New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-06-21

administration senators for the pur-
pose of gagsing the senate, and
used il to such tremendous advan-
tage as to force the administration
senator's to 20 to the President for
! something to offset the powerful
arguments presented by the Senator
from New Mexico. Later Senator
Hitchcock read a letter from the
which was found the following:
""*that this is no time to act as
the resolutions prcscribes, and Ger
tainly when ! pronounced for open
diplomacy | meant not that there
should be no private discussions OF
delicate matters, but that no secret
agreement OF any sort should be
entered into and that all in|terna-
tional relations, when fixed, should
be open, above board, and explicit"
As the amendment supported by
the senator from New Mexico was
only for the purpose of openly dis
cussing those matters of interna-
tional arrangements which had al
ready been fixed" or agreed upon,
we suggest that it really takes a
very superior mind to determine
that an international agree ment is
open, above board and not secret If
it is to be negotiated in private, at
least for all those delicate" matt
ers, and then can not be discussed
in the open by the senate Of the
United States, after its provisions
have been fixed.
We have written the above for no
purpose of criticism, but simply to
give one illustration in words, Of
the many reasons why the admin
istration will take the remarkable
position of opposing for reelection
the one man in the United States
senate who is for every possible ac.
ton for quickly winning the war,
and who made possible the passage
of the act giving the President his
first powers, practically unlimited,
for the prosecutions Of the war, SO
far as such legislation was necessary
had by the President.
The trouble seems to be hat Sen
ator Fall is not diplomatic, secretly
or otherwise, sees far into the flu
ture and is not afraid to back his
judgment Of the needs of the future
by word of mouth and vote of re.
cord, and generally tries to force
all concerned to make their records
plain. This always embarrasses So
income, here and there. and although
Senator Fall has been for giving
President Wilson all the power ask.
ed for, and more besides, he has
been condemned because he also in
sisted that the responsibility 60 with
the power; he has made possible the
passage of administration measures
against the advice and opposition Of
his party colleagues, but he has &C.
companied his support with a free
of the distrust he enter
tains for some of the assistants en-
ployed by the President, and he has
condemned for that; he has vo-
ted for each and every piece of leg
asked for or desired by the
administration, but he has made him
self obnoxious to the long list Of
by insisting upon such
wise amendments as have been tried
and found effective.
Therefore, We will find the admin
forced alinged, to an ex-
tent, against the mar who has done
than any other man in the
States senate to make the
success of administration measures
possible. This opposition will be suf.
icient to keep him from the endorse.
which was given to Nelson.
IT Minnesota, ever If it does not
ucceed in bringing against him all ,
he influ noes of the entire admins
Iation.
Senator Fall is admittedly one of a.,
he most influential men in the SEN !
tie, and as he is from a state OF ,
% political Importance and affiliat- ,
d with the minority party, that in ,
luence and respect has been gained ,
ecause of actual ability. Since the I
of the war his intense =
atriotism, which stops at no per- !
onal sacrifice, has gained for him :
n additional influence which is /
him a stronger national /,
hararter and bringing the state n =
eEree of Importance not warranted Z
y its political value, population. or !;
geographical location. =,
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