Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Defying all the laws Of superstition.
President Coolidge is of for Havana. on
this Friday. the 18th bent upon mis-
sion which he tondly hopes may be-
come the hallmark OF his adminlstra-
ton II he can leave Office, with pam
American friendship an accomplished
fact. instead OF pious aspiration. MT
Coolidge feels his niche in the hall 81
presidential fame will be securely filled
That is why he decided TO go 10 Cuba
for the conference OF American states
That explains why he Is sending there
one OF the strongest and most dist!n-
eu!sned delegations that ever repre-
Sented the United States. The presl-
dent is taking the First Lady OF the
Land to Havana ThatI be no mean
asset for the United States. too. The
sunshine OF Mrs. Coolidge's smile has
made Thousands OF friends for her huS-
band Isn't it within the range OF pos
abilities that 1t may win half-hcmi-
sphere Of good will for her country?
Our delegation at the pan American
conclayc was exclusively OF the PreS!-
dents own choosing Mr.. Hughes was
the Coolidge first and last choice for lis
cha!rmanship The former Secretary
Of State specialized IN pan-American-
ism during his four years as foreign
minister. He visited South America
during his term Of once, His farewell
act nj the State Department. on March
T. 1925. was To offlciate at the signing
OF Colombian Peruvian Brazilian
treaty. which patched up under MS
auspices. a long -smoiderlng ihree-cor-
nered boundary dispute. Hughes prob
an!y takes less pride In his Tacna-
AREA diplomacy 1t was his initiative
thai induced Chile and Peru to accept
the good Offices of the United States In
that mess, and II was Hughes who
wrote the subsequent arbitral award.
decreeine the plebiscite which has
never been held He may be depended
uDon 10 leave no stone untuTned 10 re-
move Latin American mistruSt OF the
United States. When all Is said and
done. that is the question at Havana.
Just about half OF the Yankee dele
CATION 10 the pan american iose lcase
sneak Spanish. which Is high average
in the case OF men the United states
is accustomed 10 send TO international
conferences, Ambassador Fletcher, DR..
leo Rowe, DR.. James Brown Scott.
Dr raw LYMAN Wilbur and Col Noble
n Judah. our newly appointed AmoaS"
sador 10 Cuba. all command the SPAN
ish language This observer wonders
whe,her ary OF the official American
women who are going 10 Havana VIII
reneat the famous malapropism attrlb-
,,ted to a Washington hostess, she WAS
entertaining q group OF Latin Amerl-
can women who were here for con-
ference. Sonora, she remarked to the
Si.tiA R1ftt t&fng
come down the receiving line. I'm 40
sorry ! do not speak your BEAUTIFUL
language I know only two words Of
spanish 49, manana. meaning 'tomor"
row, and 'patama meaning tonight :"
Once upon a time II was thought tina.
Senator Hiram Bingham. Republican
might he put on the Havana delegation
Az a representative Of Congress Per
hans II was one Of the Connecticut
YANKEES early literary indiscfetions ~-
THE Monroe Doctrine. an Obsolete
ghibboleth" that deprived him Of the
honor. Bingham has been a student Of
Latin American affairs for 40 years
He has toured every country south OF
the isthmus, and written books and ar
t,eles galore about South American his
tory. economics politics, topography
and what not. Bingham produced his
anti Monroe Doctrine book IN 1913, fol-
lowing a pr0tfacted soi0urn In Argen-
tina, Chile and Peru About four years
ago he unquailiiedly renowned his
earlier views. To-day Monr0eism has no
stauncher supporter than the tall elm
from Yale.
Orders 10 the orchestra leader al tho
jackson day dinner iaat night were 10
| the effect that no controversial niu-
| sic should be played II was daGfeed ~
| particular that the following numbers
| should under no circumstances be- rem
dered - The Sidewalks ot New
Ydtk, :" "a The Bowery" -, Tam.
many - "Swee, Nellie O0rady" and
| 30 Anne Rooney" IL will he remem-
befed by all survivors Ut the Demo
| cratic national dlhsension OF 1894 that
ihese musical classics were the otiicial
| Al Smith melodies IN Madison Square
Garden. Every time the hand started
| playing them II was the signal tor u
new and prolonged demonstration ter
ManhatianA presidential idol,
| y y
! II Nicaragua and The Havana Gans
ference weren't monapoilzlsla lhs lme-