The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-12-06
TRY GULL BEANS ON
STEERS AT M. A. C.

IOr IaCCenlng steers, the experiment
station of the Michigan Agricultural
college has learned that if cooked, and
visers who have had his ear to the
exclusion of the greater group of
friends who come from the Middle
West and West and sections of the
East where people are finding it diff
ficult to reconcile. the brand of de-
mpcracy which Mr.. Wilson preached
at the outset of his Administration
with the retention Of distinctly auto
Fcratic 8 sand. beaucratic advisers and
with his own seclusiveness.
z 'Sec6nd, the friends of the Presi-
dent are, unable to understand why
George Creel should be taken to
Europe as the head Of any committee
on public information when Mr.. Creel
Notwithstanding his fine personality
and close personal friendship for the
President and sympathy with the Will
son ideas, has lost the confidence Of
the American press, and thereby the
people.
Third, the friends ofxMr. Wilson be-
lieve grave mistake was made in
announcing the dispatch of Mr.. Creel
to Europe at the same time that Post
MASTER General Burleson was permit
ted to- take. over. control Of sthe..At-
lantic cables. These things have been
denounced as Colossal blunders," not
merely by Republicans, but by Mr..
Wilson's most loyal friends, who
mean nothing personal by it either.S
Fourth, they believe that Mr.. VIII
soh's Cabinet is superannuated, and
in rut, and that the resignation of
William Gibbs McAdoo deprives the
Administration of one of its most eff
ficient public servants, and that the
President should have never permit
ted him to resign until after recon-
struction was well under war, or at
least Mr.. Wilson had returned from
Europe.
Fifth, they consider that Southern
domination in Congress and else
where will prove fatal to the Demo-
cratic party's chances to regain the
confidence of Western celebrates.
/ Sixth; they are deeply disappointed
that Mr.. Wilson himself should have
kept himself aloof from men from
various States, who have sought to
aid him in the past, and that he should
have depended so much on his own
judgment or the advice of small
group of provincially minded advis-
ers.
Seventh, and most important of all
there is deep-rooted feeling that Mr..
Wilson has not taken account of the
resentment of the American people
for his failure to take into his coun-
ellis on foreign affairs Republicans as
well as Democrats. 1t is true that
there are some Republicans who are
not in sympathy with Mr.. Wilson's
ideas, but many Republicans would be,
If taken into the Presidents conf
dence.
Close friends of the President be-
lieve it is his duty, at least, to call
into conference Republicans Of all
shades of opinion and lap before them
the programme he intends to pursue
at the peace conference.
The last suggestion probably will
not please the President, but the time
is past when friends of Mr.. Wilson
out of mere respect for his likes and
dislikes, can afford to remain silent
One of the most curious features of
the situation is that some of The men
with whom / have talked dofnot feel
that they can very well tel Mr.. Will
son the truth. Some of them would
be willing to tell him the truth about
his loss Of prestige ID this country if
he only gave them Audience, Others
would just as soon write him their
views, and some have done SO. But
the majority Of President Wilson's
friends are talking among themselves
of the necessity Of bringing forcibly
to Mr.. Wilson's attention that he is
drifting away from the original pre-
cepts of 1openness and managing the
Government in a personal and private
way which does not square with his
professions Of democracy.
Perhaps the most severe criticism
heard is of Mr.. Wilson's decision to
go to Europe at this critical time.
Nobody bcgrudges the President q
great part in the settlement of the