The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-04-03

at all this year. II will be inclined I"
modify the general boards program
such as substitution of one airplane-
carrier for battle-cruiser anu can
collation. of the 1916 authorization OF
- destroyerS in favor of construction
of five or six of the larger 2,OOo-ton
tyne of destroyer with speed of 20
| knots. There may be reluctance also
| in agreeing to construction OF III scout
| cruisers, although the argument maue
| by the general board In that respec'
was regarded as convincing from a
military point of view. So far as con
Germs battleships our naval experts
do not believe them To he rendered
obsolete by Developments In AIRCRAFT
warfare and i'm methods of attack by
torpedOes and mines.
BattIeships Not Obsolete.
According TO the expert view, none
of the experiments that have b'en
made in aviation and nothing that the
experience gained in the war mas
demonstrated justifies RELOCATION OF
the battleship TO the junk pile. This
is asserted. too. by officers that have
the greatest respect for aviation ana
the greatest faith in its Development
and who see in it one of the greatest
; factors in naval warfare with lis pos
: sibilities as an agency of offense ana
: course. Unquestionably the big navy
men have q strong argument In favor
1 of their contention in the unsettled
@ condition of world affairs. Two bat
i tleships. one battle-cruiser. ten scout
= cruisers Eve destrOyers of the hotilia
o type three experimental submarines
z two airplane-crusers. one destroyer
II tender and one submarine-tender were
J. recommended by the naval generai
IT, hoard as the building program neceS-
o sary for the navy to keep pace Win
II requirements.
"a defense. Airplane carriers represent
new type on our program. althougn
le Great Britain has had specially-Duil'
w vessels for that purpose for some
en time. 1t Is regarded as one or the
II most important features of the pro
Ne gram.
in Busy Time for Politicians.
Ill The national political convention
VI season is now less than three months
SIX away. The intervening period Will d
To busv season for the politicians. Mos
ry of the delegates will be chosen durin;
OK tbe months of April and May. Whli
that work is going on the party Leader
will be trying to arrive at conciusion
lr- as to the important declarations OF IN
he platforms. ~
in The people-the voters-ha'e
mt. larger opportunity this year than eve
US 70 express their views in regard 10 cai
i'd, didates. Twenty-one states, throug
alf- presidential preference primary law
Ugh afford voters this opportunity. In
on. LIST of states. together with the ua
INT. of the primary and the number
ter delegates the state is entitieu u ha
the in the convention, is as follows
red New Hampshire, March (alreat
rior be,d,. s: North Dakota. March
luc- falready heidi, 10; South Dakot
par March %. 10; Michigan, April D. 8
'ar- New York, April 6. So; Wisconsl
eds April 8, %; Illinois. April d. o
Nebraska, April 20. 16; Mtnlal
pro- April %, s; Massachusetts April
nitS al. California. May 4, 20; lhuial
of Nav 4, 80: Pennsylvania. May Is
Tor Vermont. May 81. s; Oregon, Nay
thir- 10. Texas. May %. %; West V
low rinia. May -. IS; Florida, June D.
en- Fairly Represent the Nation.
eat 1-bosa tventy-one states that ma
lohS opened the way. for the Voter u
ern- nress a direct preference for me pr
idential nominee will be represent
:. In aocb convention by total OF nea
ems, civ hundred delegates. Moreover
king stotes are so located Biographies
of as 70 represent in most satlsiacu
; bu- way the country as whole. STA
like New York. Pennsylvania New i
o re- soy and Massachusetts speak 1or
has Industrial East; states like lnula
lvert Illinois Ohio and Michigan VIII W
now tho sentiment of the Industrial
ST OF agricultural Midwest, while the
IS or to,as will reveal the sentiment OF
lions agricultural Northwest. and Caiifo'
and ,nd Oregon will reflect the views
S'h'e the Pacific coast.
home 7. soo,ns reasonably certain
IKE" that no candidate VIII go unto I'll
I Co of the party conventions with pres
I. NJ enough to insure him the nominal
eltare Al the present moment the greater
sition terest centers in the Republican
infor- yention, which is TO meet In Chic
10 SO June 8, probably because II CO
he IN ahead of the Democratic conven
risk Recent weeks have not brought
changes worth noting in the nell
'sureu Repnhlican candidates. The ave
mpuy candidates. as revealed by the Oh
'slea" applications they have made for
lSaus sideration in the presidential pr
WilIc' ence primary states. are:
s" Gen. Leonard Wood. the countr
~ 'ne largo. Governor Frank o. Lowde
".u Illinois: Senator Warren G. Har
nav of Ohio: Senator Hiram w. JON
'lSu. of California. and Senator Miles
." dexter. Of Washington. Agalns'
r ,,,oao wishes Republican friends Of lie
"e Hoover have filed application OF
ecuiuH ,,aoov os n Republican in q few 81