Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
SUCCESS OF YOUNG
COMMANDS PRAISE
Suggestion Made That Con-
gress Recognize Work at j,
Debt Farley.

The National Capital is talking about
Che achievements of Owen D. Young,
whose skillful handling of the Repara-
tons C~oference at Paris was largely
respo:>:cle for its success.
Wan distinguished service is rem
6ered in war time it is customary for
Congress to authorize a medal of recog-
milton The War Department has given
Distinguished Service Medals to many
who were engaged in wartime tasks in
Washington, but the American COM
missioners who went to Paris did not
represent the Government nor were
they In the service officially OF any de-
partment here,
The only precedent for recognition by
Congress came when Comdr Byrd made
his North Pole fight. Although he was
on leave of absence from the Navy. a
resolution was nevertheless passed ex-
pressing admiration for his feat.
Work Highly Praised.
The significance of Mr.. Young's &C
complishment is being commented on as
far-reaching. Indeed. some members of
Congress are saying that it is the most
constructive piece of work. done by any
individual since the war ended Presi-
dent Hoover has been quick to extend
his congratulations. He is close friend
of Mr.. Young and has followed init
nately the details of the negotiations.
AS mater Of fact. the settlement of
the reparations problem directly affects
the United States because enough
money is assured to the allies from
Germany to pay the allied debts to the
United States.
While a modification of the existing
agreements on reparations was insured
by the President in so far as annuities
to America are concerned, there is little
doubt that Congress is in the mood to
approve the entire settlement, and this,
in effect is what 1t may be doing II 1t
recognizes in some formal way Mr..
Youngs participation.
There is another kind of politics be-
ginning to manifest itself, as is usual
whenever a public man is responsible
for some outstanding achievement. Mr..
Young is a Democrat who has been
mentioned for the presidential nomina-
ton on more than one occasion. He is
known to have the close friendship of
former Gov. Smith of New York, and
while it is assumed in some quarters
that Mr. Smith will be drafted to run
again, it is also recognized that Mr..
Young has been placed in a command
ing position to receive high honors from
the Democratic party.
Silent on Politics.
It is also an open secret that Mr..
Young could have had the nomination
for Governor of New York last year,
but he declined to consider it. There
has been no evidence that he would
enter politics or that he would in any
way permit his name to be used for the
1882 contest. 1t will, however, from
now on be apparent that his name will
receive considerable attention in many
parts of the country. The business
man type is being talked of anyway by
the Democrats as their likely selection
next time, but it will all depend on
whether the friends of former Gov
Smith will acquiesce in any one else
but their favorite.
The general discussion here indicates
also that Mr.. Young's associates, name
~. MessrS. Morgan, Lamont and Per-
kins, may also be the recipients of hon.
ors as a consequence of their work in
mediating the 10-year -old dispute be-
tween the allies and Germany. 1t is
taken for granted that the whole Amer
lean commission did an unprecedented
job of Cancellation and that it could not
have altogether been the work of one
individual The belief prevails that
Messrs. Morgan and Lamont by reason
of their intimacy with the French gov
eminent and its fiscal policies, were able
to keep the French commissioners from
making excessive demands and that
Messrs. Young and Perkins were par