New-York tribune., 1919-03-03
Former Kansas Governor
Believes President and
Nation Gain i'm Process
Predicts e.. y. II. Victory
Declares Country L. Losing
Confidence in Wilson:
%ccs Success for "Drvs"

nuncting the league of nations plat.
form IS receiving is good thing for
President Wilson, for the genuine
world desire of compact to prevent
var and for the truth seeking people
OF the United States who believe truth
should prevail
Senator Capper is perhaps the lead
ing publisher west of the Mississippi
Naley-owncr of the "Topeka Capt.
tal' and of various agricultural week
lies IN his state, with combined cir
eusation reaching into seven figures.
In 1892 for a short time he was ID re-
porter on The New York Tribune
He was Governor of Kansas for four
years The Senator was in Washing
ION last week in conference with the
Republican leaders, and left town yes
terday with Mrs. Capper for his home
in Topeka.
THE cutting and buffeting President
Wilson's league Of nations plan is re-
ceiving is a good thing for the Presi-
dent and for the country" said Sena-
tor Capper GAS the leading advocate
of the plan for world compact to
make wars impossible, the President
is supposed to know all about the sub
iect. 1t is natural that the people,
whose children must toll and strive
long after this generation, should de-
mand full knowledge with reference
10 every important item in the pro-
posed league
Favors Taft Scheme
Personally, | am for a league of
nations, and l am affiliated with Mr.
Taft in his scheme for a league to
enforce peace. The underlying idea
represents what is noblest. But l
want the truth. President Wilson as
suredly must disclose every esseptist
detail written and implied. 1t would
be unfortunate to have plan officially
approved only to find afterward we
had not had full knowledge. Let US
haXc two or three months of analyza-
tion. Then we shall know what we are
signing. After it is approved the
American people will back it with
money, men and. if necessary, force
to make it worka bic
Kansas Republicans have returned
to their party, as evidenced by. the
election of all but one of the Repre-
Sentatives last fall, because they have
a conviction that President Wilson
has fallen far short of his professed
principles of 1916. We in Kansas
thought that he stood for the highest
standard of distributive justice along
all lines. He has failed in this respect.
The Kansas farmer is sober, thought
full man. President Wilson has dis
appointed the American farmer.
Loses Faith in Wilson
mir. Wilson, protesting consecra-
ton to justice and fair dealing. re-
,oived the electoral vote OF Kansas,
Republican state. Since 1915. the Pyes-
idcnt has been spuous in his adher
once to his profession Of love for high
ideals. VnmiBtakably he has cult
'stcd organized labor, 80 called and
upheld certain labor leaders, all. ~
We hclicgo IN Kansas, TO the dctrment
ol the peopc OF the commonwealth.
resident Wilson'a appeal Tor the cleo
lion OF Democrats to Congfess, after
the wholehcartcd support he received
from patriotic Republicans. was the
cowning political blunder of his
career.
"Rcpublicans during the last two
years have been led by Theodore
Roosevelt not because Of blind hero
WpFeulps DAt DccuQSc kOCScNcll WuA
right He loved the truth and hated
sham. visited him Mt Christmas in
Roosevelt Hospital. Perhaps he
should not have received Il caller like
myself. But last year when he WAS
West for the Liberty Loan, was much
with him. At Christmas, although his
strength was failing, he had the same
clean-cut views he always had had. 1t
was pleasure to talk with him
I. X. Would Have Been Named
"Iiad he lived no other name would
have been suggested for President py
Republicans. His life and his views
81 the tine not too fast, so to
trip, but forward. That was Roose
',elts way. AS a party we are for
tanate in having VIII II. Hays as
chairman OF the National Committee.
We are N good shape for 1920.
"As to candidates, 1t is fsrd to say
who is leading Governor Lowden Of
Illinois, General Leonard Wood, Gen.
cral Pershng, Senator Harding, of
Ohio. Senator Watson, If lrdiana-a all
are highly thought OF IN Kansas. The
country will go Republican. Town
lsyism. /. W. W-ism and Bolshevism
arc not taking root in Ka, sas.
The people do not want to sec Il
large toll taken by mI9dlemen- and
tbey VIII not stand Tor IT, iHey 40
rot like to see the meat-rackng and
meat distribution of the nation in the
hands Of Eve or six big interests Thoy
want government superyisic1 of meat
handling similar TO that Of govern
rental control of the banks More
over. they want TO know what profit
the packers are making. They want
publicity, openness and above board
dealing. I think they'il keep insisting
IN II until they get it"
Predicts Success for Prohibition
when prohibition was mentioned
the visitor from Kansas laughed soft
ly and said:
cts all a thing Of the past with
Kansas people. We got through it
long ago. Tho dynamic force behind
prohibition il more economic than
moral. although in the beginning it
was almost wholly moral. A sober
man IL better man every way than
drunken one. President Ripley Of
the Atchiaou system tells mo that the
Topeka car shops, with their 5000
employees, relatively and comparatively
speaking, is the most efficient in the
country. The employees are total alb
stainers. and have been for years.
"1he drinkers of New York will for
yet about booze within a month after
IL is shut ef. Drinking IL habit
easily dropped when alcoholic beye-
RACES are not within reach. The large
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