The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-03-25

such as substitution of one airplane-
carrier for a battle-cruiser and can
collation. Of the 1916 authorization Of
~ destroyers in favor OF construction
Of FIVE or six OF the larger 200 ton
type Of destroyer with speed OF 50
knots. There may be reluctance also
In agreeing TO construction of 10 scout
cruisers. although the argument made
by the general board In that respect
was regarded as convincing from O
military point Of view. So far as con.
Germs battleships, our naval experts
do not believe them to be rendered
obsolete by developments in aircraft
warfare and In methods OF attack by
torpedoes and mines.
Battleships Not Obsolete.
According 20 the expert view, none
Of the experiments that have been
made In aviation and nothing that the
experience gained In the war has
demonstrated Justffes RELOCATION of
the battleship TO the junk pile. This
Is asserted, too, by officers that have
the greatest respect for aviation and
the greatest faith In Its development.
and who see In II one Of the greatest
factors in naval warfare with Its pos
sibilities as an agency Of offense and
course. Unquestionably the big navy
men have strong argument In favor
of their contention In the unsettled
condition Of world affairs. Two bat.
tleships. one battle-cruiser, ten scout
cruisers, five destroyers Of the fiotilla
two airplane-crulsers. one destroyer
tender and one submarine-tender we're
recommended by the naval general
board as the building program neces-
sary for the navy to keep pace with
requirements.
a new type on our program, although
Great Britain has had specially-built
vessels for that purpose for some
time. II Is regarded as one Of the
most important features of the pro-
gram.
Busy Time for Politicians.
The national political convention
season is now less than three months
awa-. The intervening period will be
busy season for the politicians. Most
of the delegates will be chosen during
the months of April and May. While
that work is going on the party leaders
will be trying 10 arrive at conclusions
as 70 the important declarations of the
platforms.
The people-the voters-have a
larger opportunity this year than ever
10 express their views In regard to can
didates Twenty-one states. through
presidential preference primary laws.
afford voters this opportunity. This
list of states. together with the date
of the primary and the number OF
delegates the state is entitled TO have
In the convention, is as follows:
New Hampshire. March 2 (already
heidi. s.: North Dakota. March III
(already heidi. 10; South Dakota,
March %. 10; Michigan, April 5, 80;
New York. April 9. 50; Wisconsin.
Aprih 8. %; Illinois. April l3, 5S;
Nebraska. April 20. 10; Montana,
April %. 8; Massachusetts, April q,
80; California, May 4. 20; Indiana,
May 4, 80; Pennsylvania, May Is, rs;
Vermont. May 81, s.; Oregon. Nay %
10; Texas, May 25, %; West Vir-
ginia. May %, 10; Florida. June 8, 8
Fairly Represent the Nation.
These twenty-one states that have
opened the way for the voter to ex-
press a direct preference for the pres
idential nominee will be represented
In each convention by total Of yearly
six hundred delegates, Moreover, the
states are so located geographically
as TO represent in most satisfactory
way the country as whole. States
like New York. Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts speak for the
Industrial East; states like Indiana.
Illinois, Ohio and Michigan Will voice
the, sentiment of the Industrial and
agricultural Midwest, while the Da-
kotas viii reveal the sentiment Of the
agricultural Northwest. and California
and Oregon viii reflect the views Of
the Pacific coast.
II seems reasonably certain now
that no candidate will go into either
OF the party conventions with prestige
enough to insure him the nomination. |
At the present moment the greater In
terest centers In the Republican con-
vention. which is TO meet In Chicago, |
June s. probably because Il comes |
ahead of the Democratic convention. |
Recent weeks have not brought any |
changes worth noting In the field Of
Republican candidates. The avowed
candidates. as revealed by the official
applications they have made for con-
in the presidential prefer
ence primary states. are:
on Leonard Wood, the country-at-
Ia Governor Frank o. Lowden, OF
nlh. Senator Warren @. Harding.
Of oh Senator Hiram w. Johnson.
OF Callt> \, and Senator Miles Poin-
dexter. or Washington. Against his
wishes Repu lican friends OF Herbert
Hoover have He'd application of can
iidacy as a Republican in few states,
but the former food administrator con-
tlnues TO insist that he Is not 10 be re-
garded as candidate.
On the Democratic side the candl-
l.