Show WilSON NOT AW AARE HE HO PARTY lEAN lEANI I I I Il l Presidents President's Seclusion Said tto o Explain Why Thy He Asked For i Training 0 Only t- t t to 10 o Get Get Hard Rebuff I By Er y David Laurence C Copyright HI 1920 O. O b by Salt Sail Ln La Lake Herald Washington D D. C C. C Feb 12 Team Teamwork Team Team- work ork I la an essential In party part government govern s ment mont and Pr President Wilson's Wilsons defeat at attim tho tim hands haMs of oC the caucus cancU of oC Democrats who refused to take his ad abc about ut universal military training Is an ex excellent cx- cx example of ot the loose connection connection tion or de defective e line o of oL communication I eX-I and tion Lion between the House House Capitol hill a circumstance that has hason hason hason on more than one occasion threatened to be troublesome but has hos never no come cometo to the surface so clearly as In the vote oto of or to 38 s. s against a. a I. I White Hou House e request The President ent has been secluded so I much that he lie Isn't aware of what Is going on ori Inside his own party parO There I was no real necessity ll lor a. a caucus of Democrats to declare re a against universal military training The Republican l leadership ader of or Representative o Mondell had already alread expressed unalterable O op opposition OP-I OP position to tho the scheme on the ground of oC expense There Thero was moreover no none I ne necessity for a letter from the WhIteHouse White hite WhiteHouse House to the he Democrats Democrat advising them I the caucus was 00 the on the matter malter for once call called d. d and the plan to hold It had been k the President under wa way for a a- the wc ml might ht have discovered on consulting any well Informed m of the Democratic party In the House that the preponderant sentiment nt was a against training universal military service ser or has compulsory feature In It It th that t a any t he heS Action S But Mr dr Ir Wilson without finding out the situation In la the House sent a a- alet letter letter let set ter not merely merch advising that the tho Democrats Democrats Dem Dern- bide their time an and wait wall for tho the thoan San an Francisco convention con to determine what shall bo be th th 1 Issues of oC the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party part In the campaign n. but I at tho the same sarno time an endorsement of the universal military training plan H Had d he ho failed d tc to commit himself and merely merel urged lIre postponement the blow blo that came In th the the- vote of oC to 36 6 would have been merely merel a a. difference of oC opinion as to the thc proper time to make a a. declaration on the subject and not net nota neta a a. distinct objection to the principle of military training approved b by the President ent and Secretary Baker and the thc general staff stat of or the arm army It t Is about time that the executive branch of or the government go discovered that unmerited as the opinion ma may be tho the general staff Is popular on Capitol hill Memories of the brusque treatment received LJ by members of the thc use House and Senate during the war when tho they used to sit cooling their heels heels' outside outside out- out side the offices of C f lieutenants captain captaine colonels and gen generals rals are only ony top fresh In the minds of oC our legislators who ho never nover forget such things anyway But fundamentally tho the Democratic tlc members of ot tho the House who arc are opposed op op- posed to military training training- hall hail from the tha west and south As or tho the latter section members say their constituents are arc absolutely opposed to military military mili mili- tary ta-ry training largely because of a fear tear that to arm the negro youth of or the country three months of oC t tiro tio 1 year ear might make it il difficult to handle said youth tho the other nine months montha 10 Southern members mem mem- hers bers are arc always sensitive about any piece of oC legislation that touches touch s the therace therace therace race question and they are arc having ha too man many war post-war troubles s oi on the race question anyway anway to experiment with universal military training training- In time lime of oC peace Ii Farm I Deterrent As for tor the west the thc objection seems I to be that farm labor Is 15 scarce enough h has I as it is and that thit the dislocation to agriculture ag os eg- eg caused b by the wartime conscription conscription conscription con con- Is too tou recent to permit ciany pf QC an any peace time scheme that Is even en remotely analogous to the selective e draft dran There arc are western members of or 0 course who argue in favor or of oC military training on the ground that It helps heps the the- health of or tIe the nations nation's J youth and gives gl u us a a. preparedness s for fol war which I wo we didn't t have when the war waz- came But the trend seems seems to to tu be beto beto beto to return to th tire same game state of or suspicion suspicion sus sus- about a u large lane military militar establishment establishment now as the ut h d when President Wilson campaigned for Secretary Sec See r tary Garrisons Garrison's continental army and reserve e system stem Members from from- the I west vest sa s-a ay their constituents are not ex exorcised exI ex- I over O the possibility of oC another big war for the next ten ten years earB at least because the thc world worM Is hs In a. a L i. state of or cco- cco and financial exhaustion The question is 11 by no means dis- dis of The Republican party Is In control of or both hoth branches of oC the gov- gov ov- ov L and must soon declare itself The rhe revolt rC of or the Republican leaders of the House against the Senate leaders lead lead- b ers era rs on this issue IK Is due to the same line of oC reasoning which western Demo- Demo havi l' l with th tho th J I I support of or tho the American Legion slon it I Is Isi doubtful whether the thc plan would ouid go o i through h. h as ns Republicans ns and Democrats Democrat to voters aro are opposed car the women tho the scheme that farmers dont don't want It It and that thal organized labor labur is far from rom enthusiastic about the creation of or a that might upon largo large federal force occasion be used for strike dut duty President ent Wilson Is unquestionably disappointed that his party part didn't Collo follow follow fol Col- fol- fol low lo him Some of oC his friends have never no believed belle he hc was especially keen keeti himself himself him him- for universal military mUllan training self though he ito has hns endorsed d the Idea before with wiLls the proviso that It would be bc accompanied LJ by vocational tion His perfunctory attitude d heretofore hero hero- toCoro had not a n little to do with tho the calm wa way In which House o D Democrats Ignored his communication on the sub sUb- Insofar as the Democrats arc aro boIng being boIng bo- bo with having re rebuked rebuked rebuked re- re Ing Ing- taunted toda today their I leader In tho the White House man many of or them say a It was mer merely l a a difference of ot opinion on one questionS question and does docs not Involve olve the tue entire subject subject sub sub- lIb lIb- or of the Wilson Vilson leadership as as they argue will be demon demonstrated whenever cr the occasion for such auch a a. showdown arises But disinterested observers cannot but bo be Impressed with the fact tact I that as It becomes apparent that Woodrow Wilson lIson l I mt nt going to run I Ifor for a a- third term his lea leadership han hangs s sIn in the tine balance Each Democrat In the House is inclined to to shift for Cor himself this presidential year car or at least until untila a candidate is nominated ate at nt San an cisco to lead the Democratic party part anew |