The Washington herald., 1918-09-16

the like, when the war II at its crisis.
According to Purdy's story Marines
took charge Of the completion Of GER
tain parts of the Annapolis wireless !
tower when laborers struck for higher \
wages and what they deemed better
working conditions. When the labor
ers heard the Marines had yolun-
teered to do the work they went back
expecting to make trouble. But they !
met the Marines-and those who have
been reading the papers about things
"over there" know fun well what is
meant when we say met the Ma
rines." The Marines merely chased |
their predecessors at the job on the
place-and told them in no unmistak-
ing terms to stay away.
The strikers did so-and while they |
growled at what they had met, they /
didn't do any of their growing where |
the Marines could hear them.
The incident proves what we have |
contended for some time past-that
when the war is over there will be
a readjustment which will make |
strikes a thing OF the past. High
wages will be paid where they are
earned but wages will not be run up |
at will as they have in shipyards and |
NNANA AhAPSA NohN "OihoilOpc
the war period. Four and five dollar |
day men will not profit at their |
country's or the peoples expense to |
the tune of twelve to fifteen dollars
a day.
The problem will be so adequately |
adjusted in the new day that 1t will |
cease to be a problem some day. |
And this is as 1t should be. There |
should be no unfair domination OF |
labor by the wealthy-but there
should be no unfair domination of |
capital by labor. The rule is as
broad as it is long-and when applied |
In this way means a square deal for |
both capital and labor.
Henry Ford gave Angus McSween |
an interview in the Philadelphia
North American yesterday in which !
the car maker says IL he gets to the
Senate there will be nothing secret
not even the making of treaties.
We thought he'd pop out" with
something he knew little about. he
takes square position against
President Wilson on this for the |
President has repeatedly said that
treaties must be made in the secrecy
Of the State Department and the
White House and ratified in the
secrecy Of the Foreign Relations
Committee. There is no other way OF
doing this. Henry Ford, who agrees |
perfectly with Senator Borah, would
find. IL he took time to think, that
the thing he would attempt to do is
mpossible-uttcrly so-and IL applied
to our treaty making would work in
evitable harm upon our country.
But Henry doesn't care for this, !
apparently. He would rather try out
some of his radical notions than
yield to so-cal!ed conservatism and
provide ample safety for his country.
Just another indication that Henry ,
isn't qualified to assume the task of
being Senator from the good State
of Michigan. We still admit he makes
a good car and cheap. but this doesn't
necessarily make him desired of the |
voters for a seat in the greatest law
making body in the world.
Who thinks that EIIhu Root will
ever again be able to take a promi-
nent place in public life?
Not many of the careful students
of affairs at the Capitol And they
think this because of the monu-
mental failure which was made in
Russia, and all because Mr.. Root
was head of the commission which
had the unfortunate experience of
trying to do something in Russia
which was Impossible to do at the
time.
We do not agree that Mr.. Root is
entirely out of public life. He had
an utterly hopeless task in Russia
which none but divinely inspired
rnr11d
The Russians wanted peace. They
saw little to fight for. The Germans
wanted to see Russia retire from the
war. America and the allies want
ed to see Russia stay in the war.
Peace meant something pleasant to
yRussia-at least the Russians felt
that it did-while war. of course. !
meant continuation of the hell the
Russians had been in for some time
past. The Russian merely chose
what was heaven to them as against
what appeared hell to them. That
was all they Gid-quite the natural
thing. regarded from the standpoint
of Russia.
An intelligent national nation
where the $4,000, 900 people follow
ed the high aspirations OF the other
6'OOO.OOO-would have stayed in the
war because they wanted the see the
allies triumph on account of the
high cause for which they were
fighting. But ignorant Russia. prev
for insidious German propa ganda
didn't care rap about the high
ideals. They wanted to take peace.
with its riddance of the taxgatherer
and with Its return in shekels from
doing things for Germany. And
they got it. And now they're pay
ing.
Charley Curtis. known In Kansas
as the whip of the Republican minor
ity OF the United States Senate. is
said to have told one of his friends
here the other day that the next
Senate would be Republican without
question:
The news is interesting, of course.
1t is said the Jayhawker comedies
some of the Southern States to the
Democrats, but believes that Capper
is to win in his State, Mccormick in
Illinois, Norris is Nebraska, Edge in
New Jersey, and several other
changes which the Democrats have
not agreed with, by any means.
He also adds that Endorsement of
Senator Nugent by the Nonpartisan n
League of Idaho means his sure de-
feat there while it will not interfere
in the least with Senator Borah's re-
election, the latter also profiting by
the support OF this organization.
A gain of a Senator is to be made
in New Hampshire, too. the Kansan
points out, while he thinks, without
question, the late Ollie James seat
will be filed by a Republican.
Optimism thus reigns on the Repub- |
lican side of the Senate chamber. ,
Senator Lodge probably is getting !
ready to take charge of the Foreign !
Relations Committee, Senator Cum