The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-13

comes the outstanding figure a, the
OF the group that will night Coolidge
on the America first issue" That
Hiram Johnson is head OF the group
in the Senate with which he affiliates
is doubtless true. bu; that he will
"hght Coolidge" or that the Coolidge
bandwagon is wrecked" are assump-
tions your correspondent would pre-
fer not to make until Senator Johnson
has spoken for himself
Those who assume that Senator
Johnson will oppose the Hughes-COol-
idge plan base their assumption on
Senator Johnson's ringing utterance
when he returned from Europe. Il
dedicate my life to keeping the United
States out OF ENVIRONMENTS OF Europe.
Admittedly there would be no sense in
expecting Mr.. Johnson to recede one
inch from that position. But whether
or not he will regard such participa-
ton as is contemplated IN the pro
posed conference as necessarily IN
volving the United States in the en-
broilments OF Europe" is a question
which it is rather presumptuous Tor
newspaper correspondents. without
some word from the Senator himself,
10 answer. Certain il is that the
Hughes Coolidge policy has greatly
increased the demand for Mr.. John
sons candidacy: but those who know
the Senator are perfectly confident
that his judgment of this important
international question will be III no
way influenced by political considera-
tions and they are patiently awaiting
the verdict OF his trained judgment.
From unimpeachable authorities
your correspondent learns that all the
trouble in the Philippines is purely a
legacy from the Wilson adminsira-
ton. President wilson appointed an
entirely unfit man Governor General
of the Philippines and did so against
the judgment OF his own Secretary OF
War. Indy NJ. Garrison, did so Tor
purely political reasons, in order to
get Francis Burton Harrison out OF
the way OF Oscar Underwood. DEM
ocratic members OF the House wanted
Underwood to become chairman oi
the Ways and Means committee and
author OF the Democratic tariff bill.
Harrison. at best weakling. permitted
steady undermoining OF the powers
M the Governor General. while his
marty in Washington unwarrantaoiy
encouraged the Filipinos' hope OF IN
denendence. General Wood is dong
nothing more than reestablish the pro-
per powers of the Governor General
Rut then. there is no real trouble IN
the Philippines. All the smoke and
bother is the product OF the poiiticai
ambitions OF Manuel Quezon and
few other Philippine aspirants Tor OF
flee. 1t will all blow over, unless the
Democrats should regain control oil
the national administration.
The investigation OF the Veterans
Bureau continues to reveal sadly oe-
oior,ble conditions. terrible waste oil
money to put the most charitable con-
s,ruc,;on on the revelations, and abun-
an re.sons TO fear there has been real
dishonesty. Much OF the responsible
itv appears to rest on members OF con
,r.ss who seem to have been easily
oersuaded to "use their influence OH
hebaIf on constituents without making
,be slightest effort to ascertain whe'n-
er such constituents we're deserving
or grossly otherwise.
Uncle Joe Cannon is said to De 'ne
..,ho- Of the adage that, rIhose
whom the gods would destroy they
frs, make mad-and those whom 'hey
vould make mad, they first inspire
,,;tb an ambition to be president. II
i probably ON the ground that those
,.ho arc "mad" should not be held
70 strict accountability that secre-
,arv Mellon deals so gently and po-
,;,elv with the Governor OF Pennsyi-
vania. Be that as it may all true
friends OF prohibition enforcement are
distressed by the effort to prostitute
!, to the promotion OF the personal
ambitions by an espiring politician.