El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-28
HOW COLBY UPHOLDS STANDARD OF
THE, ADMINISTRATION HE DSHONORS

DIRTY campai9n trick as this country saw IS
a the statement officially given out BY secretary Of state
Colby iuuuatng that Harding is mixed up with the Rns
sian soviet government. The trick is so coarse that II
reacts strongly in HardnEs faVors not single II Fasoan
has been heard to express anything out aohorIl IoI sl
vie msthods. Fl Paso has known some pretty queer
politics its day but nothing ever was pulled of here 50
utterly dsspcabls as this Colby trick in which president
and the entire cabinet took part and OF which tnsy
must share the ignomiuy-
Few Americans, thank God, have sunk low as to
approve that sort Of thing The Democratic party VII Be
the first to Tepudiate tins Shiny arlcei 50 contrary %
Har5i1T's comment is characteristics After specifically
denying that he knows anything Of the man Vandsrp OF
II the schema, Harding says:
aThe entire matter is relatively unimportant, ex-
cept that It reveals the depths TO which our once
great department Of state has fallen, and emphasizes
the need Of restoring it to the reliability and dignity
becoming great republic"
There Is the shining truth perfectly expressed
Some state department agent week ago eabed the de-
psrment the report Of the ruor We on the border know
something about this administrations Estate department
agsnts' special missions
Tins agent said that he had been told by person
Cnse net gEen) that Lenine had told 4. G. Wells ian
English writer whose political activities place him in the
william Bsyard Hale and Lincoln Steffena cass) that
man named Washington Yanderlp who was seeking con
css0ns n Siberia had claimed to represent senator Harding
CWes is IN England Note the chain Of hearay: Wander
lip-Lenine nnoEu-state department agentCol5y.
Evidence that would not convict roquefoIt cheese Of
smelling.
The juicy bit Of usaTscanda reached Colby on the 10th
Did he communicate with Harding his repressntatves
Did he make any inquiries? He says
Curious the country wiggled along for couple Of
years with scarcely cabinet meeting
But after this nelr-sesndal has been in CoIbys Office
nearly week he suddenly decides It is vitality important
The president had already called off the meeting previously
for Tuesday afternoon and had gone riding Suddenly
grave couoern7 began to be felt by the Administration
over the report that had arrived the 10th and suddenly
ths cabinet summoned at late hour in the evening
discuss the matter involved" Sure-ouly six days
NAMED before election Every for extraordinary
haste after myriad matters Of infinite Importance to the
American people and to the world had been suppressed and
ssceted fox two to six years by this angelic administration
Then Colby gave out his Pecksniffan statement When
asked If he had communicated with Harding he said; @No
felt that BY giving It to the newspapers It would Be
brought Immediately to the senator's attention" It
Hardngs reply is entirely satisfactory and conclusive to
the mind Of every American worthy Of honest mans
respect;
81 do not recall having met Mr.. vanderlip. he
does not speak for at home abroad have no
knowledge Of his mission have interest therein
It Is false that have any connection with him or his
mission. It is false that he represents ne in any
way"
Cox win feel the effects Of thu resentment and disgust
aroused BY this gutternipe assault which VIII react en-
tsly IN HsrdinES favor throughout the nation It is
knife In the back for Cox who knew nothing Of the plot
and who has only his aends" at Washington to thank
What Burchard did Blaine IN 1884 Colby and his asso
GATES in the administration have done to Cox.
Rsquissoat IN pace.
The overall movement is now in the scrap heap Of
American fads