| Show I I r Marshall a Second Harding M MUCH UGH new newspaper Paper commentS comment is being indulged in to point out that Thomas Riley Kiley Marshall of Indiana he e president of or the United States is to be the Hording liar Hor- ding of the Democratic national convention breaking a n three cornered deadlock which will resemble the he deadlock in the Republican c convention o oer er Wood Lowden and The rhe supposed triangular deadlock involves G. G McAdoo or whomever will win be th the tho favored candidate of nf President Wilson I It may be Carter Glass or Jr or il it may be be b Ambassador Davis Dais or it may be Woodrow Wilson Vilson n himself In either event e this candidate will be beJ beb J b Lacked backed by the inner circle forces a 10 loyal 31 brigade of treasury customs internal revenue re and md postoffice officials ls and by Daniel C. C Roper former formel commissioner of ot internal revenue rev rey- A A. A Mitchell Palmer attorney general of the United T States backed by the big d delegation leg from Pennsylvania und another pay lY roll on composed of United St States district attorneys department of justice agents and Ind nd beneficiaries of the alien property custodians custodian's distribution dis dis- dis- dis of valuable plums dur during ng the war Palmer Palmer 1 1 Mt 1 lint Ts-kj-lint 1 nn n nil 11 fl 4 lir 4 1 l m o T Tn T T U IU U IJ U LU V lJ cries were taken over O Gov GO James Tames B. B Cox Cox of Ohio supported p principally b b by the Ohio delegation and an alliance of f in influential u Democrats em who lIo are against the administration and hope to break brenk the Wilson domination of the conven- conven lion In the group of Cox arc a large nu num- num bel of United States senators who deserted the President dent on the treaty and will urge the Democratic party to to fOdo do the same thing Behind Co Cox Coc also arc some of or th the wet leaders who believe there is is a 3 fighting chance y yet t for light wines and beer In this triangle of interests other prominent Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- who think the they are sighted far-sighted see Vice President President dent Marshall as the most most- available man to break the deadlock for the following reasons He has the respect of all Democrats whether for or against the administration administration admin admin- who regard him as fundamentally a Democrat Democrat Demo- Demo crat be he has the sympathy s of anti-administration anti senators senators sen sen- who ho feel that he be and the they have suffered humiliation humiliation humiliation from the White House during the long battle oy over r the peace treat treaty he has the admiration of administration administration admin admin- senators who in the face faco of defeat by Republican Re Re- Rel publican IJ Di can senators would be glad to support him as a wise wise- compromise Therefore all those who desire to pi pick k the winner winner and nd md to see the thc deadlock in San Francisco broken by bythe the of ot Democracy arc are being urged to keep their eyes on Thomas Riley JUley Marshall o Bergdolt's Bergdoll's Lawyers truE fact is disclosed in Washington that An Ansell sell and andI I 11 Bailey lawyers awe for Grover Cleveland eland Bergdoll wealthy and stealth stealthy army deserter have lost in expectancies cx- cx 0 about terms under which they agreed to take the the case Tase case included as a retainer i if r they obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed his release from his year five term at Fort Jay for every ery year ear remitted if they fatted failed to get a release and in hi each instance for presenting ar- ar j to the war ar department the clemency board or ort t i i U courts 1 All except the tile OO retainer ine we went t glimmering when h n Be Bergdoll escaped from his army anny guards on May fay J. J Of the rewards for his capture his lawyers have offered 2500 and have also paid for printing and dis dis- dis- dis r circulars bearing learing his photograph and description But Rut the fact fad that they stood sponsor for Bergdoll when hen he asked to go on an expedition to find buried money at the foot of a rainbow will bar any public sympathy for the lawyers whether they win or lose p Meantime perhaps they have learned not to put their fr trust st in n slackers c t t Too Easily Disturbed I SECRETARY of State Colby is reported as being disturbed disturbed dis- dis is- is over provisions of the new merchant marine n act t t It It provides that the President within ninety d days ys shall serve notice on other nations that the United States has exercised its right to abrogate provisions of treaties Which prohibit the imposition of discriminating d duties t tes es upon pon imports carried in American vessels 1 This provision was undoubtedly in the put bill as a 1 hs' hs of aiding iu in building up a permanent t American merchant marine It marks a a return to a 1 policy polie- abando aban- aban do ed by by- bythe the Unit United d States more than a century ago S Secretary ry Colby thinks that many very serious l J lems nis' nis arc are involved in the matter and that it may be he to abrogate abrogate- of necessary some the treaties in their cn cn- itis 1 It t is true that the policy of the government t as maintained main main- tamed for the past century h his has s been to promote reciprocal l. l arrangements with other nations and it IL was probably ably not the intention of Congress to alter that general policy but only to make an exception in ii cases where imports are carried by owned American vessels It IL Itt t t ld to be the seem duty of the secretary of state to J. J carry out put the provisions of the law and l let t the objections Lions 8 if any ny come from those countries whose treaties 6 or or portions of whose treat treaties cs aro are to be amended Congress in all probability pr knew what it was doing and passed the provision pro as a necessary expedient to to foster and nd encourage the American merchant marine marinc ieh nee needs s every advantage that can be legally and t properly e accorded it When the n nations involved prot pro- pro tt t the law lawand and ask for the making of new nc treaties will be time en enough ugh for the secretary of state to be dis- dis One benefit of the prohibition and suffrage amendments amend amend- ments coming BO so close together is that a n man cant can't be driven r yc to drink when h he t thinks inks of pf his w wife e voting o ing I T V Strange StranDe how bow the price of oi raisins IS is raisin f Water P Power Saves Fuel I IT IT is probable the enactment of tho the water power bill 1 which is now v a n. federal law v will greatly stimulate the electrification of railroads and if such should bethe be bo bothe bethe the case it may prove a l prime factor in saving fuel and in relieving ing freight congestion Experts assert that where electrification has been substituted for steam in the operation of df r railroads fully 60 50 per cent increase in available capacity of existing tracks and other facilities has been demonstrated It is estimated that something like tons of coal were consumed by the railroads in the tho year 1917 and from such electrical operations of railroads as have already been had bad in this country it is believed ed that at least two thirds of this coal could be bo saved by the substitution of electric electrio locomotives fo for steam lo lo- lo On this basis there would be a saving of over o tons of coal ebal a year This estimate is based on the assumption that the power for the electric locomotives is generated in and transmitted from central powerhouses using coal as fuel It is obvious that if water power were used the whole tons of coal eoal could be saved aved Two notable examples of suc successful railroad electrification electrification are found in those carried out by the Chicago Milwaukee l St. St Paul Pani railroad and the Norfolk Western Western West West- em ern railroad In the case of the former miles of heavy tea mountain railroad have bave been electrified the power power pow pow- er er being obtained from mountain waterfalls thus sav sac saving saving ing or releasing for other purposes hundreds of thousands thousands thou thou- sands of tons of coal every year car In the tho case of the latter railroad power is supplied from large laie central steam-power steam stations located at the mine heads in West Vest Virginia It is further stated that of the potential water horsep horsepower in the country goYer government ment records indicate that th-at over O 70 per cent are located in the mountain mountain moun moun- tai tain an and Pacific coast states that states that is to say in the conditions the would would-be public land states Under past developer de of water power on on the government lands could not obtain a title which could be bc used as a basis of credit and the result has been a virtual stagnation of the water power industry The water Yater power enactment will Win release these wat water r powers for development by private capital and ancI at the same ame time protect the peoples peoples' interests and all irrigation irrigation irrigation tion rights When are contemplated the many other uses besides electrification of railroads to which water power maybe maybe may maybe be put throughout the hc country with the consequent nt percentages of saving in coal and oil and when it is is' is contemplated that the water is not consumed but only diverted from its natural channel to create the tho power and then turned back to gO go on its way rejoicing ing the true beneficence of the water power law may be the thc better The Soviet Loot R DEPORTS from London arc to the thc effect that Gregor Gregory Greg Greg- or ory I Krassin n who is there endeavoring to n negotiate trade and economic agreements between soviet Russia and the British government has among other tentative i inducements offered to grant to British subjects concessions concessions concessions con con- cessions of a most extraordinary character for the tho exploitation exploitation ex ex- of Russian private property properly confiscated by bythe bythe bythe the soviet regime In other words the bait that Krassin is dangling at London is that British subjects will be privileged to togo togo togo go into Russia and take private properties such as industrial i plants mills mines and other properties which belong to Russian owners but which have been or will be confiscated ted by the soviet so government without without with with- out color o of l legality It is the effort of the burglar to dispose of his bis boot booty The soviet government wants to make Great Britain a receiver of stolen goods so as to sha share e responsibility I for the thefts It is seeking a partner in crime Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- l haps the soviet regime has a guilty guilt conscience and believes be be- ieves l that by offering the British something something- for nothing nothing noth noth- i ing ng it can in induce uce them to become There is no indication that the British government will vill even e consider any such offer That if it has really been made it will be ho rejected with scorn is a fore Lore foregone foregone gone conclusion But the suggestion is characteristic of the new regime in Russia and only another evidence c of its inherent moral should be kicked out of or England I |
