Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-10
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918
sELIGMAN-JoNEs TELEGRAM.

A real telegram was sent py, Seila-
tor A. A. Jones to the democratic
state convention, and State Chairman
Arthur sensman displayed his
shrewdness by trying to keep it from
the public, untn its challenges were
too strong.
After days elapsed an there was no
publicity, it was unnatural that many
leading democrats who appreciated
the gravity of Senator Jones' blunder,
should begin to deny that such tele-
gram was sent.
1t happened, however, that the tele-
gram was taken down in shorthand.
Also, before its contents had been
diges.ed copy of the telegram itself
was seen by a reporter.
one of the intere ting features OF
1t was the notation at the top, 20 ID
EW FAC Govt" which means, Of
course, that Senator Jones was
thoughtless enough to send the mes
sage as government business
That, however, is a matter Of no
moment in these days of expenditure
of billions. The most serious phase
of the telegram, probably, was the
sentence In which Senator Jones en-
phatically repudates President Will
sons suggestion TO the country that
politics should be adjourned. Mr..
Jones says TO the democrats of New
Mexico: $50
ITO console ourselves with the as
surance that America is united in its
war politics and that party success
at this time should not he considered
would in my humble Judgment be
colossal blunder.'
II was over that very point that the
presidents secretary and VIII IL.
Hays, republican national chairman,
had their controversy. Senator Jones
takes the came view OF it that Mr..
Hays takes. He appeals for active
party politics in New Mexico
That Senator Jones challenged the
patriotism OF the republicans of the
country, and tried to secure demo-
cratic votes on the ground that cleo
ton of republicans would bring joy
in Berlin is fully shown in the follow
ing sentence:
Should our country fail to return
democratic majority in both the
house and the senate our enemies
would be encouraged to prolong the
war and the potency Of the president
to advance peace terms would be less
ened."
Again Senator Jones says in his
famous telegram
III our state does its share l am
cure that the nation at the next cleo
ton will send a message to the kaiser
in no uncertain language that the pol
ieies of our, president and command
erin chief shall and will be main
tained.'
Such message to the kaiser would
he that Senator Hitchcock, who
started out to advocate acceptance of
the German peace proposals, but was
dashed by Lodge, Nelson, Poindexter
and others into a change OF attitude
while on the floor would be chair
man of the foreign relations conf
mittee which has the power to nullify
any treaty offered by the president.
Hitchcocks retention, instead Of the
elevation Of Lodge TO that position,
would hardly cause the kaiser to shed
any tears.
Such message to the kaiser would
be that Congressman Kitchn, the
gentleman who is floor leader of the
lower house and who said repeatedly
that the war was forced on the
country by the newspapers and the
capitalists, would remain chairman Of
the great ways and means committee
that has the making Of all the other
com nittees Of the house of represent
atives
That certainly would not cause any
grief in Berlin. The kaiser knows who
Lodge is, just as he knows who Lloyd
George and Clemenceau are.
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