New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-30

must go through three years Of cam
I.aleDing under daily mustard shell at
lacks from the Democrats.
The Republican national committee
has a lot of other kind of work on
its hands. but it is also making prep
arations to meet and repulse. If ii can,
the attacks of the Democratic forces
So far as one can determine from
reading the frequent bulletins issued
by the Democratic national committee.
there is not one aot of Republican
legislation. suggested or accomplished,
or one Presidential pronouncement on
economic or other matters which has
met with the approval of the occu-
pants Of the enemy watch tower.
While the Democratic committee is
engaged in its verbal assaults, the Re
publican leaders in congress are re-
torting in kind. Mr.. Mondell, the
leader of the dominant party's house
force, has declared publicly that the
present q has been rs con-
structive a congress as any that ever
sat In Washington. The Wyoming
representative believes In giving back
the enemy's fire.
Getting Ready for Fall Of 1922.
George White. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, a
called the present body Of national
law makers a "slacker congress"
This, however, constitutes the mini
mum In the opprobrious. The chair
man and all his colleagues are search
ing the Republican records and max
Ing what they consider to be the most
of them.
The solid fact is that the Demo
cratic national committee is doing
what IT can today by way of prelim-
inaries in an attempt to Dust the Re
| publicans in the fall of next year.
The Democrats seem to he %sanguine,
hut naturally the Republicans say the
enemy's optimism is unsound and I'M
. warranted, and that the opposing
T, party will do well If 1t succeeds In
making any inroads at all into the
Republican majority in congress when
the mex election Is held.
1t is unusual for Washington thus
early to he engaged in the game of
active politics. OF course politics Is
always In evidence here, but never
prior to this time have national com
mittees been 80 de~terminedly on the
job. The Republican committee today
has under consideration and debate
the matter Of Republican Southern
representation in the national con
v~ention, and it is engaged In the work
of giving study to the reports of the
subcommittee appointed some time age
for the purpose Of examining the
Southern situation and in getting an
early understanding of what should he
done.
II may he that the Republican di'
rectors of campaign activities are
worried secretly because of the Demo
cratic attacks. but If so they are moi
showing the nature of their worries
on their sleeves. The Democratic
committee members probably als'
have their worries. but they are as
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publican committeeman. and the rea
fact Is that both parties to the CASE
declare that all anxiety Is In a field
afar of.
DreseI May Be Ambassador.
At this moment or writing 1t Scent
possible that Ellis Loring Dresel is t.
be appointed American Ambassador
to Germany. In n capacity 81
another Mr.. Dresel has been In tOucl
with German affairs for some time
and has made particular study Of
political and economic conditions II
that country.
Whether or not eventually the ap
pointment Is to 20 To Mr.. Dresel. |. II
certain that 1t Is to be given to 4
man who, like him, has "A thorough
understanding Of conditions in the
land with which the United States re
Gently vas at war.
Washington, not at all strangely
seems to be more interested In thu
subject of the next German ambassa
dor to the United States than II Is IL
the appointment 10 Germany In oul
own behalf. II Is said that Count vor
Bernstorff, former German ambassa
dor to the United States. who wal
sent home by the American govern
ment. has told his home government
that its next representative In thu
United States should be able to speal
the English language %fiuently. to I'm
derstand all the shades Of its mean
ing and presumably to have also al
understanding Of what we loosely cal
~Americanisms. The United States ha,
had ambassadors to Germany wh'
knew nothing OF the language Of tina
land.
Our Ambassadors Not Linouists.
The government of the Unitet
States never has been insistent tina
Its ambassadors TO foreign countries
should know the tongue of the land
to which they were accredited. 1t is
Of course. hardly possible for Uncl'
Sam to find an American qualified fol
the post Of ambassador to Japan wh'
speaks the language Of the mikado
There are, Of course. Americans VIII
know the Japanese tongue. but mas
much as the man who must be ap
pointed { o any high ambassadorial 20
sition must be a rich man. because M
American ambassador a live on thu
nIggardly salary which is paid him. !
is virtually impossible to press an orr
entail scholar into the service for worl
In Japan. Scholars generally are poo
In purse.
Ii always has seemed, however, a
II the United States government. al
though restricted in its appointment.
to rich men, could find qualified one
who can speak the European Ian
-,au.. W boxa bad amhassadors 4,