Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19

The calming of the tempest In Wash
ington over the social status OF Mrs.
Gam, sister and "ofncial hostess" OF
Vice President Curtis Is treated more
or less facetiously by the press as q
diplomatic triumph for the Secretary OF
state and the British Ambassador. The
Vice President having protested against
a decision of former Secretary Kellogg
that his hostess should rank after the
wives Of ambassadors and ministers,
Secretary Stirnson passed the problem
on to Sir Esme Howard, dean OF the
diplomatic corps, and the diplomats
promptly decided that at their func.
lions, pending ruling by q competent
be accorded the position Of the wife OF
q Vice President.
"The entire matter" observes the
Binghamton Press, may be scored as
triple play-Curtis to Stimson to Sir
Esrne; no runs, q large hit, no errors,
unless one wants to charge on an error
against Mr.. Kellogg for q preliminary
tumble. which really had nothing to DO
with the man Cor, In this instance. the
wornan) on base as the play finally de-
yeloped." The Press now understands
why Sir Esme Howard is the Ambassa-
dor of the British Empire at the worlds
most important National Capital"
The brooklyn Daily Eagle believes
that "the happy ending should. plant q
feather in the silk hat OF diplomacy.
and should prove even to the most
earnest isolationists that some good may
now and then come out OF foreign medi-
alton"
s"The diplomatic corps" says the New
York Sun, lis careful to record It's In
tention not to interfere In American
social usage. It recognizes the danger
of seeming to dictate to others ana
avoids 1t. The incident closes on o note
of harmony; Mr.. Stirnson's first triumph
is won" The Fort Worth Record-T ele-
gram declares: '1They we're true dtplo-
mats, every one. Merely the Willingness
to tackle an American woman tengle
demonstrates that incontrovertibly The
kansas City Journal-PoSt advises that
s.sirewd diplomats must bear IN mind
that life is mighty uncertain and thai
Vice President Is potential Presi-
dent"
logg," comments the Ann Arbor Daily
News, "hut that is an entirely dinerent
story. An unusual decision has not been
forced upon them. They have made 1t
themselves as gracious gesture. They
have exhibited fine spirit OF sports
mansiaip. They are gentlemen and
Scholars" The Nashville Banner re-
cords that they very chivalrously
granted the lady's request" and the
Salina journal concludes that "as they
themselves decided 1t they would not be
slirhted, for the man who on his own
Initiative steps aside for another Is
merely performing an act Of courtesy"
aThe sequel proves" IN the opinion Of
the Boston Transcript, that Secretary
stimson surrendered nothing Of pre-
roVative In passing the buck as the
man In the street puts it, to the gen.
tlemen Of the diplomatic corps and
| that his confidence In their courtesy
was not misplaced. The reply of Sir
Esme Howard, furthermore, disposes OF
| 4 point which must have figured In the
| informal conversations, namely, that
the episode and solution constituted no
precedent, and that the diplomatic
corps still regards 1t as the preroga-
| tive. Ii not the duty, Of the American
Department Of state or some other au-
thority DESIGNATED BY the President te