The Washington times., 1922-05-11

Department OF Justice that used to
go after ''radicaiism" now goes after
''uitra-radicaiism." It collects all the
literature Of ''ultraradicalism" and II
follows ultra radicals" around and
supposedly heads them off from
whatever It Is they want to do. The
mere radical" does not seem to be
regarded as dangerous any longer.
This is notice to all radicals who
stopped ealing themselves radicals
during the recent frenzy that they
can now resume their innocent
maiden name with impunity. More
over. this begins to look at least like
liberal year.
clifford Pinchot, who certainly
could not be called an ''ultra-reaction.
ary." and who, in fact. has dealings
with that "sub-radical" thing, the
farm bloc" Is running faster and
faster In Pennsylvania In his race for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. Meanwhile the head OF the
farmers movement In Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Mosparren. is the leading candi.
date for the Democratic nomination
for governor. These farmers and
allies of farmers, with their IDEAS
about vigorous legislation emancipat-
ing the farmer and regulating the
! packer and the commission merchant
and the grain speculator, are not get
ting puffed off the map by the indig-
, nation of Mr.. Secretary Weeks. On
the contrary. they are painting the
map their own color more and more.
| II is noted now that In the recent
primary in Illinois, In which Con-
gressman Copley was defeated for re.
nomination by Frank r. Reid. The
Reid campaign literature had a strong
tinge of criticism for things at Wash,
ington as being too much in the con.
troll Of the hyper ultra-conservatives
remember that former Senator Gore,
then still In the Senate, told me In
1919 that the year 1920 would be the
year of triumph for the stern tories
and that the-year 1922 would be the
year Of the beginning Of the return
Of the progressive elements of 1912.
4
z. w. Langford, Of the farm bloc
Of England and Wales, is in town.
The English name Of his organi.
zation Is The National Farmers
Union Of England and Wales" He
has been president of 1t and is now
representing Il In a tour Of inquiry
In America. He tells me that most
of the members of his organization
| - IN NJ bhnffn
have held the same tract Of land
for many generations. They often
find 1t more profitable to be tenants
than owners. especially in this day
Of taxes. Mr.. Langford has been
q member Of a Royal Commission
on ways and means Of compensating
British growers Of wheat and oats
sufficiently to keep them engaged
in the growing Of wheat and oats
for the food supply of Britain. The
British farm bloc Is in some ways
not unlike ours.
In Britain the farm bloc seems
to want to protect agriculture in
certain instances by government
guarantees direct to the farmers.
In the United States the farm bloc
Is more interested now in protect
ing agriculture by tariff duties paid
to the government by importers.
The end sought is the same. Just
about every country in the world
even including Britain. which for
a long time would let nothing even
seem to interfere with it's passion
for cheap foods now turning to
ideas of protecting or guaranteeing
the agricultural interest"
A rescue has arrived, however, for
the reputation Of the present tariff
bill, profound historical inquirers
giving themselves to tariff history
have discocered in Henry Adams
History of the United States that
our tariff bill at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century placed duties
Of from so to 100 per cent on such
things Of common consumption as
salt, sugar. tea and coffee. This
present tariff bill puts tea and cof-
fee on the free list and does not pro-
fess to be aspiring to 100 per cent
on salt and sugar. This shows that
Senator McCumber has improved on
our revolutionary forefnthers, and
is perhaps an ultra revolutionary.
The women Of the National League
Of Women Voters are perhaps going
to let up a bit on the poor army and
navy and go in a bit more for the
real Job Of eliminating war. no.
tice that their committee which used
to be called THE Committee on Linn
itation Of Armament" is now work.
ing as The Committe on Interna-
tional Cooperation to Prevent War"
This is regarded by the army and
navy as a sound recognition OF the
fact that army and navy officers fin
ish wars, but do not start them.