Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23

Death Of Gen. Goetilals. builder Of
the Panama Canal. recalls that. like his
chief two coilaborators. he was OF con-
tinental European origin and sprang
from the same stock that bred Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Goethals was the
American-born son OF Dutch parents
His great helpmate In the Canal ZoR.
happened also to be Of Dutch extraction
Maj. Gen. william c. Gorgas. the
brilliant medical officer whose santa
ton work eliminated the tropical
plaques which we're hampering the
canals construction. Cocktails principal
assistant engineer--Col. David Du Bose
Gaillard-was OF French origin. II was
he who solved the riddle OF the Culcbra
Cut. the feat which paved the way 10
triumphant conclusion OF the big ditch
on the Isthmus. Cocktails Is remcm-
bered BY canal colleagues as "A master
of the tedious art Of managing men.
From the highest TO the lowest In his
organization. access 10 the one they a!-
fectionately called Chief" could be had
at any time and on any score. Even the
most trifiing grievance would be brougi;
10 Goethals and remedied In a spiri; Of
even handed justice. 1t was mainly on
account Of this human relationship be-
tween the engineer and his co-workerS
that the Panama Canal building opera
tons went forward so successfully.
President Cosgrave and Foreign Min
lister Fitzgerald. Washington'S honorcd
guests this week. are Irishmen OF
strangely different origins. Cosgraee
began life as green grocer. and Fit2-
gerald was poet who degenerated into
a newspaper man. During the night
for the Irish Free State Desmond Fitz-
gerald made II his speciality AT Dublin
10 keep the American press accurately
informed as 10 the progress OF events
They were the days when the black
and tan" soidiery OF Britain was max
Ing Il dangerous pnstine for Irish
men To communicate their grievances "a
| an outside world. but Fitzgerald. being
trained Journalist Systematically out
| witted the khaki-clad minions Of the
King When this observer was In the
| British Isles three years ago. ne asked
! Foreign Minister Fitzgerald 10 speak
| frankly about the Free States relations
with London. His reply holds good to-
| day: Ireland at present has as much oi
national sovereignty as she is able Ia
make full use Of. The mass Of the pro-
| pie realize this
| .
Stocks and bonds aren't the only
things Wall Street IN betting on thrhe
DAYS It's already gambling on 1923
presidential prospects, A betting com-
misgioner IN THE Street Ii ready Il
place wagera At odds ~ 10 A. that
| Calvin Coolidge viii hc fenominated
The same gent Ia offering TO ! tha'
Hoover will not be nominated. a. Ia
aaainft either Dawes or ioWden, and IL
| 10 1 against any other possible Repub-
lican candidate for the nomination A
bet has already been made In lower
broadway oil ~, 900 TO 81. 600 that A
Smith will be the Democratic nominee
| There are reported odds of 10 ! that
| smith VIII not be the next President
while Az 10 ! Is being asked on bel
that The governor win occupy tia
White House after March I. i9aa.
Professors and teachers Of Spanish
IN Washington are hopeful that one q
the effects OF the Pan American Con
ference viii be 10 pop.ilarlEe The STUDY
Of that ancient Latin tongue, Canal
dates for the American foreign aefVlo'
are always urged 10 major IN hpai'iah
our big exporting interests are all IN
time looking tor young men Who know
Spanish II Is often The open seshm'
Ia fine joins II must have embariahsf'
Charles Evans Hughes II hii III Havana
isst week In stand up before the con-
ference and plead. as one ot his eAe,iae
for not accepting lis most impaftan
committees rhalrmaaship, that he
ignorant III spaniah Mot so very 'ahI
ago cabinet hostess IN Waahinato,
entertained III distinguished iasil
American women here Tor conferences
She aariaed IN gather up 10 Amef'fai
women Who could Talk Spanish am
help her out, by IaAlna The sncla