Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1923, Page 3

COOLIDGE MAKES | G000 IPRESSION Strikes Observers as Execu- tive of Common Sense and Alert of Mind. BY DAVID LAWR ) A man of common sense, orderly thinking and alertness of mind—this was the almost universal impression Wwhich Calvin Coolidge gave to cab- inet members and of new: paper correspondents who serutinized his personality in his first twenty- | four hours of active duty as Presi- dent of the United States. Explicit in his statements, adroit without being evasive, there came from the new President such a direct exposition of his ideas as to surprise even those who had.sat at the cab- inet table with him for two years and who thought they Kknew their | n. The surprise was a pleasant for if Calvin.Coolidge keeps step with the impression he made the first he will ind ave risen to the n and d_the American people from the shock of change in government affairs which might have | come with a person of different tem- ment and impulse, new President is more ke 3 of State Hughes in his methods of handling the press t ny one else. He sees not only question asked him, but the possible effect of a misunderstood answer. It 15 not too early to predict that, how- ever one may find reason to differ with Calvin Coolidge's views in the Tuture, there will never be any aount | of what his policy s or what he! means when he says somethin ere wasn't a whole lot of infor- mation_in his first conference with cabinet or the press. Calvin slldge was really being tested by Denetrating eyes. He didn't seem con- £cious of it, but went about his b 1ess with ‘an ease and grace that made it difficult to believe he had not Leen in the job always. The writer talked afterward with members of the (binet and Congress. The most in- tcresting comment heard was that Mr. Coolidge seemed livelier and more intense. He has not become a Roosevelt overnight, but there is a srcefulness about the quiet dignity of Calvin Coolidge which was un- mistakable. Systematic to a Fault. The new President gave the cabi- met more of a glimpse of the kind of ®mn Executive he intends to be than he €id the press. He is systematic to a fault. He does not intend to be both- ered with detail. He will give his cabinet officers all the latitude in the world, but he will hold them strictly &ccountable for their acts. There a severity about Mr. Coolidge which is in direct contrastto the manner of his predecessor. Not that Mr. Hard- ‘Sng's geniality wasn't inspiring, for it was one of the finest evidences of comradeship in public office ever seen But Mr. Coolidge is different—that's all. At this point it may be worth while to say that Washington corre- spondents who may be writing of the outstanding characteristics of the new President do so with the idea of advising the American people about a_relatively unknown quantity in_the White House and not with any pur- pose of making invidious compari- sons between the late President and his successor. It remains for the next six months to tell the story of whether the Cool- method is more effective than Harding method. But at the out- it is interesting to observe that new President operates in an itirely different way. For one thing, $ir. Harding grew up in a newspaper office. Mr. Coolldge is a lawyer. The late President was a good mixer. He was on intimate terms with almost overybody. The new Executive has a kind of magnetism that peers out of friendly but he is not the po- litical type at all. That's one reason T SPECIAL NOTICES. 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The first two paragraphsido not touch upon important matters, but the third makes this reference to the surrender of the British general. “I thank you for your Kind con- gratulations “on the capitulation of Cornwallis. 1t is an interesting event and may be productive of much &ood if properly improved, but if it should be the means of relaxation and sink us into supineness and security it had better not have hap- péned. Great Britain for some time past_has been much encouraged by the impolicy of our conduct to con- tinue the , and_should there be an interference of European politicks in her favor, peace may be.further Temoved from us than we expect, while one thing we are sure oféand that that the only certain way to obtain peace is to be prepared for war. Policy, interest, economy— all unite to stimulate the states to fill the centinental battalions, and pro- vide the means of supporting them. 1 hope the present favorable’moment for doing it will not neglected. why he wisely chose former Repre- sentative Bascom Slemp of Virginia, republican, be his private secre- tary. Mr. Coolidge didn't know Mr. Slemp Nor does he know many members of So he consulted the leaders of both houses and asked them to suggest the names of men | who did know Congress and who did know officfal Washington. That' how Bascom Slemp came to be chosen, and it gives an interesting insight into the workings of the Coolidge mind. her. thing he did in the first ! four hours which is indicative | <tdent’s attitude to i He. advised b Secretary George Christian_that ol of the things that took up Mr. Hard- ing's time and worried him con- stantly W pardon cases. Mr. Christian said he thought it would be w good plan if these cases were left almost wholly to the Attorney Gen- eral to decide and recommend. Mr. Coolidge adopted the suggestion im- mediately, and as a consequence his desk was cleared of one of the moun- tains of documents which in every administration as far back as this correspondent can remember always plagued the Chief Executive. Cites European Policy. Perhaps the information given out.! about Europe was the most vital thing that came from the White House. Here is the exact thought: The United States government under the Coolidge administration is ready to help and co-operate in every way without involving itself; America is very hesitant about making offers, but the President will be responsive to any requests for help that may be administered in the interest of the American people. Read the foregoing sentence care- fully, for it's a clue to the foreign policy of Calvin Coolidge. He doesn't want to interfere in Europe. He doesn't want to involve America in any- thing disastrous, but he will not turn a deaf ear or a cold shoulder to pro- posals emanating from Kuropean goveraments which, when examined, to seem to be to the economic benefit] of the American people as well a the peace of the world. He know that the world situation encompasse America, and if he does take any step in foreign policy it will be with the idea of saving the United States from the ill effects of a collapse in Europe. The Coolidge statement is a sympa- thetic _expression of American pur- pose, and the only unfortunate thing about ft is that the exact words weren't put out in formal fashion above the signature of the President, =0 that Europe might take heart and apply for American mediation. It is not impossible to conceive, however, that the thought will be conveyed by American ambassadors and ministers abroad in even more explicit language if necessary. Calvin Coolldge has started out to tackle the problems of his office without delay. He will be a_deliberating President to the point | of getting the facts, but he will act| quickly -and decisively. That's the first impression which the new Presi- dent has made, and it doesn't take long as a rule for people in official life to | size up the man in the White House.! (Copyright, 1923.) Chews Tobacco 60 Hours, Beating | 45 C ontestants | Special ipateh to The Star. JONESBORO, Ga., August 15.— Dan Henderson can rest on his laurels today (p'tuh!) for he is the champion long-distance tobacco chewer of this town and perhaps these United States. Jonesboro has watched the dif- ferent types of marathon and en- durance contests of late and finally decided it would stage one itselZ, It called for entrants for a tobacco chewers' marathon and more than two-score men at once accepteod the gage of battle. The rules pro- vided that each man wouid take a big plug and start away. The one still on his feet and chewinz after the others had quit from chewers’ cramp would be acclaimed a champion. Contestants could eat and sleep, but were not allowed to relinquish from their mouths :he Dplugs upon which they started. When the whistle blew for tha getaway forty-six pairs of teeth clamped down on forty-six pluss. Hour after hour the contest went on, until.after two and_one-half days of continued effort Dan Hen- derson was the only one who re- tained a portion of his plug and whose teeth still moved in even mastication (p'tuh!) Dan Hender- son chewed alone and he vowed he could keep on for another day or two, when his physician decl ed lockjaw might develop, and stopped him. The champion, after the contest, said he was ready to meet all comers. Meantime the Jonesboro city council is considering legis- lation that forbids all future mara- thons of this nature within the city | party’s | desired "THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1923:° New York Dinner May Boom Bryan Again for White House , BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Anybody who thinks Willlam Jen- nings Bryan Is a back number ap- pears to have another guess coming. It is now disclosed that the commoner plans to be a “factor” In the 1924 democratic national campalgn. He either intends to be the party's candi- date for President, or have a potent voice in deciding who shall be. The latter role is the one generally as- signdd him, but there are those who are prepared to see him reach out for the nominantion. For the purpose of advertising to) the political universe that Florida's adopted son is still on the map, a great public dinner is to be held in his honor, in New York, in Decem- ber. Plans for the festivity, this writer is informed, are in quiet, but active, progress. 1t is to be called a “Come-Back” din- ner, and is avowedly intended to re- | establish Mr, Bryan's status as an elder democratic’ statesman who can- not be left out of account in the future reckoning. Every official or receptive candidate for the 1924 presidential nomination will be invited to be present and to speak. Those who cannot, or will not, attend in person will be requested to send a | letter or a telegram. 1 The promoters of the function ex- | pect it to be as notable a gathering of the democratic clans as a Juckson | day bench show in Washington. Leaders to Attend. Senator Underwood, Mr. McAdoo, Senator Ralston, Gov. Smith, John W. Davis, Senator Copeland, Senator Robinson, Homer S. Cummings, James W. Gerard, Senator Owen and Atlee Pomerene are some of the democratic “white hopes” who are expected to be present in the flesh or in the spirit at the Bryan “come-back "feast. One | interesting _democratic presidential | possibility, whom it is particularly ' t6 have alongside of Mr. Bryan, is Henry Ford. Mr, Br. himself will, of course, hold forth at the dinner and deliver a keynote | speech, of which the gist may be the proclamation of his readiness for a | “BAND CONCERT. At the United States Capitol, today at 5 p.m., United States Marine Band, Taylor Branson, second leader. Program. March, “Our Glorious Banner,” Overture, Rossini “Romance in F mino; 5 opu: Selectio “Rever Vieuxtemps Valse, % La Blen-Amle Ballet music, “Feramors,’ Rubenstein a. Bajaderen Dance No. 1, moderato. b. Candle Dance, by Cashmir's Bride, listesso tempo. c. Bajaderen Dance, No. 2, allegro vivace. d. Wedding procession, mod- erato. Star “The Spangled Banner.” by the Army 0 o'clock, senior bandleader students conducting: March and procession of Bacchus, from “Sylvia,” Delibes (Conducted by Charles F. Wad- dington.) Overture, “Raymond”...Thomas (Conducted by Charles V., Extra: Mammy Sxcerpts fikado” ... Sullivan (Conducted by Wallace Apple- ton.) Waltzes, “Casino Tanze,” (Conducted by Nichola fourth time to become the democratic standard bearer. Democratic leaders are not sneering at Mr. Bryan's influence at-their 1924 convention. They expect him to come north with the Florida delegation at his back. He has lived among the palms for more than ten years now and calls himself a “Floridian.” * At the Southern Society's dinner in Washington last spring Bryan pub- licly shook the political dust of the west from his feet and blossomed forth as a son of Dixie. On that occasion he nailed the colors of “white race supremacy” to his magthead, and many Inteypreted it as & sign that the one-time hoy orator of the Platte iIntended, like Mr. McAdoo In California, to' seek sectional political advantage from his adopted domicile. Mr. Bryan's brother Charles fs now ‘the democratic Gov- ernor of Nebraska. He is sald to he working in the direction of controlling the Nebraska delegation to the na- tlonal convention in his brother's be- half—either for him personally or for whatever candidate William Jen- nings Bryan decides to support. Strength In Went. Mr. Bryan's former hold on the farmers of the west long since ceased to be. He still has a popular follow- ing among the grass roots, but it comes from the church people and the prohibitionists. The chautauqua communities everywhere are favor- ably inclined toward Bryan. They look upon him, however, more as an evangelist like “Billy” Sunday than a {statesman. His spiritual appeals grip the people more than his political doctrine. Yet in the chaotic state of the democratic party, with neither issues nor leaders clearly defined, Bryan may feel that his hour once again has struck. 1f prohibition is to be the ground over which the two great parties will fight” in 1924, he is cer- tain to consjder he has a prior right to rank 4s democratic _standard hearer, especially if the party plumps hard for dry law enforcement. Recently Bryan sald any one four democrats would suit him as gresidential candidate—Neff of Texas. yres of Kansas, Carolina or Comer of But Bryan's prime favorite son un- questionably is hintself. He is in his sixty-fourth year. He is three years younger than Senator Ralston. His volce ix still silver-tongued. A vast array of fssues he advocated long ago are now federal laws—suffrage, pro- hibition, popular election of United States senators, Income tax, to men- tion some of the principal ones. The so-called “Bryan arbitration treaties,” providing for a cooling-off period be- sort to war, are the foundation of the Washington conference. These are the things Bryanities call to when they reject the theory that the “perennial candidate” has forfeited his claim to presidentlal considera- tion. (Copyright, 1923.) Every Feature Is Unusual There are more points of advantage appealing to you in Mammoth Oak Gardens 1609-1611 Thirty-first St. —than are possessed by any other apartments in Washington. The, very ground upon which they stand has a brilliant page in history. The Park in connection—is a most enjoyable spot—pro- ducing a picturesque lounging place for tenants—and an ideal playground for children. While the size and arrangement of the apartments will make a most favorable impression—small, unique appointments. 1417 K Street in a home in Solo for saxopho mance in B Flat". (Played by Harry W bury.) Topular selection from Rainbow Girl". (Conducted by Ol Tarantella, “Forosetta”:r.Arditi (Conducted by Warrant Officer Ammon E. Gingrich.) (a) Popular waltz sons, “Good NIght' (b) March, “Universal .. Blankenburg Alfred P, Gsell.) Star Spangled Banner.” Canter- “The Hirsch Nord.) ....Wood Freedom” pnducted b “The Concert by the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, at the bandstand, Soldiers’ Home, evening, beginning at 0 o'clock; John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster. March, “Officer of the Da; Hall Overture, “Mill on the CUft.” Reissiger Morceau, “Serenade Celebre,” Czerwenky Scenes from the opera “Mikado” (requested), Sullivan Fox trot, “You Gave Me Your Heart” Waltz Band concert Music School, Chevy Chase Cir- cle, this evening, beginning at 1 ey ..Snyder] ‘Swanee River compact—but eommodious and distinctly liv@hle—whh their many The rentals are decidedly modest. 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