The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-07-29

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Success OF
the attempt of many progressive or
CARNATIONS to form third party IL
not yet in sight, and even if all fac
lions get together on national candi
dates this will not necessarily mean
the kind Of success which third party
boosters have in mind.
Success implies getting the votes
OF all citizens not really represented
in or protected by old party machines
Outside of Nonpartisan league terri
tory the farmers, while mostly dis
gusted with the treatment they have
received, are not organized for poll
tical action
On the other hand, it looks as II
the Democrats, in choosing Cox, have
picked a man with a record which
will appeal to the leaders Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and give
basis for their following the "Nonpar'
tisan policy" Of picking what appears
to be the better of the political ma
chine offerings, The danger that Cox
may have purchased" his nomination
with this record and secret agree
ments will not be given proper con
sideration,
Between the appeal of the politi
clans to give the old method one more
trial and the more advanced laborites
who will swing to Debs, third party
would have to be most favored by new
developments to get far.
81 ho 70 ov
and labor position in states outside
of Nonpartisan league territory is the
chief reason why the League did not
send delegates and rather decided tC
continue to confine it's efforts to state
action.
If the third party can be organized
however, and make big showing this
year it will be in splendid position
for victory by 1924. In the past great
movements have sprung out of seem
ingly great difficulties and it is not
impossible that the faith of the third
party boosters may be similarly pro-
ductive of great results.
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RAIL OWNERS SCARED
Railroad officials appear to be
alarmed lest the public will not toll
crate their inefficiency much longer
About two months ago general ap
peal was made to the interstate com
merce commission to take a firm hand
in the matter and more particularly tC
order priority shipments. Congress
however, did not give the commission
power to enforce it's orders and the
different railroads have not been obey
ing them. Hence hurried confer
ence of officials of the more important
roads in New York the other day tc
see if the roads could not agree tc
| obey the commission.
The assembled magnates appointed
| nine wise men to act as a committee
charged with the responsibility Of
preserving private ownership. At the
conclusion of the secret session Of
railway executives Thomas De Witt
Cuyler, chairman of the association
issued public statement in which he
said:
1T was clearly the purpose of con
gress, as expressed In the transpor
tation act of 1920, that private own
ership and operation of the railroads
should continue to be the established
policy in this country, but your com
mittee is firmly of the belief that in
the final analysis the test of private
ownership which the public will ap
ply will be the ability of the carriers
to render efficient service to the coun
try as whole and under all condi
TONS"
ALLIES ASK ARMISTIcE
Having to appeal to the despised
Bolsheviki for mercy for Poland must
be painful to allied governments, in
Guiding our own. Press writer's are
endeavoring to explain away some OF
their chagrin by charging on the Po'
lish madness of attempting to seize
territory IS to 80 per cent Russian
and about to per cent Polish. But
it would seem that the Poles can be
blamed chiefly for allowing them
selves to be used as cat'spaws.
The first Polish drive was insti
tuted to embarrass the Russian gov
eminent with more war and to di
vert it from fighting Denikine's ex
petition in the south, and from Per
STA, India and Kolchak in the east
England and France sent thousands
of officers and we have group Of SO
or more engaged there under the ca
moufage of military Observers
Among allied contributions was our
use of the surplus of the Government
Grain corporation to provide flour for
the Polish forces. Secretary of War
Baker turned over to them great
deal of our military stores in Europe.
It has been, therefore, primarily an
allied war built on Polish nationalist