The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
NEXT SNOW.
FLAKES.
Judge Lacombe Calls on Mr.. Hughes
for Information That Will Doubt
less Re Forthcoming in Due Sea
son Before the Voting Begins.

W 'NilO TUG WiSu, lOT ANoNtI1DeT IL HIltd'l
of us and we shall have 70 drop zach
his individual snowflake for one man
or another as the next President OF
these United states.
To do this intelligently We must be
fully advised as TO both candidates
Contrary to our wish and hope we
have been confronted with most serious
problems growing out OF the great war
in Europe n have learned that We
cannot live our life simply as q hermit
nation, entirely without concern touch
ing anything beyond the environment
Of our W borders. We shall be con-
fronted with more OF these problems
in the future. To an intelligent use of
the snowflake It is necessary to kWw
how such problems will affect the next
President OF the United States.
As to one candidate we need no further
enlightenment. for nearly two years he
has lived In tho fierce light which
beats upon n throne"-eQually a throne
whether King or President occupies II.
He has been confronted with serious
problems and has dealt with them. From
his record we can discover all the
elements OF his personal equation. and
touching possible future problems can,
with reasonable certainty, deduce his
| probable orientation.
AS TO the other candidate touching
these practical matters we have no in
formation at all. Quite naturally 90
situated as he was III could not voice
personally and publicly any criticisms
he might entertain Of he entertained
any) as TO the conduct OF the Admins
~tration, as other me his competitors
for the nomination. were free TO do a
freedom so fully exercised that as to
the three most prominent ones We know
quite accurately their personal equation
in relation TO these questions outside
NJ our domestic concerns.
II is for the candidate who now asks
for the votes OF those who criticise the
course OF the present administration to
i've them the necessary Information
IN the concrete. not In the abstract. This
we have not Yet had. An evening paper
says that Mr.. Hughes announced that
his attitude Ia one OF unadulterated
Americanism. that he IL an out and out
American. The reporter adds that on
hearing this statement Mr.. Henry Clews
exclaimed: bravo! That mea a lot
Perhaps IL does 90 Mr.. Clews. but 10
others Of us II means no more than the
Characterization OF the telegram Of ac-
ceptance, an "A~mericanism that knows
no Interior purpose a patriotism that
Is single and complete"
Some OF us ave severely criticised
nc ''NlueHt TOT action or non-action
duIing these past twenty months. but
none Of MS. who are fair minded. cub
that In whatever ne did or refralned
from doing he honestly. sincerely md
conscientiously believed HI he was an
unauthorized" an out and out, Amer,-
can and was acting. according to his
lights. without Interior purpose and with
a patriotism single and complete. So
these general statements do not helm
us 10 any Freat extent. We feel very
much like the British Jack tar who. in
some foreign port. was splendidly enter
tanned AT n function where hts norton
was unlimited champagne instead Of
rum Say. matey." he remarked. "th,.
stun tastes good enough, bu, We don,
get any forrarder with II"
40" nero 10 n SUBSECTION whereby We
may get forrarder." Three salient
events challenged the public sentiment
Il this country.
FIRST. the violation Of Belgium. tho
my neutral nation which lay in tho
track of the storm. We being the bi,
neutral nation to whose prompt protest
IN the name OF humanity" to borrow a
IteanehtIy used phrase, some attention
might. or might not. have been maid
secondly. the grossly impertinent ad-
'ertisement of the German Ambassador
Warming American citizens not to sail
on the Lusitania, on which vessel as
THIS country has always insisted and as
International law has always held. they
had n right to sail.
Thirdly. the sinking OF the Lusltaria
To the Nrst of these the Adminis,ra-
tons attitude was first an Instruction
10 approhch as nearly az possible to
lro'opIasm n remain neutral in
thought and expression. Next A stat.
iltnf NAV * l4lkl 90 ra
We recalled the humane and enlightened
attitude hitherto assumed by her IN
matters or International right and recoc-
n.zed that German influence IN the neld
ot international obligation was always
ehSaged upon the side OF tustica and
humanity, Finally the statement, ina,
the causes Of this war are Of no inter.
est In US. that those who are now en-
s'se' IN H. Ielgians, Serbians. French
as wen as all the rest. are insane.
TO the second OF these salient events
absolute silence until after the even,
then a trifing expression OF d~,.approvel
To the third of these the long series
or letters with which We are ali IN miliar
AZ 70 these three propositions II ia
open to Mr. Hughes in the course OF this
coming campaign 10 express himself I'm
MS own good time. November Ia a long
way on. '
I ne criucises the Administration
and gives US his opinion a. 10 wherein
that Administration failed Qf he thinks
" fa'led) to put this country right on
IN" page or history. then We shall learn
something OF real value. which shall
enable US to forecast how we will deal
with similar problems II they arise a,
a time In the future when the fierce
light IL beating on him, should our
snowhakes put him where Il is beat.
ing " this campaign closes with no
deHNerancs from him on any Of them
then We must assume that in each q,
,hesc past contingencies. had he been
IN VIZ Wilson'S place when Il arose. he
would have done as Mr.. Wilson did
Thon We shall have something more don
nite, more concre'e than the unadultet.
ated AmericaniSm which we all as
sumo we possess. when the tim comes
tor the snowfiakes TO fall. Then we
snail have, each OF US, to decide between
III" two and cast the ballot Accordingly
| Mess, indeed, Wa are left in the nosi.
ton expressed by tho heavy DRAGON
in Patience.
After lonG debate internal,
Should on neither I decide
That would be a truly lamentahIs
situation surely now Il the time when
we should all of us have an opportun,tv
to be counted as to our Judgment OF ,hs
past ana our wishes as to the future
q. HENRY LAcoMBE.
NEW York. Juno 10.