Arizona republican., 1920-07-30
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1920
To do two things at once is to do neither.
 -Syrus.
The Republicans and Oeos

The Republicans and De5s
 The comparison which Candidate Perley P Chris jensen O Third Party institutes between the Re publican criticism of the administration during the utterances of Eugene V. Debs which court and seditious. is not .s<apt one. trying obstruct work in Skssfhe war. was trying public opinion gadnst the war; ensting to discourage re purcahse Liberty resistance the draft.
 At the same time the Republicans in congress engaged in holding the hands of the administra- lion when the many Democratic leaders including the speaker of house of representatives and the Democratic leader of Democratic congressrnen were opposing draft measure with out part in the At that every prominent Republican in congress except LaFoIette. who at was disowned by the national party, behind the president
 administration began to be criticized by Republicans and for what? Because the inefficiency of the department under the Baker; of the waste of the funds which people contributing the had into the had only pful army n because until nearly year after had in the field under VI command-because then not supplied artillery aeroplanes they furnished the French the British. Not withstandng the millions had in experi- still in the experimental when in Tc A1arcn. 1s1S the Germans their Paris and the channel ports
 Before this, too, it evident that the president swas plainly endeavorng through the Bureau of Pub v lie Information to political capital This sufficient provoke partisan opposition there partisan op- tposition. but a sufficient field 4sfske nadequacy the administration. Whatever aaiimus of the Republicans might been provocation it had a good effect spurred ad- zM.nnistration least semblance of activity. Exposed the weakness the wastefulness of Administration though @ make the administration efficient could pre- x~xent the made the administration fcient reduced
 But criticism these attacks and the inyest satons instituted whether they patriotic or partisan, resulting checking administration in it's downward course we would have n sorrier plight when the allies made their agonized call for help that March day when their resistance seemed about to collapse. Washington a fools sgEk paradise a before though advertised their offensive weeks and .s though British the French bracing them selves to March. o staff, %ss rainbow-hued statement n ss declared belief would offensive been as none if America energeticaIy eleven months in which it had nominally been at As we now offensive Iast despair effort of the Germans before the Ameri cams could reach France in overwhelming numbers It would undertaken Americans skssA lad been there German commanders had already e. eopsidered themselves the making of overtures.
 Thus the administration may be charged death of the thousands tnousanus or soiuers NHo fell along he line Chateau Thierry and n Argonne between March IS and the day of the Armstice, eight long months. and the bloodiesr z fperiod of Beside these dead there the wasted lives other fronts all because of incapacity.
 before such blunder costly in lives gold and time n military htory fs*a Surely attack criticism and for investigation. investigation tinued now responsibility definitely (, fixed the responsible shall De history for perpetual execration.