Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-06
Washington Hear S
Disapproval from
Country-==Admin=
iStratiOn Blamed
Cabinet Divisions Cause Com
ment---FIutiering Dove Of Peace

Administration ears probably tingle
constantly these days. Washington
hears how the whole country is "cuss-
in " about the President and the ex-
isting order of things. People are be-
ginning now to believe there has been
a lot of administration bungling some
where. Matters have gotten upon
their nerves. For months and months
people We're willing to excuse. There
might be some reason for this thing
and that which the uninitiated could
not expect to understand altogether.
But there has been an exhaustion of
patience.
Perhaps, the continued hating in
prosperity has had something to do
with the outburst of denunciation
which seems to have been prevailing
far and wide. All men naturally are
hopeful and they have an abundance
of hope in the spring Business would
pick up then. There would be a good
revival. The long hating would cease
and the fact that industry had been
dormant so long and the fact that
supplies We're low, would start mill
wheels whirling and there would be a
rush OF business for a nice long while.
But Spring came. Things instead of
getting better seem to be worse. Rail
roads and other large corporations are
still laying off men. The number of
unemployed appears increasing, in
stead of diminishing. Business is
growing Stacker and Stacker ane bust
ness men are asking where it will
end Must they go through the long
summer in this fashion? Not only are
men losing their places and opportu
mites for Work but the common stock
is ceasing to pay dividends and there
are questions whether the preferred
stock will have to pass dividends. This
all depletes tie amount of money to
be spent in communities. One thing
leads to another and everybody seems
to be looping down hill without know
ing just how far down they will go. \
state of mind may have much to do
with business inactivity. Unfortunate
ly. from impressions that have been
conveyed out of Washington, the state
of mind throughout the country APP
pears 20 be getting about as bad as
it can be.
Some may say the administration is
not to blame. But it is a part of the
game of politics that the country
blames the party in power for every
thing which happens and so Demo-
Gratis have to take the medicine. They
can not help themselves. A few
months ago it would seem as though
the Democrats could not be prevent
ed from rejecting u majority in the
National House next November Now
there is very grave doubt indeed. 1t
would seem, Just now as though
chances favor Republicans, even aft
er the activity of Progressives is full
ly discounted. Thus do situations"
change in American politics and state
craft. One really can not tell six
months ahead what is going to happen
and nobody is altogether certain about
ANYTHING except, as has been remark
ed for many hundred years, death and
taxes.
The Dove of Peace.
Washington war news, as to Mexico,
is down to Naon, da Cana. and Su-
arez. Impossible as that might seem
it means "A. B. c." But the trio, how
ever described, are working in secret.
Indeed they are about the most Sc
cret combination Washington has ever
experienced. The middle one is an am,
bassador extraordinary and plenipo-
Tertiary; the first and last are ENJOYS
extraordinary and ministers plenipo-
tertiary. Recall Argentina, Brazil
and Chill and one can work the rest
out for ones self.
The South Americans are highmind-
ed gentlemen, engaged upon a most
ma gnificent mission. But the shifting
of the focus of things in a few short
days is quite amazing. 1t was our Ma
: e
our bluejackets swarming the decks of
gallant ships. and brigades in khaki
en- route on army transports. Now it
is inaction. The weather is hot at
Vera Cruz. The summer, with disease
and possible pestilence, is coming rap
idly. The navy has given away by
presidential order to the army under
Funston. the marines have been trans
ferred to temporary sevice under the
army. and ell along the line nothing
doing" Furthermore there is no like
lihood of anything doing.
Diplomats have gripped the situa-
ton. The dove of peace is fiuttering
around. No such opportunity has ever
before come to diplomats from South
America. They have a right to be tre-
mendously afraid it will slip away
cret struggles and contests of diplo-
macy to avert war do not thrill the
sentimental like the rush of brave
laddies up the slope. These talkytalks
behind closed doors, with eminent fig
ures emerging now and then with
powerful efforts to appear profound,
pail in modern times. 1t is all very
nice for the Honorable Bryan to as
sent lin principle" to mediation and
for Huerta to assert Sin principle" and
for Carranza to haggle, the while he
and Villa push their rebel regiments
down toward Saltillo and try to seize
seaport, which the constitutionalists
sorely need to give their cause better
standing in the eyes of the world.
They also need it sorely because they
might be able to get arms and am
munition in by the water route.
Meanwhile the boys in blue at Vera