Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-05

The national Democratic leaders
are beginning to talk good deal in
terms of our foreign relations as an
issue in the elections this year. They
say tho voters have begun to creep
out of that cave of isolation into
tales the Republican orators told
them about the league of nations in
the 1920 campaign. They say tho
farmer is beginning to realize that the
chief cause of his distress is lack OF
foreign markets and that the quickest
way to restore European markets Is
to step in with our strength and help
stabilize the world. That there is
something in this change of mood on
the part of the public is undeniable.
Still, IL you ask the Democratic lead
ers whether they would be willing 10
revive the league of nations as an is
sue this year. and go to the country
on 1t. they admit that the words
league of nations" still has bad
name for the purposes of practical
politics. But they say that II appro1i-
mately the same thing could be pre-
sented to the public undcr another
name freed from the PARTISAN pas
campaign, the public would take
kindly to Il. In fact, the Democrat
leaders say the Republicans arc get
ting ready to do Just that thlu4. Iney
say the Republicans would Ike 10
adopt variation Of this Dcmocratc
idea, and will do SO il they can invent
some acceptable name for 1t. lkc the
Afro European Turnverin. or any
other combination that will appeal
affir1natively n to the prejudices Of for
eign born voters with as much suS
cess as the prejudices OF the foreign
born were enlisted against the ieAkue
of nations by the Republicans IN 1sIU.
Np n
as is serious Is that national prosper
ity Is going to be an issue in the cleo
tions this year. that national prosper
ttiy Is eoing to be tied up with the
restoration of foreign trade, ana the
restoration Of foreign trade Is going
to be tied up with the idee OF some
sort Of increased participation III 'he
affairs of tho world.
This, a. we'll a. tho other issues OF
this years elections arc Just now de-
veloping. It looks now AZ II the bonus
bill rnISht provide one. The Repub-
licans have made up their plans 70
placate tho soldiers-cr at least some
of tho soldiers. with one sort OF 1onus
bill or another. But 1t has developed
that there is a surprising amount OF
determined opposition to this meas
ure. For the Republicans 1t 10 easy
enough to write bonus bill and Write
it in good big figures. but when they
face the dteA8reeaoie necessity OF pfo
viding the money for 1t that means
more taxation. and more taxation
means political troubles
One Of tho other Issues Of tho year
IL also Just In tho making. That
Is the tariff. the only 1ustificn-
tion tha Republicans can have for
whntevef tariff bill they decide to
write 10 national prosperity. and few
dream that national prosperity on any
large scale will come to US. either Al
| a result Of the tariff or anything else
| soon enough to help. the Republican,
very much at elections which will bs
held in November.
In current discussions Of the pres.
ent political year It 10 frequently said
that the farm oioc will be . source OF
trouble to tho Republicans. There il
nothing in that The farm bloc Is an
asset to the Republicans however i'm
patiently Harding may snap his
thumbs at It. Tho farm bloc Nom
bers OF the Republican. party viii be
almost universally reelected in the