The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-08
IracY
Real Test Of Coolidge
Discipline
/ Liberty
A Pretty Fuss
BY M. E. Tracy

| 1t is not to be explained on any
other ground than that Of absolute
uncompromising dissatisfaction with
the way things have been run at
Washington.
Is this premonitory of a midwest
ern revolt of the Republican party
such as Roosevelt led fourteen years
ago? If so, are the Democrats due
for another national victory such
as Taft's failure made possible. Ger
| tainly there Is little chance of recon
Citation and cooperation between
men of the Brookhart type and the
old guard.
If proof OF this were wanting, it
can be found in the nonchalant
manner in which the old guard
voted to seat Democrat in prefer
ence to Brookhart.
Here is a rift not so easy to patch
up, sore spot that is bound to
| grow
We are dealing with impulses
rather than demands. Specific meas
ures of farm relief can be hurried
through to stem the tide Of discon-
tent, but that won't count because
it is mere detail.
The West is beginning to sense
not only it's strength, but the lack
of consideration with which its
strength has been treated. 1t re-
sents political and financial dictation,
but especially the latter.
Behind all of it's seeming radical:
ism there is a constructive purpose
"a purpose to mobilize more Of this
Nations wealth and credit in sup
port Of essential occupations.
Brookhart's is but one of the
many voices that are making them
selves heard -
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"The evil that men do lives after
them" wrote Shakespeare, while
the good is oft inferred with their
bones"
Bennett J. Doty Of Memphis,
Tenn, who is the only American be.
longing to the French Foreign
Legion and who is booked to face
firing squad within forty-eight
hours, has good cause to ponder this
grim bit of philosophy.
He fought for France on the
Western Front, though under the
Stars and Stripes, in Morocco and
in Syria.
But all that counts for moth
ing since he deserted and led
miniature mutiny.
His head may have been turned
by the awful experiences he has
been through in these three wars
for France, but that too, counts for
nothing.
Only the stark spectres of military
discipline remains to counsel and
console him, because Of the one
fatal error.
Not two weeks ago he was cited
for bravery in battle. but that will
not avail.
In arms, everything yields to
efficiency.
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Don't step on the gas when you
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don't speed the boat when you head
for land.
DIR. j. A. Labelle, a Montreal sur
geon, summoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Beauchamp to hurry to the aid Of
their son in Lowell. Mass, was
treated to a dose of machine gun
fire as he sped over the line.
Dry agents mistook him for a
rum runner, as they claim. His
car was riddled with bullets and Mrs.
Beauchamp, who was riding with
him, received shot in the arm.
The day before this happened, two
Harvard launches, going around
from Cambridge. Mass, to New
London, Conn, were stopped by a
coast guard boat with a shot across
their bows.
They, also had been mistaken for
rum runners.
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Ink wells, glasses of water and
flying fists-what have such missiles
Of childish temper to do with a con-
gressional hearing, especially If the
object is to find out whether a pub
lie official has been delinquent and
ccolheadedness is supposed to safe
guard the requirements of justice.
Yet they are what struck this
country full in the face from
thousand front pages yesterday aft
ernoon, spelling, public confidence,
even as spilled ink spoiled the carpet
of a committee room.
After several weeks of argument
and testimony the committee was
still at the task of trying to deter
mine whether Commissioner Fen
ought to be impeached when the
packed room was thrown into con-
fusion by an unexpected three-hand-
ed scrimmags.
Congressman Rankin OF Missis.
sippi threw an ink well, Mr.. Hogan,
Jennings lawyer, threw a glass of
water. and fleming himself es-
sayed to play the part of a pugilist.
The cause of the disturbance is
revealed in all it's bitterness by the
fact that nobody thought it worth
recording except, of course, the Of
fetal stenographers, who couldn't
help themselves.
1t will be no more than right for
the participants to pay for cleaning
or replacing the carpet and docu-
ments that were injured.
UNKINDEST CIT OF ALI,