Evening star., 1928-01-30
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAN VILE.

When President Pease OF Amherst
College was guest at the White House
last week. Amhersts most famous
alumnus was probably made acquainted
with his alma matters plans to stage
a model session OF the League Of Ma
tions there. The session Will be held
April Z. Various countries will be rep
resented by student delegates from AM
herst. Massachusetts Agricultural. Mount
Holyoke. Smith and Springfield Col
leges. Attendants at the Amherst
league" will be members OF clubs spe-
cializing in international affairs at the
Ave colleges above named. Among the
subjects TO be debated at the make
believe league are disarmament, security
and arbitration. tariffs and the Latin
American policy of the United States.
One or two members OF the Geneva
secretariat now In this country are
expected TO be present and steer things.
The United States will not take part
In the Amherst league" meeting, which
accords with the Coolidge doctrine that
the League OF Nations may be sauce
for the European goose, but not for the
American gander.
Now that Herbert Hoover's matri-
monial history has become a political
issue. 1t might not be inappropriate TO
narrate another heinous episode In
that connection. When the Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover were fell
low students of metallurgy at Stanford.
Hoover WAS earning his way through
college by waiting on table in one Of
the mess halls. Stanford slang for
that kind OF working undergraduate
was "hasber." Mrs. Hoover Uhen Lou
Henry belonged to Kappa Kappa
Gamma Sorority. which didn't much
fancy the idea OF one OF It's members
keeping company with "hasher," +"
Things came TO such pass that Miss
Henry was served with an ultimatum
on the subject. She responded By
formally announcing her engagement
To young Hoover. Many years after
ward, when the mining engineer be-
came a man OF means. he and Mrs.
Hoover presented Kappa Kappa Gamma
with magnificent sorority house.
which now adorns the Stanford campus.
The Hoovers have been something more
than happily mated matrimonial COM
panions. Early In their married life
they collaborated In a translation of
"Agricola de re Mctallica." standard
text book Of metallurgy.
Marriage Of the Quaker Hoover by
Roman Catholic priest. and the silly
hubbub It's aroused. comes home with
particular interest 10 brilliant young
member OF the Washington diplomatic
CORPS Setstizo Sawada, counselor OF
the japanese embassy. As youth IN
Nippon. Sawada became convert 10
0uakerism When he grew up. he mar
ried a charming japanese girl. who had
become q convert To Roman Catholi-
cism. They still adhere TO their re-
spectively adopted faiths.
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The 20. X" just placed upon Eugene
Never. Federal farm loan commissioner
by the Senate committee on banking
and currency, probably brings tn an
abrupt end long lingering campaign
against that eminent Government
| fnancier, Never and two other mem
bers Of the Farm Loan board George
II. Cooksey and Floyd II. Harrison
| were Coolidge recess appointments last
year Some of the farm organizations
| threatened n knock down and drag-out
| fight against their confirmation by the
| Senate Meyer was pilioried as a wall
| Street" man inhutficiently farmer
minded" 10 MI the job of farm loan
commissioner. Now comes the SENATE
committee headed by hafd-headed
agricultural spokesman like Pete" Nor
beck of South Dakota. and hailmafks
Meyer with approval by II decisive vote
| OF 10 10 4 Meyer was subjected In a
pretty stitf cross s-examination by the
COMMITTEES the other day. but came out
with fiying eoiors. In the course OF II.
| he revealed himself AS u Wesieheatet
County. NJ Y. dirt farmer. who knows
| not only his onions. but his apples, his
cattle and lot 0t other thihga which
he raises.
Diplomats In Washington are waiting
eagerly 10 zee II Uncle Sam Wades into
tas standard oA-EoyA Dutch shell