El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

firm name Mrs wilson took over ner
this country into acceptance OF the
treaty has begun
Portland OreEonians He f. the
state When he a. III the nation
must also lie abed-
Boston Herald The episode re-
veals the tremendous handicap under
which the country has been labor
ing in recent months, both in the
administration OF its troubled in
ternal affairs and In its peculiarly
complicated international relations,
through having in the white house q
man too sick 70 perform the duties
OF his office
InedeDendent Comment
sun ard New York Herald. The
nation must be astounded that
nowhere in the presidents letter is
there the slightest reference TO the
interest. welfare and safety OF the
public.
believe that the president entirely
knows what he a. doing we must
also believe that some deeper
hidden reason lies behind this
II Paso Herald Mr. Wilson is
either so smal and Jealous OF a
rreroEative that he cannot even
exercise that ne IS willing to saeri-
flee the best interests Of the country
TO his own vanity, or he merely took
a small excuse 10 get rid OF a man
who dared to differ with him. yet re-
manned in his cabinet 20 help him.
Seattle Tines The causes Of their
disagreement lie much deeper than
the incident chiefly referred 10 in
the letteru- Possibly the facts have
only been limited at ia these con-
municalons- Other sensations are 10
be anticipated
Wants a Rubber Stamp.
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the grade OF e. rubber stamp can az
ford 70 accept appointment as his sue
cessor-
/ Peoria Transcript. The Wilson
Z Lansing schism shows c0nclusiveiy
that the constitution or the statutes
I do not supply the procedure by which
I disability In the presidential office
may be determined Independently Of
the Incumbent.
Chicago Evening Posts We
may hope that presidential irrita-
hihty has satisfied itself In find
Ing a victim and that we viii be
spared any further demonstra-
lions OF n Ike sort
St Paul Pioneer Press. To say
nothing Of the wirherinE effect this
Incident viii have henceforth on The
b political influence OF the president
I the influence it viii have upon his
cabinet as an administrative machine
VIII be unfortunate II not utterly
PetuIant and High Handed.
Rocky Mountain News The act o
the president was petul1nt and high
handed. and VIII receive general con-
demnatiou from an but his partisans
Detroit Free Press. Nothing Wood
row wilson has done since he has
been in the white house has injured
his standing among Americans more
than his treatment OF Robert Lansing
has injured IL
Port Huron Times-EeruIdt One
can scarcely blame the president
for his firm determination TO sail
the ship Of state himself Until Il
safely reaches the hnrbor TO
which he set out TO guide a..
St Louis Post-Dispatch. Othei
cabinet officers who are cLlnElnE C
their posts; why don't they resign
Secretary Lane who has alreadl
resigned, Is the only man who has
the courage TO aVoW his fun PARTED
patton in Mr.. Lansing's course ans
20 stand by the former secretary
What sort OF men are the other mem.
bers OF the cabinet2
Wants to eco Il Alone.
Bridgeport Post The presidentl
habit OF going it alone IS the Gauss
OF all the trouble he has got into
made him president In the first place
and made him a great president Il
the second place-and there you are
Springfield Republicans The
affair has been most unfortunate
IN its Windup and handled 20
harshly rs 10 was In the last stage
the president suffers more. in
public opinion than does his
former secretary.
Chicago Daily News: II emphasizes
the dangers inherent IN the power
vested in the American chief eUecu
tive There is q real uecegsiEV o.
his guarding against the conscious c
I Unconscious abuse OF those power
through lack OF sympathy, liberation
-tacr or ganerous annracLatlon cL u