Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11

Selection of John N. WHY'S as AM
bassador to Poland is discussed by the
public with the conclusion that 1t is in
line with the policy Of President Hoover,
in looking to business men for the So
luton of problems such as might come
before an envoy to foreign country.
1t is assumed by newspapers which
comment on the appointment that the
largely economic.
His is the kind of ability that viii
be a bargain for the Government at
the salary which is attached to the Of
f1ce," declares the Cleveland News of
Mr.. WHY'S. and in support of the ap-
pointee's fitness that paper says: Pres
ident Hoover, choosing him for such an
important post, probably was actuated
by a belief in his capacity to represent
his country in an Office in which there
Is chance to bring the business inter-
estS of the two countries closer together.
And when that happens, closer friend
school Of diplomacy, there was con-
tempt for anything savoring of business
or of trade. But times have changed
in a world absorbed in business.
Ohioans. who have watched the career
of Mfr. WHY'S from the time he was
pioneering with 'horselesS carriages
until he. built up a great automobile
business, are not doubtful of the kind
of Ambassador he win be-"
Ample wealth. extensive travel, long
association with important industry
and men of affairs, innate loyalty and a
passion for constructive work." accord
ing to the Elmira Star Gazette, COM
bine to make Mr.. WHY'S well qualified
fO, iol1 "a will nnN1HylHy
when senatorial approval is given.
= Those who know Mr.. WHY'S
are assured that he will discharge his
duties creditably to himself and to his
country" The Chattanooga News sug-
gests that perhaps he can inject new
energy into our diplomatic representa-
tives in Europe" and that paper adds
that Poland has been making strides"
that Sin 1923 the adverse trade balance
for the country was sos, 100000 in
1929 it was reduced to $33, 900, 900,
largely through stimulation of exports. !"
president Hoover has again indicat-
ed his conviction" in the Judgment of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
that familiarity with business on a
large scale is an excellent qualification
for diplomatic service. That conviction
is linked with the Hoover view that
economic factors, rightly utilized, are
potent for comfy and the preservation
of peace. and that those called on to
manage international public business
are assisted by their familiarity with
the processes of private business, itself
in these days inevitably driven by its
eroyth into the international field.
PolanJ is a country whose problems
are largely economic. To the solution
of those problems Americans have
largely contributed. The economic adj
wiser Charles S. Dewey who served in
the American Treasury under Mr.. Mel
ion. has won friendship as we'll as re-
spect by the ardor with which he has
taken up the task of aiding the couu-
try's industrial development. American
capital is being increasingly invested
there and there Is every prospect that
the old historic ties between the two
countries. extending from the Revolu-
tionary period and enduring through
the time when partitioned Poland lay
under a threefold foreign tyranny,
will be heightened in the future by the
mutually advantageous relations devel-
cping in the economic field"
"As a representative of industrial
America" AYERS the Louisville Courier
Journal, the land OF high wages and
mass production, of high-powered orr
garizers, executives and captains of In
dustry-AmbaSSado WHY'S is said to
be typical" That paper also voices
the view: John WHY'S, once the youth
full bicycle dealer of Canandaigua,
later an automobile salesman, and until
recently one of the wealthiest motor