Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
What Wood Stands For

M AJOR-GENERAE LEONARD WOOD.
lHl candidate for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination. after maintaining profound
silence for months upon the real issues OF
the campaign. has found it necessary to out
line platform i'll order to continue his fight
for the Endorsement of the Republicans of
South Dakota, and while he deals largely i'll
generaities and finds refuge in vagueness.
his position is made clearer than at any time
in the past. The country is given reason
ably welldeued Wood point OF view
The general believes first of all in law
and order. as does every sane citizen OF the
country. He believes in the rights of prop
eriy. which is not debatabre proposition
except in radical socialistc circles He de-
nounces both the autocracy of labor and the
aUtocracy of wealth. which is good doctrine
He opposes class legislation, as all men
should. He would encourage business. which
every President. of course. ought to do. He
seeks TO bring about cooperation between
capital ana labor in order to increase pro-
duction. which is Il little platitudinous per-
haps. but which is good policy, nevertheless
Then the candidate gets down to more
specific proposals. He favors the repeal Of
the excess profits tax, but, unfortunately lie
offers no substitute for that measure and
there must be some substitute for il ii the
Treasury is saved from bankruptcy He
urges that the war burden be spread over
a long period OF years. This already has
been done in the issue OF long-term bonds
He fails to indicate how the burden NAV bcs
further spread. He advocates privately
operated merchant marine under the Ameri-
can flag. very sound plank, and one which
Will have its appeal
Proceeding further, General Wood cham
pions the budget system OF appropriations as
40 most leading men outside OF Congress
lie contends that the farmer should be helped
and the middleman eliminated as far as nos
ne 10
with which all men will agree. Government
ana III the breeding OF live stock is another
suggestion he makes in behalf of better farm
ing, and if il does not cost too much il will
be generally approved
me increased activity OF women in pub
Tic life is one of the things the general stands
for. and here he will meet with opposition
from very many and from very MANY
women Better pay for teachers is good doe
trihe' out II Is not one which the Federal
government deals with He PROPOSES the re-
Srictloh OF immigration, as do most all good
Americans IN these times. Help for starry
ms Europe is a plan which he favors and n
da and night
finaily. General Wood will support tbe
covenant OF the league OF nations. provided
t"at covenant Is amended reservations are
enacted which will thoroughly Americanize
IT, nc candidate might be more specifc
with respect 10 the league. He might indi
cate the reservations which he feels should j
De adopted and those which he feels would
fenaer imperative such an international
agreement as. the President has laid before
me senate But he is silent with respec,
10 these details
laKen by and large, the Wood platform j.
asSehtiaiiF safe and sane. 1t may sound a
't'ie sliHec, but there is nothing i'm i, thar
sood Republicans might shrink from. The
most important thing about it is the fact ,ha,
me candidate has said something Hitherto
nc mas campaigned an unknown quantity