Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19

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Administration TO allow party consider
atoms too much sway in Its appoint.
ments to important tasks" and de.
clared that politics has not been ad-
~Journed,' as indicated by what h,
termed presidential interference in the
party affairs Of Wisconsin and Mich.-
gan.
The former President said, in part:
Everything we do now and every
hin we say must help win the war.
The President a said, Politics is aa-
Journed.' He is certainly right, in so
FAR as politics is to be used for persona.
ENDS or. party triumph. But popular
government, even in war. must be car.
ried on by parties. Party spirit must
OF course. be suppressed where it ham.
pers or embarrasses. On the othe,
hand, party organization of public opin
ion may be tine best way to secure need
ed Government action. That is the pres
emit case. The nation needs the Repuh
lican party to give popular expression
to an affirmative aggressive war policy.
It's success at the polls in November
will spur the Administration to adopt
one. A Republican Congress viii enact
iSSto@otioil ~ iNltlatc anu carry IL on.
The present Administration Is to re.
main In power two years and a
half. BY that time, even though
war continues. u then military
strength must leave no doubt of the
result. We are not now concerned with
the national election of 1920. That may
take car of itself. Its outcome will
depend on circumstances which one can
not now f~oresee. Our present task,
as patriots n Republicans, is to help
the present Administration organize the
potential force of this country into a
Knockout blow to william of Hohenxel-
lern and his compliant German people
What can we fairly say of the prep
arations for the war by the Administra-
tom We must admit that to change a
peace-loving democracy like ours into a
nation which shall make an effective
modern war on a huge scale Is no easy
task. There must be waste OF money.
effort and time in such a transition.
Much has been done by the Administra-
ton and we'll done. We should not
minimize in any degree the credit due
to It for our CONSUMPTION law. 1t was
indispensable to carrying on this war.
II was democratic In its principle and
effective in its operation. II could not
have passed but for the efforts of the
President and the Republican minority.
It's execution, under the able. directing
hand Of the judge advocate and pro-
vost marshal general, has been admir-
able.
"Other achievements In var prepara-
ton may properly be claimed for the
credit of the Administrator whose pa
triotism and earnest devotion to Its
great moral war aims no one can ques-
ton. We need not dwell upon the un-
fortunate delays.
Administrators VacilistsnE Course
at may be fairly said that the Ad-
ministration has allowed party consider
ations. which the crisis should have en-
tirely n~eutralized, to rule too much IN
it's appointments TO important tasks.
Moreover, for a year it deprived itself
and the country of the services of those
peniuses of business organization whose
achievements have in the past advanced
the material resources of this country
to their present commanding power.
When men of his kind were first called
TO the aid Of the Administration they
we're given advisory functions, and no
actual control. Slowly the Administers
lion has been forced to use them. The
nrinciple at first obtained that men OF
success in any field of private business
we're not to be trusted with real author
jty in wal production. This made the
qualification for such posts In many
cases a lack Of experience in h held
In which the appointeas were to act.
Hard experience has forced exceptions to
such a p~aralyis,ng rule of eligibility anc
selection. The trained capacity OF the
American people is now finding an OPP
n~ortunity for effective operation In the
real authority given to Messrs. sohwab,
Stettinius, Ryan, Cocktails and others
with such men in unfettered control.
Nc can be confident Of \ volume OF pro-
auction In ships. arms ammunition, air