Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
ATTACK ON PRIMARY
LAW CAUSES D|SCORD
IN CABINET, BELIEF
Rumors That Secretary OF
War Weeks To Resign
Thought To Be Result Ut
Recent Addresses
(SpeciaI)

WASHINGTON, June 21-Senator
Capper's announcement that the res
ignation of Secretary of War Weeks
can be expected soon is the result
il is believed in some circles mere
of the war secretary's recent address
condemning the primary law. Re-
garding this phase of the situation,
the Washington Herald says:
There is an apparently concerted
movement on among high admins
tration officials, first to effect
modification or repeal of the direct
primary law and, second, to better
the personnel of congress.
In connection with this movement.
there has developed chorus OF
warnings from highly placed Off
cials against the so-called red mem
ace in this country, against the plac-
inc of too much power in the hands
of the people themselves and ex-
pressions of concern less propaganda
and the cry OF 'demagogues' translate
that mower into a social democracy
for the United States
From the Middle West recently
there have come reliable reports
that property owners particularly
have become increasingly alarmed
at word of foreign elements in major
cities of the East and West quietly
working to bolsheyiZe America. And
within the last two days speeches
by Secretary of War Weeks. Secre-
taIv of Labor Davis and General Per-
shlng have emphaTzed the same
theme.
Weeks Speaks on Theme
Mr. Weeks. at Western Reserve
university. Cleveland. warned of the
trend in our political life toward a
social democracy. He protested
against the primary law. the initia-
tive and referendum, the prevailing
system in many states of, the people
personally having the power to elect
too many officials TO administrative
offices. He noted the popular COM
plant at the inefficiency and in
ability of the present congress. He
Abpealed for closer study OF this sit
uation by voters generally. with an
eye to modifying or repeating the prl-
mary. and other Objectionable laws
which, he said. are resulting IN IN
expert consideration both OF persons
and measure ultimately to guide the
progress OF the country
TN a Flag day speech at Allen
town. Pa. General Pershlng warned
of activity of forces in this country
today-the same forces, he said,
which. on the basis of no private
property. the abolition of family
property or it's transmission in fam
lily. have enslaved labor and com
pletely crushed the educated middle
classes in bolshevik Russia
1T is this thought which is said
previously to have taken strong
hold on property owners who pre-
dominate in the Middle West.
Secretary Davis Sees Fed Menace
Secretary of Labor Davis, in A
Flag day speech at Boston. advo-
Gated the registration of all aliens
who come to the United States, Civ
ing as one argument for such a
course the red menace which. he
said. unquestionably turks in this
country
''Pershing. like Secretary Weeks
echoed the administration position
against the impracticability of ex-
tending the present democratic con-
troll of representative government to
the details of administration of the
state and nations
"All three appealed to their audi
ences for education along this line
of thought. and particularly to coun-
sci increasing care in the selection OF
men who are to represent them IN
state and national office