The Winslow mail., 1923-04-20
fifth conference, which is just about to
Soviet in Bad Standing.

Rebuffs, polite ones however, which
the State department has given to pc
titioners individually and collectively,
for recognition Of the so-called Rus
sian government, it is said, have not
discouraged in the least the activities
of the advocates of establishing rela-
tions with sovietism.
Senator Borah intends, it is under
stood, to continue his campaign for the
cause Of recognition, and in his en-
deavor he probably will continue to
have the support of senator's OF the
same schOl of thought.
Within the past few days represen-
tatives of the WOmen's international
League for Peace and Freedom have
tried to smile, coax and argue the Sec
retary of state into a Russian recOg-
milton mood, but they have found him
intiexible, or as they probably would
put it they found him ineXorable and
stubborn.
There have been occasional insinu-
ations that the State departments at
titude, which of course is the attitude
OF the administration, is what it is
toward Russia because of the hope
that SCne other government soon may
supersede the present rule and may
prove to be In constructive mood to-
ward Russia itself and the world gen.
orally. 1t can be said with good faith
In the assurance that the State de-
partment is not considering govern
ments as governments, but only is
seeking a basis of promise which can
be depended upon.
Would Sovietize the United States.
AS it has been put here "these prin-
ciples involve recognition OF obllga-
tions, sanctity of contract and protec-
ton Of the rights of private property"
One of the reasons why the admins
tration has declined to accede to the
leaders in behalf of recognition OF Rus
sia is the fact that the department OF
justice is in possession OF evidence
which proves that while the soviet
government has been making advances
in behalf of recognition it's emissaries
in this country have been engaged in
propaganda intended to sovietize the
United States. In blunt and in short,
Russia has been seeking recognition
from country whose institutions, it
is charged, it is trying to destroy.
Politicians Are Active.
The second semi-Official announce
ment that President Harding will be a
candidate to succeed himself had a
companion story to the effect that
either Charles D. Hilles, Republican
national committeeman from New
York, or Will H. Hays, now director
in-chief of the moving picture indus
try, and former chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee, would be
asked to conduct the Presidents cam
paign for the denomination.
Seemingly Republicans here gen
orally believe that there will be only
one candidate before the convention in
addition to President Harding-ROb.
ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin. Re-
publican gossip seems to have elm
mated Hiram w. Johnson and Leon
ard Wood. However no one, not even
Already it is known as positively as
things political can be known, that
there will be several Democrats in the
field for the nomination Of their party.
Oscar w. Underwood Of Alabama, Will
liam G. McAdoo, now of California,
James M. Cox of Ohio, and possibly
Alfred e. Smith, governor OF New
York, and perhaps one or two others.
Cordell Hull, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, has issued
statement to the effect that he is
not in any sense to be considered 6
candidate for the party nomination
for the presidency.
LaFoIIette a Good Campagner.
With only two candidates in the
field for the Republican nomination,
there will only be two ante-conven-
tiOn campaign managers. Just who
will conduct Mr.. LaFollette's cam
! paign is not definitely known, but the
Wisconsin senator is campaign con-
ductOr of considerable vigOr in his
own behalf. Republicans, as has
been intimated, are as yet In doubt
as to the man upon whom the presi-
Dental choice will fall as an ante
convention conductor of the Presi-
dents campaign for denomination.
VIII Will H. Hays, despite his ex'
pressed disincIination, conduct the cam
paign? Will he be asked directly TO con-
duct it? There are apparently elements
of doubt in the situation outlined by the
two cases. Mr.. Hays, it is said, has
contract with the movie people
which, the understanding is, has
two years yet to run, therefore, he
either must secure permission to void
the contract or to secure it's suspen.
sion.
There are some few politicians in
Washington who saw in the recent ap-
pointment of Arthur B. KrOch of the
Louisville Times as assistant to Mr.,
Hays in the picture industry an in
dication that Mr.. Hays possibly might
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