Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-16
Wh0 II ants Ho0per?

blymen were not barred as individuals but as
adherentS of a definite political party and creed.
This party at one time polled nearly million
votes for its presidential candidate. 1t ,polled
$4,000 votes for its mayOralty candidate IN
New York in 1917 and nearly 10000 votes for
its candidate for president of the board of al
dermen last November In outlaWlng point
iCal "platforn" the assembly has done two
things 1t has arrogated the right to interpret
a statement Of principles into an attack againG@
the public welfare and it has made all SUBJ
scribers to these principles ipSo -acto vlolatorS
of the law. Ii this stands no minority is secure
in the future against accommodation on the
ground that it is "inimcal" to the pubic IN
tereSt-NEW YORK EVENING POST Qnd).
WILSON AND BRYAN
In straightforward fashion the president
satisfied one phase of the publics legitimate
curiousity-that of his attitude toward the
treaty and the senate. On the other phase,
that of a third term and his possible candl-
dacy, he left them still in the dark. By no
word did he intimate what is in his mind
on that subject. He leaves himself abso-
Iutely free for the developments OF the cam
paign, which may be regarded as tormany
inaugurated. The decision, if his own nina
wavers as to the course which duty Dictates
may turn on the manner on which the re-
spective views of himself and the mann VINO
must now be considered his avowed oppo-
nent are received by the people
AS to Bryan-he may not be even po-
tentlal CanQlQaC0
ton, but there is ring to his address,
keynote quality, hint of platform making
that will lead to a conviction that he still
aspires, if not to White House occupancy at
least to a resumption of party leadership;
and with public sentiment so nicely bal
anced between a desire to support the presl-
dent in his struggle for a national and in
ternational ideal, and wish for immediate
peace who at this early day can foretell the
result? RICHMOND TIMES-DlSPATCH
(Dem.)
WHY SPAIN KEPT OUT OF WAR
Of no great moment to anybody except
professional historians is the controversy
which has broken out among The military
authorities as to the reasons why Spain
kept out of the war The truth seems to be
that Spain was in no condition to go to war
She could not have entered the general
European mixup without precip1tatlng a
civil war, which would have taxed all her
resources and left her none to contribute to
the Central powers, with whom official Spain
sympathzed. SPANS republicans socialists,
laborites, the working classes and masses AID
the agricultural element were pro-ally They
lacked arms and leaders The internal sit
uation in Spain was so delicate that no
cabinet dared to break openly the neutral
ity that stood as the one barrier against the
horrors of civil war, the downfall OF the
reigning dynasty and chaos. These are the
true reasons for SPANS neutrality.-ANA-
CONDA STANDARD (Dem.)
ROOSEVELT'S TRUST POLICY VS..
PALMER'S
Attorney General Palmer now says the
unscrambling of the packers will not result
in any immediate lowering of prices to the
fOod-buying public. He has made the dis
covery that great concerns with their eff
cheney methods do handle business with less
expense than many small units"
But he entertains hopes. He says:
eve shall have to depend on getting re-
suits in this direction from competition, and
if they are not obtained, then our whole
theory of efficiency gained by democratic
competition is wrong"
Just what he means by democratic COM
petition" we do not know unless it be the
Democratic policy of enforcing competition
contrary to economic tendency to eliminate
friction and substitute cooperation If this
be his meaning we can tell him without wait
ing for further experiment that his whole
theory is wrong.
Roosevelts policy Of regulating trusts and
combines and compelling them to pay for
the right of combination by better service
to the public was the wise policy. We are
outgrowing tn competitive era, and sooner
will we abandon foolish efforts to make the
business life of today wear the clothes of a
half century ago.-CHICAGO POST (Ind.)
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