Evening star., 1935-12-13

League of Nations enthusiasts at
Washington. in and out of Congress, are
frankly downcast over the Anglo-FTench
proposal to hand over half OF Ethiopia
to the tender mercieS Of MusSolini.
American pro-Leaguers have hitherto
been proud of Genevas drive to curb
Italy. Optimistic souls among them even
fiirted with the hope that If sanctions
brought II Duce to terms the time might
come when the United States would re-
lent and join q League that had proved
its peace-making power. If Geneva
should now approve of deSpoiling Ethi-
opia of 10000 square miles of territory
any and all chance OF Uncle Sam ever
identifying himself with League activ-
tiles would vanish. Congress will rock
with plain speaking on that score. 1t
may not be confined to iSoiationiSt quar-
tiers. Administration ardor for League
peace" efforts is believed to have been
cooled perceptibly by the cynical plan to
diSmember Halle Selassie's realm.
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Apropos former Representative Lit
tauer's $4,000 900 endowment of q grad
uate school of public administration at
Harvard, there's speculation as to
whether its curriculum will include
courses in practical politics. Our scheme
Of government rests so definitely on the
party system that training in the me-
chanics of the political art is essential
to men and women who aspire to go into
public administration as q career. II q
man like Jim Farley could ever be per-
suaded to take q profeSSorship in such
a school as Harvard is now to have his
ha nio1ly inform five Will
H. Hays is a Republican craftsman who
could also qualify as an instructor. The
former G. o. P. national chairman once
said: "In politics things don't happen.
They have to be brought about A
college course that would teach young
Americans exactly how nominations,
elections and Government jobs are
brought about" would serve unique
and unQueStionably useful purpose.
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Shakespeare seems to flourish along
with tall corn out in Secretary Wallace's s
Iowa home country. Katharine Cornell
gave her Romeo and Juliet" perform
ance in Des Moines the other night be-
fore an audience Of S,233 persons, who
paid $S,076 to see it-largest box ONCE
receipts the play ever attracted for q
single performance.
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Reports that the Philippines may seek
to perpetuate American control on a
territorial basis give point to some plain
talk by Senator Joe T. Robinson, SEN
ate majority leader, at the official
Manila dinner to the American con-
greSsional delegation. He said: "Your
guests, however sympathetic to your
wishes or demands, have no power to
pledge that changes in the Tydings-
McDufde act will be made in response
to petitions from Filipino citizens. We
do not and cannot promise modif1ca-
tionS in the tarif or changes IN the
time limit on the Commonwealth. The
period of preparation and organization
was fixed at 10 years, which is COM
promise with those who advocated
longer or shorter terms"
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Postal authorities, along with Christ
mas mail early" advice, remind the
public of section 5SS Of the postal laws
and regulations, forbidding the mailing
of intoxicating liquor. Persons who seek
to have the Post once Department play
Santa Claus with bottles of wine or
whisky are liable to $1,000 fine, two
years imprisonment, or both. When
illicit mailings Of wet goods are discov-
cred. liquor in good condition is turned
over to the Internal Revenue DEPART
ment for examination. II found salts
factory, It is sent to hospitals for me-
dicinal purposes. Damaged wares are
destroyed. The New York Post Once
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