The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
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Opinion on Current Questions and Events

sands Of his fellow citizens and talked
to them direct, the press of the coun-
try carrying his words to the millions
OF voters whom he could not have
hoped to address personally, even il he
had been on tour for a year. His pol
Icy was vlndicated by his election in
1895 and 1900.
Col. Roosevelt, while entertaining as
t nigh an appreciation of the dignity Of
the presidential office as any American
could have, was Of that restless and
militant nature which would not per-
NIT him to sit quietly at home during
the excitement OF campaign. While
many thousands OF his admirers came
to visit him, he could not resist the i'm
pulse to go direct to the people with
his arguments, and as result he
adopted the. touring style OF campaign
and pursued It vigorously. Mr.. Taft
closely resembling wanderlust, which
made 1t impossible for him to follow
the front porch plan. He swung around
wide circle both in 1908 and 1922 nor
did Mr., Hughes In 1916, although he
est court to become the candidate, con-
slider 1t incompatible with dignity to
follow the peregrinating style. He
toured not wisely, but too far. judging
by the election returns.
Personal contact with large numbers
OF the people may be advantageous to
candidate, but, after all, great ma
jority of the population are more in
terested In his character and his views
on the questions of the day than they
are in his personal appearance They
judge man by his record his friend
ships and his deliberately uttered word.
They also judge him by his careless
remarks, and are keen In their enjoy
ment of ludicrous incidents Of travel,
which sometimes cause much embar-
rassment to Washington
WoRklNo FOR THEMSELVES
An interesting industrial development
is the announcement of the ladies' gar
nient workers union plan of competing
with employers
BY establishment OF cooperative fac
tories and cooperative stores to dis
pose of the output, the organization
and reduce working hours to seven a
day.
In theory, at least, this is not i'm
There is no denying that one fair
profits would permit larger payment to
labor and still reduce prices.
The garment workers have been
classed as one Of the more radical Of
This development win hardly bear out
the claim. 1t is essentially Capitals
tic"--little as the garment workers may
like the term.
II the workers are able to reduce
their hours from eight to seven as the
result OF such a scheme, then that hour
gained will represent capitals share
on the capital and initiative the work.
ers put into the business.
In return the workers must share the |
risks OF the business.
Whenever workers are willing to as
sumo these risks on n cooperative ba- |
sis there Is every reason for the public |
to patronize and encourage such ex-
periments.--New York Evening World |
Dem.).
DRIVING OUT THE TURK
The allied threat to expel the Turk |
from Europe altogether unless he signs |
the peace treaty is easier to make than |
to carry out. In the first place, 1t is |
not clear that the European allies as
a whole are in favor OF any such pol |
Icy. The British and Greek govern |
ments are strongly for 1t; the French |
Il Is believed. would merely acquiesce
in 1t, and the Italian is Indifferent, II |
not hostile. The Turks are stubborn |
fighters and only n very strong force
could drive them out. The bolshevists |
may be able as they certainly desire, |
expel the Turk from Europe would be
likely to rouse Mohammedan wrath |
farther east and In India, which is |
causing Great Britain much anxiety |
now. From the military point OF view |
the Greeks are no match for the Turks |
The British public, especially those who |
had several years campaigning in the |
great war, are naturally war weary and |
not likely to be In favor OF any further |
prolonged fighting. Even II Damad Fee |
rid Pasha, who Is said to have Anglo |
phile leanings, should organize a new
government which would sign the peace |
treaty in order to prevent any posi- |
bility OF the Greeks advancing farther |
into Asia Minor, there would still be |
Mustapha Kennel Pasha and his ban
dts. some hundreds OF thousands in |
number, to deal with In n guerrilla |
war. In which the advantage Is not al |
ways on the side Of regular troops. |
Even supposing that the Turk can be |
expelled within some measurable time, \
what would be done with the territory |
now occupied by him? Is II to be di- |
vided among the Bulsars Rumanans |
and Greeks, among the very peoples |
who know little either OF self-govern-
ment or Of the art OF governing others |
and whose intrigues and open feuds |
have for generations made the Balkans |
the storm center Of European politicsT |
The mere statement OF the question |
shows how beset with difficulties II is, |
apart from its purely military aspects, |
which are serious enough In all con-
science. The affairs OF nations such |
as these cannot he settled with a car
penter's rule or by merely admonsh-
ing them 20 dwell together in unity |
see peace come as speedily rs possible, |
but TO rush hoadlong into the Balkan |
maelstrcm and, still worse, TO embark |
on policy which may create another |
Is not the kind Of statecraft TO which |
the American people should he asked |
TO give their approval Baltimore News |
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