Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27

campaigns next fall were congratulate
ing themselves that no troublesome
issues confronted them which might
be embarrassing to- explain to the
home folks.
AS the session went on, howeve',
new issues arose almost daily, chief
of which was the World Court.
Even the employment of the clo-
ture rule for it's passage in the
Senate did not down the ghost. The
"irreconcilables'' do not intend to
let the people forget that issue, as
those facing campaigns had believed
and hoped the people would when
the cloture rule was invoked TO
cloud in secrecy the momentous
agreement to which the American
people were being committed.
The cloture rule was a political
strategy. Common sense and honest
dealing are never afraid of the light
of day and of being discussed in the
open.
Then the Mitchell courtmartial
case assumed proportions which the
politicians had hoped it would not
Colonel Mitchell himself is fear
less He is a natural born fighter
He is all that Theodore Roosevelt,
Sr., had hoped young Theodore
might develop into. Colonel Mitchell
is spectacular in his methods. He
knows what he is talking about-and
he isn't afraid to say what he
thinks So, when he was court
martiaIed, frankly punished and sus-
pended from the army because he
told the people truths about the peo-
pies business which the military
bureaucrats earnestly desired the
people should not be allowed to
know, he became an issue.
Mitchell had one of the brainiest
men in Congress as his legal ad-
wiser in the person of Frank r. Reid
of Illinois. Reid knows the truth
about military and naval aeronauli
cal affairs-and, like Mitchell, he is
unafraid.
The result was, not the gaggine
of Mitchell, as the General Stafe
first hoped to accomplish, nor the
discrediting of MitcheIrs efforts fer
reform in our air service, as they
hoped to accomplish, but the raising
of Mitchell and the whole army-navy
system of concealment of vital facts
from the people, as a great national
issue.
Friends of Colonel Mitchell-and
he has many of them in Congress-
have presented measures for his re-
instatement as a major general in
Vindication of his efforts to clean out
dangerous condition in our ma
tional defense system. Those friends
are numerous enough to force a
record vote on that issue-and they
will Undoubtedly do so. That will
be extremely embarrassing for the
administration.
Senator Copeland, by his insistent
forcing of a resolution through the
Senate asking the President to ir.
+ervene and try to secure the set.
tlement of the great coal strike
which was running business ahd
causing incalculable hardship and
suffering to thousands, raised an
issue which will not down. The old
campaign slogan of Keep Cool with
Coolidge" had a far different mean
ing during the severe winter while
people shivered and suffered anG
paid exhorbitant prices for coal
from that during the balmy days
when Mr.. Coolidge was a candidate
for election. And it hurt, there il
no question about that
Taxes, the gag rule imposed OF
practically every department in Yash
ington, the aluminium scandal tn.
Teapot Dome mess and the trusts
are among issues which have arisel
to plague those members of the Con
&oANOo WhO A4uSI SO U0IOI0 Iu0 D0ODI
for reelection next fall.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin face
bitter fight. The LaFollette force
are after him for leading the figh
for the World Court And it is nov
apparent that the La Follett
strength did not die with Senate
Bob Sr., as the machine politician
OF Washington had hoped and e2
pected it would. Even those who d
not agree with young Bob realiz
that he has much of his father!
strength and that he knows th
game. They realize, also, that youn
Senator La Toilette has wise aC
Visers and is sticking close by then
The prosecution of Senator Whee
er of Montana turned out to be sue