New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Unity at Washington?

fecting that Mr. Wilson, being an ,,a,
is a unitary solution Of all sSr;.
problems. The difficulty is Tia,
vidual unit, if gifted with Mr.. VIZ
traordinary powers Of aecommoS,.i
solve all the major administrator ~.
Of national capital with a sus.,...
ptessive promptness.
We have a Council Of Nations,
But when Mr.. Denman think, We
about ships and General Goethal, ~,
other, they go running alternA,.l-
White House TO find out what on, :.
policy about ships may, after all 4.
tional policy is laid down for tb,~
hand. 10 Is developed only through =.
on the White House, succeeding ro,,
newspapers and brainstorms in \.
yards. "
No National Coal Policy
We have a Council Of National p.,...
has a committee on coal production -
Council of National Defence has IA >.
policy about coal. A member Of tb.
Mr.. Lane-ventures at last 10 4, -
thing. The committee or coal tros's
ventures also TO do something. In, -
coal for everybody in the United S,,~
lowered. II is lowered enough IA =.
Mr.. Lanes desire for some measu,, =
mediate practical relief. It is not Il,
enough to satisfy the desire for nm
ure of ultimate scientific relief ao,,,s
felt By another member Of the eocnt /,
Baker. The coal policy Of Mr.. Ian, \
thing. The coal policy Of Mr. Bake, |
other. The coal policy Of the Cor,
National Defence ,and therefore ,,,..
blv of the Cabinet is nothing Y, 81
publicly repudiates Mr.. Lane and ~
kills the authority Of the council and \
committees. in the minds Of the pro!,,,
raw materials, and there is one No,
for the overworked undertaken and ;,
structor Of administrative corpsss
White House.
The price Of copper is not settled
Bernard VI. Baruch, as chairman Of Il,
mittee on raw materials of the advisor,
mission Of the council, let it get fn
low for governmental purchases tar :.
tons. and now he is sorry. The pa
steel is not settled. Mr. Baruch ls.
fixed too high for governmental pun,
for ships, and now he is sorry sn.
ought 70 be. And there Is no prospe,.n
thoritat.ve settlement o. our nation, !,
cies regarding either Of these prizes !.
thew at last wcnd their tired and p.I
way along the Via Scandalorosa to Il, II
House.
This is concentration in governr
known at Berlin. The Kaiser would rs,
crate il for one imperial instant IA
why he is alive.
Unities That Are Lacking
Politically and admin stratiyely W.
son needs decentralization. lie came
us political unity or administering G
any longer in his own one person 4
cally he needs. somehow, IN a NAME
sistont with our native politics, "a
ton" Administratiyely he needs an a.
tatiye defence on war council The "a
ton" would bind the nation toge,hg
council would bind General Goeihii
Mr.. Denmqn and Mr. Baker and w
and Mr.. Baruch and all our other az
traitors together by policies de.s.
compositely beforehand and then en-
throughout all departments and eou-l
tremendously.
With those two unities Mr.. Wisoii
ministration would begin to be able 81
ioct and deliver an offensive against or
mics-our too numerous cucmies--ops
secret. at home. To-day for the fn'
since Nr. Wilson formed his Adminisn
10 is being forced, slowly but mirta
toward a mere defensive And the 81
the freedom and safety Of the world