The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-10
RFVENCE CAUSE
FOR SENATOR'S s
POLITICAL TALK
7. Toilette May Wish
To Injure e Coolidge
Chances; J ap a n e s e
Question is Anti

w,shington-Senator La Follcrte's
,,,e,t pronunciamento is everywhere
.r,rded as confirming the long en-
..-,,;ned belief that the Wisconsin
=. ourooses 10 run for president on
:. ;udependent ticket. Already petit
,;ons are being circulated asking that
.,.c,ors for La Toilette be placed on
.ss ballots. Just what La Follette's
ounose is none can surmise. he
t,ows he cannot be elected. He knows
,h,, this candidacy car have only one
a, two effects. either to draw from
Coolidge just enough votes to cause
,bs election OF the Democratic can
d;da,e or to throw the election into
n. House because no candidate has
majority in the electoral college.
And there is every prospect that the
litter effect OF the IaFollette candi-
d,ov would result in chaos. Apparent
IL the House will be too evenly div
;ded TO elect President, in which
case The election would go to the
Senate. which would be compelled to
elect as President one OF the vice
presidential candidates. la Toilette
has never forgiven Theodore Roose-
vel. for running in 1912, after La Fol
lcite's spectacular breakdown at Phil
sdelphia. This fact leads many to be-
Eeye that his motive is purely de-
sire for revenge, determination that
the Republican party. because it will
not give him the nomination, that his
apparent purpose is occasioning SER
ious anxiety among the leaders OF
both parties
Tha; congress has deliberately made
the United States pull the beard of
Japan and has thus cour.ed war is
the conviction OF most high rank
ing officers of the army and navy,
who add that this country is wholly
unprcpared for war with Japan at
this time and that nothing could have
been more unwise and unpatriotic
than to take action regarded as an
insult by every Japanese. when the
same end. the exclusion OF the Jap
anese, could easily have been accom-
plished by diplomatic and unoffensive |
means. Almost as il to confirm the !
view that it has atcly created
cause for war the house has just ap
propriated Sl50,000.OO0 to be expend-
ed on the navy and in part, at least |
to bring the existing uect up to date.
Its entirely possible the serate may
not act on this bill before adjourn
nent but il il does not it will only
mean a delay until next winter.
Whether congress adjourns early
'r late the summer will be marked
'y two Investigations of prohibition
'niorcement, one conducted by SEN
tor Couzens OF Michigan with, pre-
umably Francis J. Henry. noblcst
matchmaker of them all, as its special
ounsel' the other run by Rep. Cable
i Ohio and his committee OIL Al
oholic Liquor Traffic, which has just
eld It's first meeting in five years.
IS everyone knows there have been
rave defects in prohibition enforce
lent but there is a wide difference OF
pinion as TO where the responsibility
es. In one Internal Revenue Bureau
iere are broad limitations that Con-
'essnen are largely to blame be-
ause OF the character of the men
'ey have not only enthusiastically
,uorsed but, have practically insist
shoald be appointed prohibition
gents.