The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

There is no use in telling things. as
J. Ham Lewis did. about a million
men being in Europe. That doesn't
hurt the Kaiser. We are going TO
have the men over there some DAY.
God knows, and when they do get
there they viii count. too, but until
they get there lets not be deceived.
The President has done the sensible
thing 10 lSt !; be known that wartime
prohibition will not be sanctioned by
him. This is no time 10 bring up is
sues upon which a few men seek ele-
Nation to ther ambition.
Mr.. Bryan has urged the lombard
ment of Washington with petitions.
in an effort TO persuade the President
that wartime prohibition was de-
mandcd by the people. and that the
Executive could not afford to ignore
the demand. This is like Bryan acted
when he opposed preparedness.
Senator Borah was heard the coun-
try over when he flayed the prof.
teers. II is well that he and his col
leagues have a way TO get at the
the extra ction. from the profiteers. of
the very thing for which they prof.
teered.
Representative Shallenberger feels
that he gave Colonel George Harvey
trimming" for the latter's dis
respectful statements concerning
Secretary Of War Baker. For the
effort Mr.. Shallenberger has receive
ed a profuse note of thanks from
the Secretary. II was not perfum-
ed. we understand. but il contain
ed some flowery language just the
same.
Dave Lawrence has concluded n
round of visiting American aero
plane plants and yet the real in
formation he had to procure was no
farther away than the Capitol. His
story should be sent to American
aviators. They say they are in need
of encourar cement on the other side.
They are said TO have feared Amer
lea had forgotten its aircraft pro-
gram.
Pershinc is said by "Jud" Wei
liver to be rather unconVinced that
an air program is going TO be very
helpful to America in the present
war. This Is surprising. Perhaps
Mr.. Hughes would do well to get a
statement from the general
We wonder how Mr. Brisbane is
standing the heat of Chicago these
days. If he were her IS he was
last summer. he would 'east get
good training for what would
have to bear in the Windy Y.
About six years ago this month Sem
ator Warren was offered the manage
ment of the Taft Presidential cam
paign. How time does ay. We Won
der IL Mr.. Warren will reciprocatc
! and seek a manager OF Mr.. TaftS
capabilities for his own Senatorial
campaign this year?
The harmony meeting between the
two former Presidents is now gene -
ally known TO have been successful
in every way. Republican politicians.
in consequence. are having the time
of their Young lives telling about
what's going to happen this fall.
During the past week President
4 Wilson met General March for the
first time, and also had his first chat
in many moons with General Wood.
Isn't that enough for one week?
In Nebraska. the entrance of an
out-and-out loyalty candidate in the
Republican Senatorial race has made
some of the party leaders feel they
should ask Representative Sloane to
retire from the fray. They want a
straightout contest between the boy
atty candidate and Senator Norris.
! The eternal triangle I'm politics
=, sometimes brings quite as much ha-
voc as it does in domestic affairs. But
/ this year there are any number OF
| congressman VINO can report the
presence of this awful condition in
their districts 1t doesn't add to their
comfort of summering in Washing
ton either
First thing we know Charley Gil
bert will be deserting the New York
Tribune. office and then We'll be I'm
suspense all summer wondering
whether he's in the mountains. ol
over on the west front getting "close
ups Of the affairs over yon.
!, :. =. =. =. q ..ss-i.-.. s...i--.