Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-20

washington Is now convinced that
the Obregon assassination crisis will
blow over in Me 'co. leaving things In
that country as unruffied as they ever
are Government by violence Is not a
new departure beyond the Rio Grande.
Last Fall, when pictures were pub
lished In this country showing Gems.
Arnulfo Gomez and Francisco Serrano
falling before firing squads, Wash
ington diplomatist OF renown, COM
menting on them, said they were photo
graphs of Mexico holding an election"
Gomez and Serrano were the leaders OF
the anti-re-electionist group, which OPP
posed the Gales Obregon program,
whereby the recently murdered Pres
ident-eiect was to reinherit the Office
he handed over to President Gales in
1924. Gales is regarded by the United
States Government as the strong man
essential to the continued sterilization
of Mexico and to the carrying ont of
the new policy Of friendly relations
with this country. No doubt Is enter
tanned at Washington that Senior Gales
has the willard the bayonets--to en-
force tranquility In Mexico. America,
With millions of invested capital there,
has as vital an interest In its mainte-
Judge Robert E. Healy, the Vermont
country lawyer who. as general counsel
OF the Federal Trade Commission, has
made q record for himself In the
power trust probe, handed one OF the
last witnesses at the inquiry a witty
side-swipe. The witness had described
himself as ian organizer OF public
opinion" with regard to the utilities
question. He testified that he had
lust entertained them" Thereupon.
smiling benignly at Judge Healy. the
witness said: why, judge, II you came
down there, I'd entertain you" That
gave Healy an opening for the caustic
wit of which he Is master. You
have already entertained me beyond
INV widest dreams" he observed to the
wise cracker In the witness box.
Two United States Senators whose
present terms are expiring have now
successfully weathered primary con-
tests for renomination-Fred Hale,
Republican, of Maine and Burton *.
Wheeler. Democrat, OF Montana. Hale
defeated the governor Of the State,
Ralph o, Brewster, and Wheeler over
came a former Montana governor,
Samuel v. Stewart. In Maine q. O..
p. senatorial nomination Is about
equivalent to election, so Hale's troubles
are virtually over. Wheeler Will have
to fight for reelection In a Montana
presidential year, which Is always a
doubtful year. besides going up against
a strong vote-getter In former Governor
and former United States Senator
Joseph M. Dixon, one-time prominent
Roosevelt leader and Bull Moose ma
tionai chairman In 1912.
*
The National Womans party will
| hold conclave In Washington In August
| Ia determine the exact role 10 viii play
| in the 1929 presidential campaign. In
national politics the woman's party
confesses to single-track mind. It
isn't concerned with prohibition. farm
| relief, the tariff, foreign relations or any
| of the other inconsequentiai things that
| keep the ordinary voter awake nights.
| All the Pauline sisters" "a tituiar trib-
| ute to Alice Paul. veteran and virile
advisors chairman OF the party) are
really Interested In Is equal rights"
| The Republican and Democratic parties
are to be judged solely on their atti-
| tude toward the equal rights amend
ment.--the one plank IN the National
| Woman,s party platform. The amend
ment now before Congress, provides
| that men and women shall have equal
rights throughout the United States and
In every place subject TO the United
states Jurisdiction, Senator Curtis.
| Hoover's running-mate, sponsored the
amendment In the upper house
| NJ
| Current shifts In the American for
| eign service reaifirm the Coolidge adj
| mInistration's belief In the career
man" system Cuibertson, lately Minis
| ter to Rumania, Ia promoted to the am
] haaaadnrshifl 10 Chile Wilson, lnLelY