Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-27
Prospect of Dawes as Diplomat
Appeals to Popular Imagination

distinction in such post. He can be
tactiul enough when the situation calls
for 1t. The more his career is studied
the more the opinion prevails that
whenever, in war days, he was guilty
OF an explosion, an explosion was de-
manded by the circumstances.
president Hoover could hardly paw
a finer compliment to the British ma
tion," says the Worcester Evening Ga
zette, than in sending the former Vice
President of the United States to adj
vance the friendly relations existing be-
tween the two nations" The Salt Lake
Deseret News believes that diplomacy
as praeticed and approved by the great
republic Of the Western World is fast
outgrowing the Old World pattern"
and that no one could give it a more
spectacular push along the line of new
procedure than this same vigorous,
hard-hltting. lconoclastic Gen. Dawes"
YES, sir. Dawes as a diplomat appeals
to u.s." proclaims the Little Rock Ar
kansas Democrat, land We have no
fear that 'Hellenmaria' will knock the
sshes out of that underslung pipe on
the brass knockers of Buckingham Pal
ace, or do anything else that the aver
age American would be tempted to do"
The Charleston Evening Post con-
cedes that "he will probably make a
good enough Ambassador. If he won't
smoke his pipe during audiences with
queen Mary, who is sort of subbing for
the King; and he can afford the ex-
pense OF the place, which is by no
means light" The Evening Post also
thinks that no offense was taken at
his effort to change the rules of the
senate. the members knowing very well
usOIlIH or11n r. = "a
parted with Gen. Dawes in the best of
humor and will doubtless be glad 10
speed him on his way across the ocean
with fun ambassadorial honors."
AFTER ALL suggests the Ann Arbor
Daily News. at might be to the credit
OF Uncle Sam to set the pace for q new
diplomacy in Europe. Possibly the folks
over there could be induced to play
the game the American way--with
frankness. Possibly the benefits would
be mutual. A frank diplomatl Dare we
make the verture?"
Gen. Dawes is vigorous, colorful.
daring" asserts the Baltimore Evening
Sun. The Britisher who looks at him
across the dinner table or who hears
him speak at some public dinner will
know that he has to deal with some
thing ether" than the type that was
AOuiAO III tIiOSe QdyS NilSIi Iile American
in London proceeded to ape British
ways and to become. in outward seeming
at least, more British than the Brit
iSh."
Esteemed alike by President Hoover
and Secretary of State Henry l.. Slim
son. Mr.. Coolidges running mate should
be in favored position for the honor"
in the opinion of the Cleveland News,
while the Manchester Union suggests
that 'it Is taken into reckoning that
President Hoover holds the general in
high esteem and has been credited with
the opinion that the United States needs
more red blood in some of its diplo-
mats" As to the opinion Of the SEN
ate. the Petersburg Progress-Index says.
1T Is said of him that no man has ever
occupied the vice presidential chair who
he's presided with a greater degree Of
fairness and stricter regard for the
rights Of every Senator"