Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-26
A Weekly Panorama of Events in the
National Capital
(By Peter Keegan(

zen now after life time of service IN
the American Army and with hardly
enough income to live decently for the
rest of his days. Movements are on
foot to honor of the commander Of
the American world war forces,
either with a special military COM
mission or with some high civilian
appointment that will permit him to
be at liberty and at the same time
continue to render some service to the
nations armed forces in an advisory
capacity.
Republicans generally claim to be
gay and carefree since the Maine cleo
tion resulted in such a so-called
sweeping victory for the COP CUB
ernatorail candidate. The Democrats
declare that the Maine vote indicted
nothing, the Republicans say it means
victory in November, and the Pro
gressives maintain it was just a
straight out Ku KluX Klan fight with
out any other issues being involved.
The Maine election, followed by
the primaries in Massachusetts and
Michigan, has only made the situation
more complex. In Maine the Repub-
lican candidate had the support Of
the Republican national organization
and it helped him to win. In Michi-
gan, Senator Couzens, seeking re-
nomination, did not have the support
of the Republican national organiza-
ton, but it did not keep him from
winning In Massachusetts, a con-
siderable row was stirred up because
Butler, the Republican National
Chairman, openly endorsed Speaker
Gillett of the House for the Repub
lican Senatorial nomination. Gillett
won, but some of the Massachusetts,
Republicans are sore, and the Demo
Gratis and La Follettes are making the
most of it.
The biggest bonfire that this part
of the country has ever seen will be
set off in the Potomac River near
EdgeWater, Va, in few days. Up
in smoke will go more than 200 wood
en- ships which the government built
during the war at a cost of quarter
of billion dollars. The ships have
been sold to a salvage company for
$260,000, the company's plan being
to burn them up and sell the metal
fittings for junk. The Shipping Board
has tried to sell the ships to Ameri
can marine interests, but no one
wanted them.
Secretary of Labor Davis is win
ming a reputation as the "best dress
ed man in the Cabinet" even eXcell-
ing Secretary Of State Hughes, ac-
cording to those who saw him at Boil
ing Field when the Army World
Fliers arrived in Washington. Acting
Secretary 70 the Navy Roosevelt was
ing a pair of dirty white pants" while
President Coolidge's most remarkable
item of wearing apparel was an an
cient pair Of rubbers with red soles.
The League of Nations has thrown
a monkey wrench into the Coolidge
Hughes plan for another Washington
disarmament conference. The Labor
Prime Minister of Great Britain and
the Socialist Premier of France have
served notice that the next arms con-
ference must be held in Europe and
the United States can stay out or
come in as We please. 1t is an en-
barrassing situation just now with
the campaign in full swing in the
country, as President Coolidge prom
ised a conference in the Republican
platform and has hoped to call it be-
fore the election. A compromise may
be reached by having a Washington
conference to discuss naval armament
and a Paris or a London conference
to reduce land armies, which is re-
garded as essentially a European
problem.