward' lor hil lIae-
| ticaI purposes, the Department Oh AKIl-
cni,ur. would be a subdivision OF the
Department Of Commerce. year later
when President Coolidge addressed the
American Farm Bureau Federation AT
chicauo and blighted the McNary-
Hauoen idea with frost like destructive
ness, Hoover got the bliine'
"A 4
No recent memoirs excel In inside IN :
formation Some Memories vi aol
der" by Gen, Hugh IenoN aeo't, % elilei
| of staff of the Army when we entered
the World War. II appears IT was pfi~
marilv ON Scotia Is advice That President
Wilson and Secretary Baker turned
| dawn Rnogeyeitg scheme To take Il
volunteer regiment of Rough Riders To
France Scott said, Roosevelt Is not u
| trained soldier in any respect, altnoush
| he thinka he is II sent over III COM
mand he would do as he himself con-
| siderg best, and you Secretary Baker,
would have small control over nm
| Mr. Rooseyelt's proposition goes direct !.
| Iy athWart our plans Tor raising real
| ARMY" About the same time Gen.
scott rejected Secretary FRANKLIN h
| Lanes idea of sending separate diVle
| sion of Indians To the American front.
Uiqh tribute In accorded 10 Representa- =
| tive Julius Kahn for plotting the draft
| through the House. mo honor can ne
| too great for him." Scott writes. May
hn rest IN peace with The eternal graft
| tude OF his adopted country
An Indiana girl las just won VI 900
national apelllnE bee at washington
| This observer herewith copyrights the
| idea of national pronunciation bee
| The notion springs from his own trials
| and tribtilalt0ua as a radio br0ndohstef
| Hardly a week passes that he duea not
| hear from the country win more OF
| iess mild remembrance ON actual or nl-
legged liberties taken with this OF thaI
word In most eases criticism turns
| out TO be we'll grounded, with Webster
aE the critics unansWefable authority
Experience In showing the peru ot rriy'
| Ing upon customary pronunG lat ions
which have no real Jnsti1Caslan Thus
il has been learned, for instance, that
| "aspirani" Is only properly pronounced
| when accented on the heennd syllable
| and that emphasis belongs IN the same
place with the word "indispuiahie :
Once u whla The hl0Adcaklar hap