Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
REPLY TO PEACE
ATTACK FINAL PARTING
or THE WAYS.
TIME FOR HARMONY
AGREEMENT NOW PAST
Peace Dinner Indicates Clearly That
Roosevelt 10 Vigorously Opposed to
sness on Important Questions Clear.
Iy Outlined.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The immediate
result Of the peace dinner in New York
Saturday night. as viewed by political
leaders here, is a good deal of doubt
that world peace has been materially
advanced thereby and practically un-
animous convection that all hope of
peace in the republican party has been
shattered.
With Roosevelt and the influence of
MS powerful following arrayed against
the proposed treaties with Great Brit
ain and France there is grave doubt
that the president will be able to put
these measures unamended thru the
senate. AS that is part of the pro-
gram on which he is seeking re-elec-
ton. the failure will be an injury to
Mr.. Taft's chances not only Of re-elec-
ton but of denomination.
That President Taft and former
president Roosevelt can be brought to-
gether now on any understanding with
regard to politics is deemed an impos-
sibility. The colonel never flayed any
body or anything more remorselessly
than he did President Taft's position
on the universal arbitration treaties
both in his Outlook editorial and in
his letter to the managers of the peace
dinner, which he declined to attend.
Hoped for Staggering Reply.
The friends Of the president were
hopeful he would come back at Mr.
Roosevelt with a punch that would
stagger not only the former president
but all and sundry Of the Roosevelt
presidential candidacy boomers and
anti-Taft republicans generally Some
OF Mr.. Taft's advisers believe the chief
executive answered Mr.. Roosevelt tell
ingly in his address on the treaties at
the dinner. But others do not conceal
misgivings that the presidents reply
was inadequate in it's political effect.
Few of the party leaders here ever
suspected that the. question of the
peace treaties was loaded with 80
much inflammable politics. A few
months ago they were saying world
peace was all right. but that 1t never
could be made a campaign issue for the
reason that everybody is for 1t and no.
body against it. Consequently they are
astounded by the turn of affairs.
The peace dinner affair leaves no
doubt IN the minds Of the politicians
administration and will give no aid to
the denomination OF the president The
colonel in Enthusiastically agrees
sive manner has condemned the record
of the Taft administration on conser-
walton, the trusts. and the tariff, and
now that he has denounced the atti-
tude OF the president on the peace
treaties the politicians are wondering
what is coming next.
Differences Shown to People.
The radical difference OF view be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt on compul-
sorry arbitration Is clearly before the
people. Roosevelt believes the United
States never should bind itself to ar
bitrate questions of national honor.
Taft believes it should. and that 1t
should take its medicine If loser in
the arbitration.
Roosevelt charges that the proposed
treaties are dishonest and that this
nation would refuse to abide by an
adverse decision. But the president
stands for compulsory arbitration Of
all International Justiciable questions
and advocates the f1nality Of any de-
cision by the joint high commission.
The basis for the charges Of dis
honesty brought by Roosevelt is found
In the attitude Of certain of President
Taft's political friends in the senate,
who maintain that under the treaty,
unamended, the function Of the joint
high commission to determine the Jus
ticiablity of questions is merely adj
visory, and that II adverse to this
government the senate is authorized
to refuse to permit arbitration.
Taft Talks With Barnard.
President Taft spent New Years eve
chatting with his friend. Otto Ban
nard, New York political leader. and
former Senator John Kean. of New
Jersey, who are house guests at the
White House.