The Washington times., 1922-08-21

The OFFICERS Will De given pre-
liminary hearing tomorrow at Cow
ington, KY.
wrinkled wrapping paper. II was
some time before he spoke again, and
I had a chance to look around the
room. Behind me there was large
marble fireplace on which there were
two battered German helmets. The
walls were a deep shade green and
on them were a few scattered auto
graphed photographs. Green, re-
Elected, must be his favorite color.
for there were green curtains in the
book cases and green leather on his
chairs and green cigarette ash trays
on the tables.
And then the Senator again broke
the silence:
at is difficult 10 analyze present
political conditions. Public opinion
is undoubtedly in a state OF flux.
This is invarlbly the case after a war.
War unsettles everything. 1t pro.
duces great storm in the mental as
In the physical world. Under its
stress and excitement a large per-
centage Of the people appear to for
get all Of the old principles. The
Constitution Is disregarded. The
world cuts loose from intellectual and
moral anchorage. But, after a time
reason resumes her throne and calm
reflection restores equilibrium.
I'VE are going through the transl.
tion. Proposals which a few months
ago were accepted with almost fanat.
lcal zeal have already been forgotten
or are rapidly disappearing from
public approval and even contempla.
tion.
Faddism Is Doomed.
The elections seem to indicate
that some of the most ardent advo-
Gates OF experimental faddism in
government are now being held to a
strict accountability by the masses of
the people.
There were those who imagined
that the great common people of the
country were enthusiastically for
these governmental and social ex.
periments. have all along believed
that the great body jefferson loved
to describe as COMMON people have
through all the excitement OF the war
chung tenaciously to the old princi-
Piles Of the fathers.
But on the other hand, we are
today faced with a great conflict
between capital and labor. It Is
idle for wise men to close their
eyes to the fact that the last quar-
ter Of century has brought indus.
trial and economic revolution. Vast
aggregations OF capital have limited
places of employment. reduced the in
dependence of the laborinG classes
and have compelled aggregations Of
workers to meet the results OF aggrC.
gated capital.
AT the present moment a few
great railroad chiefs may tie up
the transportation of 10. 200. 900 peo.
pie by an arbitrary order affecting
their employees. Upon the other hand
a few leaders of employees may just
as effectively paralyZe the business
Of the land. What is true OF the
railroads is measurably true of the
great steel and coal Industries, and
to an extent many other great fun
damental necessities.
Capital VS.. Labor.
I'm some way means must be
worked out by which these tre.
mendous disputes. injurious alike
to capital and labor and particu.
larlv destructive to the general pup
TIC, CHI De bOlNcu resource
to force on either hand. The poll
tical force which comes forward witt
a just solution ought to gain the
confidence of the American people. ."
1t is a well-known fact in the
Middle West, where Senator Reed 8
chief political force lies, that his
main doctrine in al his campaigns
has been America First" AND
cotipled with this are the things
which make for the betterment OF
the American people. and SO when
he added the finishing touches Of
our most interesting conversation,
was prepared in advance:
Another question OF vast i'm
portance Is the internal develop.
ment OF our country. Until within
the past few years the surplus
energies OF the United States could
find relief and expansion on the
seemingly unlimited unoccupied
lands of the country. There was no
special reason for reclaiming or