The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-03
WHICH IS THE RIGHT IEW9

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high velocity The respective reasons given for these dire predict
s9n. ae = vide apart as the poles They represent probably the
coming political campaign that issue being whether our duty is to
give attention first, hast and all the time to the welfare Of our own
shoulders full responsibility for the rehabilitation Of Europe and
Atlantic. ~ S "'
Both those views are SO extreme as to verge upon the hyaereal
thai must be settled and that will be settled 10 the coming election
they are worth space in any American newspaper. even with news
il history. "'s '"""0F man y before
One Of these communications is from a person named Frank
Theodore Allen, who dates his communication M wasbingto, on
April q and who signs himself as director of the AstroIoeieai Re-
tnment department or bureau although it's location in washington
nanes ING worst possible This modern astrologer thinks the Amer.
tsan people have gone to the devil and that the nation n n soe;ai
aLueIme Is following headovcr-heeis. He says - am ashamed Of
Amerea, and # all the things Frank says about ms YER trnc we
would be ashamed Of An,r.e fco. He calls Us among other things
Selfish, arrogant, schemins. rontcmptibIe. woIfsh highway,
men, s9a ,s pirates, low. mean. caloused. despicableV
tns ~ sness thlngs ne says we are because we have no. fallen in
re. peo1puy and eheeriuiy. with the whole peace iresty and
Lesgue Of Nations program Of President Wilson. II is quite ap in
that e is an important communication and we supposc r. <
DEaIigrs he says on the envelope, who do not feel themselves
w, s snen without committing ourselves as to whether we.
says they are. '"' ''"" A"@"
The other communication is a far more serbus tLing II ~,
edsanee proof Of the editorial page Of the Nav Isl issue oe I.sTe y
M9eAy a magazine Of national circulation, and the editorial article
Y contains rs IN effect a demand for the voluntary retirement. or faI.
ne IN mat Tor the impeachment Of the President of the United
patience Vf,s't his 7 Is sa@e d from . q f resp s5 Journal we have less
nlnslered by the astrological person. We have no sympathy with
~" '''"n ~ tt NHNlH ADMINISTRATION M n secnsf 10 us that a
majority Of the charges brought against the present government by
INC ealtor OF Leslie are true. But we have the authority Of sena-
termed 9n 2 friend q The present administration that President Wilson
burden falls down "' man ''' ne c relieved OF the
Who r Ssgls We put into the White House,
Would his Be- a stronger hand than that which now gives us such
This is no time for hySterical demands of any kind. especially
IRON those IN positions Of great responsibility as leaders Of popular
the weaknesses OF the present government Of which just complaint
ma1e. u people VINO elected President Wilson to a second term
also elected the present congress and until such time as the people
speak again in the orderly procedure Of our election system we must
GRIN and bear our government, in the White House and in the Capitol
whether we like il or not It will be better for us that the record be
completed written out IN full, rather than that it should be inter
rupted By some extraordinary. IL not violent procedure.
NJ Mhi h, we cannot see IN them grounds for relieving President
burden by his expiring term Of office, the sad fact remains that most
Of the charges made by Leslie's are facts; and il seems To MS that
ther truth and the fact Of the existence Of the conditions described
must be the final answer Of thinking men and women to the demand
o. the Seolding Mr.. Allen and Others like him, that we have lodged
our responsibilities as regards postwar Europe aud that we should
forthwith assume full responsibility for making peace. restoring
snieen ~ prosperity for T European o%e % peoples IS'"' '' A'''"' '' guar
How under the shining sun are we to undertake these things and
and order at homes -
We have our problems Of reimbursement and rehabilitation here
a. bone just as Enropean nations have them, Ours are not as serious,
undivided attention until such time as we have solved the@, Until we
have solved them we are not likely 10 be of much use in solving more
aggravated problems Of the same kind for other nations.
modern astrologer, Mr. Allen should break IL 10 him that calling
me American people names will never get him or his cause or any
the more serious situation 20 graphically set forth by the editor Of
hesle 3 MefkIS' wal" IN ne orderly process OF event, % SCI l3,
rights. first by the election Of "a strong man As president who will
recognize that peace. order and settled conditions at home are the
first essential and second by the sound common sense of the vast
majority Of American citizens who having elected sueh a president
will give him loyal aud united support in carrying out the common
sense policies the situation demands
This nation is not going TO the devil There are onk a very few
people. comparatively, who like the astrological person, are ashamed
Of H. They do not amount to much. The vast. the overwhelming
majority of a. love the United States, our country. We may he
come impatient with the operation Of rs form Of government at times,
bur we know that under that form Of government the final response
hlhy rests with us aud that II is up to MS 90 remedy conditions not
10 our liking or that are wrong
The verdict Of our people upon the League of Nations and our
responsibility abroad. aud upon the weaknesses Of the present ma.
sional administration will soon be pronounced. Let as wait for 1t 10