Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-09
M.GOVERN HITS
G. 0. P. CONGRESS
ALSO SAYS PRESENT WAS
NO TIME TO HOLD
CONFERENCE

els e. McGovern, formerly governor
of Wisconsin sounded campaign"
keynote in an interview with The Pilot
during his visit to Wausau last Mon
day. Had / been in the United States
senate l most certainly should have
voted against the seating OF New
berry," said Mr.. McGovern. II do not
believe the people favored his seating.
A huge excess of money was expended
during the Newberry campaign in
Michigan and it matters not who spent
the money, if it in any way Influenced
the election the beneficiary had not
ought to accept the result.
What is the difference between
committing larceny and receiving stol-
en- property? No honorable man could
take the oath of an office obtained
through such an extravagant use of
money, and no high minded man
would have accepted the election"
Still In Politics
An able leader and experienced poll
itician, there are many people who be-
lieve that Mr. McGovern is being
groomed to oppose Senator LaFollette,
with whom he was once in hearty ac-
cord, at the next senatorial election.
The rumor may prove i'll advised but
Mr., McGovern, although declaring that
at present he is devoting all his time
to the practice of law, when asked if
\ he was through with politics, an
Aswered: Through with politics? l
should say not, but l haven't made
any announcements.
Mr.. McGovern's treatment of Con-
gress is hardly complimentary. while
we are doing excellent rehabilitation
work in India, Russia, China and
other countries, / wish we were do
ing more rehabilitation work in the
u S. A. In the United States farm
ers are in unusually hard circum-
stances. and unable to buy in their
customary way. This is harmful to
the fundamental business of our coun-
try, dangerous to commerce and man
ufacturing Congress is not devot-
ing sufficient time to consideration
of reconstruction within our own
country"
Question Of Day
The former governor, referring to
Congress, was reminded of the ques-
appeared at a Milwaukee theatre re-
most important question confronting
America today?" To this she replied:
How to get Congress to do some
thing "What we need now is more
hopeful, a more optimistic view of the
future" continued Mr.. McGovern, land
action by Congress to help us find our
normal path of life again.
I'VE have had about enough, OF con-
IL; 90 Ua,.
sailles and it remains to see what
happened to us at Washington" Mr..
McGovern expressed the opinion that
no conference is successful unless
there is unanimity of opinion and
that to obtain unanimity some nation
most frequently has to concede points
to others that are obstinate The
United States was the nation that has
been obliged to concede at the Wash
ington conference as well as at Ver-
sailles.
"And while these conferences have
gone on" he continued, essential re-
construction work has been neglected.
The period has been one of fevered
emotionalism-exa of peace fol-
lowing the horrors of war. We have
recoiled from the thought of war.
War, however, is not such a fear
full thing. We obtained our freedom
through a war; the only means by
which it could be had. In 1872 We
maintained our national integrity.
3Through the civil war we won an un-
questionable unification of the coun-
try. In the Spanish American war we
protected small nation and this con-
tinent against invasion. The world
war helped to rid Europe of the Haps-
burgs, the HohenZollerns and other
dynasties. There may be time again
when desirable things can only be
accomplished by war.
War is costly way to obtain
things; it is a horrible way some
times. But war also has its compen-
sations and it is much better thing
than an ignoble peace. Peace is not
an. ultimate good. 1t is good only if
preserved with honor and justice. At
present this is a most unpopular doc
trine Pm preaching because we are
now in an abnormal state of mind
a poor time for conferences.
"Our diplomats are unframed, in
expert, mere children compared to
those of France, Great Britain and
Japan. Japan has been reaping the
benefit of idealistic concessions that
have had to be made at the Washing
ton conference" Mr. McGovern ex-
pressed his disapproval of the con-
ferences that have been held. believ-
ing that saner. more desirable con-
clusions could be reached later when
people have again entered upon the
normal routine of life.
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