The Washington times., 1921-10-25

Ter freo lnbti-
tutions would make themselves heard.
But they won't. They take no in
terest whatever In freedom or In
imprisonments for opinion. Therefore
the type called radical Is left alone
with the Job that ought to be un-
dertaken by the much larger group
that imagines itself to be LIBERAL
Holding Out Hope.
Senator Watson may possibly sue
coed in getting Debs at least out.
All the protests on principle that
have reached President Harding and
Mr.. Daugherty have had no other
effect on them than to induce them
to hold out hopes that in couple
OF weeks or couple of months.
or maybe in a couple OF centuries,
| something may possibly be done.
provided they have time to think
about the matter hard enough.
But a Senator Is in a different po-
sition from a plain citizen. He can
make a lot OF trouble for a President
II he wants to. To be sure, Senator
Watson belongs to the opposite
party. but II he sticks to his idea
he will find II possible to get Repub-
lican help. Senator France is a Re
publican. so is Senator La Toilette.
So is Senator Ladd. So il Senator
Johnson.
issue were kept alive. and I imagine
Senator Borah would also. Senator
Norris, and doubtless Senator Ken
yon and others. In possibly dozen
or more Senators there does actually
still exist something of our old love
of freedom.
This is the most favorable possi.
BILE moment for Senator Watson to
introduce and press his resolution
requesting the President to let out
the men imprisoned for not think
ing as President Harding thinks and
as President Wilson came at the end
Of his career to think.
When Mr.. Hughes comes to formu-,
late his proposals he will have to
appeal frequently to reason and to
trust between men. He will have to
When England talks about her
need Of controlling the seas. and
Japan talks about her need of having
leading voice in Asia, and France |
rehearses her fears of Germany, he |
will find 1t necessary to speak poorly |
of the old forcedoctrines.
II at the moment that he and his |
President are depending on such |
thinking to save their whole confer
ington should be stirred up over a |
fight by a strong group of Senators
against the most absurd form of
force-psychology persisted in by the
Administration, then certainly an
other element Of embarrassment |
would be added to the atmosphere.
Opinions all Wrong.
The other day 1 was Mortified to
hear several well-known newspaper |
men say that all the organized propa- |
ganda was in the hands Of pacifists.
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ridiculous agreed on by a group OF
responsible men.
Suppose we bunch together under |
that unfortunate term everybody who
has any interest in peace or freedom,
no matter how remote from absolute
pacificism: all of them together |
haven't a twentieth the strength In |
organizations that the other type has.
A distinguished woman by the name
of Gadski plans to give a concert. Be |
cause they do not like her ideas two |
organizations have already taken
public stand against her musical ef-
fort, and either of these organizations
Is ten times as strong as any liberal
organization In the country.
Senator Watson had his eye on the
ball when he told of the fate OF man
who tried to be as Independent as a
prominent leader like Watson could
be. This man circulated speech OF
watsons that was not In line with
the espionage act.
"He went to the penitentiary," says
Watson, land l went to the Senate.
The Senator says he will Introduce
his resolution when the opportunity
Ia favorable. 1t ought to be before
November IL.