Evening star., 1937-12-12

Daily Capital. in which its editor,
owner. treasurer-Arthur Capper-
discussed some Of the present world
peace problems and in which he ex-
pressed the opinion that the people
should have the power to decide when
they wished to fight, and that a con-
Stitutional amendment to give them
the power to vote on foreign wars
would be helpful In solving the peace.
discussions, there at the top of the
editorial page Was the text: These
things I have spoken unto you. that
IN Me ye might have peace. In the
world ye shall have tribulation; but
be Of good cheer: have overcome the
worlds" It is not known how many
newspapers In the United States have
daily texts, but the foregoing one i'm
presses one with Senator Capper,s
sincerity In his often expressed desire
for peace.
The general public and school chill
dren in particular, should be grateful
to Representative Sol Bloom, director
general of the United States Consti-
tuition Sesqucenteninal Commission
(my what q mouthfuD and Mrs. Nc
COOK Knox, chairman Of the Portrait
Committee. for the beautiful and
satisfactory arrangement Of the loan
exhibition of portraits of the sieners of
the Constitution and the Declaration
OF Independence, at the Corcoran
Gallery OF Art. The showing is really
liberal education and can but helm
to make the often dry pages of school
history take on an animated interest.
Old Acqaintances
Found in the Collection,
Portraits. miniatures, old silver and
other historic relics are ell charminely
arranged. When one enters the door
way OF any one Of the rooms where
the portraits are hung, he looks about
and thinks what beautiful company.
Doth grave and gay, those founding
fathers must have been. A GOOD
many OF them from the Southern
States look like healthy country
squires just in from q day in the field.
NOW and then one comes across 4
portrait 50 familiar that it seems
almost like bowling to an old friend.
Tor many Of the portraits exhibited
belong to private owners and are in
private houses. There are two por-
traits OF Martha Jefferson Randolph.
daughter Of Thomas Jefferson. The
one belonging to Mr. Burton Harrison
randolph Randall for many years
hung in his mothers home in Balti-
more, surrounded by Jefferson furni-
ture, silver and other belongings of
the great statesman. A Jeffersonian
scene one cannot forget. Slipping tea
sitting beneath this portrait and hav-
ing extracts read from intimate cor
respondence of the immortal author
OF the Declaration by Mrs. Alexander
Randall was . privilege enjoyed
Then the earlier portraits of the great
Chief Justice John Marshall had a
familiar look because of charming
moments spent with some of his de-
Scendants.
With one or two miniatures. for
bears of beloved Charlestoniaus. it
was almost like going to . party in
knee breeches and velvet coats. And.
by the way, that makes us wonder, if
and when Mr.. Joseph Kennedy goes
TO the Court Of st. James, he will
wear knee breeches and if his diplo-
macy viii be Of the straightforward
football variety when he makes his
passes in trying situation. Diplomacy
has become exploratory" over in
Europe. Statesmen 60 visiting about
to feel the lay of the situation-like
round Of house parties such as M.
Delbos has just been making. Per-
haps, after all of the many varieties
of diplomats in which Uncle Sam has
lndulged, the exploratory" kind may
be what we are looking for.