The Washington times., 1924-06-06
NJ ADOO FAVORS
PLENTY Of
ACTION
Will Call Special Session tc
Dispose Of Problems,
IT Elected
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dozen of Scots at a breakfast,
washes his hands, and says to his
wife 'Fie upon this quiet life!
want work."
McAdoo wants action and he al
ways wants 1t now. On his visits
to Washington since he ceased to
be Secretary of the Treasury he
has always seemed like a drive
wheel revolving at an awful excess
speed through not being linked up
to Asfything to pun.
He wants to be President because
he is ambitious. Yes. But he also
wants to be President because he IL
unhappy to see all these Scots-all
these wicked problems-that need
killing, and he not there to kill
them. He wants exercise.
Interested in Railroads.
His great pre-occupation 10 I'm
doubtedly with the railroad problem.
If he were President, the railroad
problem. so-called. would become the
central national problem at once.
McAdoo believes in a more unified
operation Of railroads. He might
tend toward favoring regional con-
solidation Of railroads. He inclines.
terminal facilities.
He postpones all consideration of
the idea of Government ownership
of railroads. He believes that Gov.
eminent regulation, without any
Government ownership, can be made
to produce great new improvements
in railroad service. He would pro.
duce those improvements through
further enforced cooperation be.
tween railroads.
His railroad policy might perhaps
be summed UP in the statement:
More cooperation between railroads
under more regulation, Of a more
positive sort, from the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Favors Union Recognition.
Incidentally he would want to see
large recognition given to the rail-
road unions. His great service to
them while he was railroad admin.
istrator during the war was not
In the matter Of wages but in the
matter Of recognition.
He gave them the wages which
were dictated by a governmental
commission headed and managed
not by him, but by Secretary Of the
Interior Lane. 1t was Lane. not
McAdoo, that made those wages.
McAdoo's true great service, wise
or unwise, to tie railfoad trade
unions was that he issued rules de.
tending and ensuring the alleged
right of the railroad employees TO
organize themselves into national
unions.
He still defends and promotes
that sort of policy.
In the matter Of relief for farm.
ers he shows little enthusiasm for
the present proposals for establish
ing large Governmental corporations
Tor buying and selling farm prod.
ucts. His remedies for the agricul.
tural situation, in so far as he re.
veals them on the stump or in con-
versat1on, are much more conven.
tional. They are three in number.
Low Tariff Favored.
First, he would enact q low-duty
tariff bill, in order, as he says, ito
enable the farmers and the people
generally to buy their necessities at
reasonable price"
Second, he would enforce q reduc.
ton of freight rates, in order, as
he says, Ito enable the farmers to
get a higher price for their pro.
QuC0."
Third. he would embark upon a
more positive foreign policy, in
order, as he says, ito reopen
foreign markets to our farmers"
It will thus be seen that Nc.
Adoo's railroad policy bitches into
his farm policy and that his farm
policy bitches into his international
policy. He has thought it all out
consistently. Right or wrong, use.
full and helpful or menacing and
destructive, 1t is all of a piece.
In international affairs McAdoo
no longer StresseS-and sometimes
does not even mention-the League
OF Nations. He further. in inter.
national affairs, has made a most
startling promise.
He has promised that II as Presi.
dent he brings forward any new de.
vice for international cooperation,
he will submit 1t to a referendum
Of the whole people.
Such are the outstanding points
Of what McAdoo calls progress.
II the people do not want 1t, their
only absolutely sure way Of eScap-
ing it is to refuse to elect Nc.
Adoo.
will Keep Promises.
If he is elected, he will give 1t
to them. There is no doubt on that
point. McAdoo's policies cause de-
bate. There is no debate possible
on the proposition Of McAdoo's tai
ent for audacity and his talent for
personal political organization would
put his policies into almost instant
action If he were President.
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