Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-05
NO WILSON NO COUNTRY.

President Wilson in his effort to set
the popular mind against the senate
and secure popular Endorsement OF MS
presidential kaiserism bases his APP
peal on the premise that congress
can not and should not function I'M
less he is at hand TO boss it; that Is
precisely what his character!sticaliS
egotistical statement amounts 10. II
is a complete revelation of the wilson
mind and purpose. He proposes u
leave the country for weeks ana
months without an executive anu
without congress. The United states
in effect must cease TO function while
Woodrow Wilson takes the cables IN
his hand and goes abroad under the
fatuous belief that he is to boss the
diplomats Of the world. Alexander
himself could not have spoken more
realistically nor a Hohenzollern an
idea more at variance with Amer
canism and American democracy.
Put another way: II the president
and executive Of the Times Republican
CORPORATION desires to spend a few
months IN California the newspaper
should suspend its publication and no
business, connected with the corpora
ton should be considered or conduct
ed. II the president Of a public utility
were 10 travel in Europe the pupiic
service should cease to operate. II the
president of bank leaves for trip
around the world the board of direct
ors should not meet again until he
returns and gives it permission. II
would be ridiculous if the absolute
danger of il did not save it from
ridicule. The laughter that arises
when a pedestrian falls on banana
peel is hushed when a workman rails
from a scaffold or slips from roof.
It was time that the senate assert
itself and stand on its constitutional
responsibilities and rights. Ii was
tine long ago for congressional self
assertion. The congress of the
United States is a body selected OF
the people by the people as most fit
to represent the people. 1t has been
bulldozed and buffaloed since it was
taken by the throat and ordered to
pass the Adamson law. That 1t still
realizes that it is constitutional part
of the government is a healthful and
promising sign The bulidozing tao
tics of the ration-which is
Wilson and those who Are Xyillins to
bow and shout on every occasion
quite right, Mr.. President, quite
right"-has been permitted to put con-
sress in the role Of messenger boy. II
the congress shall have awakened to
it's own rights and responsibilities as
representatives of the people and re-
fuses to continue in the presidential
lackeyship it has been enacting it will
be cause for general congratulation
ana Drlng general TelSl 10 d pecpIc
who are not only disguised but
alarmed.
AS the impasse stands the senate Is
justified in it's refusal to be bulldozed
by the president and the presidents
threat to throw the railroad business
of the country into a greater tansle
than McAdoo with all his skill for en-
tanglement was able to create. will re-
act upon himself. The people feel
safer with congress in session, much
safer than with one man practising
secrecy and carrying the policies and
traditions Of America and American
ism across to Europe as an old woman
carries eggs to market in a basket.
In short the American public is be-
ginning to fear Woodrow Wilson more
than trust him and will welcome a
special session such as must be called
II disa ster is tn no ayoideS