The Monroe journal., 1921-08-23
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
WILL BIZ ONLY 4 PKETEN>E
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That he not only did Lot know what
to do but did not want TO do anytlins
but keep his party together and drltt.
Nothing has occurred since that tine
to change Mr.. Poa's opinion OF the
President. But ii the conference i
a failure. viii II not give death
blow to the Harding administration.
Wei. OF course it should and il prob
ably will, but ii il is failure the men
who will have made IL so. viii "a.
that the President was in favor @,
1t to begin with and that lie called
il to demonstrate its failure. Either
that or the failure will be put Oh
some one else'S shoulders.
The real friends OF disarmament
have begun to bestir themselves TO
have the conference sessions open TO
the public. The decision on that Issue
they believe will be test OF IN, sue
cess or failure OF the conference.
there is an overwhelming majority OF
the American people in favor OF the
reduction OF disarmament hut only IL
open session can they bring their IN
fluence to bear.
Tribute To Kitchen
Il was a fine tribute the Democrats
Ia The house paid last week to their
absent leader. Claude kitchin, in
adoptins his report on the tax bill.
Mr.. Kitchen a. majority leader has
not been on the floor OF the house
since il met last April and his ao-
senco has been a great loss TO The par
Is. Mr.. Kitchen wrote the minority
report on the tax bill propped up IN
bed at scotland Neck whore he is now
resting and trying to recover his
health.
In all discussions OF the tariff the
Democrats have beaten their oppo-
nents at every turn except voting. II
Is the opinion of the Republicans even
that no one has so coarsened, cheap
ened and deterlorated the character
OF discussion in the house as one Jo-
seph W Fordney, the present chair
man OF the ways and means commit
tee.
Mr.. Fordney is rs vulgar as he IL
ignorant. H uses the language OF
the fish market I'M debate but under
the guise of humor. The other day
while he was engaced IN holding the
Democrats up to seorn for their al
legged extravagance in taking over
and using the railroads during the
war. he was coraered from the DEM
ocratic side with the query: Did
YOU not vote TO put the railroads INTO
the hands of the government then un-
der the Democrats" and his reply
throws a food OF light on the present
low moral status OF the political par
~ that is now conducting t. govern
ment at Washington Yes. he re-
torted. Il voted to pat the Wilson ad-
ministration in hole and we did IL.
II was bad break and instantly
he saw IL mirrored in the faces OF
some of his party colleagues, ana
then he sought TO turn il of as a
Joke. But this old political repro5ate
and ignoramus had under pressure
blurted out the underlying motive of
his party's action In dealing with the
Democrats. As the New York World
has pointed out. Mr.. Fordney and his
party have now put the country and
the Republicans themselves in the
hole he claims to have bored for the
Democrats.
Major Charles NJ. Steadman. the
solitary Confederate soldier In the
house and now eighty. left here on
Saturday to deliver one Of the happi.
est speeches of his life, beautiful
tribute to the immortal heroism o'
the North Carolina soldiers in th'
Y. between the states. at Durham on
T lay. In that speech the MAJ ''
ha. rpeated a story that viii nei-
grow old as long as there is a sat.
of North Carolina with the kind o.
red-blooded, strong-hearted men ant
women who now inhabit II.