The Washington herald., 1918-10-08

war began.
There are signs. indeed. that Ger
many hesitates to go into the
trenches for another winter if 1t can
be avoided.
But this sign and others along with
1t should be put off for the present.
America should go forward with even
greater determination. We are going
too win the war-and even our enc
mics know this now and while they
are trying to accomplish a halfway
political victory. it is apparent they
will not be able to get the best of
President in this regard
The perusal of the fourteen points
which President Wilson made in his
address to Congress in January OF
this year show where we stand and
where we STILL stand. The points
have been altered not at all in the
developments of the year. so far as
the President has concretely informed
US
There are lines to his New York
address which interpret and encourage
the fourteen aims-this the Germans
should grasp at IL they are only inter-
ested in getting peace that will save
them much in the way OF man-power
and finances and further trouble.
The terms dictated" and "negotia-
ted peace seem to have disappeared
that is. the former appears not 10
have the same meaning once attached
to 1t, nor are there indications that
those who indorsed it as the only
brand stand quite SO sturdily for 1t.
Unconditional surrender" is one
thing-and there are none in this land
but want 1t and will demand It. prob
ably. But peace is another thing,
and while We have our plain duty
before US to dictate some phases OF
the peace affair. there are other
phases which must be negotiated TO
some extent. The task of making the
terms of peace will be a vast one
and we anticipate we will lose none
of the sweetness of our victory II
we go about it with the high ideals
laid down for US in the New York
speech Of the President.
The contest between ]. Ham
Lewis and Mccormick in Illinois
should have the attention of the
nation. There are two things that
make it interesting-one whether
the Republican State of such enor-
nous majorities will swing into the
war column for an especial friend
of the President-for J. Ham is
that-and whether or not the wom-
ems moral support, particularly,
will be given to the friend OF the
man who plead to extraordinary
lengths for them recently.
II the women of Illinois are really
friendly to the cause of suffrage
they will not hesitate to help get
votes for J. Ham and against their
husbands and sweethearts and
brothers who may want to stay in
the Republican column and vote for
Mccormick.
Really. the more one regards this
Illinois contest the more one sees
precisely why the President could
very easily reap from it greater
rewards for his Senate suffrage
speech than one gathers at first
blush. One might very easily ex-
tend the lesson to Montana and
even to Wyoming. where Charley
Osborne is tugging away with Sem
atOr Warren for the vote of that
State. And in both OF these States
the women can actually vote.
So we think we shall regard the
result in Illinois as conclusive OF
the desires and appreciation of the
women on the suffrage matter. If
they turn J. Ham down they will
not only show their lack OF ap-
probation for what President Will
son did but they will show that
their desire is not to push the suf-
frage cause to the extent of doing
what they can to help the women of
their sister States obtain il.
Watch Illinois, we say.
Senator Fall, OF New Mexico. and
Senator Norris, of Nebraska, are two
of the pivots about which Republi-
can success in obtaining control of
the Senate rest. In the former State
the Republicans are sure OF win
ming, while in the latter State they
are not so sure. All of which is
the sum-up of Chairman Hays. so
we are informed by one of his close
friends.
There are many interests pulling
against too free recognition for Sem
atOr Norris. The Nebraskan has
never been a hard and fast par
tisan, and his success in helping
split the party-the very thing which
brought such untold good to the
Democratic party-has not been for
gotten either by the Republicans of
his home State or the Republicans
of other States.
II it had not been for this Roose-
veltisn split in 1912. a split which
followed the depredations of Norris
and his clan in Congress, there is
no doubt but that Democracy would
have lost then as usual and the
charge of the present war would have
been given over to the Republicans
And the Republicans kept their party
lanterns burning for so many years
on the strength of their civil wal
record; there is no telling how much
longer they would have continued in
power had they managed this war
too. All of this is partisan talk
and a little sharp. perhaps, for loan
campaign time, but it is Just wha,
one hears here, there and everywhere
about the Capitol nowadays that we
can see little harm in passing 1t on
TO The Herald readers.
One month from today elections
will be over and the figures should
be sufficiently well gathered to show
us what the makeup of the next
House and Senate will be- Likewise
We can see, to a considerable ex.
tent, what attitude the people OF
many States take on their war gov
ernors. While there is an outward
suppression of political activity the
interest is keen just the same.
THE OBSERVER.
WAp IN SIIpMApINr