The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
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 The Royal
 Remembrancer.
 (By ARTHUR BRlSRANE)
 Philip Campbell. chairman of the House rules committee, member of Congress for many years. important supporter of this administration, is well and badly beaten. He says In substance, Labor beat me. Fifteez thousand strikers voted for my oppo- nent."
 Many republicans will tell a sad story about Tabor" after the cleo tion. When workingmen feel that the administration is not only owned, but more or less despised by railroad owners that refuse to consider the suggestions, there is apt to be sur prisfns voting.
 Those at the top believe that when the biz election comes in two years all this will be forgotten. They may be right, for Tabor has a faculty for forgetting. The coming election, however will see surprises.
 The country wants action, some thing done. matters cleared up hsrs in the United States. It is tired Of seeing industry and reeupsretion at the mercy of pickering employees and employers.
 The public has not changed its mind on Fundamental questions.
 Senator Reed carries the state of Missouri, and in doing that he defeats the Wilson democracy, which had at tackled him in fi1e person of Mr. Will son himssff. and defeated the League of Nations advocater.
 The people don't want q League of Nations to manage the whole world, but they do want an Ameri- can administration able to manage the United States.
 One senator suggested an fnvesti- gation to find whether tariff sena- tors were working for the dear people. or thsir dear pockets.
 New Senator Gooding of Idaho, head of the republican farm tariff bloc, and ss it happens sheep-own- ing senator (which is to his credit the country needs shesp). suggests an inestigation of the "entire press" He suspects that newspapers oppose excessive tariff charges because they are paid, through advertising, to do what ''big stores want"
 This will hs welcome to real news paper men. if the Senate has time for the investigation. Newspapers weak enough to take orders from ad vertisers amount .o so little that it isn't worth while to advertise in them.
 It is suggested that Munsey, pulp fisher of ths New York Herald. eto., should be investigated. That would suit Aunsey. for his intellect is far above mere money. Nobody can ac- euse aim of getting advertising by attacking the tariff or otherwise. tsndinE like Spartan rurss, be has seen q dozen littss newspaper babies die right in hts arm, simply because he had nothing with which to feed them.
 Some newspaper men are foolish some. poor things, come from mo- whsfs. sre pitifur snobs. toadysns to what they call responsibility. and some admire accumulated money SO much that they spend their. time kneelinE before it.
 But as . rule newspsp pers ara hon est.
 You can decide for yourself whether thsy deserve credit for is.
 If they have big eirculations, you can't keep advertising out of then. If they haven't the circulation they won't Est advertising.
 Public officials seem to be getting ready to begin to plan to do soms- thing. but that is as far as they have got.
 What will the people do about coal this winter? Individuals are chosen to divide what coal there. is, and de- eide who shall have 1t. That will not help the average little fellow. The dividers of the coal wiii never hear of him.
 Railroad xwners have told the President to, mind his own business definitely. The coal nains worker, have done about the same. Ycu can't run railroads with scab laber. and you can't ais ceai with intsrest,ng plans"
 The risht viii pe~sr could take railrcad-owning gentlemen hy tba back of the neck. mako them listen and obey quickly.
 The king has his royal femem- brancer" to tell him what enx.ra. ments he has. etc. The idea is spreac- ing. Moving picturss have their Will Hays. producing theatre man. aEers have hired Augustus Thomss. and the baseball men have hired Judge LAndis to direct their totterinw steps.
 Now publishers and authors, CO., operatinR. with the "vire snot>s.,