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The Washington herald., 1921-09-25
BY Mark Sullivan

Senators and Congressman, but a good many Of them
will make their distinctions.
WV HAT is happening throughout the country,
w cording to the universal testimony OF poll
tcians of both parties is that President Harding who
won't for reelection next year, is increasingly
popular; while the Republican majority in Senate and
House. which must next year, is increasingly lack
ing in public approval. 1t would be true expression
concerned distinct from the Republican Presi
dent and his Cabinet things really are going pretty
badly. The public approves of the Republican Presi-
of the characteristic point Of view of the voter
to give silent approval to the Republican President
but rebue the Republican Representatives and Senators
at the polls
So far Republican Senators and Representatives
dent and his Cabinet; does not approve of the Re-
publican Senate and House And there is reason
anticipate that this view of the Republican Senate
and House will change. 1t is likely to grow
more So" There is to suppose that the
Republican majority in the Senate and House will make
any better impression in the coming six months than
they have made in the past There is denying
concealng the fact that the Republican leadership
both Senate and House is in bad shape The Repub-
have the genius of leadership organize their
big majorities and inspire them and discipline them.
The Republicans know all this and in confidence dis
it freely. ~. .- t.. b..
The situation is made more difficult and the pos
sibity for remedy is made remote by the fact
that it is not anybody's fault particularly. All who
close to the situation know what the trouble is
and it the sort of trouble which, in human feeling
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Popularity DapproOa
MJoes VII Be Registered Next November Thinks Political Expert

no one wants to complain about II isn't the fault OF
individuals; it is a combination OF unusual personal
equations Some who officially in positions
OF leadership don't happen to have the temperament
and personality that leadership calls for. They
in all other respects able hghminded and experienced.
But they just don't happen to fill the bill for leader
ship In the cases OF individuals il is age in
the Of Others Illness in the Of still others
it is personal things with which everybody is too
sympathetic to be willing to do anything about it
except struggle along and do the best possible under
the circumstances. D.
There is good deal of talk about making changes
in the leadership but much of this talk is hahearted
The probability is something along that line will be
done But those who have opportunity to know what
is likely to be done don't believe il will work
luton. Politics, in the personal sense. being what il
is and generous human nature being what it is moth
ing very revolutionary is likely to happen. $40
M EANTIME, such real leadership as is being
lNl supplied to Congress lies more in the farmers
bloc" than anywhere else. Most of the things that
make strong appeal for votes in the Middle West
and Far West being done by this group. And for
what this group has already done, may yet
plish, the Republican party is going to get the
credit 1t is true that it is Republican, Senator
Kenyon, of Iowa. who in loose way Is the head of
the farmers bloc" But the bloc as a whole is
bipartisan and nonpartisan. 1t may not contain as
many Democrats as Republicans, but it contains enough
get any credit for what does merely because they
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THE Democrats are cheering up. They are going
to hold a meeting OF the National Committee
in October to elect new chairman and
otherwise pull things together and get ready
for the elections year Those elections will name
a third of the Senate, thirty-two in number, and
whole new Lower House. To the politicians these
elections don't far away they may seem to
the voters The primaries which will name the party
candidates begin in less than six months and in nearly
all of the hirytwo States where there Senatorial
elections is already possible to tell pretty accurately
who the nominees will be-
In these elections next year the Democrats will
make some gains. The only question is how much.
Such landslide the Republicans had in 1920 never
comes twice in succession. While the Democrats
bound to make gains, and while it is within
the possibilities for them to achieve majority Of the
Lower House, only the optimistic among them
really hope to go that far. Nevertheless things
shaping up in a manner to encourage the Democrats.
If next year Presidential year it would be easy
to prophecy that Harding would get the Republican
nomination and win readily But next year is not
Presidential one That is just the point. The Repub
licans will not have Harding the ticket asset
When the elections arrive next year, it will be
found that the Republican Senatorial and Congress
sonal candidates for reelection will do their point
ing with pride" to what they themselves have
DONE but to what President Harding and his Cabinet
have done. President Harding, as loyal party man.
will undoubtedly do what he to stretch his mantle
every Republican running for reelection But if
things go they have been going the voters will
refuse to it that way They will listen respect
fully to Mr.. Hardings plea for vicarious ndorse-
ment of him in the shape Of re-electing Republican
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SON1lNObD rItoM fASb.
suspicion impose preparation. to threaten eventual
As to the second method that of the superstate,
provided with army, with full power act, by its
overwhelming strength, the physical side, to i'm
pose its decisions and commanding sufficient moral
prestige to insure that it will have the physical
strength, which in the last analysis must be supplied
by the respective nations not only does this not exist
but the United States has gone farther than any other
nation in insisting that it will submit itself to any
such international control And the league of nations
as it now exists is totally lacking in all physical
force to preserve peace-witness the RussoPosh war;
the Turko- Greek and the various disturbances in
Wilma and in the Upper Siesian lands say nothing
of the hostities between Albanian and Serb, which
have ceased during the three years of alleged
peace elsewhere.
The sole method of persuadng the French to
dsarm to- give them sufficient protection through
alliance, demonstrate that there is the slightest
chance that Germany will attack them But who is
there who will agree to defend France and who is
there who will guarantee that Germany henceforth
will follow only the pathways of peace? No one of
All that the British and Americans, who
hold the view favorable to Germany say is that the
only hope for France is that she avoid provoking
Germany. And America and Great Britain are i'm
mune from German attack even if Germany should
return to her old pathways, because she cannot in
time reconstruct fleet, while her army still
be reconstructed the material which still exists,
the human material
IF anyone find way reconcile Franco
i German differences, then and only then will
France be willing listener to any discussion looking
toward voluntary disarmament. Italy will maintain
her army at the point which will enable her to meet
any possible danger coming from the Slav side. Po-
land will base her strength upon the German threat
and the Russian menace If France and Italy and
Poland and all the rest of the continental go
bankrupt consequence, then they will endure
this, rather than reduce their armies beyond what
seems to them the minimum limit of strength
President Wilson his foot on the only posi-
bic pathway to real peace when he agreed to the
'Ango-French-American treaty. If France has her
security guaranteed by Britain and the United States
only will she feel able to reduce her armies but
Germany will that any new war must end like
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hate and enduring Of past injuries and pre-
meditated future attacks. The last war was not
caused by excessive armaments; the armaments were
caused by excessive suspicion and unrestraned am
bitions 1t was not caused by secret diplomacy; the
possible indictment Of diplomacy is that
it tried to prevent the war and failed Whereas II is
just conceivable that had all the people of all the
nations concerned known promptly and fully how
critical the situation actually was, might have
been aperted. AS it was the war came surprise
to millions, even in Europe. 7vs
Mr. Wilson tried the evangelical method Mr.
Harding to be tending toward the use of the
rnateralstic argument, in seeking promote inter-
national peace and prevent But neither method
possibly prevail in the present state of the world.
France and Italy nothing about naval dsarm-
ament because they have navies and no ovcrpow-
ering need Of them. Great Britain and the Unised
States have great naves but neither has the smallest
suspicion of the other is there any for dis
trust Japan does not mean to attack u.s. because
she cannot defeat both Britain and ourselves Hence
it is possible for all FIVE nations discuss the lmi
tation of naval strength and arrive useful de-
cison, which will save millions in each country.
But what would it have been to undertake to
persuade Britain reduce her naval strength before
1914 when she had the German menace squarely be-
fore her eyesl What use to invite Japan to scrap
her fleet before the Russian war? And what now
to ask continental nations to disarm or to accept
other views than their own as to the strength at
which their armies should be maintained when
are not ready to send soldier to the Rhine the
Niemen the Dniester, if Germany or Russia starts
a new conflict What use to tell Japan she cannot
send her surplus population to Manchuria or Mon
golia to nearby Chinese provinces, and her milf
tary strength to push her commercial interests in
these lands, thereby enabling her to retain her
plus population at home, and in the breath in
sst that no Japanese emigrants shall be admitted to
the United States?
Mr.. Wilson discovered that Europe was prepared
to accept his views. provided he paid according to
their estimates. Mr. Harding will discover that the
European standpoint has not changed since Paris and
he will find japan just where President Wilson left
her. What one can hope is that the process Of
educating American public opinion to facts in the in
,ernationsi field will be further advanced BY the
lesson as il was benefited, within limits. BY that
which was had at Paris more than two years ago.
tcOpyrieht 1891, Mcclure Newspaper syndIoatel
The Washington herald., 1921-09-25

the last Moreover, France, in return for the protec-
ton promised, will be obliged to listen to the advice
and follow the suggestions of her allies That is
precisy what she did do at Paris. when Clemenceau
in return for the guarantee, which has been proven
worthless yielded on the question of the left bank
of the Rhine, that part of the Sarre and that
of Upper Silesia. For him the guarantee was worth
almost any sacrifice and while the guarantee stood
france, on the whole, supported his view.
But the United States refused to ratify the treaty
of alliance and the treaty of Versailles we'll. 1t
left for France to seek protection she could,
through Polish alliance through understandings all
around Europe, but mainly in her strength, rep
resented by her great and victorious army. And at
the same time a weapon was thrust into the hands
o. that fraction of the French population who believed
that the only real safety for France the reduc
ton of German strength, the undermining of German
unity, the weakening of Germany in every possible
way. -... .a-.. e. ..e
WV f in the United States cannot expect to make
w the Frenchman reduce his army while we re-
fuse to promise help taking advice proves, he
believes, invitation to Germany to attack But we
shall refuse to give any guarantee-everyone realizes
that even the Frenchman, now This is why all at
tempts to extend the Washington conference dis
cussions the subject of land is only
bound to lead to fruitful result but certain to
provoke deadlock and perhaps worse. Nor can
expect to the fact that France, like other Euro
pean countries, owes money, to compel French
compliance with views disarmament. As well
try to this weapon to make the British accept
foreign view in the matter of Ireland. ~ Il.
There two delusons which likely to lead
to trouble so far as the Washington conference is
concerned One is based upon the notion that it is
possible to persuade European nations to dsarm at
this time they offered armies in place
of their The other is that 1t is possible by fair
words and by logic to prevail upon Japan to surren-
der her position in the Far East to in fact not
in phrase, Japan always agrees in ~phrase) to the
"open door" and the integrity of China, the real
contrasted with the imaginary independence In both
cases we are endeavorng to interfere where the
tions at interest feel that their own lives at
stake. And we actually going to profit, IL they
accept views whereas Japan is certain to lose and
the continental nations of Europe be ruined r,
You cannot get a disaImed world while you have
world full Of International suspicion dread, fear.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-25

.HE Democrats cheering up. They are going
to hold a meeting of the National Committee
in October to elect chairman and
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CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.
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Senators and Congressman, but good many of t
will make their own distinctions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-03
AGREEMENT AS TO RUSSIA.

When Victor Berger Morris Hillquit and others
of their beliefs republic the Third Internatonale
of Moscow, which is but synonym for the gang
that is conducting affairs in Russia the situation in
Muscovy is bad indeed. The socialist party of the
United States in convention at Detroit by a vote
of 35 to refused to affiliate with the Russian or
ganizaton. Heretofore the American socialists have
exhibited sympathy with the soviet idea but even
they appear to have discovered that the Russians
have taken course that is impossible to indorse.
1t was charged that the soviet government had
murdered the socialists of Russia and had become
q wrecking crew bent the destruction of social
list parties throughout the world. Victor Berger In
weighed against dictatorship and Hiquit declared
that the Russian Internatonale is Imperialism in
disguise.
Thus, when these eminent disciples of their
ideastic doctrines denounce affairs in Russia all
the evidence is in. Nothing more need be said. The
"Bg Bill" Haywoods the only ones left to sup
port and defend the Russian regime. 1t is not pro-
etaran; it is imperalisc. 1t is dicatorial not IN
the interest of the workers. The socialist and the
capitalist have agreed the statement Of fact.
Further argument is needless.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-03
RETURN 1T TODAY.

BY what kind of inscrutable mental process or
word jugglery does 1t about that there are
objects which no one but a professional thief
will take and keep If he can while there are
others which are appropriated by eminently re-
spectacle men and women, who would feel hurt In
they were told that the method in which they &C.
CURED these objects is something very close to
stealing.
Not one of these very amiable and respectable
people would take dime out of his neighbours
pocketbook, or a $40 BILL even IL he could do so
without fear If detection. And still hotel keepers
complain continually of shrinkage of their table
silver supply, pocketed often by people who have
more than enough of 1t at home. This irresistible
impulse would not drive any of these persons to
steal an empty milk bottle from somebody's porch
and STILL before took to paper cups. 1t was
necessary to fasten by chain the public tin drink
ing cup.
In the case of books the moral law seems to
be suspended altogether Many persons who could
bring numberless affdavits on their honesty and
integrity in every other walk of life, will borrow
books, and though their former owner may pine
for the want of them, the books are not returned.
Practically every of recall the fact that
someone has not yet returned the book he bor-
rowed two years ago And very likely on going
our own stock of books we should come upon
one two which have not returned.
In some of the largest libraries the world over 1t
has been found necessary to subject all outgoing
individuals to search and seizure process to keep
down the number Of books stolen each year. APP
parently this is an international afflicton.
1t is tribute to the inherent good nature of
men and women that this failure to return books
has not put an end altogether to the lending of
books. AS we wont to say in matters political
Something ought to be done about It,"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-03
LAW AND AUTHORITY.

From time immemorial those in authority have
sought to convince intimidate. cajol the rest
of into the belief that law and authority are one
and he thing.
There may be circumstances under which a
citizen will be justified In refusing to obey the law.
The instances indeed. great moral prin-
cple must be at stake in order to justify it. Now
and then, perhaps entrenched privilege may enact
law for its benefit which is SO obnoxious to
all sense of decency and justice as to give reason
for refusal to obey It, But test public sentiment
at our peril when challenge 1t by refusing to
obey the law. encouragement of obedience to law
Is very solemn duty of every citizen in a repub-
lie where the people control the making and I'M
making Of that law. Our safe remedy lies in obey
ing while agitate for repeal
But bowling to authority as we bow to the
law is very different thing. 1t is the right. #
not the duty, Of every to question the pre-
lenses Of authority and to compel 1t to produce
its credentials. The law recognizes this human
right We compel the sheriff who comes to
arrest us to show his authority. We can compel
the revenue collector to show the warrant of law
for collecting his toll.
Obedience to authority has done more to make
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-03
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
WHO WON THE WAR?

(From the New York Times)
Evidence mutplies that old and distastefu
question is to be revived in a form still more re-
pellant. What If, after all. it Germany that
won the war? Even at the Peace Conference as
Mr.. Baruch records in his volume, 1t was foreseen
that II the supposed loser to buckle down and
pay anything like the justly chargeabe indemnity
she would emerge from the task trained like
athlete for commercial conquest. Within a very
few years thereafter she should be than ever
her arrogant rulers threw away In 1914.
This view assumes that the Allied Powers would
fall asleep at the switch. But is not that more or
less, what they have done are doing? According to
the best available advices the miners strike In
England, with all its Inconvenience to British
trade was repercussion, which should have been
foreseen, of the delivery of German coal to France
Coming at time of declining industry, the coal
was not requisite for French manufactures and
was thrown on the markets of the world. The re-
suit was displacing of English coal which rem
dered the English mines Improbable shrewd
government threw back the mines to the owners.
and they were not able to meet expenses without
severe reduction of wages. This is only one of a
number OF foreseeable repercussionS that were not
foreseen
other side of the shield. In Germany 45O new
commercial companies were formed last year with
total share capital of nearly 1,5OoOoO.ooO marks.
total of 6,74100O,000 marks. In competition for an
Italian contract, German firm underbid the low
est Swiss estimate by one-half and this difference
as Swiss commission declares, is characteristic Of
German production in general, even when Germany
establishes factories in Switzerland The commits
sion predicts that German trade with Europe and
the United States will soon approach what it was
Der0re the war.
All this chimes in with what General SHIFTS said
lately In London. THE greatest military empire
that ever existed in history" Is reduced to a
peace establishment of 100000 men," whereas her
rivals still stagger beneath the burden of arma-
ments the need Of which has largely disappeared
If this were to continue, 1--WE should be severely
handicapped and in the end we should have the
fruits of victory lost to by our postwar poll
ICY" Who was 1t really that triumphed over the
kaiser-they who promised themselves that they
sentimental tear perhaps but has already emerged
as republic, sef-determined. sober, intelligent
hard working and already in the way to prosperity
through peace?
Meantime, our administration. which rejects the
League of Nations super power" devised to
impose the terms of military vctors yet has given
hand to the allied supreme council finds an
increasing embarrassment in foreign trade com.
plications Again and again." writes sympathe.
tic critic Of President Harding when something
is attempted that applies to the United States
alone, 1t turns out that country can make no
progress until the whole world is stabilized"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-03
THE WOMAN HE MARRIED
By JANE PHELPS.

drop in the bucket. II am all
right"
well, I am! And Dick, please
go over and look at that apart
ment in the same house with
Clara and Jim. l think 1t is those
stairs that are firing me-"
Whats the use, Nan?" in a
discouraged tone. II can't"
ut won't hurt you to go and
look at 1t to please me, will it?"
asked fretfully. CLARA thinks
the agent might make a reduction
to us--she has spoken to him
about It,"
well, I'll trot over there. I'd
like to see Jim a few minutes and
he will be home by the time get
there. But as far as the apart
ment goes-it's impossible to pay
more than we do here"
After Dick left / crumpled up
in a big chair and commenced 10
cry. Someone raped. | wiped
my eyes and opened the door.
There stood Mrs Stowell.
1.-THE street door was open so I
came right up" she said. Il had
an errand in the neighborhood,
and thought / would run in for
just a moment. But I am afraid
l have come at an inopportune
time. You are feeling badly about
something. No bad news, | hope 2"
"No--only my own foolishness,"
replied. Then at the sympa-
thetic look she gave me, at her
kind remarks, my overstrained
nerves gave way, and before l re-
allied what was doing. how al
most indelicate it was, l had
sobbed out the whole miserable
business-the unpaid bills, my
fear now that Dick had said he
would do as Nick Crawford had
done, my trying to save and over
working, my desire to move be-
cause of the stairs which mortil
fed me-all the little things as
we'll as the big ones that had been
beating at me, rasping my nerves
until they had almost given way.
Then-as she asked mel told
her the whole pitiful amount 1
owed as nearly as / had been able
to figure it. | knew before l saw
the look in her eyes that the
amount would seem pitifully small
to her. But l was toatlly unpre-
pared for what followed. had
no idea of asking for help. l had
just blurted out my trouble be-
cause of my nervous condition.
SO l was almost astonished when
she said:
"You must let me help you.
love pretty things, too, and you
are SO pretty, look so charming
when you are properly dressed, it
is shame for you not to have
everything you want"
Dick came whistling up. the
stairs just then. She placed her
finger on her lip, and whispered:
I'll motor over in the morn
Ing" ~