The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-16
HUGHES IN ROLE or BABE RUTH

grandsand filled with anxious spectators Tor the great
Of all world series" games First the batting order for
the home team Warren Harding who gracefully steps mp 10
The plate aud neatly taps the sphere getting nice groundf
which promptly picked up by the incd However Il Is q
pretty play opener aud the fans howl themselves hoarsc with
delight Then Charlie, T. Hughes goes To bat and picks up se
especially selected Tor his purpose with all eyes ecncrcd on HIM
Arthur aour the mound hcaycs him one which splits the
plate and without hsang long enough to bat his eye he lands
the horse hide with mighty whack which sends soaring
high the ,r heading for the fence Not dreaming that Hughes
will accept the first offering and unaware o the fact that he IS
pmcd play the role OF Babe Ruth the outeldcr OF the in
yadng taken completely by surprise They stunned
but old heads game and only before
they and 60 scampcrng after the pill which continues
and excitement The little brown man. in right mady racing
after the ball and big Johnny Bull is Fastening breath
cssy toward the spot VIII Hughes be able to circle the
bases for homer before those footed strong armed ielde
get the ball and shoot back to outspad hands that
TO tag him? The world is awaiting the
There is question that Secretary Hughes startled the Con
ference Limitation OF Armament when the opening session.
promptly and frankly without any diplomatic gestures, he un
folded carefully workedou concrete practical plans for ten
year naval holiday embracing proposals not only Tor limiting war
OF existing fighting craft Both limitation OF and dis
armament are features OF the American PLAN set forth so clear
ly and definitely by Mr.. Hughes
Unofficial uttcrances shortly after the revelation Of the
hughes program Indicated tt the british am japanese delegates
TO the conference favoraby disposed toward it, The pn
cpe back OF the American plans warmly approved and
everything appeared to be lovely But cannot forget that
when Mr. Wilson went to Paris, the principles on which his
famous Fourteen Points based had been accepted by all
the allied powers the real rub when the peacc-makers got
down to the job OF applying those principles Similarly in spite
Of the apparently smooth sailing which marks the opening Of the
Washington conference we may expect the Hughes proposals
many breakers when the delegates get deep into the
difficult and delicate task OF applying them.
IS huge problem which conlronts the statesmen who are
gathered in Washington but however difficult may be and
however important the issues hngng upon may be not
to be compared in compex with that which faced by the
men who met Paris to settle the issues growing OF the
great Two definite objects and only the minds
of the American who responsible for the conferences
limitation Of and settlement of the Far Eastern ques
ton The restriction placed upon which may properly
before the conference point which makes in favor Of the
Of the Washington conference and the strong sentiment
all the countries involved demanding that the drain national
for the upbuidng Of be stopped bound
to operate powerfully the minds of those whose business is
to relieve the world of this crushing burden
Admittedly the more difficult OF the two problems before the
conference the Far Eastern question Writers who have lead
to believe that they know the minds of the who direct
ing foreign policies have assured that America stands
equVocay for the Open Door and the political integrity Of
China but noticeable that Secretary Hughes seduousy
framed in his opening address the conference from committing
our government to Of action regard Pacific mat
ters His references this subject marked
trast with the clarity OF his language regard to disarmament
Precisely how far America toward the maintenance
OF the open Door and the related policy be known unit
further pronouncements have from Mr. Hughes Fear has
been expressed that the Pacific problem be the rock which
the conference will to pieces but the attitude of the American
government thus far manifested doesn't indicate that will be
impossible to reach understanding with Japan since official
spokesman Tor the Toxic have declared that
favor Of the policies which America supposed
Mr. Hughes evidently moving cautiously in approaching h
part Of his program hoping find ground whcl
the governments concerned can get together.
Even though the entire naval program suggested by Mr.
Hughes should through there will still be enough battleshp
left make the burdens of the nations sufficiently heavy
the acceptance Of his proposals will mark forward
Getting back to the lingo OF the baseball lot that
the wish and hope of the majority OF Americans
Hughes may register home erun.
think they know all and some try to help hei
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