The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
NOT A SINGLE SHIP
BEEN SCRAPPED
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tion of armaments by all the nations.
The Washington Disarmament Con-
ference, however, like most Of the acts
of the administration only raised the
hopes of the people without fulfill
ment. 1t served the temporary po-
litical purpose of helping to restore
fast waning confidence in the regime.
But no battleships have been
scrapped, no expenditures have been
reduced by reason thereof, and the
public Is now informed by the secre-
tary of the navy that no battleships
will be scrapped until the treaty has
been ratified by the last of the sub
scribing powers. Neither France nor
Italy has ratified the treaties, and so
far as known no influence nor pres-
sure has been brought to bear upon
them to do so. Mr.. Hughes has been
excursioning TO South America and
the administration has been busy with
Ohio politics.
No Anxiety shown
II is not strange that the admins
tration has shown no anxiety about ac-
compllshing practical results through
the complete ratification of these
treaties. The president and his ad-
visors were long opposed to the Dis
armament Conference, which was
called into being by resolution of
Senator Borah and supported by DEM
ocrats and Progressive Republicans
When it was certain the resolution
would pass both Houses the opposi-
tion was withdrawn. Having profited
politically for the time being, the ad-
ministration apparently has let the
whole disarmament matter drift just
as the administration itself has been
drifting.
The people reposed great confidence
in the work of the Disarmament Con-
| ference and were led b. the admins
! tration to expect immediate and great
results. They have been sadly disap-
pointed just as they have been disap-
| pointed each time they have believed
in the glowing promises of this Re-
publican administration, only to find
/ in the end barren results.
Defeat of G. o. p. on Tariff
Reciting the political effects OF the
five tariff laws passed prior to the
! Fordney act. the Washington Star
orthodox Republican, asked whether
| the Fordney law will cost the Repub-
licans the election this year and the
elections two years hence. The facts
presented by the Star editorial, which
is as follows, answ ers the question in
the ALTERNATIVES:
THE Fordney tariff law is the sixth
enactment of that Kind in thirty-twC
years. This is the. record:
"() The Mckinley law. Passed in
the latter part Of 1890. Gave place tc
the Gorman-Wilson law late In the
summer of 1894. Was In operation
about four years. Cost the Republi-
cans the House in 1890, and two years
later they lost both the Congress and
the presidency.
"C2) The Gorman-Wilsonl law. Pass.
ed in the late summer of 1894. Gave
place to the Dingloy law in 1897. Was
in operation about three years. Cost
the Democrats the House in 1894, and
two years later they lost both the
Congress and the presidency.
"(3) The Dingley law. Passed in
the fall of 1897. Gave place to the
Payne-Aldrich law in 1909. Was ir
operation about thirteen years, during
all of which time the Republicans con.
trolled both Congress and the presi.
dency.
"(4) The Payne-Aldrich law. Pass.
ed in 1909. Gave place to the Under,
wood law in 1913. Cost the Republi.
cans the House in 1910, and two year,
later they lost both the Congress and
the presidency.
"(5) The Underwood law. Passed
in 1913 The Democrats won in the
next years congressional elections, and
again in 1916 in both the COMPRESSION,
al and the presidential elections. Ha:
been in operation nine years.
"(6) The Fordney law. VIII it cos
the Republicans the elections this year
and the elections two years hence2"
Linens Follow Wool I'm Tariff Advanc,
Following the final passage OF the
Fordney- y-McCumber Profiteers' Tariff
bill on Sept. 10. comes the announce
ment from New York under date o.
Sept, %. of the first advance in whole
sale prices due to the new tariff or
various linen OF 20 per cent. TIL,