Evening star., 1931-06-22

States. The President and Secretary
StimSon were deeply impressed by the
Ambassadors recital of the critical con-
ditions prevalent in Germany. Sackett
saw. many of his old-time senatorial
cronies. They, too, were moved by his
account of the Reich'S tottering for
tunes. Undoubtedly, when the Ambas-
sador encountered Chancellor Bruening
and Foreign Minister Curtius aboard
were returning from their conferences
in England, Sackett was empowered to
foreShadow the action with which
Washington has just electrified all
Europe.
Mr.. Mellon found himself in London
week later. Forthwith he, Premier
Macdonald. Foreign Secretary Hender-
son and Bank Of England Gov. Mon
tagu Norman put their heads to-
gether. The BrltisherS were able to ac-
quaint the American Treasury chief
with the deSperatenesS of Germany's
plight, as Brueping and Curtius had
just depicted it. Mellon re-established
contact with shington-probably the
transatlantic telephone was used for the
purpose, as Hoover and StimSon so reg
ularly used it during the London Naval
Conference. Then events moved fast
and furiously, eliminating in White
House conferences with congressional
leaders on June 19 and this historic
communique of June 20.
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Washington newspaper men had to
hark back to the thrills of war days for
parallel to the highly charged at
moSphere that enveloped the White
House on Saturday. Correspondents
were suddenly notified that at 4:3O
o'clock the President would have some
thing important to say to them. From
heat-baked Offices, from golf links, from
week end retreats in the country, hur-
ried and scurried the scribes. At 4:3O
o'clock Ted JoSlin, Hoovsr's secretary,
emerged with the doleful tidings that
the Presidents outgivings wouldn't be
paper contingent finally gained the
Executive presence, it found the Chief
f1anked by Secretary Of State Stimson
and Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Mills. The air-cooled presidential office
buzzed with suppressed excitement.
Then, without any fuss or feathers, Mr..
Hoover read aloud his prepared state
ment. It now was clear that the hour
and half's delay was caused by final
conference with Stimson and Mills.
Clenching a freshly lit cigar and clad
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white flannel, Hoover, left hand in
trouser pockets, was as unperturbed as
If he were reeling of prosaic state
ment of budget figures. Yet he was
starring in possibly the most porten-
touS international drama staged since
the World War.
y II &*
Well, there's at least one member of
the Little Cabinet" who's tenceforth
going to carry his driving license or
some other mark of identification when
he goes f1ivverfng into nearby Mary
land or Virginia. The junior statesman
in question recently sought hot-weather
surcease by plotting himself and a
friend on a nocturnal jaunt. Time
few, and it was past midnight before it
occurred to the departmental chief that
he'd better point homeward. He stepped
on the gas. So did an ambushed motor
cop whose business Is to intercept
speedSters. Arrest enSued. Credentials
were demanded. There were none-not
even visiting card. The little cabinetA
neer said who he was. The cop thought
it was good joke. Jail for the night
loomed. Then some urgent telephone
calls to Washington saved the situation.
Copyright, 1917