Evening star., 1931-04-24

Right after Senator Bor3h revealed
himself in agreement with the Hoover
administrations policy Of nCn-inter-
vention in Central America this OBJ
server deposed and said we now know
the age Of miracles is not past. AS
Borah has been advocating that policy
for 81 years, it looks as If the White
House and State Department had
finally worked their way around to his
point Of view. AS an even more re-
markable illustration OF the fact that
miracles are still being performed, the
Senate foreign relations chairman
points with pride 70 the record of his
committee during the seven years he's
headed it. Up to the present time
Borah has reported out Dy authority
of the committee, and has asked for
the ratification of, 1913 separate trea-
ties. Favorable action ensued in all
cases without exception. The treaties
cover practically every conceivable
subject in our foreign affairs-con-
citation arbitration, eXtradition, COM
merce, smuggling. Paclr1c Coast fish,
cries, disarmament, naval limitation,
outlawry of war and variety of other
international issues. So the silver
tongued Idahoan has been in harmony
with the negotiating power at the low
er end CT Pennsylvania avenue 1913
times since 1924.
Mobile Giacomo de Martino, Italy's
wide-aWake Ambassador to the United
States, is about to dash off for a rapid
fire visit to Rome. He'll be away only
four or five weeks. AS far as known,
no burning Italo-American issue de-
mands his presence. although the cal
endar of our relations with Mussolini
is by no means devoid of grievances
Few countries were harder hit by the
Hawley-Smoot tariff than Italy. Since
prohibition wiped out her profitable
wine business with the United States,
Italys trade has been dealt no deadlier
blows than Uncle Sans new rates on
such items as cheese, macaroni. olive
oil, tomatoes. cherries, straw hats and
other articles the Italians formerly
sold us in large and lucrative lots.
Every now and then the story crops up
that Fascist italy would like to float
a big loan in the American money mar
ket. Maybe II Duce has some honors
I'D his sleeve for his Ambassador at
Washington. Few foreign ENJOYS in
these parts ever pulled of bigger coup
than De Martino's successful demarche
at the State Department in the Smed-
lev Butler affair
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When the Navy League OF the
United States recently acclaimed the
administrators opposition to smaller
battleShips, it got a rise out of the
pacifist organization at Washington.
The anti-preparedneSs outfit charac-
terized the Leagues statement as "a
chirp from last years birds nest"
The office staff of the Navy group
wonders whether that thrust is as un-
complimentary as it WIS intended to
be. The young eagle, the staff recalls,
chirps from last years nest because
the eagle builds for permanence,' add
ing: ION the other hand, some OF the
more restless or flighty birds some
times find themselves sitting on
cllckoo's egg. Any one who thinks that
reduction in size Of capital ships is
the road to economy Is sitting on
cuckoo's egg Reduction In total ton
mage and building of large units with
in a smaller total tonnage Is the path to
true economy-that is, short OF com
plete abolition of the type, which Is
not suggested by any responsible naval
power"
Talk of Dwight Morrow as Herbert
Hoovers vice presidential running
mate in 1892 is persistent. Whether
the new Senator from New Jersey Is
encouraging 1t is unknown, for he's
not talking about 1t, or about any
thing else, as far as the country has
been able to discover The Morrow
second place boom. such as it is. seems
to rest on two theories: GD His as
sumed ability to keep New Jersey in
the G. o. P. column in case a wet
wave should threaten to sweep 1t onto
the Democratic side of the electoral
college, and (2) placing him in direct
line of succession for the presidential
nomination in 1886. Some Democrats
figure that 1t might take the curse of
their nomination Of a Wall Street can