Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-11

DRESIDENT WILSON remarks in
i one of his Adriatic notes that there
is no way for the United States to be
represented in council of premiers, as
the American representative would not
have the power the European heads of
states have.
In foreign relations our form of gov
ernmcnt is defective.
No one can speak for it with GER
tainty.
President Wilson tried to speak for it
in Paris and see the result.
4 President at the beginning of his
term and having a majority of Congress
of his own party would be almost on
par with Lloyd George in representing
his country.
But If it comes to negotiating treaty
the British prime minister docs not have
to 20 back to his Parliament for ap-
proval and the American President has
to come back to Congress.
And even with his party ir power no
President would be likely to be sure of'
a two thirds support in the Senate,
AS Mr.. Wilson Is now he not only y
has Congress against him, but he Is
near the end of his term.
Foreign powers are polite, but they
remember not only that the President
cannot control his own Senate. but also
that he will soon go out of office.
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TLOYD GEORGE and European
- premiers generally are the whole
government.
Their power springs from Parliament
and they are assured of the support Of
Parliament.
If they have to obtain the consent OF
Parliament to treaty they do not have
to do so by d two thirds vote.
Moreover their term Of Office is not
definitely limited.
There is no time of impotence with
them like the last year of a Presidents
term ir Office.
When you deal with them you do not
say. "Well, it is necessary to be polite
with this man, but, Of course, he can
not deliver.
They speak for their country. being
plcnipotent in a sense in which the
American President cannot be.
In foreign relations the power to act
surely and dccisivcly is important.
Perhaps because foreign relations in
Europe are big part of nations bust
ness this type of government has been
developed over there rather than the
balances which make our country look
rather foolish in its international
dealings.
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WHEN the Leonard Wood organiza-
w ton started to make Rooscvclt's
heir the Republican candidate for PrCsi-
dent there was nothing at his head.
quarters in Chicago but generals.
colonies, majors, captains and SER
geants.
Looking down upon the activities Of
all these military men with all its this
is the critical moment Of the battle"
severity was "A portrait of Wood him.
self in all his major generals regalia.
Now the portrait wears gentle OK.
preston and the uniform is gone.
You ask for General Wood.
A person rather military in bearing
but wearing u mufti, says civilly: "Mr.
Wood is in Ubadam, Tex, preaching
the gospel of peace to the anti -Mexi-
cans, but he will return tomorrow"
"Well, may see Colonel William
Cooper Proctor them" you ask.
Says the civil civilian: "Mr. Proctor
man Gould. Will his assistant, Mr..
''Is that Major Ulysses s. Grant
SnicklefritzY" you ask.
Yes" replies the civil civilian, "Mr.
Snicklefritz."
If you are worrying about whole
string of generals as Presidents of the
United States following the great war.
consider the civilization OF the Wood
boom.
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A RRIVED at the port of New York
~ the other day Turk Of high degree.
No sooner arrived than he tells this
story: He is looking for Sari, the
beautiful daughter of the Rockefeller Of
Turkey, worth-one likes the old word |;
a man is worth" what he or his an
cestors succeeded in accumulating-
worth, then, 800, 900, 200, for that
moderate sum makes a Rockefeller in
Turkey.
When last seen Sari was talking with
an American in COnstantnople, soldier
or sailor, no one can remember which.
Her family suspects that she is some p
where with the fascinating giaour and
the Turk of high degree will search
America for her, money no object"
Or, one would say, money some OBJ
ject, when one considers how the miss
Ing damscl Is, as the only heircss of the