The Washington times., 1922-10-11


Today the senior
Senator from Michigan. MIR. Charles
Elroy Townsend, who votes for New
berry in the Senate. Is running for
reelection against the distinguished
Democrat, Woodbridge y. Ferris.
twice governor OF Michigan and
stern critic Of "Newberryism." But
the issue OF "Newberryism" is
solved.
Mr.. Newberry Is going to be con-
tent to retire 10 private life two
years from now. The outcry about
his case is like the cheering that
has lasted thirty.three minutes in
a political convention. To make
il last thirty-seven minutes becomes
a duh plugging effort. Mr.. Patrick
Kelly in the recent Michigan Re-
publican primary based his argu'
ment against Senator Townsend on
the Newberry case He ran third
in the primary. Mr.. Ferris. who IL
trying to defeat Senator Townsend
on behalf OF the Democratic party.
is proceeding differently.
lie attacks "Newberryism" but
he does not make 1t his chief issue.
His chief issue is the question OF
labor and capital. He Is far away
from Detroit and ] was not able 10
, see him, but | asked Mr.. Con
molly, as Democratic national com
mittee man. TO tell me what the
, issue was to which Mr.. Ferris was
principally addressing himself. He
said: THE relations between EN-
pIoyers and employees
A few hours previously ! had
been talkingswith Mr.. Burt Cady.
, chairman OF 'he state committee OF
the Republicans Senator Town.
send is expected to come here pres
entity TO begin his local campaign.
I asked Mr.. Cady what he regard.
| ed as the principal issue in the
campaign from the standpoint OF
the Republicans. He made an
answer which I have received from
many Republicans in many States
this year. He said: THE League
OF Nations"
Republicans all over this country
except in few States) are raven
ously hungry to make the Demo
Gratis accept the League Of Ma
tions as an issue. In Ohio Con.
gressman F'ess on behalf OF the
Republicans. is endeavoring to pro.
Ceed into the United States Senate
largely by taunting his antagonist,
Senator Pomerene. Democrat. into
defending the League Of Nations.
Pomerene prefers to attack them.
In this State the situation is simi.
lar.
The Republican Michigan platform
contains the words:
We reaffirm our opposition to the
League OF Nations as advocated by
the Democratic party. and respect
fully call the attention Of the elec.
torste to the war menace now exist.
ing in the Near East and elsewhere
i'm the Old World which the League
Of Nations has utterly failed to pre-.
vent and which would have imposed
the obligation Of direct participation
on the United States"
Now II happens that Senator
Townsend in the United States Sen.
League of Nations was not irreconcil.
able like johnson or Mccormick, or
Borah. or Reed. OF France. or any
of the other members of the out.
right battalion Of death" Yet, now
he is running on a platform almost
irreConcilable enough TO satisfy John.
son himself. lrreconcilability is per.
meating the whole Republican party.
In Michigan, meanwhile, the Demo.
cratic candidate for the United States
Senate against Senator Townsend
namely, Mr.. Ferris-has reiterated
his devotion to the League Of Ma
tons. but, having reiterated II, has
pa ssed on TO spending most OF his
emphasis on the subject OF how to
make labor and capital pull together
in hauling the national cart.
He SAYS that the Daugherty in.
junction IL a very bad thing So does
Senator Townsend. Mr.. Ferris says
that labor should be treated Justly
as In the Ford plant. Senator Town.
send goes farther. He says that he
agrees with the social reconstruction
program Of the Catholic bishops who
said that employees must cease to be
merely employees and must be given
a voice in the determination Of the
problems Of industry. Senator Town.
send Is called a standpatter. II this
Is standpattism, It becomes certain
that the world does move.
Mr.. Ferris Ia the governor who
sent troops into the copper region OF
Michigan at the time OF the great
copper strike OF 1913. He thereby
acquired all over the Upited States
In labor circles q certain Considerable |
reputat ton a. an enemy Of labor.