Evening star., 1935-09-08

E6SeutdtlFc Lullll NOuIoC ItoScic Will
be delighted that America Is to have
its own residence in Canada. She has
always advocated that Uncle Sam
should own his embassy and legation
buildings and the Foreign Service
Buildings Commission, headed by Rep
resentative McReynolds Of Tennessee,
Is considering construction or pur-
chase of buildings in several foreign
countries. The United States Treas
ury was so overcome with Finland's
payment of her war debt. that even it
advocates the building Of 100000
legation at Helsingfors.
All this reminds one that most mo-
mentous news is coming over from the
League of Nations at Geneva: Hand
some Capt. Anthony Eden, he of the
beautiful teeth. the best dressed man
in London, not excepting the Prince
of Wales, is actually wearing at the
morning sessions of the League a
black and white pin striped suit
trousers and coat to match. With this
he wears white shirt and black neck
tie. II Duce must be frightfully in
terested in this latest sartorial ele-
gance and as for the Emperor Halle
Selassie, he must be wondering what
its all about.
Capt. Eden-he does not appreciate
references to the Garden of Eden and
the puns on his sir name, he thinks
it tiresome. On the other hand this
brilliant young Englishman Is no ordi-
nary, common variety of garden. At
Christ Church. Oxford, he took hon.
ors in Oriental languages and distin-
guished himself in the World War.
Mr.. Stanley Baldwin, England's prime
minister. is very partial to Capt. Eden.
He evidently thinks him an excellent
ambassador at large.
Mr.. Beverley Nichols-you will re-
member that charming book of his.
Down the Garden Path" and that
wonderful old house he describes
in an amusing and somewhat fac
tiouS article in Scribner's Magazine,
Health and History" thinks that If
rulers and statesmen and members of
the League of Nations had healthier,
heartier stomachs, the affairs of the
world would go along in saner way
and there would not be so much
scrapping.
He attended several sessions of the
League of Nations at Geneva prior to
Japan's withdrawal from the League
and says the atmosphere should have
been electric" But it wasn't.
Gradually I realized why. Firstly,
the heat. Half the delegates were
sweating so that there was a perpet-
ual flutter of white handkerchiefs to
dripping brows. Yet no body thought
OF opening window. Secondly, the
smoke. 1t is a literal fact that after
an hour it was impossible to dis
tinguish the faces of the delegates
from the front row of the gallery, be-
cause OF the fumes from all the
cherocts, pipes, cigars and cigarettes
=. a number of the delegates were
late, attending official luncheons q.
they (the Mncheons) meant sherry
and sauternes and Ceintreau and
benedictine hors d'oeuvres and
lobster thermidor and chicken en-
casserole and chocolate souffie."
Mr.. Nichols says he fell to reminat-
ing on all the acids that must have
been fermenting in these "distin-
guished stomachs, of old hearts wear
lily pumping over-sugared blood
through hardened arteries, and 1
asked myself If it Is through such
men, in such conditions, that we shall
ever reach the peace that the world
Graves"
Mr. Harold j. Laski, in Current
History for August gives delightfully."-
vivid picture of Prime Minister Bald
win. He asks, What's Mr.. Baldwin's
secret? He is a good speaker, beau
tiful voice, not a great orator-can
make the kind of speech his hearers
will not easily forget. An English
man with his pipe round jolly
face E. his air of easy bon homme
. his zest for the countryside =.
likes sound books he seems just
like ones neighbor who runs to catch
the 9:15 at the suburban station
every morning sincerely"
1t will be recalled that Mr.. LAski
has been popular lecturer here at
both Harvard and Yale. He is pro-
fessor of political science In the Uni
versity of London.
A special prayer service for q peace
full solution Of the Italo-E Ethiopian
crisis Is being held each morning In
Westminster Abbey, London. It is
reported that the services are largely
attended by all classes of people.
1t is not often that so much senti-
ment and feeling is exhibited in the
death Of foreign ruler as was dis
played at the memorial service for the
beloved young Queen of the Belgians,
which was held at st. Matthews
Catholic Church on Wednesday last.
Not only officials. diplomatic and
resident society was largely represent,
ed, but there was also large number
Of persons who Joined In the tribute
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