The Bottineau courant., 1918-11-28
the reactionary leaders in the
house are much agitated over
the recent German, revolutionary

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OF olution in Denmark, Swe-
den, Holland and Spain. They
have not as yet had a chance to
compare notes with the next
house, but they believe that un-
less these new members and the
old members on the Republican
side follow a liberal and con-
structive policy they will mere
ly throw away the opportunity
of national triumph in the presi-
Dental contest Of 1920. They
see in the European situation a
warning against any continuance
of militarism and political reac-
ton.
AS one of the men most prom
ine11t in the congressional cam
paign on the Republican side ex-
pressed it.: 1--WE feel the enor-
nous responsibility resting up
on us now. We have a chance
to develop our success of this
year along modern constructive
lines, keeping abreast of the
world in true democracy. If we
fail to do this great constructive
work which the world needs at
the hands of the new congress,
we wiIlehave thrown away the
biggest opportunity that a poll
cal party ever had"
There are others of the Re
publican leaders-chiefly the
older ones-who are not so Ger
tain that the road to political vic
tory in. 1920 lies that way. These
are the Roosevelt-Penrose fol-
lowers, and they are harping on
the mo anarchy" string. They
assume that there will be no
serious insurgency among the
Republicans in the house or
senate, and that with President
Wilson at the peace conference
in Europe, and the reactionary
Democrats in control of the ad-
ministration, the G. o. P. can
afford to run smoothly along
with the present breeze of anti
progressiveism which the war
has created. They are agitated
and alarmed at the famine and
revolution abroad, but they be-
lieve that the United States is
conservative enough to "take
care Of any rioting."
Progressive Republicans Hold
Balance.
The fact is, the Republicans
elected to the new congress
both house and senate are split
far apart on policy. La Toilette
and Norris in the senate hold the
balance Of power, and they are
going to step on the toes of ma.
tional as we'll as international
junkerism at every opportunity.
Borah and Lenroot and Johnson
of California will probably. fol-
low the same lines. In the house
there are dozens Of new Republi-
can members who are only wait
ing for the chance to declare
themselves for. a renovation OF
party ideals. They want to
swing into the procession OF
constructive liberalism. They
are going to find it impossible to
agree with Fordney, Hampton
Moore, Jim Mann, Gillett and
the rest Of the Republican con-
servatives on the railroad owner.
ship question, the question OF
big ornaments, and the question
of our relations with the revo-
lutionary governments Of Eur
ope.
War Brings Bankruptcy.
Next in interest to the food
question is that of policing Eur
ope by allied troops on the plea
Of maintaining order in various
parts. There has been a general
propaganda in Washington and
to prepare the country
for this step, engineered by
those who fear the effects>of the
new developments in Russia and
the central powers. They do not
want to see part Of the world on
4 different basis from what we
are working on and they fear
that possible success Of the new
IDEAS will cause them to spread
to all countries.
The great capitalistic inter-
ests have sufficient reason, OF
course, for not wanting to see
any fundamental changes. but
MANY people not connected with
these interests directly fail TO
appreciate the fact that these
countries have exhausted them,
selves in war. They have used