Evening star., 1921-04-20
Editorial Digest
The West on the Program.

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whole bears out the judgment of
the rest of the country-little ex-
travagant praise and almost no bit
ter criticism. A great many papers
make no general comment upon the
document at all. but are content to
discuss various issues it raises at
great length from the point Of view
Excerpts follow:
president Harding's policy with
| regard to peace and international
relationships arising from the war
seems to be clearly defined in his
message Louis Post Dispatch
| independently
"On disarmament, world peace,
economy. cost of living, taxation. rail.
! road recovery. justice to soldiers
iall problems of enormous difficulty
the message speaks a steady purpose
to concentrate the best energies of
the government The message is full
OF encouragement to the expectation
of the country that these questions
will be tackled in good earnest at
last. not hurriedly, but with the ser'-
onS care that alone can work out con
Structive measures of relief and
very."--Topeka Capital Hepub-
lican)
IL 10 SuilI,lfili W say ii'" 'ht'' ~
its earnest plea for economy and it's
rejection of the equivocal and war
provocative league Of nations it
meets with the approval of ma
| jority of the people. e.'-Dallas Times
Herald fndependent democratic,.
The message breathes the spirit of
confident. optimistic Americanism
that characterized Mr.. Harding's in
augural address month ago. Every
true citizen of the republic will ac-
cept with hearty good will the Presi-
dents invitation ''to join in the effort
to find our normal. onward way
gain.''--Ta coma Ledger Gndepend
cnD.
"President Harding's first address
to Congress is suggestive both of the
In part it shows the influence of
Charles E. Hughes and Herbert
Hoover, and of eminent republicans
outside the cabinet who have favored
the league of nations theory and
ideals if not the league covenant as
written. Omaha WorldHerald Gn
dependenb.
THE message had the right ring to
it from start to finish. The message,
as a whole. is strong and reflects the
sentiment of the majority of the
American .people,''-Hastings Ne-
'He surprised his hearers because
he waved fguratively speaking. two
red lanterns-danger signals for two
groups who least expected them from
the new President. One group was
the Senate and the other was big
business. St Paul News Gndepend-
icn).
THE nf6re President Harding dis
cusses the league of nations the less
clearly do We understand his posi-
ton. This is not so much because of
what he says or does not say as it is
hccanoa nf the Saepipoly in Snirpd in
terpretative statements that follow
his rks''-Norfolk tNebraskal
News independently.
There is nothing great. nothing
profoundly impressive in the address.
but it suits the conditions and circum-
stances under which it was delivered.
and its contents ard spirit will be
sure to draw the nation into a SYM
pathetic attitude toward the Presi-
dent. now at last engaged with the
gravest problems that an American
President ever faced."-Houston Post
fdemocratic).
Nothing of a revolutionary nature
is put forward in President Harding's
message to Congress. No alchemy is
to be employed to bring back pros
perity and restore former conditions,
as nearly they may be restored fol-
lowing the great world upset. Legis-
lative panaceas can only go so far.
and they have always a rebound to
, lntfl. --lJenVcI ROCKY mountain news
GndependenD.
THE message points out enough
work to keep any ablebodied Congress
on the job for many weary months.
and it remains to be seen whether our
new Presidents ability for mapping
site executive ability for getting them
done. America will hope he is as
strong in one direction as in the
other Joplin Mo) Globe demo
cratic).
THE archives of the government.
overflowng as they are with the
statesmanlike communications Of the
executive to the Legislative depart
ment, still are enriched by this latest
document, which, with the national
condition and international situation
which prompted it. is epochal."-St.
Paul Pioneer Press independently.
''All in all it is a strong. clear. help
full message. It's one great word is CO.
opera ton. minneapolis journal in-
dependent republican,.
The message is carefully con-
sidered Interpretation of the Am erican
will. as the President reads it in the
election returns. 1t does not lack
vigor, though. as usual, even the sug-
gestion to Congress that it keep its
hands off the business of treaty-mak-
ing is couched in kindly terms. In
general it is definite. and provides
what the country heeded--a course Of
"
constructive and effective action
Duluth Herald independently.
Taken as a whole, Mr.. Hardings
message may be considered as proof
that as President he will be more of
"a follower than a leader, that instead
of originating policies and fighting
for them he Will try to find out what
various elements Of his party want
and make an effort to harmonic the
different observation-disclosures City
Oklahoman (democratic).
Intensely interesting and vitally
important. President Harding's mes
sage to the special session of Con-
gress does not contain any startling
surprises because ii enunciates in
emphatic way the propositions to
which. so it was the general under
standing. his candidacy and the plat
form of the party on which he stood
committed. butte Miner (demo-
cratic.)
One feature of President Hard
ing'S message 10 Congress should not
be allowed to pass without applause
his assertion Of the executive pre-
rosative in initiating treaty negotia-
tions. Sioux CITY Tribune Ginde-
pendentD
'Gencrally considered. the message
Will be accepted as n state paper Of
prime Importance, breathing modera-
ton and expounding sound and prac-
tical remedies at Il time when eX-
tr@me measures are the vogue and
radicaliSm threatens. 1t should have
a steadying effect upon the country
1t reminds one of McKinley."-St
Joseph News-Press fnde pendent)
1t is a well written statement and.
contrasting so sharply as il does-with
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