Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30

Undoubtedly strong an appointment
as it Is, the selection of Senator Frederic
M. Sackett, Republican, of Kentucky, to
be Ambassador to Germany is another
bitter pill for our career" diplomats to
swallow. So far, every single Ambassa-
dorShip bestowed by President Hoover
has gone to q man outside the foreign
service-London, to Gen. Dawes; Paris
to Senator Edge; Rome, to John w.
Garrett; Madrid, to Irwin 3. Laughlin;
Havana, to Harry F. Guggenheim, and
now, Berlin, to Senator Sackett. Messrs
Garrett and Laughlin once were in the
foreign service, but they were drafted
Tor their present posts straight from
private business. Like Mr.. Edge of New
Jersey, Mr.. Sackett Of Kentucky is
taken care Of" at the threshold Of
what might have been a disastrous con-
test for denomination to the Senate in
1880. AS original Hoover" Republicans
each of them had a certain claim on
the Presidents recognition, and once
agan-aS since time immemorial-po-
litical exigencies prevail when pllims are
chard.
Germans are partial to culture In the
men sent to Berlin by foreign govern
mentS, and In Senator Sackett thew will
receive one who measures up to high in
teuectual standards. A Rhode Islander
py prth, ne Is a graduate OF Brown
University (CharleS Evans Hughes alma
mater) and OF the Harvard Law School.
Corporation law has been his speciality
At the bar in Kentucky, and for mnny
yers he has been identified with the big
business interests Of the Blue Grass
country, including coal and public utility
enterprises. With PREPARATIONS and Ger
man-American financial transactions
the principal propositions with which
the washington and Berlin govern
ments are likely to concern themselves
IN the immediate future. Ambassador
s brings special equipment to the
task now assigned him. Recently his
edmonton to the American capitalistic
world to watch its step In the field of
investment trusts" attracted national
attention. Sackett believes that the
present-day trend in the direction Of
supercorporationS Is turning the tanks
OF the antitrust laws.
y
Sir ESme Howard, the retiring British
Ambassador to the United States, plans
TO fold up his ofilcial tent at Washing
ton ana leave for England toward the
emo OF FEBRUARY. He will have served
IN London, early In March, the Pill
grims' Society will welcome Sir Esme
at public dinner, when tribute will
be paid TO his effective service in pro-
motmg British American friendship.
Ambassador Howard has seen the rela-
tons between John Bull and Uncle
Sam fiuctuate from bad to worse and
then return to their present happier
state. A year ago. as most of the world
knows, naval differences were fast APP
proachlng acuteness. Sir Esme's role
In bringing about the Macdonald Hoo
yer meeting Is one Of the feathers in
his well adorned diplomatic cap. Sir
Ronald Lindsay, Towards successor at
washington, Is not likely to present his
credentials until May, 1880, and until
the magnificent new British embassy
on Massachusetts, avenue Is ready for
occupancy.
William Knowles Cooper, for MANY
years director-in-chief Of Y. M. G. A.
activities in the District Of Columbia,
recently Joined a Stock Exchange
brokerage f1rm. One day during Christ
mas week he encountered at his club
an old acquaintance whom he met for
the first time since Cooper started in
to dignity the tape industry. well"
said the friend, "the first thing that
happens when a good Christian becomes
broker Is that stocks go to hell"
DR.. Richard Alexander Fullerton
PenroSe Of Philadelphia, Just elected at
Washington to be president of the Geo
logical Society Of America, Is one of q
family Of four Pennsylvania brothers, ali
Of whom achieved distinction. The best
known was the late Senator Boies PEN
rose, longtime boss Of Penn q. o. p.
politics. The others are the one who
now heads the Nations biologists, DR.
Charles Bingham Penrose, eminent
Philadelphia physician and surgeon