Evening star., 1923-06-04
PARTY CHIEFS DUEL
WITH cAUST|C Pens
Hull Challenges G. O. P. on
Sugar Stand and Adams
Democrats on League.

The republican and the democratic
national committees, with head
quarters In this city, celebrated last
night by issuing broadsides against
each other. Chairman Adams of the
republican committee and Chairman
Hull of the democratic, each took
pen in hand and wrote blast
against the opposition which was
duly issued to the press for pubifca-
tiop. Chairman Adams wanted to
know where the democratic organi-
"a ton stands on the league of ma
tions: with Woodrow Wilson or SEN
atof Reed and Senators walsh and
Shields. Chairman Hull brought out
the sugar extortion specter and
charged President Harding with re-
sponsibility for high prices.
where does the democratic ma
tional organization lineup in the
league of nations fight? Does II hold
the view Of former President WI
son or has II been converted to the
viewpoint of Senator James Reed OF
Missouri? asks Chairman Adams of
the republican committee. The Ques-
ton is not an unreasonable one IN
view of certain well known 1acts.
of the congressional campaign, James
Cox, former governor of Ohio and
democratic candidate for President
in 1920, returned from Europe more
convinced than ever that the oem-
ocratic party should make the league
of nations the sole issue in the cam
paign. 1t was announced that ne IN
tended to take the stump and tour
the country upon this issue.
Opposition to Cox.
Immediately thsre was a meet
ing called at the democratic nationai
headquarters in Washington, at
which il was deciI-& that Mr.. Cox
was wrong, and he was notified by
representatives appointed at the
meeting for that purpose that he
would be invited to participate IN the
Congressional campaign upon the eX.
press understanding that he would
not stress the league of nations Does
the democratic party organization
still hold the view it held when Mr..
Cox was muZzled?
"A few weeks ago Senator David
1. Walsh, democrat. of Massachusetts,
gave out an interview in washing
ton, in which he was quoted as nm
alterably opposed to the United
States joining the league Of nations
or becoming otherwise involved IN
European affairs. Does the demo-
cratic party organization agree with
Senator Walsh, or will 1t oppose his
denomination and reelection next
year on account of his opposition II
any entangling foreign alliances upon
the part of this country?
"In Chairman Hull's own state of
Tennessee, United States Senator
Shields entertains well known views
in opposition to the league of nations.
Senator Shields term expires in 1925.
man oppose the denomination of Sen
ator Shields. and. in event he is re-
nominated. oppose his reelection?
Sugar and the G. o. p.
Chairman Hull of the democratic
committee, taking sugar for his topic
said:
amazed at the cool and complacent
announcement Of President Harding
that they are to be denied relief from
extortionate sugar prices througn
90 per cent tariff reduction. TINS
utterly indefensible course reveals
the extent of the absolute domin alton
of republican national leaders and the
Harding administration by the sugar
tariff benefciaries and price fXers. II
the American public could only know
the amount of republican campaign
contributions made by these sugar
gougers in 1920. in cold-blooded con.
sidsation of the highest sugar tarin
in our history, to be enacted in 1921
and 1922. a food of light would doubt.
less be shed on the recent course or
muddling, wabbling and trifling with
the high sugar price situation by the
present administrator
Every present sugar trade fact
and every economic law offer con-
vincing evidence that so per cent
tariff reduction would result in i'm
mediate substantial reductions OF eX-
listing exorbitant sugar prices, as was
recently effected in Canada, thereby
relieving the people at the rate of
hundreds Of millions Of dollars
year. This sugar tariff robbery is a
sample of republican high tariff
prosperity from the damaging ef-
fects of which republican politicians
now attempt to divert public atten-
ton by loudly boasting that they are
100 per cent Americans
Special privilege, at present en-
throned at Washington. can only be
overthrown and driven out by po-
liticai revolution in 1924, which con-
f1dently predict. In the meantime the
people can only try, by severe de-
privation or by starving, to- drive
high sugar prices and other high
prices down to a decent level. Presi-
dent Harding says, in effect, that they
can expect no help from his admins
tration. He does not even express
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