The sun., 1919-10-27
Senator From Washington
States Vital Principles on
Entering the Race.
SPLITS PACIFIC STRENGTH
Tor Quick Peace, With Urea
son Cut Out of League and
Real Americanism.
s,,ciat Despatch to THE Sun.

..v,er United States Senator from
washington, announced to-day that
ha will make an active campaign
sor the Republican nomination for
President, and stated the principles
,oon which lie will base his candidacy
The announcement Is apt to be of
.noc,s, interest in the State of Cali
tornia where, it is knewn, the Republic
cans rather hoped that Senator Hiram
1obnson would have clear field so far
a, the Pacific coast was concerned.
In that State, where Republicanisn
has been revivifed by the making up
of old quarrels between the progress
sive and conservative leaders, it had
ssen supposed that Senator johnson
would obtain the support of most OF
,be delegates to be selected in States
touching the Pacific. The Poindexter
announcement complexities the situa-
ton and is still another indication that
there will be healthy contest in the
Republican National Convention next
summer.
Underlying Senator Poindexter's
statement Of the principles upon which
he will make his fight is the declara-
ton that he cleaves to the principles
Of the Constitution of the United States
Is representing fundamental princi-
pies evolved by experience and wis
dom and which cannot be ignored by
yhe people or any part Of the people
without unhappiness.
~ Evolution, Not Revolution.
There Is no royal road to happiness"
ne Senator AYERS, either In Govern
mental or personal affairs Success must
come from a struggle and eternal Wig
| lance' 1t is a mistake to assume that
remedy can be found for all the ills
| Of mankind. Certain fundamental truths
Of Government have been evolved by
experience and are fixed as the founda-
tons Of our institutions To them we
must adhere, and working upon that
basis, In a healthy evolution. and not
by revolution, we can adapt our laws
and administration to the needs of the
people as conditions develop; cleaving to
the ancient principles of the Constitu-
ton. By so doing we shall preserve for
ourselves and our posterity that happy
state which we have attained among
the nations of the earth. I stand upon
those principles and shall make an
active campaign for the nomination by
the Republican party for the office of
President OF the United States in order
TO present these issues to the people
and to attempt. il successful. to assist
In reestablishing these principles in our
domestic and foreign policy"
In the forefront of Mr.. Poindexter's
declaration is the principle that the
full power of the Government should be
employed to protect every citizen. at
home or abroad or upon the sea from
unlawful injury to his person or his
property by any individual or special
class, or by any foreign Power" With
that goes mis- declaration that the duty
OF the United States TO protect the lives
and property of American citizens In
Mexico must be performed at once. The
launching and Withdrawing. without
| purpose or definite result, of military
expeditions to, Vera Cruz and other parts
Of Mexico, also at Archangel and other
parts OF the world. is denounced as
criminal in the reckless disregard OF
life and national treasure expended
without the possibility Of any benefits
whatever"
Would DepOrt Alien "Slackers."
The Senator believes that "slackers'
who renounced their first papers oil
naturalization In order to escape mill
tary service should be denied citizenship
In the future and should be deported
without delay to the foreign countries
from which they came. He holds that
revolutionary communism. by whatever
name It is called, must be put dowr
wherever It appears. since there can bt
no compromise with anarchy. On this
line he continues to develop his pre-
sonal platform:
The attempt of certain radical Labor
leaders TO coerce Congress to enact leg
islation proposed by them, II successful
would be government by class, as II
Russia, and not by the people, as II
the United States. The threat to tie VI
transportation until the railroads ar,
natlonalized and delivered to the contro
OF the employees. II successful. would
be government by terror for a specia
class
The effort of certain radical leader
OF labor organizations to secure contro
Of the police force OF the various citie
o. the country IL successful. would Civ,
10 small special class absolute contro
OF officers OF the law. 1t would give 1
pertain class control of the enforcement
~ Inc law and OF governmental agen
eles established TO preserve the peace
'ls success would mean the abdicatioi
OF the Government in favor OF clas
ana the Immediate establishment of die
.Alorship II should not be open to de
Date or negotiation.
ms nation cannot be ruled by capt
tal and It cannot be ruled by labor Bot
capital and labor must be subject L
u'e rule OF the people. The Govern
nent must be supreme.
Inc Just claims Of labor should b
recognized and every opportunity shout
given to laboring men and thei
tahuies for comfort and happiness. TIL
AOorlng man. above all others, 4
pehehted by the preservation of la,
tho order. the security of life, perso
shu property against violence and arbi
sdry rule But the effort of any labo
sAaer TO put labor in control of tn
government by means of industris
ocAaae' economic pressure. intimids
.Vn OF violence, or so-called direC
uoh' cannot be tolerated any NOR
tAh such an effort on the part OF CON
oneu capital would be tolerated. Eithe
souio violate the cardinal principles G
nee government.
rsvors Freedom for workers.
communism is inconsistent with til
S.eo right OF a laborer to the wage
ms labor. The right to work. to joi
"ot 70 Join union and to accumu
OF 10 use, as one sees At, and I