Show National Men and Affairs Mussolini's Opinion of Coolidge Withdrawal Europe Thinks Think Well of Statesmen S' S On Rampage Popes Pope's Influence On Catholic Flappers Coolidge as Philosopher By WILLIAM HARD Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association ALVIN PALVIN COOLIDGE is terribly puzzling to Mussolini Musso Musso- v 5 said aId so and said why the other day clay to A. A B. B Dennis of the United States tariff commission who has has' Just returned to Washington from a European trip which Included Rome Your president has my my profound admiration said Musso Musso- Mussolini lini to Mr Dennis lIe He has mine said Mr Dennis Why your yours yours' Z Mussolini l knew his reasons For three reasons he ho answered Primo he said your president is is' is lisa isan an honest man Secondo ho he said your president is a silent man Terso he said your our president understands understand the true Inter Inter- Interests Interests ests of your our country and preserves preserves- them But said Mussolini there is one thing about him I can can- cannot cannot not understand It baffles me It bewilders me What is that Inquired Mr Dennis Why does he abandon his post Z returned Mussolini Why does he be Interrupt his service Why does he transmit his duty to others Is not ev successful in America Is not everything splendid It Is Then Then Then-perche perche quan quan- tuto tulo va bene And Mussolini kept repeating it Perche tuto tulo va bene Why change when all goes well Why change when all goes well Z It is something said Mussolini that absolutely I cannot comprehend A statesman on the rampage certainly gets gels more consideration than a stateman on the reservation An American tourist arrived at an American legation in Europe He was complete accoutered with letters from dis distinguished dis- dis regular regul r Republican statesmen lIe He was solemnly for for- formally mally received Ho He was permitted to drink tea He was asked how soon he was leaving In the midst of these perfunctory tory austerities a servant brought in the cara car of another Amer Amer- American Amerlean ican lean tourist He says said the tile servant that he has a let let- letter letter ter from Senator Borah The legation became a tumult Ask him to lunch said the minister Ask him to dinner said tho the ministers minister's wife The Tile first American tourist left lert for to his hotel hole 1 unperceived The second American tourist with ith the tile introductory Introductory tory bomb In his pocket took look and held the center rug In the drawing room The first American tourist cabled home Send me a letter from Senator Wheeler Wh eler ot ef Montana I lack class Yes said a high official in a large local Catholic institution Institution they tell lell me the pope would have a a lot ot of influence with Al Smith His holiness does often have earnest ideas For a long time now he has been Leen greatly interested in mod mod- modesty modesty esty of dress for women He thinks that modern feminine dress could bo be made moro more modest with advantage to all He has bas succeeded in convincing almost all our bishops on this point He has also convinced most moat of the clergy They have issued large numbers of pronouncements and they have preach preach- preached ed large numbers of ot sermons on this point Skirts should be long Ion very long There is no doubt that such Is the teaching of ot the tho church inspired and sanctioned by his holiness It has been delivered to the faithful now for many years I dont don't know Al Smith I only suggest that on your way out you OU take a modest look at the skirts of the tho very good Catholic girls who work for thIs Institution institution and and see If they sweep the ground They dIdn't When President Coolidge became president he said to a friend Whatever ambition I ever eYer had l ad is all gratified I have I-have been president I have entered the White House Everybody who enters it leaves It some time Why should he care Just when Z The entering is the moment The other day he said sald to a friend Dont tell me that the party and the country must have me in 1928 1528 Some few people may have some such ideas just now It will wilt be different next June when hen the convention meets Then the party will know there are many Republicans who can manage the country United States has no in in- IndIspensable indispensable dispensable citizen Coolidge the president will be long remembered but not longer than Coolidge the philosophical American |