New-York tribune., 1919-09-30
Ding s Politics
To tho Editor Of The Tribune.

INDfN'%
- readers the question of the consisteoo,
{ of publishing in your good Republica,
paper the random cartoons Of Darling. ~
ding" as he signs himself they NAV h,
good at.times, but Of late, he has given -,
work which would have done justice 10 n.
Presidents own devoted spokesman. "Tbo
| World"
think your editorials have maintained n.
dignity and the rights Of the Senate as nos
sessions given by the Constitution. and -.
he seems 20 20 the limit in making their
! position ridiculous.
Take the recent illustration showing IN.
President riding in limousine, the drive,
being an insignificant little specimen Of .
man, labelled "The Senate and he IS bunn
| ing the occupant along over obstacla.
! marked "Amendments" and "Reserva.ions
simply because the occupant has spoke,
unkindly to him. What absurdity, Tho
whole scheme IS out Of place, for the place
for the Senate is in the car with the presi-
dent, and, although the Senators nav bav.
"pgmy minds" they do not need to es+
out on the drivers seat 20 be bossed around
| by anybody.
A little later you publish "Ding's" concen,
ton Of the Senate as a menagcrje Locne~
who is ready to open the cage 70 let on,
the monkey, which is tagged "shantungn;
but in order to do this. it appears 1ba. a,I
Of the other animals, or beasts. will oct
out first. and they are all carefully paned
as follows
German Claim fer Readiustment, 30 African
Colonies Balkan Boundaries" The Whole
Treaty Adjustment "Indemnity Adjust.
ment' and Rhine Boundary Question"
The whole idea makes monkey of ths
Senate and must have given considerable
comfort 10 the no-reservation. no-amendmens
followers Of NJ. Wilson 1t is along the line
Of the deceptive suggestion of the President
that the United States could not make any
reservations or amendments without sung
Germany for assent
Take>the picture of last Saturday wherein
your clever artist takes the amusing story
told Of Sir Isaac Newton and would have
Congress as the butt OF the rducule which ba.
gone with this tale for two hundred wears
1t is said that the great PHILOSOPHER CUT
two holes in his barndoor, one large one fos
the large cat and small one for the kitten.
here the caricaturist shows a larca ora
already cut IN the door marked League Of
Nations Tor World Protection" and arcs
cat tagged "All Humanity" preparing % On
ln The old man with saw in his hand
marked Amendment" has marked o,,- !
little hole for the tiny little cat with q tao
on her tall, Our Own National Interests
Woodrow stands aghast and saws. "Wha.
tor and old man Congress" saws: "W.n
great guns, We've got to cut Il sny9ll hola
so the :ttle cat can get in, haven't we?p
According to the story Congress must have
cut the hole for All Humanitv.r but that il
not fact, for Wilson is the Great Ideals.
who mas done this; aud then uha- a mar
veilous conception Ding" has Of our national
interests when he represents them bv q tipv
little kitten
The whole thing is so involved that II
needs an explanations it is like the league
of nations itself
Just one more issue and am done. II
Yesterdays Tribune ne shows the INDUS
'flai Special going at top speed 10 the
October Industrial Peace Conference nm
der the caption: Why viii people jns,s.
on jumping of while the tram IS in mo-
ton ?"
However. the steel employees. as we'll r.
the United States Steel Corporation. are
shown as having landed in a heap. heels
over head. on account of Jumping Of. Your
Mr. Darling seems to think that this Wilson
arrangement viii settle all difficulties: the
Governor of Massachusetts did not think
much OF settling the Boston strike by
getting on that train and going TIL it
stopped, at the October meeting. To the
majority the President has appeared rather
previous his peace meeting between labor
and capital should have been arranged "a
take place after the peace treaty has been
signed.
AS constant reader o. your paper, I
have taken some liberty in asking YOU to
publish my criticism; have held in FOR
long time, and I am quite sure YOU will
find that the ideas have tried to bring ont
VIII find some approval from your readers Il
you Will put them before them I wonder II
you care to ask what they think? CAV.
Montclair, n. j., Sept %, 1919.