Evening star., 1921-02-18
WHITE URGES ALL
DEMOCRATS TO AID
COP. ON BIG ISSUES
Opposes Partisan Acts Now,
But Will Hold Harding to
Strict Accountability.
SAYS THIS VIEW CAUSED
FIGHT AGAINST HIM
Will Keep Close to Own Party
Leaders in Congress and Re-
port to People.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

George White, chairman of the
democratic national committee. who
has been retained in power by unani-
nous vote of the executive committee
of the party, said today that he hoped
President-elect Harding would find
an early solution o: the many eco
nomic problems facing the country,
and that democrats everywhere
should lay aside partisan feeling and
cooperate.
Il have taken the position all long.
declared Mr.. White in an exclusive IN
terView. that this was not the time
for excessive organization work. an
believe the opposition to me which
has recently arisen was partly due TO
the fact that l favored doing nothing
for the present anyway that would
seem as if we were more interested
in party success than the nations
welfare.
Outlines Future Plans.
Il felt that in the face of a very
serious economic situation it was incum-
bent on every good citizen irrespective
of political affiliations to wish the on
coming administration success. AS
chairman of the democratic national
committee ] shall. of course. hold the
new administration to strict accounta-
bility for all of it's acts. l AM planning
the closest kind of cooperation between
the democratic national committee and
the leaders of the democratic minority
in both houses of Congress with the OBJ
jective of helping frame constructive
legislation on great issues as they arise
and with the object of referring to the
country in 1922 and 1924 all the sug-
geStions of constructive policy that will
have been made. so that the nation may
compare them with what has actually
been done.
Il hope Mr.. Harding will be able to
give US definite and constructive
foreign policy. because the chaotic
condition now is direct result of the
negative attitude which the republi-
cans unfortunately took since they Sc
cured control of both the House and
Serate in the 1918 elections. For in
stance. in the oil business. it has been
known by those who study statistics
that we are dependent on our ex-
portation of crude oil and by-products
The faliacy of the cry of America for
Americans or political isolation has
been rapidly developed by the fall in
the price, of crude oil and in the de-
cline of the purchasing ability of the
pipe line companies
Fears Economic Isolation.
Foreign countries are not buying
because they.eannot afford to pay the
difference in International exchange.
and that difference is due to unstable
conditions and the apparent return of
the United States to policy Of po-
litical isolation which l fear may be-
come economic isolation.
''Ol is simply following the same
lines as wheat, cotton, corn and raw
products. except that oil was caught
later than other commodities l SIN
cerely hope Mr.. Harding will evolve
some solution for these problems and
he Will have in his task the patriotic
cooperation of democrats every
where"
Mr.. White talked about the oil busi-
ness because he is engaged in il him
self. but he added that it was simply
an illustration of the need that Amer
lea has for foreign markets.
The democratic chairman states en-
phatically that If America had entered
the league of nations confidence
would have been substituted in Eu-
rope for the present era of uncer-
tainty.
Everything In Hnrding's Hands.
However. he insisted that every
thing was now in Mr.. Harding's hands
and that the nation would surely ap-
prove any solution that brought
friendship which she had with other
powers during the war, and one that
would assist in improving economic
conditions at home.
Mr.. Whites views about the neces-
sity of cooperating with the incom-
ing administration instead of organ
izing n political drive for 1922 or 1924
are shared by most of the democratic
committee members in town. For the
next few months, at least the demo-
Gratis will endeavor to assume an at
titude Of dignifled acquiescence rather
tkan partisan complaint.
copyright. 1928