Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-09

Mankinds Oldest organization for the
preservation of amicable international
relations, the American Peace Society
at Washington, founded in 1928, pro-
poses to President-elect Roosevelt a
scheme for American entry into the
League of Nations. With the advice and
consent Of Congress, the Society in
vites Mr.. Roosevelt to consider the for
nation Of "a non-partisan commission
to study our relations with the exist
ing league" The understanding would
be that, following the report of the
commission, conversations be opened,
again with the advice and consent of
Congress, between our government and
the League, with the view Of ascertain
ing what changes, If any, the mem
bers of the League would be willing to
make in the terms Of the covenant. to
the end that our country may take part
more fully IN that form OF pacific means
BRAND pact" John j. Esch of Wis
consin, co-author of the transportation
act and former chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, Is
president of the American Peace So
ciety. Its executive roster. includes
Gov! McNutt Of Indiana. Henry
P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, Elihu Root
Of New York, Henry M Robinson of
California, DR.. James Brown Scott OF
Washington, D. c., and Frank B. KEEL
logg of Minnesota. The suggestion"
to Mr.. Roosevelt is made in World
Affairs, quarterly organ OF the Amer
lean Peace Society. of which Arthur
Deerin Call is editor.
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Word came from Marking during the
week end that DR.. Alfred SEE, who has
been in Washington on semi ffclal
mission since last Autumn, has just
been officially designated as Chinese
Minister to the United States. 1t IS
his second assignment to that post.
DR.. SEE was transferred from Washing
ton to China's ministership to Great
Britain some five years ago, and now
returns to the scenes not only OF ms
former diplomatic duties, but OF MS
boyhood. He is graduate of Central
High School at Washington, which only
a day or two ago presented him with
a trophy for his distinguished achieve
ments in public life. DR.. SEE resumes
his mission here at time of grave
crisis in China, due to Japan's. new
aggressions. He was the Marking
governments spokesman at Geneva,
when the Chinese first took their Man
churian troubles before the League OF
Nations in October. 1881, DR.. and MIS-
SEE and their interesting brood Of chill
dren are well known and liked through
out Washington.
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Bouquets and cheers for the first
bright idea Of 1888 Individually belong
to Harrison p. Brown of the Macomb
County Republican Committee, at Mount
Clemens, Mich. Mr.. Brown suggests
that it would be handsome thing for
PreSident-elect Roosevelt to invite Her
bert Hoover to remain in Washington
as a member of the incoming Demo-
cratic cabinet. The Macomb County
politician also thinks the country
would appreciate similar gesture by
Mr.. Roosevelt in the direction Of Nor
man Thomas His proposal appears in
the January issue of the Forum.
From sNew York publishers press
there came at the end of 1882 the last
book about Calvin Coolidge to appear
before his untimely departure from the
American scene. 1t is entitled THE
Rise Of Saint Calvin" and the author
is young Washington woman writer,
Duff Gilfond. The Vermonter himself
supplied Miss Gilfond with the text
for her dedicatory words. 1.-THE best
biography of man." he told her one
day in his little law office at Northamp-
ton, sis more. like man than a man
is like himself" The biography ends,
almost prophetically, where Calvin
Coolidge's career closed, for the world
at large, at the Edwards Congregational
Church In Northampton, whence he was
buried on Saturday A bystander had
noticed, when Mr.. and MIS-. Coolidge,
left the church one Sunday, that the
former President hadn't seemed to rec
ognize anybody in group Of fellow