The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-26

IN THE NEWS
A Billion a Day
A Happy Medium

4 ECTlC haste il being exhibit
RI ed by President Wilson re-.
garding the passage uf Leg.
islation now pending before
congress After being away for
two months. he is naturally anx-
ious 10 hurry through some of his
pet measures before u hostile con
grcss comes In, on March 4
II is likely, however, that some
Of the dear people Of the United
States will not share his haste
Some Of them will feel that bill
lion dollars n day is too fast n rate
for their money 90 be- spent, even
by democratic congress.
We have pointed out already
that even democratic lawmakers
are beginning to realize the lavish.
ness with which the people : mon.
cy has been handled by the admin.
istration. Certainly, sympathetic
attention should be given to the
demands Of republican leaders
that further revenue laws be- not
rnilroadcd through
Considered Legislation is what
has been sadly lacking these last
few years. Sometimes IL has been
hurrlrdly put through az the bid
ding of the Master ~ the white
house on other uyrasiuus. pressure
has been brought to bear from
other sources.
4 law is ou the statute books u
long time Before imposing add.
tiunal burden, ON the ,clf.,urriiir.
up people of America, our lrri,
lators will du we'll 10 pause aud
consider Al least they should not
dispense billions of dollar, around
with the same uouchalanrr with
which one would tip waiter.
rru,s of thr ,fItI,s of the league
OF nations constitution UH proposed
hy President Wilson lHy, challenged
the latter o. Hurrrsi H i"tt'r plAH
Tor i'f If'H'I IhNN''N 'I '.' VIZ. .'
p,us,. Senator 'uwWIuH TODAY luHh
up tnr challenge.
The iuwau proposes Hn orEHnifH
uUu I which %, substantial tHnts
of au parties ufr protected, without
boo ON, i,IHf muIIfur itH vffiri'uUf
tu .Uf DO fHu stringent UuuHufu
tom H adopted v, mas we'll expect
some Uf 'Hr hITH Contracting taIf
tics thereto iu become rrHtINt and
frd aum, protest for breaking uNa'
from che League \ document ul thif
kind should not contain provisions
that rHth HlEuafurN does not h,HrtIlN
indoors, Hf tho outset.
UIsnY Senator 'ummIu's project
dIstuEuishes between disputes that
ore IuHiiDIahl' subject fn HdIuNl.d
uou and those which are NOT AZ a.
en-, fnrmer. h, admits that arbitration
Is the proper remedy, ana that any
nation that objects tu the nWafd'
should be- usfrHtiEtd
Aa 10 disputpH that are not rrdIu
nrily regarded uH subject 60 iudirin
review such 49, those involving tru'
diuonnl policies vitality affecting th'
Interests OF any 80. n nation th'
senator suggests that all such puos
uons should ho submitted 20 som'
international hodN not for settlement
hut for examination uud disruHHion
lie rightly suppoHeH that moral pres
sure Will be- sufficient to secure ud
hrrcuUo 10 the findings of the exam
ming body in nine eases our uf ton.
Moral force is us real u thing lei
physical force. No nation that want
tu prosper long can afford to diHrc
gard its pressure. At the same tim
defiance OF this moral force Hhoul'
not plunge the entire world irto an
other war which might hr the cnH
lf the present constitution were adopt
ed The Wilson plan docs not huu
out this distir rtion clearly.
The plan ot the Iowa senator iH wei
worth cnuHidoring. n uffors q trioud
lv constructive solution uf u problem
that tH puAzling the gr,utoHt mind
ui the country.