The Washington times., 1935-10-05
League ENJOY to
Instruct i. S.
ERIN'S FUTURE
BY HELEN ESSARY
GENEVA

IIlS uI1lVeTSlGlSS Vi A1Ao OWA SSuAA
try on the purpose and the ac-
complishments of the League.
Mr.. D. N. Bowers, the tall,
dark gentleman the Irish Free
State sent to Geneva, must not
only tell the universities OF
Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Gal
way what he thinks about the
League, but he must go to
America with his story.
So about December you will
be hearing of Mr.. Bowers in
Washington. The Irish Min
lister, Mr.. Michael MacWhite,
probably will give a party for
him.
talked to Mr.. Bowers at the
League Building about Irish
youth and war. He thinks that
young men in Ireland never
want to talk about war again.
But if Great Britain should be-
come involved with Italy,
then
"The Irish Free State must
fight, too. For its own saliva
tiOn it must follow England
even if it is a separate country.
The young men of Ireland, sons
Of the soldiers who fought in
British uniforms in the World
War, will fight as bravely as did
their fathers. Only this time
the uniform they wear will be
their Own-the dark green Of
the Free State"
It seemed very sad and very
stupid, too, to be talking to this
strong young fellow about the
possibility of the slaughter OF
young men like himself. Par
ticularly since he told me with
such pleasure that now the
Free State is the country of
youth. Before the SO counties
of Ireland became free from
Great Britain, the young people
emigrated to America as soon
. as they grew up. After Ireland
was allowed, government OF its
own it was reborn. Young men
and women stay at home now
and build up their own country.
Mr.. Bowers is an Irish Prot
estant. He was anxious to make
it clean to me that just because
of his religion he was not a
Unionist. Some people think,
mistakenly, it seems, that all
Protestants want to. be governed
by Westminster Cor the English
ParliamenD. Only six counties
of north Ireland still belong to
Great Britain.
Roger Makins, who used to
be a secretary at the British
Embassy in Washington. is an
assistant to the Secretary Gen
eral of the delegation of the
United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain at Geneva and is doing
an awfully good job here,
everybody tells me.
Mr.. MakinS, who was one Of
the most desirable bachelors in
Washington until he was mar
ried about a year ago, is big
ger and more amusing than
before, if such a thing were
possible.
He is also much prouder
than he ever was, because
he and his attractive young
wife have brand new twin
daughters.
Mary and Cynthia, the twins
will be named. Indications are
that one daughter, Cynthia,
will have red hair and green
eyes, and Mary will likely grow
I'D into a Vivacious brunette.
The Secretariat of the League
Of Nations, without Mr.. Arthur
Sweetser to keep the wheels of
diplomacy and press informa-
tion running smoothly, would
be difficult to cope with and
rather flat in personality.
Mr.. Sweetser is the liaiSon
officer between the press and
the League, and between prac-
tically everything else in &C.
neva and the United States, as
far as I can understand.
He receives fearful requests
without blinking an eye.
Strengthens out international
tangles with less than a ges-
ture. Welcomes delegations Of
visiting firemen, ladies and
gentlemen, from all parts Of
the United States. Makes each
crusader feel Mr.. SweetSer is
glad to see him or her, what
ever the ak to be ground.
Not long ago, however, he
was vaguely perturbed by the
brisk telephone voice, direct
from the railway station, that
said:
"Mr. SweetSer, represent
twenty thousand women! /
must see you at once. We need
your help terribly. And I've
come to get it, SIR"
I have forgotten to say, in
all previous Geneva dispatches,
that the League Of Nations
Committee on Disarmament
has not made one peep in any
language during the entire
session of the assembly!
There's discretion for you!