Evening star., 1938-01-03

Hoffman Philip. Armour is one of the
brilliant younger career men of the for
eign service, with 22-year record to his
credit. Born of American parents in
England, he's an A. B. of Princeton, an
LII. B. OF Harvard. and married to a
Russian princess. Other diplomatic plums
to be announced will include the am
bassadorships to Great Britain Joe
Kennedy and to Germany Hugh Will
SOM, and the ministerships to Canada,
Colombia and Austria, all vacated by
death, retirements or transfers. That
great dlplomat-traveler, Joe Davies. now
and then Of Moscow. may be on the list.
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Among various higher administrative
changes brought by the New Year is the
Craftsmanship of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. which falls by rotation to
Walter Marshall William Splawn of
Texas appointed in 1884. An economist
and lawyer, his job in private life is that
of professor of economics and director of
social science research in the University
OF Texas, from which he is on leave of
absence. Prof. Splawn is an authority on
railroad problems and has written books
dealing with consultations and with
Under his Craftsmanship, the I. c. c. will
presently come to grips with the vital
issue OF increased rates so insistently
raised by the carriers.
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Because of the Far Eastern crisis and
the Panay fracas. more than ordinary
international significance attaches to
the visit which a United States naval
squadron is about to pay to Australia
Under command of Rear Admiral Julius
G. Townsend. commanding the cruiser
division of the Battle Force, the 7,50O-ton
cruisers Trenton, Milwaukee and Men,
phis and the new -tonner Louis
vile, flagship, will leave the West Coast
this week. The squadron will cross the
Pacific via Honolulu and Panga -Panga,
Samoa, and reach Sydney about January
rs, to take part in the naval pageant
celebrating the 150th anniversary of the
Australian commonwealth. Thirty years
ago this winter Uncle Sans battleships,
on their famous trip around the world,
tarried for several weeks in Australia s
hospitable waters. Our cousins down
under" who have~a healthy fear of Jap
anese expansion in the South Pacific, are
preparing an equally hearty welcome for
Uncle Sans ships and sailors this month.
Gov James v. Alfred of Texas was a
holiday week luncheon guest at the
White House. AS the first Lone Star
executive ever to aspire to third term,
Washington political speculation cen
tered around the theory that Alfred
wanted to swap views with another pos
sible third-termer named, Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Asked about that aspect of
the Governors visit, the President wise
cracked that Texas, having once been a
republic by itself. probably has it's own
independent views on third terms, as well
as other subjects. Alfred is expected to
be a candidate for the United States
Senate in 1910 against Tom Connally,
who. viewing that prospect with appro-
pirate alarm, is said to look with favor
upon the idea OF appointing Gov. Alfred
to one of the new Texas Federal
judgeships.
Representative Hamilton Fish of the
Roosevelt Hyde Park congressional dis
trict will take the air next week with
blast ON New Deal responsibility for the
business recession. His talk will be
called: I'VE Planned 1t That Way"
(Copyrisht. 1889