New-York tribune., 1920-06-29


who is moving in the direction of the
penitentiary is Truman Newberry, of
Michigan.
-"The very power of the Republican
party to conduct partisan investiga
tion of the war, to criticize the Pres
dent, to control the organization of the
Senate and to wreck the project of
world peace, rests upon bare major
ity of one, secured through the tainted |
Senatorial vote from Michigan.
Custodian of Country's Honor
q "The Republican party became so
fixed in its incorrigible habit of con-
Quoting Investigations that it finally
turned to the fruitful task of investi
eating itself. For the first time since
they entered upon this program, they
discovered fraud and graft and gross
and inexcusable expenditures. The
revelations disclose the fact, long un-
derstood by the initiated, that the
tion but an auction. The highest bid
der, however did not get the prize
The publicity which overlook the pro-
ceedings frustrated the initial purpose
In more senses than one the recent
Chicago convention has left the Demo-
cratic party as the sole custodian of
the honor Of the country.
"There are men so small in spirit, SO
pitifully cramped in soul, that they
suggest that the war cost too much.
The Republican platform echoes this
complaint. It was indeed an expen,,
thing in the world But is money to
be measured against the blood of
American soldiers? Would it not be
better to spend a billion dollars for
shells that were never exploded than
to have one American boy on the firing
line minus an essential cartridge?
, Was it not better to prepare for a
long war and make it short, than to
prepare for short war and make it
long? When criticism is made of the
expense of war, let us not forget that
we bought with it the freedom and the
safety of the civilization of the world.
again, they say that we were not
prepared for war In strict military
sense, democracy is never prepared
for war; but America made ready in a
way that was far more effective than
| by maintaining, at enormous cost, great
armaments, which neither party ever
advocated and which our people would
never approve.
WARS are not fought by armies
alone. They are fought by nations.
1t is measuring of the economic
strength of nations. The front line
trench is no stronger than the forces
Which lie behind the trench. The line
of communication reaches back to
every village, farm, counting house,
factory and home. America prepared
by making the economic life Of the
country sound.
what would have been our situa-
tion if, prior to the outbreak Of the
war, we had not prepared so that our
farmers were able to feed the armies
of the world? What would have been
our situation if labor had not been
willing to follow the leadership Of the
President? What would have been the
situation if we had not established 8
sible for us to finance the war? What
would have been the situation if the
Republican party had been in contro
and had maintained it's old attitude
toward legislation? There would have
been an Inevitable breaking down o.
the economic structure Of our country
We would have been caught in The
, throes of panic more devastating
, than any we had ever known. Indus
trial life would have been disorganlzct
and the tasks of war. difficult as the!
were, might then have become alto
gether impossible.
Republican CONGRESSES Record
i "The Republicans have now been il
!, control of the Senate and the Hous
for more than a year. They won th
election of 1918 upon the faith Of allur
ing promises They said that the
- - would earnestly support the President
y at least until the tasks Of war wer
- - finished. 1t was their contention tha
a they would enter upon the work OF re
construction with superior lntelllgenc
q and even with greater patriotism tha
a would be possible under Democratl
~ leadership. They gave publicity, whc
d" they entered upon the recent session
- to detailed and ambitious statement
- as to their program. If we are to b
5e judged, as l hope We may be. by tn
~ record let them also be judged by tn
! record What have the Republican
al accomplished since their politi-al sue
r. cess in 1918? What beneficial result
Mt have flown to the American people
is What promises have been redeemed
ic What progress has been made in tt
settlement Of foreign questions?
Sc "Twice the President went befol
n- CONGRESS. since termination Of hostil
t. ties calling attention to needed legi
ne lation. He urged the passage of Law
ly relating to profiteering; measures
ly simplify and reduce taxation; appr
Of pirate action relative to the returnir
e. soldiers; the passage of a resolutie
N, concerning the constructive plal
he worked out in detail by former Seer
re- tary Lane, and the measures advocate
Of by the Secretary Of Agriculture. +
o. suggested that the Congress take cou
no sci together and provide legislatit
re with reference to Industrial unre:
I'D and the mutual relations Of capital al
OF labor. After more than year
n sterile debate, our country has neith
d; peace nor reconstruction. Barren
ca achievement, shameless in waste
OF time and money, the record of t
nd present Congress is without parall
IN. for it's incompotencies, failures al
OF regulations. Are the American peor
so unjust or so lacking in discrimln
ton that they will reject the servi
all of a party which has kept its wo
I'D and place trust in a party viii
,ur merely renews the broken promises
m a previous campaign?
of "Rcpublcan leaders have been NOV
ON by strange and inexplicable jealou
I'll of the President. Their feverish al
a mostly, expressed in gross abuse a
hip through secret intrigue, has been pl
hts ductive of one of the most unhap
she chapters in American history, recalli
ire the similar experiences Of Lincoln q
be Washington. Political malice follow
| q the President to the peace table.
a Senatorial round robin was wide
circulated. Every device which par
re- sanship could develop was employ