The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-12
W iide
World
BY Herbert Kaufman

nROF4TING from Wilson'S
difficulties with Senatorial
prerogative, the President
seeks to freeze the Capitol out
of reparations matters-big
stick tactics!
Justifying his decision through
Germany's heavy local obliga-
tons and eight billion dollars
of outstanding allied notes,
your general manager provokes
party rage and braves popular
wrath by scrapping the Hughes
Harding position that indemni.-
ties are in nowise related to
entente borrowings
our previous contention that
any American participation in
q survey of Reich resources
must have no strings tied to it
and astounds even his inti-
mates by suddenly approving
Poincare's proposal for a re-
stricted inquiry. All aboard
for trouble!
LenrOot Substitutes Carrots
for Turnips.
A MOTH Err Administration
"A plan for exposing us to
European infection is Lenroot's
World Court resolution, re-
putedly launched in the State
Department, and transferred,
for strategy's sake to Con-
gressional registry.
The same old rose despite q
new name and plainly recog-
nizable from its thorns.
The only difference between
this scheme and repudiated
predecessors lies in the election
of judges by Hague diplomats
instead of League delegates,
and a shifting of authority,
originally invested in the sec
retary-general, to the registrar
of the court. Tweedle-dum,
tweedle-deei
One is reminded of a certain
vaudeville artist, who, sensing
the audiences were tired of his
moth-eaten skit, revised the an
cient act to the extent of throw
ing turnips at the orchestra.
He formerly threw carrots.
The Proper caper for
Uncle Sam.
CTANLEY CARLSON of st.
- Paul, inventor Of wolf
hunting suit, made of a cow
hide covered with long sharp
spikes, should sell the model
to Uncle Sam, who'll need it
when he gets among the snarl-
ing, treacherous packs waiting
for him overseas.
Secretary DENLY, by no means
convinced we shan't some day
face enemy attacks, pleads for
naval strength to the peak Of
treaty capacity.
Officially, we appear at peace
with all mankind. On the sur
face, none Of the powers is iTl-
dulging in hostile gestures at
the United States, but IS
much can't be said for the poten-
tial relations between great in
dustrial groups here and abroad.
Fingers Of an Iron Hand.
ERANCE invites Russia, Ger
Il many, Italy and Poland
to boone fingers in monster
iron hand to crush American
and British steel interests.
The neat little deal, that has
Just placed Russia's ore beds
under Gallo control, forecasts
o death-fight for markets.
The money which neither
Washington nor London can
collect from Paris is busy pro-
noting and financing a ruth
less trade struggle with both
creditors.
Senator Borah discloses that
Poincare hasn't deigned to COM
municate with the debt-funding
commission since Jean Par
mentier sailed home, assured
that we expect settlement in
full.
Borah will introduce a resolu-
ton mentioning the enormous
sums a professedly straitened
people are promiscuously loan
ing neighbors and expanding
on the enlargement of military
establishments.
All in all, it's advisable to
let DENLY have his way. You
never can tell.
In the ShodoLD of Defeat.
DEPEND upon it, La Toilette
~ shan't get the Interstate
Commerce Committee chair
manship. Cummins' election
remains undecided but not in
doubt. Present transportation
conditions are too delicate for
radical treatment, and the rail-
roads have sufficient hold on
the Democrats to thwart Pom
padour Bob's pet ambition.
Traffic ills require more con-
sentative surgery than his
drastic inclinations. Our friend
from Wisconsin advocates oper-
alton that might be theoretically
successful, but may prove prac-
tically fatal to more or less
enervated systems.
Political prophets won't risk
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