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New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
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Hays Himself

There is one other possible Republican
candidate, in a class by himself That is
Chairman Will Hays, of the Republican
National Committee. His name bobs up in
unexpected quarters. There is no wide
spread movement for him for the @mple
reason that no one knows whether Mr..
Hays really wants to be named-n 1920
There is very strong feeling in Indiana
that Mr.. Hays is Presidential size There
is also a strong feeling that the logical
course for him is to serve as Governor be-
fore aspiring higher. He can have the nom
ination for Governor of Indiana in 1920
for the asking-and he would be elected
without campaign. He is now only thirty
nine years old. There is plenty of time in
1924 and 1928. The Republicans of Indiana
now have the two Senatorships. all the
state Offices. 85 per cent of the county
offices and 80 per cent of the township
offices. They have also the Republican
national chairman. They think that sooner
or later they ought to round out their
success with President, and that Will
Hays will be the man. But 1920 is probably
not the year.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
Deferring the Peace

Difficult is it to keep abreast of what
IS happening at Paris. One day comes
seemingly official statement that it is
no longer wise to defer the actual peace
during protracted debate over dis
putaple issues raised by the tentative
dfa1t OF the covenant which has been
sleeping on the calendar of the Paris
Conference.
Inc next day comes the positive as
Screlon that no peace will be agreed on
until there is a confluence Of mind as
10 The league and the provisos Of ;ts
constitution; that the conference ;s to
become party to the ingenious plan NJ
SO intermingling the peace and tb.
covenant that the American Senate NAV
oe coerced into accepting what It docs
not want in order to get what il does
want.
The third day arrives a message tn
The effect that there is to bc q nre.
llniinary treaty providing for peace.
with the broad outlines OF the league
skctchcd. but with the details reserved
for later consideration. This is adyo-
Gated by The London Times, which has
been known to reflect British opinion
and action.
The mechanical difficulties of secoring
an immediate maturing of the covenant
are obviously great. Each Of the score
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

strong point The popular hostility toward
the government operation Of railroads may
or may not counterbalance this President
Wilson is expected to have the deciding
voice in the Democratic convention if he
chooses to exercise it. Anybody who knows
what Mr.. McAdoo said to Mr. Wilson and
what Mr.. Wilson said to Mr.. McAdoo at
parting can make pretty fair guess as to
the next Presidential candidate
The local Democratic possibilities ere
very meagre. Governor James NJ. Cox Of
Ohio is as strong as any. He has a good
record as Governor; but he has the handi
cap of divorce, which looms large in the
minds of politicians whatever the public
may think of such matters. He has been
elected three times out of four on its face a
good showing. But he was pulled through at
the last election only by President Wilson's
strength aided by the weakness of Gov
ernor WHY'S, the Republican candidate.
Ohio is still normally Republican, but it
is shot to pieces by Republican faction
aism. which Mr.. Hays has as yet not sue
ceeded in ending. The state is clearly a
doubtful one. and both parties would un-
questionably seize upon strong candidate
from Ohio if he were available. But he is
not-for either party.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
The Railroad MIDDLE

According to Sir Eric Geddes the
British transportation system is in a
"semi-paralyzed" condition. The rail-
roads are being run at loss, just as
the American railroads are The British
government is meeting that loss out of
the public revenues, just as our gov
| ernment is to meet similar losses here
The way out is almost as much dis
| puted in Great Britain as it is here Sir
Eric Geddes recommends the creation
of ministry of transportation But he
is dubious about the value of the nation
alization remedy If naturalization
were adopted he would look on it not
as a desideratum in itself, but as
means to an end--that end being the
stabilization of an essential industry
Great Britain's problem is narrow in
scope compared to ours. In small coun-
tries, with highly centralized govern
ments, national ownership is one thing.
In vast country like ours, which lacks
the instincts and machinery of centrali-
zation, national ownership is a very diff
ferent thing.
Those in charge of our war experiment
in government operation Of the rail-
roads do not seem proud of their work.
Nor is the public satisfied with it, The
cost Of operation has been greatly in
creased without any improvement in
service. Arguments in favor of the ex-
tension of the period of government
operation meet with little favor in Con-
gress or out of it, The government has
failed to show results which challenge
comparison with those of private opera
ton.
The war experiment with the railroads
has therefore had highly SOLDERING
effect. The old-school railroad baiters
have been silenced. Congress at least
realizes that the problem is not an
emotional one and cannot be solved by
proclaiming mere beliefs. A real solu-
ton goes to the root of American eco
nomic and political theory. Apparently
another test of the efficiency of private
operation will be needed before the
country will be in a safe position to
make up its mind.
But when the other side of the pict-
ure is looked at the prospect is little
more pleasing What can private owner
ship do to better things if, as was the
case before, it has control neither of
income nor expenditures? AS railroad
regulation was practised before the
war, rates were determined by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and wages
were controlled by political or social
expediency. This practice was bound to
end disastrously. 1t is now recognized,
we believe, that if we are not to have
government ownership ultimately rail
road regulation must be reformed.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

Solomon Bulkley Griffin, for forty-one
years managing editor of The Springfield
Republican, has retired. He will devote
himself to literary work, free from the
responsibilities of editorial management.
He will be missed by those who have en-
joyed his individual style of thought and
expression and a fine spirit of fairness.
When Mr.. Griffin was graduated from
Williams College, in 1872, he went at once
to The Republican, where he learned the
principles of journalism exemplfed by
the elder Samuel Bowles.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
The Shapeless
L. Of N. Issue

The solution of the whole situation, for
both parties, thus hangs upon the league Of
nations. Until that issue shapes up it is
foolish to attempt even a guess
No one thinks that President Wilson will
run again unless the league of nations be-
comes a party issue. If he is out of the
running the Republican convention will
probably feel free to nominate Governor
Louden or any other new and safe figure
There is much confidence that such cand
date could beat Mr. McAdoo, or Champ
Clark, or any local figure the Democrats
could name
But if Mr.. Wilson looms up there is
bound to be discussion of another charac
ter Will the country take kindly to re-
turn to lesser known candidates-of the
Mckinley Hayes type-if Mr. Wilson is
stumping the country on the other side
1t is in connection with such discussion as
this that the names of General Wood and
Mr. Taft come to the fore.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
TAFT and
Leonard WoOd

Mr.. Taft has gained a real following
in the West and Northwest by his league
of nations campaign. He has gained little
and stirred much hostility cast of the
Mississippi. He stands out, however, as
one of the few national figures left in the
Republican party. He has grown steadily
in general respect since leaving the White
House He is popular with labor He has
distinct elements of strength His weak
ness, however is felt to be Fundamental.
and, despite the popular discussion Of his
name, | found few politicians who thought
he would be a strong candidate-or would
be nominated
General Wood has much of the Rocse'
welt strength to build on. As is now con
cedcd. Colonel Roosevelt was fas, uniting
every element in the party and would be-
yond all doubt have been nominated in fhe
convention of 1920, probably on the first
ballot His death has thrown the situs'
tion into confusion. In the West snd
Northwest General Wood has fallen be'f
to much of the Roosevelt sentiment nc
is being seriously regarded by party lead
ers everywhere. The chief doubt is whether
any soldier not great, victorious hero g.
be elected President. The soldier vols
seems likely to decide and how that 70
swinging it is too soon to say. That is tae
general line of talk,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
With the
Democrats

Now for the Democrats
There is constant and impressive talk
among Democrats of the Middle West that
President Wilson will try for third term
Most Democratic politicians feel that Mr.
Wilson is the one hope of the party They
feel that the party stands beaten on the
general issues resulting from the conduct
of the war-on the broad theory of nor
NAL reaction, wholly aside from what spe-
cifc material Republican Congress may
develop. The one hope they see is that
President Wilson may be able to shift the
fighting ground to the League of nations
In that event he is the one and only posi-
BILE candidate. AS for the third term tradi-
tion, that seems to weigh little with these
advocates President Wilson has fond
ness for breaking traditions, and it is re-
marked that he would probably enjoy as
saulting the one tradition he has not vet
attacked, that against third term. I think
most Republicans would welcome the re-
appearance of Mr.. Wilson as candidate.
for the opposition to a third term is felt
to be strong. At the same time there is q
strong feeling that President Wilson could
not be opposed by minor or mediocre
candidate that the party would have to
meet him with an opponent of national ap-
peal
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
In Wisdom's Confidence

Among the "arguments" for vague
peace plan, which to many is mere
restatement of the futile Hague conven-
tion and to others is scheme whose
practical effect will be to promote war,
is the one that it is opposed because
pushed by the President. Doubtless not
a few judgments, consciously or uncon-
sciously, are affected by this circum-
stance.
But turn the argument around. An
attentive reading of appeals in favor of
swallowing whole the great nebulosity
indicates that much weight is attached
to the Presidential advice. Take away
the assumption that one mans decision
should be blindly accepted and take away
the abuse and belittlement of those who
ask for free and open discussion, and
great would be the subtraction.
Counting both of these arguments as
offsetting each other, and as about
equally lacking in value and dignity, is
it strange that many, disposed to follow
the President in doubtful matters, have
not such regard for his supreme wisdom
as to surrender altogether the privilege
of private judgment The President has
not always been right. No honest friend
will claim infallibility for him. 1t doubt
less lives in his memory, as it does in
that of the public, that for nearly three
years he seemed Indifferent to the great
issues of the war. He preached the doc
trine of aloofness now said to show
visionless stupidity and selfishness. The
war, we were told, did not concern US
and its effect could not touch US. Those
who saw things differently then and
asked for preparedness were informed
they were hysterical. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to rehearse the evidence suggesting
that the Presidents second thoughts are
sometimes better than his first.
Nor has the course of the White
House since the eyes of it's occupant
opened been such as to support claims
of inerrancy. He first inclined to a
negotiated peace, with no military VIC
tory for either side, as the best thing
for the world. Then he fathered the
fourteen points, of which little is now
heard, which talked of "open covenants
of peace, openly arrived at; "absolute
freedom of the SEAS" alike in war as
in peace; complete economic equality, the
immediate evacuation of Russia, and
seemed to imply the immediate inclusion
Of Germany and her allies in a league
of peace. These items are now aban-
doned. The idea that the treaty of peace
and the peace league must be tied up
together is new, the plan having been
to consider them separately - first, a
peace that would make all non-belliper-
ents and then coming together on equal
terms. The official tactics are now to
keep Germany and her allies outside
indefinitely.
No reasonable person will hold public
man to an impossible consistency during
the rush of great events. The President
Is to be congratulated on, rather than
condemned for, many of his changes of
view; but it is equally unreasonable to
assume that any man at any particular
time is in the complete confidence of
truth. What has altered NAV be nre-
sumed to be alterable. They do the
President no honor who become irritated
at those citizens who insist on SAVING
Let US consider before we decide"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
Baker and
McAdoo Din,lv

There is little enthusiasm for any other
Democratic possibilities Secretary Baker
Is talked of as hopeless. The radicals
might be expected to be for him; but they
arc not Radicals are difficult crowd to
please. The army seems clearly against
him.
Secretary McAdoo is the one national
figure spoken of with favor. He is gem
orally discussed as the one conceivable can
didatc. The railroad mems vote is his
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
The Lost Opportunity
10 the Editor Of The 1rihnne

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: What an opportunity Mr.. Wilson
had to 60 down in history as the wise
statesman who surrounded himself with
the best men in the country as counsellor,
and officers. the just judge anxious to so
punish the guilty that mad ambition would
never again dare to raise it's head! Such
was the chance, but alas! alas!
AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
New York, March 16, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
JOurnalism's Boundaries

From the Sea Cliff On W Newsl
In order that there be no mistakes in
personalities caused by similar names in
the village election war, we would re-
specttully advise our readers that Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Lloyd, two very highly re-
lage, have their home on Glen avenue, op-
posite ST. Boniface's CMurch, and are not
interested except as intelligent citizens
always are in the village squabbe
the Sound View Hotel, are the names of
the pair who have successfully stirred up
mess which, unfortunately, the News.
being family paper will not comment
upon save to say that the man or woman
who states that c. A. Deinngcr knowingly
lnsulted any person swel suit yourself.
1t transplres that our analysis of 90
Promise Mel" was based on our mac
curacy. "This lowly land" we thought it
was; and it is "this lonely land" And
the inspired idea We had of psychanalysing
the poets is Old, Old Stuff, it appears.
The subject is treated in "The Erotic Mo-
tive in Literature" by Albert Mondcll.
81 am confident of the outcome" declared
Battling Lodge last night ~ expect to
weigh in at So. You may say for me that
Young Lowell will know he has been in
fight"
1t is j. P. BIS notion that enemy music
be confscated by the Alien Property Gus
todan Think" he adds, "of the typical
Americans one would find at the auction!"
From the Manual of Whecze Artillery: The
highness Of the comedy varies inversely with
its risibility: that is, lofty joke has low
risbility, etc.
BLESS HIM.
printer
Adore's Gene Snovcr;
He says "Your stuff is one line over"
F..P. A.
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Looking Toward 1920

mentioned there is no discoverable senti-
ment as yet. Senator Poindexter. Senator
borah, Senator Knox. Senator Lodge and
Governor Allen of Kansas, are spoken of
only to be dismissed.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
BLESS THEM {.

BLESS THEM
man | hate A girl l love
Is Alfred Been; Is N. McMein;
He always buys She never says,
Magazine. Where have you
X NJ bean?' R.H.
How Ambrose Glutz | do not care
Would love Rose For Cuthbert Kuhn;
Stubby! He always speaks
She always calls OF The Tribune.
Her husband "Hubby' CHARLES DREW.
R. H. D.
give told you this?"I dearly love
Asks Harold Glenn. Old Charlie Skif;
yes" Darn him, heHe never calls
Tells it again. His wife "The wifi"
Q. PINK
Contribs like A guy like
(The saints caress Is Orvlle Harold;
them!) He sings so nice
Are those who new In robin Hood" at
Er wrote a "Bless the Park Theatre
Them" columbus Circle)
AL. L. j. A.
Maxi milan Harden tells Mr. Frank J.
Taylor of the United Press that Ebert is
honest, but ordinary. 81 am told" said
Herr Harden, that he wears fashy pearl
stickpin and is becoming professional
politician" Showing the unwisdom of put
ting a saddler on horseback
The treaty should be presented to the Ger
mans on March %, the first anniversary of
the shooting Of Paris BY Big Bertha
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

AS to that, George is another Harvey
who has discovered the circulation of the
d-blood.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
BY Godfrey Parsons

I\HESE are the conclusions resulting
from five weeks of first hand investi-
cations in the Middle West. They
are based on much talk with voters checked
up by the opinions of those few and far
between politicians of long experience who
depend for their conclusions upon the facts
of home sentiment, not hope or guess.
First as to the Republican candidates in
1920:
The two Republican candidates most
talked of by voters are to-day unique ion
able General Wood and Mr.. Taft They
are the only national figures at present in
the running.
General Pershirs may come home and
develop sentiment a great national hero
and walk away with the nomination. There
is little sentiment for him among return
ing soldiers at present There is consider
able criticism. Politicians have practically
withdrawn him from their calculations
Naming the
FaUOrife Sons
Among favorite sons. the local candi-
dates, there is not much strong material in
either party. The outstanding Republican
of this type is unquestionably Governor
Lowdcn Of Illinois. He has a striking record
OF constructive legislation and admnistra-
ton to his credit. The fac that his wife is
daughter of George Pulhan has been used
against him in labor circles in Illinois and is
cited in other states operating against
his changes in 1920. So far as votes CO. it
has not counted against him in Illinois, where
he is exceedingly popular with labor Gov
crnor Lowdeh is wholly local figure He
is somewhat known in Iowa, where he grew
up. In other adjoining states he is hardly
known by name HI is an able and ef-
fcctive campagner.
Senator Harding will have Ohio and per
haps enough votes from other states to
lead on the first ballot There is very little
serious belief, however, either in Ohio or
elsewhere, that he will be nominated. There
is the old prejudice against a Senatorial
candidate without executive experience.
There is something approaching agreement
that Senator Harding has not demon
strated in the Senate size for the larger
job. He is a popular campaigner of the old
school
Governor Goodrich of Indiana is a keen.
competent, farmer Governor, wise poit-
ically, as only a Hoosier, among present
day politicians, is wise. He has good
record and is popular in his state He
lacks the voice to be an eloquent cam
paigner.
Jim" Watson. Senator from Indiana, has
the voice and the gift of stump eloquence
in high degree. He is a perennial candi-
date, and the present STRINGS in his favor
are not taken very seriously, even by his
friends, of whom he has hundreds through
out the Middle West
The friends of former Senator Beve>
ridge, including Colonel George Harvey,
are seeking to push him forward. Indiana,
at any rste, does not take this notion very
seriously.
Senator Johnson of California is talked
of good deal by Progressives But
his nomination for the Presidency would
reopen the 1912 wounds (to say nothing
of 1879, in the opinion of most politicians.
For that reason his nomination Is not con-
sidercd likely.
For the other candidates occasionally
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
The Coming 71ower
OR
The Radicals red,
The T'ory's blue;
I'm growing gray,
And so are you.

The color system also is confusing. 1t
is wrong to be red, but it is right to be
red blooded.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

Owned and published daily by New York Tribune me
New York Corporation. Ogden Reid. President; y.
t.rv. r. A Suer Treasurer Address. Tribune Buildns
isa Nassau Street. York Telephone. Beenah 'oVo
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
See Webster on Liberty"

Sir: May I not venture to inquire
whether any of the Senators who oppose
the league of nations on the ground that
it will interfere with the sacred principles
of American liberty voted for the Prohi
bition Amendment? A. R. F.
The revered War Risk Insurance Bureau
may need money, but it does some unneces
sary work and has unnecessary expenses.
One officer, for instance, who signed slip
on December 3, 1917, to the effect that he
wished his insurance to remain no longer
in force, continues to get premium notices.
The reason he didn't want it to remain in
force was that his experience had shown
that governmental agencies were entan-
glingly allied with red tape, and he feared
his beneficiary would have too much
trouble to collect the insurance
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

From the anti Wilson papers the day fol-
lowing the signing of the treaty: "The
President must see by this time that he
cannot impress his league the world.
The Covenant, as revised and signed, is
triumph for Americanism."
From the pro- Wilson papers the same
day: "The triumph of the President, and
therefore of Americansm, is unalloycd.
The Covenant is victory for both"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
mot Here, My Child, Not Here"

IFroll the Boston Transcript
WANTED BABY BOY OF FIVE MONTHS.
Fair complexion, blue eyes healthy, very good.
we'll trained; English parentage. Address T.
p A. Boston TRANSCRIPT
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

The treaty should be presented to the Ger
mans on March %, the first anniversary of
the shooting of Paris by Big Bertha
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

Scornful of the pacifists' patronage is the
advertising manager of Mennen's Denti-
frice, which announces bad Teeth Kept a
Million Men Out of the War"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

There is wide public misconception of the
L. of NJ, according to Senator Reed, who
fears that a majority of the American
people have not read the proposed consti-
tuition. Probably they have not. A ma
jority of the American people cannot tell
you what the Monroe Doctrine is, what
Bolshevism means, or how many states
there in the Union A majority of the
people who read this paragraph think, err
roneously, that its writer can answer all
of those questions.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
SUBSCRIPTION RArEs-By Mail. including Postage:
IN TIE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Entered at tho Pcstodler at York Second CaSs
Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

The passion for standing army should
not include the fanaticism that refuses to
provide seats on Parade Day for wounded
sc0iers
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
BLESS HIM!

Adore's Gene Snovcr;
hc says; Your stuff is one line over"
f.. p. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

1t is j. p. BIS notion that enemy music
be conhscated by the Alien Property Gus
todian. Think" he adds, "of the typical
Americans one would find at the auction!" 4"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-19

From the Manual of Wheeze Artillery: The
highness Of the comedy varies inversely with
its risibility: that is, lofty joke has low
risibility, etc.