Arizona republican., 1921-11-19
ITS PERFECT WORK
BY DR. FRANK CRANE Copyright, 1921, by Frank Crane)

Perhaps partisanship before it shall become dis credited by the American people, must have its perfect work.
 Mr. Lloyd George said in one of hissspeeches that effect of war which might be considered advan- ageous is that it compes nations to recognize facts
 There is some truth in this. Perhaps the only way gigantic delusion get itself exploded IS to go on swelling and swelling until it bursts
 The American people have fully accepted the ap- palng theory that political parties necessary to democratic government.
 At the close of the war the United States undoubt- edly had the moral leadership of the world and If 1t could have mustered up any sort of unity of action 1t might have assisted the shattered nations of the earth toward that cooperation which is the genius Of the American spirit.
 Unfortunately, MT. Wilson, the elected head of the Republic instead of being considered the leader of the American people, was considered the leader of the Democratic faction, which swung into power on the moral reaction after the war.
 Mr. Harding and his advisers finding themselves in control of the situation necessarily the world problem essentially Mr. Wilson did. That IS to say, that necessary for the United States to get into kind of cooperative harmony with other nations.
 For this purpose MT. Harding has called the Dis armament Conference and that vast of intelligent citizens who supported MT. Wilson's effort toward world unity giving equal support to Mr. Hardings effort.
 But partisanship looms up again. According to the report of the Washington correspondent, Frank H. Simonds the probability is that the Washington confer ence instead of being affair in which all Americans will drop their differences and participate for the good of humanity, is to be made matter of party politics.
 It is evident, says Mr. Simonds, that the minority means to make the Washington conference issue in Democratic politics and that it is prepared to find fault at every stage of the game.
 "The Republicans frankly did all they could to weaken MT. Wilson's hands while he was in Paris The Democrats getting ready to return the comp- ment.
 Tt is needless to say that President Harding has now to face disagreeable situation. his policy be made to too concilatory, either to the British the Japanese then he will have to expect that the Democratic party will seize upon these facts and seek to gain political support both from the anJapan csc States on the Pacific Coast and in the Eastern States where the Irish have very important voting strength The Republicans of the Senate and of the party organization who opposed Americas first adventure into the of internatonaism now find themselves the defensive. Of course, intematonasm is ab- soutey imperative, but just how nation that rise above party issues and must always subordinate the interests of humanity to the interests of job holders take it's place in the councils of the world 1t is difficult to see.
 The great mass of the people of the United States unquestionaby in favor of some form of interna tional association to prevent They do not tinkers dam whether it is engineered by Republicans Democrats and only feel humiliation that they are unable to leaders who will put the interests of humanity and of their country above the interest they have in the next election.