Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-07

masterpiece, and by some persons as
unanswerable.
The fact that Daugherty requested
the President to appoint outside coun
sci will not save his face. The open
expression is freely heard that if
Daugherty tacitly acknowledges that
the public confidence in him is SO
shaken that it would regard his pro
secution Of the oil cases with suspi-
cion then there is nothing left for him
to do but to submit his resignation in
answer to the public will.
The Situation Over
at the Navy Office
Much the same situation prevails
in relation to DENLY. Senator Walsh
openly demands that the Secretary OF
the Navy resign, and the Secretary
of the Navy as defiantly declares he
will do nothing of the kind. He stands
for the part he played in the leasing
of the government oil lands and says
he would do the same thing again if
the same situation presented.
AS for the suggested resignation OF
'other officers and officials" which
includes of course the assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, Theodore Roose-
welt, no development may be expect
- HoI Dn0cnuaIt ic ulod ~ cinU IN
the still small voice, to be regarded
more or less as an automaton in the
negotiations and merely an official
messenger to the President outside
of the conference rooms, and the
more Roosevelt is kept in the back
ground the better will be pleased
those party leaders who have an in
terest in the State of New York
1t is of course an open secret that
Theodore Roosevelt's ambition is to
follow in the footsteps of his disting
uished father. He has got as far as
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Up
to the bursting of the oil scandal his
eye was on the Governorship of the
State of New York. For the rest
well, armed with a spectacular record
and a name that has electricity in
every letter it is only step to the
White House.
Unfortunately for Roosevelt how
ever. the disclosures of brother Ar
chic have put the Roosevelt guberna-
torial boom rather in the background
Jokes, Yes! But
Promises of More Exposures
Meantime the jokesmiths are find
ing a regular humor factory in the
situation. 1t is not uncommon to be
solicited for contribution for the
building of hospital in Florida for
sick government officials. All pre-
sent facilities are overcrowded. Again
we hear close study has shown that
the game of Nah Jongg never can be
come permanently popular in this
country because you can't cheat in it
Also much amusement is found in
pointing out that the world is not
such a bad place after all when men
are so kindly that they hand out $100-
900 and even go to the length of send
ing it out in satchel to an old friend
So life in Washington is just one
shock and just one joke after another
but with the underlying conviction in
the minds of the man on the street
that the entire government as stated
on tn floor of the Senate is honey
combed with corruption. Report has
it that before the Teapot Dome scan
dial .wanes every department of the
government will be under inyestiga-
ton
The Navy Department has long
been regarded with suspicion, espec-
tally in connection with the letting of
contracts and the suppressing of any
thing that did not square with the
great guns of the business world. The
battleship advocates who are said to