The Washington herald., 1918-07-17

The most distressing thing about
the Russian situation is the DIM
Guilty Of learning all the facts about
conditions there.
This is apparent to Congressional
and executive Investigators. II the
means Of gathering facts were a.
hand the authorities would gather
them. of course, but the tremendous
scope Of Russia and the crude
methods of communication there
make this an almost impossible
achievement.
The Russian-American Economic
league knows this and accordingly
insists that 5000 men sent into that
country-half Of them Americans
and the other half Russians of
American naturalization - could
learn actual conditions and readily
make them known here. The truth
OF this course. however, Is not con-
vincing on its face. 5000 men
might have nearly that number of
ideas with reference to the feeling
among Russians and would make 1t
infinitely harder for this country to
decide what to do than as II the
judgment OF only a few men was
taken by the President and by Con-
gress.
Tom Johnsons soul goes march
ing on. In spite of the fact that the
once famous mayor of Cleveland has
long ago gone to his reward his
ideals of government are cherished
in the bosom OF one N. D. Baker and
the latter is most insistently en-
-
stand on them, as various prob
lens come up at the White House. 1t
Ia no secret that the President thinks
that whatsoever the war secretary
sees At to propose 1t is sure to find
reception at the mansion.
The country hasn't found out yet
whether Tom Johnson's onward
marching soul has pointed we'll the
way to American freedom. II It has
then Newton Baker was well sent
here as an apostle of government
ownership. II not-well, then not.
Anyway. ordinary citizens would do
well to watch the process because
they are vitality interested in it. The
high rate raises in the railroad ex-
pertinent are not yet convincing in
their argument that government
ownership would be the best-as
forecasted by government regula-
tion. Like in am ultitude of other
things. however, time will tell.
With the kindly assistance of
Chief Assistant Librarian Griffin who
ran down the information for a
member of the Senate we are priv
ileged this morning to publish the
dates of the primaries in all OF the
States of the union--or where such
a system is not in vogue We are
privileged to announce that such is
the case. The table shows that
some primaries have been held, but
that the ma jority of them are yet
to take place. The table follows:
Alabama, August 13; Arizona, Sep
tember 10i Arkansas. May IS; Califor-
mia, August q; Colorado, September
10; Connecticut, July 3: Delaware, no
primary; Florida, June 4: Georgia,
September IL: Idaho. September 8; Il
Illinois. September IL; Indiana. May
I; Iowa. June 8; Kansas. August s.;
Kentucky. August 8; Louisiana. Sep
tenber 10: Maine, June II; Maryland.
between. September Is and September
-; date not set; Massachusetts,, Sep
tember "a: Michigan, August q: Min
nesota, June II; Mississippi. August
20; Missouri. August 6: Montana, Au.
gust IS; Nebraska, August 20: Ne
vada, August IS; New Hampshire
September 3; New Jersey. Septem-
Der "a; New Mexico. no primary; con-
vention date not set; New York, Sep
tember 8; North Carolina, June l.;
North Dakota. June 26: Ohio, August
13; Oklahoma, August 6; Oregon, May
IL; Pennsylvania. May 21; Rhode Is
land. no primary; convention date
some time in October; South Carolina,
August q; South Dakota. May 2s;
Tennessee. August 1: Texas July q:
Utah, no primary: convention date
early in September; Vermont. Sep
TENDER 10; Virginia, August 6; WASH
ington. September 10; West Virginia,
June 4; for Senators, August 9; Wis
consin. September 8; Wyoming, Au-
gust 90 THE OBSERVER.
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