Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-08-26

GUM, France, Holland and Ger
imany Gas it was before the war;
whose combined area is only
one-seventh that of the United
States, have 23,200 miles OF
waterways, of which they make
continually increasing use.
The tonnage of goods trans
ported on the waterways of Ger
many in 1905 was five times as
much as was carried in 1875 and
it is more than coincidence
that, in every one of the twenty
years ending in 1913, the for
eign commerce of Germany,
which is $4,000 square miles
smaller than the State of Texas,
| exceeded that of the United
States by hundreds of millions
of dollars.
."Why should not the $4,000
miles of inland waterways in
| the United States be made
available for use?"
"But Johnny says he is not, !"
exclaimed Jack in a very ex-
cited manner, "and he ought to
know because his father is a big
Democrat"
whats all the excitement? p
asked Uncle Ted who just awoke
to the fact that the argument of
two red-blooded American boys
was getting a little too warm.
Jack spoke up. tom says
that President Wilson is still the
leader of the Democratic party
and that Gov. Cox will have to
do just as.he wants, him to and
| Johnny says that isn't So"
"I'm afraid" interrupted I'm
Gle Ted, that Tom is right and
Johnny very much wrong. I'll
tell you Riddles all about it if
you'll be good"
ooh, Goody!" exclaimed Ruth
who was always ready for a
story.
, "The Democrats must realize,
although most of them won't
admit it, that the American peo-
pie are very much disguised
with the way in which Mr.. Will
son has run this government.
They want no more one-man
government and would never
send Mr.. Wilson back to the
White House even if he were
running again and they WILL
\ NOT elect any man President
who is dictated to or who says
he will follow the policies of
| Woodrow Wilson. Before Gov
Cox was nominated on the Dem
ocratic ticket at San Francisco
he was not strong supporter
of the World Club plan. He had
said he was in favor of reser-
vations to protect America
But he WAS. nominated on q
ticket that carries a platform
that says Mr.: Wilson was right
in his stand for the World Club
Many people thought even then
he might see that the right
thing to do was not to be toe
strong for the club. Today
there is no doubt how he stands
and how he MUST stand.
"On Sunday July 10, Gov
Cox was in Washington and hac
a talk with President Wilson al
. the White House. In the frs
place it must not make the
people of the country feel very
good to see the President giving
Gov. Cox all the time he want
ed to talk about campaign plans
, to keep the Democrats in power
, when the President has beer
and is according to the report.
from the White House) too il
) to talk to people who want tt
see him about important mat
) tiers connected with the welfar,
> of the country. Aside from
) this fact this conference wa
very important because i
proves, beyond any shadow O
' doubt, that Woodrow Wilson
: still dictates what the Democrat
: ic party shall do and that Gov
$ Cox will simply be a tool in hi
$ hands, doing whatever Mr.. Viii
son tells him to do. After tn
: conference was over both Pres
ident Wilson and Gov. Cox is
: sued statements. These state
= ments show that Gov. Cox wa
= completely won over to supper
: the world club plan just a
9 President Wilson insists
i should be and just as it has bee
: turned down by the majority {
! the United States Senate, man
n Democratic Senators included
= Gov. Cox said he pledges wit