Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC UHLI1H VILE.

Secretary Kellogg's abolition-of war
note to France is one OF the finest
| samples OF plain speaking turned out
| by the State Department in many n
| day. II contains a minimum OF diplo-
matte circumlocution and a maximum
OF meat" Though addressed 10 France,
| the note is meant no less for the League
| Of Nations Its full import Will not be
| lost on Geneva. Kellogg and BRAND
! have been exchanging views on 0utlaWry
OF war since last June. At times inno-
| cent diplomatic bystandcrS have had
| the impression that the American and
! French foreign ministers were engaged
| In n match Of wits, from which neither
OF them expected TO achieve practical
] results. Now and then the Kellogg
BRAND duel has been irreVerently dub
bed poker game, with each OF the
| players countering with the blutiS per-
| missibic under the international iioyle
| rules. 1t will be interesting to watch
| the next card the French throw on the
| table. Washington thinks Kellogg has
played trumps and will take the trick,
| President Coolidge read something
| closely approaching lecture To the
| delegation Of churchmen who called at
| the White House this week to protest
| against the naval program. II the dele
| CATION expected to find the Commander
| in Chief of the armed forces OF the Re
| public In penitent MOOD on tie subject
| OF cruisers, 1t went away disappointed
| Mr.. Coolidge utterly refused To identity
himself with the pacinst view that the
United States has embarked upon IA
| competitive" building project against
| Great Britain or anybody else, The
point upon which the President laid
| the heaviest stress WAS that even II
Uncle Sam were to build at once all Oh
the Is cruisers the House naval COM
mittee has iuat recommended. he would
atill be far below the total cruiser ton
mage America would have been allotted
under any limitation agreement AT
Geneva Mr.. Coolidge told the preach
cra we'd asked for 100000 tons. which
vas considered too small total by the
British, who fixed their requirements AT
800 900.
From now on It viii be the open SEA-
son for all good men tand Womenl 10
| come To the aid OF their taVoritcs for
The presidency by publicly declaring III
| their favor There has just been Il
notable coming ~oiIt party" IN Herbert
| iIoDver's behalf at New York. The
| Hoover for President engineers ma
| iiOuaI committee" there announces mat
| John HAYS Hammond mining engineer .
| Harry f.. GuggcnhcInl. hrhd or the
| GugErnheim AcrnlautiCnl Foundation,
| PROT Michael / pupin Of Columbia Unit
| vcfAity and &. A. Stone III the thgi~
! necring firm III Stone ~ Webster have
| formally Endorsed the Hoover candidacy,
| They have alho accepted the lhhh ~
| vice prehidents Of the engineers COM
mittee. Other officials Of the organi~
cation are II Foster Bnln. hecrrtaly
| Of the American inhlltute OF Mining
| and MctullilRirnl Engineers. and Mis-.
| Lillian Gilbrrth at Montctaif. N. j.,
| Ametlca's foremost woman engineer
4 =
New Yuik'a Al Smith delegation at
ltuiiatun h Ia be composed, by orders
III IammunY Hail. Of mrn ana women
| ui thehtrllieidian manners and uninih-
taxable culture nuid appearance and
| drawing room English are Ia ho RED
| liaIteh East Side htuii IL to be canned.
Ia lapse INTO the idiom az that pie
turchqiie region The rules viii apply
i,rth la delrphlrs aud aliernhtch The
word has bHrn passed out That not even
the TaniiuauY delegation In Congress
nom HoW Tulk County Ia Ia have ii
look III, win the single exception ~
Representative John r. tafew, who eYir
IDENTIFY qualities heGasise he Ia All A Is
| uf Columbia University nnd All IL, u
'DB prize man Few uen ~ eHher
HOUSE 0f tungtshs rival taieW's kiluWi-
edge az Tie ttaaAiua az are his match IN
vii The selection ~ woman Delegates
and aiternates Ia To be In the hands ~
MlAa Eli.abalh Maipury. Qemoola na"