The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-01-30
Washington Letter.
WILSON, THAT'S ALL HE
KEEPS US OUT OF SUGAR

Washington, Jan. 25.-President
Wilson having contributed his share
toward compelling the American pub
lie to pay exalted prices for sugar, ac-
cording to the statements of many ex-
perts, by his failure to order the pur-
chase of the Cuban sugar crop, it ap-
pears that the United States Sugar
Equalization Board also helped saddle
the burden on the public by the course
it took with respect to the contract
between it and the British Royal COM
mission. This at least is alleged in
the annual report of President L. B.
V. Cameron of the National Associa-
tion of Brokers in Refined Sugar.
Altogether it is entirely plain that
the American people are untold mil
lions of dollars out of pocket as the
result of the Administrations bung-
ling and the failure of the President
and other officials to take timely and
adequate steps for the protection of
consumers.
"The Democratic party leaders seem
to be bound to disagree. Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Bryan hold views on the rat
ification of the peace treaty that mix
about as we'll as oil and water, in spite
of the explanation of the gentleman
from Nebraska that he does not wish
to seem to be in opposition to the
President. In the Senate the Demo-
cratic side is practically evenly di-
vided as to whether Mr.. Hitchcock or
Mr.. Underwood shall be the leader
In the House there is the Clark and
the anti-Clark factions. In the Cab
met line is drawn between those who
favor Attorney General Palmer for
President and those who do not.
"And now comes another clash. Mr..
McAdoo and Mr.. Glass disagree as to
'ow taxes should be levied and how
great the taxation should be. As Mr..
Glass is soon to join his predecessor
in the ranks of ex-Secretaries of the
Treasury, the question will have to
be decided by new man. All of this
friction is the result of the party be-
ing at the present time without a
head. 1t has not been in the habit of
'oing its own thinking. 1t has done
Mr.. Wilson's bidding obediently. From
the time he entered the White House
he has not only been in supreme COM
mand, but no other Democrat has held
a higher position than sub-lientenant
~ the army Of which he is the general.
There has been no general staff.
There has only been, outside of HIM
self, commissary department" -
Philadelphia Press.
president Wilson is not master Of
the situation. If he desires the resur-
rection of the treaty the suggestions
for compromise must come from him
and not from Senator Lodge. Senator
Lodge has said that the treaty may
remain dead, SO far as he is concern
ed; hence, it is certainty that he
will not reverse himself and go out of
his way to offer compromises which
would revive the treaty. Even, if he
should attempt to do so, he would be
.overruled by the Senate. His power
Is the Senate's power, just as the
Presidents power is the peoples.
Neither Mr.. Wilson nor Mr.. Lodge
can go very far beyond the limit of
his delegated power without hearing
from his master.
The people are anxious to have the
treaty out of the way. They want
peace. They wish to have the United
States safeguarded, and they also
wish to befriend Europe. The Presi-
dent having made the first move and
the Senate the second, it is now up to
President Wilson to move again. A
policy of isolation and watchful wait
ing, from now to November, will not
help him, or his party, or the treaty,
or the people. Washington Post.
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