Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-15
COTHAM|TEs SEE
CEN. PERSH|NC' s
BOOM TAKE SHAPE
Return of Commander in Chief
ReViseS Talk of Him as
Presidential Timber; Is Close
to Hearts of People,

ESPECIAL eoasSspoNntaeG TO MORNING JopRnALl
New York, Sept. 14.-Launched
along the line of march where half
million men and women went mad at
the sight of the victorious American
general, the buddies' boom of John
Pershing for president of these United
States is today re-echoing in the
hearts of the crowd here, If not yet
formally written on the states of the
politicians. OF the hundreds of thou
sands of doughboys, devil-dogs and
gobs circulating through this town.
there are few. or none, who have not
actively enlisted as promoters of this
service presidential BOOM and what
the boys who fought says goes pretty
rar in this part of the land. Though u
thousand petty political schemes may
be set in motion to stop this pet idea
of the men out of uniform, 1t is proph-
sled that no party machine was ever
strong enough to shut off a candidate
who had captured the mind and heart
of the people as firmly as has Gem
efal Pershing. -s. s,ss N
Mercier's Mission. =
Bringing blessings and thanks to
an Americans from the Belgians,
whose cause he stood up for in the
face of all imperial kaiserdom, Car
dinal Mercier is being hailed here as
no foreign guest has been welcomed
in all the history Of Gotham. Wild
cheers and stifled sobs are coming
from the crowds that throng about
every move of this aged Catholic pre-
late in whose breast all the armies of
Germany could not dim the spark of
liberty and humanity. AS he goes to
greet the hierarchy of his church in
Washington and to give thanks for the
work OF the National Catholic War
council in rebuilding his country, New
Workers of every race and creed are
joining in the general acclaim TO one
of the most heroic figures of all the
world war.
Real Rctrenchmen'.
That all the reconstruction COM
missions, committees and all the
SNOWY state plays at profiteering can
accomplish little TO lower the cost of
living for the people of the Empire
state, If it's expenses are not cut down
ffrom their present ruinous scale, is
admitted by the economists who have
Just met here to try to find some way
out of the alarming costs that are
crowding every citizen to the wall.
With millions on millions of dollars
being added to the budget at Albany
every year, it will not be long before
the taxpayers will find their bills for
such state extravaganza just as un-
supportable as the highest living costs,
these experts point out: while this tax
burden Is always big factor in keep
ing up costs for everything that the
heavily taxed dealers must sell at
some profit. AS the people of this
town prepare to elect their represent
atives in the Legislature, it Is becoming
evident that they will insist on pledg-
ing them to embark 4he state in no
further extravagant enterprises but
to cut down at every turn the swollen
budget bill.
Dwellers Delayed.
Caught by scores of strikes that
have held up the redecoration and re-
pair of almost every apartment. resi-
dence and tenement in town, thou
sands on thousands of tenants are now
being obliged to postpone their entry
into new quarters Indefinitely. 1t will
be we'll on toward Christmas before
the majority Of such dwelling places
are finally finished up for occupancy.
the landlords declare, end until such
time as the paint Is dry in their new
homes, an army of family folk will
have to camp out in temporary quar-
ters somewhere. Under present con-
ditions. the family that happens to
have title and tenure to any sort of
an abode that can house them at once
is unusually lucky, 1t is agreed.