Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-28

Within this field the Democrats are
wholly in the right IL Wilson were
today in Hardiug's shoes; if he were
in the Observation-Disclosures or
worse-in which Harding and Lodge
now are. and IL the whole situation
were today correspondingly reversed as
it was two years ago, the Republicans
would be making the heavens ring with
words about duplioity, deceit. and. all
the vocabulary that ,mslevolence can
call to its service. The Democrats re-
member and are justified in rsmem-
bering, how Lodge and the other Re
publicans cross-eSamined Wilson hke
a man under suspicion of treason; how
they abused him like a furtive thief OF
the nations interests: now they took
utterly unfair advantage OF every oc-
casion just like the present one. when
something came out by accident that
Wilson had failed to tell.
SYMPATH1IING WITH WILSON
II the Democrats conld ace some clsar
way OF making the NOSE or their oppor-
tunity to bedevil IodEe ana Harding
without at the same time imperilIinG
tho treaty. they would go TO II with
all the heartipcss of embittered men
presented by fate with wonderful
opportunity for unique revenge. Tho
Democrats In the senate. with the cx-
ception of a very few like Reed. have
n devoted affection for Wilson. and
n righteous and wrathful sense OF the
cruclties practiced upon him. That al
fcction Is increased every day by the
manner in which Wilson now com.
ports himself. and hv ,ne appealing
picture his situation irsscs.
! Wilson himself. by the way. ho~-
nothing to stimulate tho indigns ion
strongly Of se>kinE revenge for the
wrongs that hc as their leader has sui
fcrod. Every once IN while II Is said
that Wilson is advising tho Democrats
to this coursc thas. The fact IL
that. 70 far rs Wilso, has any con-
facts with tho Democratic leaders. he
does not counsel them 70 u new course
OF embarrassment 10 Harding.
II would he more thuc TO say the
contrary. Soon after Harding wa. IN
lnuEuratcd I, was common gossip that
Wilson said to one of his friends
that he was going 30 show Harding
how mn cx-prcsiden, ought to be-
have"
ativcIy helpful to the Republican ad-
ministration In tho difficulties II has
about forcig, reIa tions. The more re-
sponsible Republican leaders know this
and appreciate II. I have talked with
several of tho comparatively few per-
sons who have had any contact WIN
Wilson about the Republican program
on foreign affairs and I have never
heard him quoted a. saying anything
c1ccpt what Was designed to he tolsr-
ant and helpful A fair translation Of
what Wilson has ovcv sad to his fell
low Democrats Is that n the Repub-
licans can find better way than his
they should he permitted 20 do SO with
out embarrassment: tina. II his way
was hest. then {, = world will come "a
il; IN due course. aud that IL eonc other
way Is host. everybody ousht to help
towards finding it and putting II In
practice.
MAY Go AFTER LODGE
ar course. Harding and Lodge-ane
especially I,odEc-necd not expect to
com" thru their situation without a
good many Ninful cxpeyicn.cs 1t Is
more than Harding thst the Demo-
'"rats will " ..fter. The, Democrats re-
car that while Harding opposed thu
lea que. he never participate 4, the
maiiciously cruel. batting Of Wilson.
They fe"l that whiio Harding was the
beneficiary of tho campaign OF venom
OF misrepre -"ntstion which many Re-
puhlicans carried on against Wilson,
Harding personally never took part 4,
II. but always played the part of a re-
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