The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-01-28

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Melville e.
Stone, formerly general manager Of
the Associated Press, in an address
tonight criticised parts of the Con-
stitution as leaving this country with
out a leader, and condemned Con-
gress as lacking men of high caiiber.
He was guest of honor at a ban
quet given by the Commercial Club.
He prefaced his talk on Some of Our
Problems with the statement that
this was the first time he had ever
felt free in an address to say what
he thought.
During the years / was general
manager of the Associated Press /
could o express myself on partisan
matters, for fear some one would
think l was representing the attitude
| of the Associated Press, which neces-
sarily has to remain nonpartisan and
impartial in all matters" he said.
Now that l no longer head that or
ganization, l can say what I please"
Declaring that Germany, through
the war, had left us "a world in
WnlCu II WdS dlUIOot iufPOootDiC "
live" because of the many problems
which were resulting in chaos, Mr..
Stone suggested changes in the Con-
stitution as remedies, saying 1t was
unavoidable because it provided three
| equally co-ordinated branches of gov
ernment-the judicial. the executive
| and the legislative. The judicial DOM
mated, he said.
MI. Stone said that the relation of
the President to Congress had never
been settled and that consequently
we faced many complications.
81 think every student of our sys-
tenn must agree that our National
Congress is not properly composed
nor its authority properly defined"
he said. THE seventeenth amend
ment, providing for popular election
of Senators, certainly has not i'm
proved the personnel of hat body.
And there is something very
wrong with the House. Its members
all seem to have district minds.
There is no leadership in either
house-instead there is something
well-nigh akin to chaos.
"Out of the confusion imposed by
a chaotic Congress, party rule has
nearly disappeared at Washington
and a system of bloc control is de-
yeloping."
Mr.. Stone said that already one
found a farmers bloc, a labor bloc,
the merchant marine clamoring for
a subsidy and the American Legion
for a bonus.
THAT policy is a bold violation of
economic rules that are elemental
and almost c~hildlike," he said.
Mr.. Stone said that labor must re-
duce its wages, and he opposed a bon
us for farmers.
THE farmers may have been
wronged through some of our legis-
lation, but they must not use that
plea as a justification for dipping
their hands into the National treas
ury, for two wrongs never make a
right" he said. raf
Mr.. Stone declared Americans must
participate in world affairs.
I'VE took a very small part in the
war" he said. 1--WE did not strain
| ourselves. Per capita we did not
meet nearly the stress met by France
and Italy. Yet, we came out brag-
i SluS anu DOd5LluS. L nope the tlIlo
will come when some other people
will feel as ! do, that we have little
respect for the man who boasts he
is 100 per cent American and not
o~ne-hundredth of n per cent an in
~ternational man."
Mr.. Stone said Germany should be
made the economic slave of the world
for 100 years to pay for her crimes,
but interrupted the applause to say:
But you cannot make thato IF her,"
He declared France had tried to
make Germany pay toe much indem-
nifty; but added Germany had lied
about her ability to pay. ~
Make no mistake" he continued.
You are face to face with an unre-
| pentant and militant Germany for
the next fifty years. / don't say Ger
many can become a power again in
that time; yet, the Germans have
great power, and will try"
He said he thought the arms con-
ference a good thing, but that neutral
nations must be stopped from private
manufacture of arms and munitions
in order to make 1t effective. Con-
corning Japan and China, he con-
demned what he termed "a lot of
loose, foolish and untrue talk about
tho counfrias