The spectator., 1919-06-10

statesmen of every civilized nation, holding up his hands, as with clear vision and superb courage he leads the peoples of the world in their vic torious charge against the arch-enemy of civilization"
 Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, in discussing the victories of the Penrose and Mann groups in the senate and house, said that "the new Republican congress has only commenced it's work, but it is already clear that on matters of internal policy it has reverted to type" and he vigorously assailed the Republicans for having in mind the accession to the presidency only, when he said: This, too, is the obvious ob- jective in the foreign policy of the Re publican party. 1 asked prominent member of that party, who happens to be an intimate personal friend of mine, what is the purpose or the pol icy of Senator Lodge as chairman of the committee on foreign relations. He said, That changes from day to day. When Mir. Lodge reads his morn ing paper at the breakfast table and sees what the president has said or done, his policy of the next twenty four hours becomes the diametrical op- posite' You could not get two Repub- liean senators to agree on a definite foreign policy along constructive lines, but you can get a majority to oppose anything put forward by the president of the United States.
 Aims We'll Defined.
 ''So we are approaching the cam- paign of 1920-approaching it with the broad principles settled in advance: conservatism, special privilege, parti- sanship, destruction on the one hand; liberalism. common sense idealism, constructiveness and progress on the other" said Mir. Roosevelt.
 Maintaining that the League of Ma tions will not be made a partisan af- the Democratic National committee recorded itself in favor of the cove nant in brief terms, as follows
 We. the Democratic National com. mittee. recognizing the splendid serv- ices being rendered by President Wil- son in behalf of d just and enduring peace, extend to him our heartfelt good wishes and congratulations. and be it
 Resolved, that we do hereby record ourselves in favor of the prompt rati. tication by the senate of the treaty of peace, including the covenant of the Leagne of Nations"
 One address, made by woman, that attracted much attention from the newspapers was that Mrs. William R. Pattangall of Maine in predicting that the women could control the Pine Tree state and that victory lay within Dem. ocratic grasp if the proper appeal was made to the women.
 Tribute to President Wilson.
 But the woman vote cannot be bought, it cannot be handled by ward heelers, nor can it be carried of its feet by brass bands or spread-eagls oratory." said she. If We cannot vote for Woodrow Wilson In 1920 we want to vote for someone as nearly like him as possible"
 At the request of the women the committee adopted this resolution:
 "Whereas, the Democratic party stands committed to the just cause of woman suffrage. and
 "Whereas, 1t now seems certain that the federal amendment granting suf- frage to women will within few days pass the United States senate. and
 Whereas, the Democratic party earnestly desires that women of all states may vote in the election of 1920; therefore be it
 Resolved. by the Democratic Na' tional committee, that 1t urges the call- ing of special sessions of state legis- latures wherever necessary. to ratify said amendment"
 Both w. w. Durbn, chairman of the Ohio Democratic State Executive com mittee. and Frederick Van Nuys. chair. man of the Indiana State committee. denounced some of the methods used by Will H. Hayes. chairman of the Re publican National committee, as out chasing Col. w. w. Dudley of Indiana, who won fame in the presidential cam paign of 1888 by writing letter in- structing workers to arrange" for votes in blocks of five" Both Messrs. Durbin and Van Nuys praised perma- nent organization methods, and de- scribed those in their states.
 The Democratic National committee called the attention of the nation to the achievements of Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic party In lengthy resolutions that recited the legislative attainments. the world war, women's suffrage, etc.
 Not to Be Had.