| Show NEWS THIS WEEK by lemuel F parton just a poor historian NEW N EW YORK YOM in 1933 ambassador bas william E dodd protested to chancellor hitler against assaults on americans who failed to give the nazi salute he made these representations quietly but emphatically his protest was effective being naturally calm and tactful it is quite certain that he will not aggravate the present difficulty as his government calls germany to account account for press attacks on america but he is not spineless and will not be merely a messenger boy lie he has disproved the assumption that an ambassador to a major power must be rich just a poor historian he lives simply and rides third class around germany ile he says this is a much letter better way of understanding germany and knowing the people than attending state banquets which he abhors the germans like him and even forgive his belief in democracy which he bluntly expresses when such expression seems pertinent his doctors degree was obtained at the university of leipzig and one of his best books was a biography of thomas jefferson written in german they have forgiven that too most of his thirty years as a historian was spent at the university of chicago when he was appointed ambassador in june 1933 he smilingly expressed doubt about being a diplomat the trouble is that a historian has to tell the truth he said two former ambassadors bass adors to germany bancroft and white were historians but in less troubled times he has spoken frankly and has been only occasionally sio sion nally lIlly vilified as when julius Str elcher germanys germanas Germ anys notorious anti semite slurred blurred his family on august 16 1935 A native of north carolina he keeps a little cottage down in the blue ridge mountains and drives around in a worn little old car when he comes home ile he likes out of doors and is usually suntanned sun tanned he is medium somewhat athletic in stature with a look of keen awareness and competence which softens as he he is essentially a humanist the failure of the league of nations he regards as one of the tragedies of mankind he has long been a torch bearer for the ideals coeditor co editor of th the e works of woodrow wilson with ray stannard baker he is a former president of the american historical association highly distinguished and authoritative in his profession fes sion he is sixty seven years old too many nice boys MR var TYLER DENNETT ia dent of williams says his college is getting too many nice boys it was in 1929 that professor robert E rogers of M 1 I T told his class that the thing to do was to be a snob and marry the boss daughter in 1934 he took it all back A graduate might be a snob cum laude but he was running an elevator just the same out in minnesota a college dean recently urged students to to take postgraduate te courses in refined speech dress and decorum it must be hard for the youngsters to decide what to be or do dr dennett evidently suggest rowdy as the alternative of nice 11 what he seems to have in mind is that williams should draw more from the main democratic bloodstream and not so much from the blue blood arteries he thinks the exclusive preparatory schools are tunneling funneling too many students into williams the admiralty speaks R SAMUEL HOARE british SI SIR first lord of admiralty defends his naval plan and urges the united states to build right along with england we are brothers already there is a yell over here that england is as usual trying to get us to pull her chestnuts out of the fire but something for the editorial page sir samuel with his high pitched nasal voice his long sharp bogues nose his glassy eye and his way of laying things on the line is always good copy for the re reporters simultaneously he be broke the illustrious lust rious and inquisitive nose ft fig ure skating and was eased out as foreign minister because he yas too realistic about ethiopia ti his comeback was abaz amazing ing in its s swiftness bif t in a few months he headed the admiralty and articulate and dominant tory england had swung to his view on ethiopia his goldsmith ancestors f founded ye olde golden bottel bank in the reign of charles 1 I it is still owned by five doares with one of them sleeping on the premises every night as their ancient charter requires sir samuel it is believed never sleeps with an eye never closed on the empire where the sun never sets A 0 consolidated news new features feature service lc |
