San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
COOLIDGE HAS .
\ SOUNDED HIS
|. OWN KEYNOTE
Chooses to Fight 1t Out on
Foreign Policy Bat
tleground.
SURPRISES DEMOCRATS
Will Not Have Much to
Say About Domes-
tic Affairs.
SURPRISES DEMOCRATS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Copyright. 1924, by lconsol. Press Assn
New York, April 2e.-President
Coolidge has decided to become hi,
pwn "keynoter." He will not make
the opening address at the Cleveland
convention, but whoever may be chos.
En- for this honor will pitch his notes
Utmost wholly upon Mr.. Coolidge's own
speech in this city this week.
The President has outlined fully
he strategy of his own campaign.
The disclosures and investigation al
washington are to be swept aside
with a word. They. are to be treated
rs the natural aftermath of the war
he sequel to long season of vast ex.
penditures, profiteering and a desire
10 get rich quickly.
The wonder, according to President
Coolidge is not there should have been
'sordidness," and guilty partici.
pants" but that there should have
peen so little of both. The President
lays It is sufficient to say further
hat he will administer punishment
|vherever there is competent evi.
ence" of guilt.
Surprised the Democrats.
By devoting his New York speech
lmost wholly to foreign affairs, Mr..
coolidge gave an entirely new twist to
he approaching campaign.
The Democrats had been thinking
II along that they would have to drag
be foreign policy of President Cool.
dge in by the ears il it ever was to
set in at all. President Coolidge
las surprised them by throwing il
b, hook. line and sinker.
1t evidently is to be the administra.
ion plan to turn the campaign away
rom domestic issues asfar as possible,
forget about the Teapot Domes. the
Falls and the Daughertys, and to
well upon the accomplishments of the
United States during the last three
ears in foreign affairs, all the time
Icing careful, of course, TO stress the
act that the League of Nations is as
cad as Tutankhamen without 4 the
bought of any one opening its tomb
Significance Is Plain.
President Coolidge would put the
houghts of the people on the accom-
Plishments of the arms conference
alled by President Harding on the
accomplishments of the Dawes com.
hission sent abroad by Secretary
Hughes and Mr.. Coolidge in an entire.
unofficial but hopeful capacity and
% the proposal of Mr.. Coolidge TO
Pill another arms conference to limit
rmies and airplanes and submarines,
The significance of the Presidents
peech in these directions was exceed
lgly plain, but the politicians have
zen slow to grasp it. The positions
the two old parties in 1920 are to
exactly reversed. Four years ago
be Democrats were talking foreign
plicy. The Republicans said to was
m, for Americans to devote them
lives TO domestic affairs. This year
be Democrats promise to have much
say on. the administration of do
este affairs, while the Republicans
e going to be internationally mind.
|" so far as President Coolidge can
axe them so. u,
Any attempt by the Democrats to
ject the League Of Nations issue.
pwever. will be met by the Republic
ms with the declaration that the
jnited States is doing more for the.
orld as a non-member of the league
an 1t could possiblf do as member
it. So -.
Notable Week PoIiticalIx
In any event, the President has Civ
the Democrats fair warning of the
ittlefield where he chooses to fight
r election.
The week politically has been no.