The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-11
Over the Week End

This weekend has uShered in series OF political
and economic events, national and international,
which will have far-reaching results in the coming
months.
These include: The Smith-Dawes upset of Roose-
welt and Hoover election plans; prospective enact
nent of the economic rehabilitation BILL of wheat
lief to the unemployed, of tariff bill abolshng presi
dental powers flexible rate changes and bill
to abolish lame duck sessions of congress- publication
of the secret Wickersham report the unfair
Mooney trial and renewal of the drive for release Of
the victim from prison. transfer of young Theodore
Roosevelt from Porto Rico to be governor of
the Philippines, concident with independence de-
mands from the islands and from American farm
ganizations Germanys virtual reputation of repara
tons and Frances Interpretation of this attempted
destruction of the Versailles treaty; rumors that
Great Britain and France will repudiate American
debts; Japans apparent decision to continue her
aggression against China in defiance of the American
note, and the British and French decision not to sup
port the United States with similar notes to Japan.
Although many of these weekend events are
without definite connection, some are related. In
general they reflect the drift toward crisis in inter
national affairs and a counter American reaction
toward increasing isolatonist sentiment and concen-
tration on domestic troubles and politics.
Dawes denial that his resignation as a diplomat
opens the QOOr as TO Cnauenge
denomination of Hoover has not convinced the poll
ticians. They discounted his denial in advance In
private conversation virtually all of them say Dawes
is potential candidate against Hoover.
We can not understand why he chose to embarrass
the President by this resignation at this particular
moment Why did he not follow the customary course
of permitting the President to announce the resgna-
ton rather than spring it apparent surprise on
the White House and state department?
If this is not sudden decision to cut loose from
his political commitments to Hoover why did he ac-
cept the appointment as chairman of the American
arms delegation to Geneva just few weeks ago, and
why does he jeopardze the success of the Amer
lean delegation to the Geneva conference by such an
announcement?
Whatever Dawes intentions, the fact remains that
he the chief presidential candidate of certain
New York banking interests four years ago and that
this winter his has been used in efforts to bluff
Hoover into withdrawing, on threat of Withholding
campaign contributions.
1t is also fact that Republican politicians almost
without exception, think that Hoover can not win and
have discussed ways to break the denomination trad
ton.
For our part, We do not know that Dawes would
make better President than Hoover; indeed, we
doubt It, But we would like to broken the vicious
political tradition that denomination must be accorded
President automatically and regardless of his record
That tradition is violation Of representative gov
eminent. The presidential nomination is too big
thing to go to any by default
All the speeches at the Washington Jackson 5av
dinner, opening the Democratic campaign reflected
the swing OF public interest from foreign to domestic
affairs The criticism of the Republican record was