The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-03-26

tasks OF peace" And then he added
the surprising statement thai the mill.
tari>tic party ~ France which was
prevented from getting the upper hond
during the peace conference Is In con.
troll there now. In evident ailusion IN
Vincent Grey's letter. he says ne IA
mot willing 10 trust to the counsel M
diplomats the working Dat Of any sal.
walton Of the world from things which
II has suffered
Quite naturally. Mr.. Wilson's refer.
ences To French policies ANNOYED the
French government and enraged the
French people. Ia was reported thai
Ambassador Jusserand had been In.
structed 10 ask our state department
Tor more explicit explanation Of the
presidents meaning
That The presidents letter sounded
the kneil of the treaty was the gen
eral opinion. for while there were
some further feeble efforts AT compro
mise, the senator's prepared them.
believed enough Democrats would be
rallied To the support OF the president
70 prevent ratification with reserva.
lions. provided the "irrecor cilable"
Republicans voted with them.
The insurgent Democrats. most of
whom are up for reelection this wear.
are Inclined 10 think Bryan WAS right
when he said the party could not az.
ford 10 go before the country on the
issue OF article 10, YET thar Is the pros.
pect That confronts the Democrats
Ana II that Is made the issue. II Is
predicted that Mr.. Wilson will he com
PEELED To reconsider his reported de-
cision nor to seek third term. or
the administration Democrats who are
after the nomination Attorney General
Palmer Is the only one who is trying
10 capture instructed delegations. and
or course If his chief determined To
run again, Mr. Palmer would hive To
siand aside The others. like McAdoo.
nave been contenting themselves with
Keeping their names before the bubble
ana advising the sending Of uninstruct.
ed delegates to San Francisco.
Many of the Republicans welcomed
the chance 10 make article 10 the is
sue OF the campaign. the lrreeoncil.
ables especially being pleased. The
situation served to boost The stock OF
Senator Hiram Johnson considerably
Two of his colleagues. Kenyon of Town
and Norris OF Nebraska promptly M.
nounced that they would suppori hi.
candidacy. "'fhe president has mad.
the issue. said Kenyon 1T Is artl
Gle 10. Let the fgh, come. Let the
Democrats nemlnnfe Woodrow Wilson
under the white flag Of international
ism and the Republicans nominate HI
ram Johnson under The Stars and
Stripes Of Amercansrn"
So far, however. the main contest
ants for the Republican nomination re-
main as before. General Wood and
Governor Lowden. Both have made.
considerable progress aud also their
managers have succeeded In stirring M,
n good deal Of bitterness In some
states notably Illinois. where the Low
den men thought the Wood forces wer.
trying to trespsss on their preserves
When Frank Hitchcock became active
ly engaged In the Wood cami.ai:n Il
Was believed this would assure for The
general the support Of all the south
eru states, whore Hitchcock built M
n smooth working machine when he
ass postmaster general. But ihi.
4 a
The North Carolina state convention
Endorsed the candidacy Of Judg. Pete
e. Pritchard
iierheri Hoover has done something
Ia make clear his political affiliations
In n letter 10 u California ndinirer h.
says II il well known thar he was y
Republican before the 1
war and that be j. now mn indepen I
dent progressive.
TIE presidents commission for set
Element Of the coal mine labor trouble
was unable last week 10 formulate & /
report as Mr. Wilson r. 4
aueSted bur one was forwar da.d 80 1
the White House signed hy Peai.. rep 4
re~entinC the owners and Robinson 4
representing the public. White. repre-
seniing the miners. refused 10 concur
The Supreme court Of The Tnits.,f
States ceali the national treasury l
rather severe blow last week when
II decided that stock dividends of cor
porations are not tsxabIe as income
The government will be compelled 10
return huge sum-naybe a. much n
500 oooOU-aiready collected Many
corporations that have been accumu
lafipg big SURPRISES have been await.
ing the decision TO "euf melons