The Washington times., 1922-03-19
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
(Secrearv Of the NaUy In WiLson's Cabinet)
T You Don't Take the FourPewer Treaty. You'll Have Take the
AnoJpanese Aimc"-Tha is the Threat That the Famers Of
the Alliance Hold Over the United States Senao-Tt Recalls
DnocAue nc E1nnnn EAnfAn
RooSeyelt'S Famous Sentence.
EEYF you don't take Taft you
I'm hsvs to faka ma I"

EEYF you don't take Taft you
win have to take me-"
-, That was the ultimatum
which Theodoup Roosevelt issued
4 20 those Republicans who early in
l1es .AaAa . mind- to- resent Mr..
. heoSsvs,t's ssSsssieh Of his success
: ssr. Whsa Il bsoAsns known that
NJ. Reoasvsat Aftsr holding the
AAtiooai Nspablloan eonvention in
his psevsls room and eliminating
al ~ pessihle sucoessers. had
, duly aalSvsstsd. seconded and nomi-
mated. william Howard Taft - Re-
pubiicaA can1tAats Tor President in
+: the ysaf of cur Lord 1sos-f say.
afber ne proceedinss of that one
J nan -sonSsation kad been publicly
announced. some sf the big wigs
Of the Rspublicaa tsrty register.
"a tl1u(f aiseent.
Sonss of them didn't want TAFT.
other6 wanted . regular conven-
tion wAssS delegates. would bs
more th6a aut6matons. some Of
the on leaders wished to play War
wick themselves and not let Theo-
: dors % It al by his lonesome.
The southern prospective dele
gates, who haA BEEN accustomed
1 for nsasiy half I. eantury to find
seryio4 - the national convention
their peal ticket. raised, their voice
I, IN, prStNet whSu. their source OF in
como Was nnctssmoniously cut off.
But liudtst oi Ill who walled were
/. those Bspphlioan. bosses familiar
" known - the Qid Guard Of the
Plnadsrkphd. who had disliked
Rocssvs,t. and were biding their
time to .Set even" by sslecting .
.Prssi4sat - was their custom
who wee acceptable" and agree
abls". and .'safe and sane"
T.,R.p UtTIllATUM.
= When these mutterinGs reached
the watts House the rsdoubtabls
Teddy. Hhss - . real boss has had
10 srfVal In rscent years. did not
! rspiy by. cenciliGttsn or confession
ara aveadancS.t Having voluntarily
thrice upon the Lupsrcai. or In the
White HOUSE, pushed away the
crawn " aAhsrins to his sslf-im-
pUtsd peoniiss not to stand for rs-
election IN 1ses. regarding his near
u eight ysars - being equivalent
to two terms, the limit beyond
which no Prssident should serve.
fixed By Warrington ana Jefferson
che only two msn who could have
hSon reelected Q third time). Mr..
RSosdvslt regarded himself, privi-
lAeeA 70, nAms his succsssor. He
thought his sxpsrie1sos and knowi.
eAss tSG&sr lifted him Tor the Job
than any noisy. wransiing hun.
arsds Of delegates who might
rather without instructions. More
, ever, whos6 mantle was 1t. any
how, which WAS to fAll on another
man i sAealders II npt ias own per
sonai prepSrtyf And II II was his
mantle, aidn't ne have the tight
[. 10 cay wAo should b the Elisha to
Secetvs NJ ..,s ;. -. - E..
+ At any rata when the r',mblinss
sf dissatisfaction With his auto
GRATIS boeship"' rsechsd tbs White
Houss, the only answer Mr..
Roosevelt vouohsafsd his critics
! and the other insurgents was this
brief message: p...
: III you Sea't take Taft zen WIN
! have - take nas." .....
; Melody knew % wen ~ Roose-
velt that, though he plowed them
when his crsp needed their
strength, the Oid Guard bosses
would regard any change ~ bet.
ter than Ansthsr suadrsnnial
when, instead Of ssndinT orders
to the WhitS House - bad been
their went. thsy hAA 70 take Or
Asrs from the Chisf Executive. He
had reduced his Darty tn Congress
20 I've. clAssss-tAs ouokoes and
the ssvsaxinS tn1nSUsnts. But hs
d. slwayS nnAAAtSA ~ the Biz gtiok
ana ~ slmulhAso 0sn opsseh Casd
snyso1y ~ Asar him speak
ssftiy n vuhi1s nattsfs0 - herd
tAsa 90 1f1vs thsm ints ~ 90.
sENr rnlm nsro A rANrr.
TAs nssnGa II IN 0s.t tahs
Taft ysun havs - taks me put
than Int . panic and sent shivers
running up and down what passed
for real spines. And Taft was rom
mated. The Old Guard found him
very As,ightful and charming and
very unltks TEDDY. fpg though he
did not DO an they wanted. he ala
enough - mako then feel that .
friendly attitude perv,ded me
White House And Mr., Taft's
friends fssi that his isss Of prsst-
tss va due 10 his courtesy ami
good-heartedness. which couiA not
bs csM sathss 10 . Fsnsoss o. q