Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01

And 1t seems queer to the Sioux
City Tribune Qnd) that Mr. Root
ishould now be calling for he Lodge
reservations, because
1T will be recalled that after Pres.
ident Wilson made his trip to this
| country during the Paris negotia-
lions, Nj. Root made an extensive
analysis Of the League covenant,
naming the changes he thought nee.
essary. And those changes were
tcabled to the president and the ccv-
tenant was revised to conform with
+, NJ. Roots wishes
J The Minneapolis Tribune (Re2.)
. finds however. that "Mr. Root has
| supplemented Mr.. Lodges iudicious
but essentially negative program
| with a positive program which,
though enunCiated without the Gus,
tomary executive rhetoric, adheres
strictly TO the Hottest world-ideals
ever proclaimed by Mr. Wilson. It
fortunately adds to lofty ideaIl5m
7calistic vision
Limitation Of the right to strike
where il conflicts with self-Dreserv.
tlon Of the community" is anoth.
r' of MI Roots "planks.' and the
Topeka Capital (Rep0 thinks ut is
not party issue, but a subject
that las certainly become an issue
between the public and organized
labor In this stand his molera--
ton OF tone is equal to his plain
ness Of speech and courage of mind"
declares the Sun and New York
Herald lnd) and many papers OF
all parties agree; but If Mr. Root
favors Limitation of the right TO
strike notes the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatc1 Gnd. Dem.)-
so did Senator Cummins and SO
do thousands OF others who believe
the public interest would be safe.
guarded by some such provision
with respect to the operation of
national public utilities. but con
gress-dominated in both branches
by Republicans-has sharply limit
ed such limitations as Senator Cum
minis proposed and urge.
On the whole the speech is re.
celVed favorably by the Republican
press. It undoubtedly states the
views OF the majority of the party.
declares the Reno Gazette fRep0
and the Cincinnati Commercial TrI-
bune (RepD thinks that while thore
may be difference over Mr.. Roofs
views on labor. taxation and mill.
tary training, nevertheless there
certainly is concert in relation TO
the wider issues involved" The
Chicago Daily News Gnd) finds in
The speech wise counsel that could
be followed most appropriately by
The national managers OF the par
ty, especially il backed up by sub
stantial achievements by the Repub.
lican congress elected in 1918"
The Louisville Courier-Journal
(Dem). however, thinks it would
nave been "a more practical en-
ployment of his energy if instead of
his address 10 an unofficial
Republican convention Mr. Root
had made il To the official Republ.
can congress" and the Evansville
Courier tDem) doubts that his
program will have an overwhelm-
ing appeal to The people of this ma.
ton" His views on the League, the
Chattanooga Times Und. Dem.) |
suspects, will cause Senators Borah |
Johnson, Sherman, Poindexter and |
others TO pack their traps and |
find another party
But the Baltimore Sun (nd
Dem.) finds much TO praise, and |
even suggests that Mr.. Root stands
a fair chance OF winning the $4,000
prize offered by Chairman Hays of |
the Republican Committee for the
best draft Of a platform.