Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
The Political Mill
Dy C. Could Lincoln.

| WeLS Ia tLlc MAKING IOE Tile udtiOuhl
campaign next year have been 1olted to
a temporary halt. In the twinkling OF
an eye the whole situation has been
changed, or is in a state Of fiux. And
this Is all due to the bold stroke OF
President Hoover. who has taken the
bear by the tail. If, backed by the rest
OF the world, he can hang on, the cam
paign in this country Is likely to be q
very different thing than it was expect
ed to be. The Presidents proposal to
suspend International debt payments for
year already has brought new hope
to the nations which have been wal
lowing in the slough Of depression for
months. Furthermore, 1t has been an
indication that America is going to play
an increasingly important part In the
revival Of economic stability in the
world. II the plan put forward by the
| President proves a succesS-at present
it Is only in the making and has not
/ yet been tried-there Is likely to be q
very different lineup In American poll
| tics next year. 1t may be said, however,
| that the So-called isolationists have
| many Of them, given their assent to the
Hoover plan so far, although it is against
| their past views. Senator William E.
| Borah of Idaho. chairman of the SEN
! ate Foreign Relations Committee, In APP
proving of the debt-moratorium plan,
| seems to have abandoned, temporarily
| at least, his old stand. And so has
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana,
Republican leader of the Senate. always
| reckoned one of the 'irreconcilables" of
that body. ready to fight anything that
seemed to place the United States in CO.
operation with Europe.
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Senator Hiram johnson Of California,
hnUouor Of
has not abated his opposition either to
| anything verging on the international
or to anything eminating from the Hoo
yer brain. Grudgingly he admits that
perhaps the moratorium may do some
good, but he does not take kindly to
| the thought and sarcastically suggests
that 1t would have been much better If
the Hoover administration had given
its attention to the unemployed in this
country rather than to preventing a
collapse In Germany. The Hoover sup
porterS reply that If by saving Ger
many 1t is possible for the United
States to set the machinery Of world
business in motion again, and thereby
increase the markets for American
goods and revive confidence, no better
| course could be taken to aid the Amer
lean workers now out of jobs.
Into American politics, after a decade
In which natlonaliSm has been empha-
sized, there enters now a new element
1t will be called internationalism In
some quarters, particularly by those op-
posed But international cooperation
| more nearly describeS It so far. Amer
lea has, through the President, offered
to do a generous thing. It has offered
in effect to forego the collection during
the coming year of $250,00O, 900 from
the foreign debtor nations. This Is, by
far, larger sum than any other ma
ton would receive when their payments
to the United States Government and
to Britain have been deducted. The
net sacrifice next in extent falls upon
France: But as it happens France to-
day Is better able to make the sacrifice
than other European nations.
The isolationist policy seemed to give
the United States a great wave Of pros
perity. At any rate, the country was
tremendously prosperous until there
seemed no limit. However, this coun-
try was basing a good deal Of its pros
perity on its commerce with foreign
nations, and when the time came that
foreign nations were unable to buy the
picture changed. If America is to rely
upon foreign trade to bring prosperity,
1t Is quite obvious that it Is a matter of
supreme importance to this country that
other nations also be prosperous. On
the other hand. If America Is to draw
in its horns and rely upon the Amer
lean market alone as the measure OF
prosperity, then the situation Is differ
ent. The "nationaliSts," or isolation
lists, may be forced into the defense of
such a course. II there is to come a
split politically over these lines. it is
likely to make strange bed fellows.
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The Democrats in Illinois, having
had a successful 1880 and 1881, are
looking forward anxiously to more gains
in 1882. Two years ago they elected
United States Senator, James Hamil-
ton Lewis, and more recently they elect
ed the mayor of Chicago, TONY" Ger
mack. They are aspiring now to the
governorship next year. If reports are
true, Michael L. Igoe, who has become
an outstanding party leader in Chicago,
Is likely to be a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor next
year. It's a long time since the DEM
ocrats had Governor in Illinois. Igoe
has been a leader of the Democratic
minority in the State Legislature. He
has mixed up in national politics and
comes closer to being the heir of the party
leadership In the State, since the death
OF George Brennan, than any other
man. He took prominent part in the
conduct OF the campaign in 1928 which
resulted in the election Of Senator
Lewis
On the Republican side of the guber-
material race next year in Illinois are
several candidates. announced or other
wise. Gov. Emmerson has not made
ont Iyyf he DC
pected to make a bid for denomination
and reelection. However, William H.
Malone, former chairman of the State
Tax Commission, has thrown his hat in
the ring, and the attorney general, Carl
strom, Is said to be a receptive candi-
date for the Republican nomination.
Malone is a resident Of Chicago, which
does not appeal so strongly to the
downstate Republican vote, although he
may be formidable candidate before
the race is all over.
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Texas Democrats are looking the field
over carefully before they come to a
definite and open conclusion whcm to
support for the presidential nomination
next year. Texas was one Of the four
States of the solid South" which went
into the Republican column in 1928 and
voted for President Hoover. There is
still a bitter row between the Hoover
Gratis" in Texas and the faction which
remained loyal and went through for
AL Smith. The HoovercratS may be III
a position to make trouble again when
it comes to picking delegation to
attend the Democratic National Con-
vention. They are first of all dry
politically. The regular Democrats,
therefore, are considering whether they
should seek an uninstructed delegation
or tie their allegiance to Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt or one of the other out
standing figures in the preconvention
race. In the end they may decide it
is better to support some candidate