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G. 0. P. OLD GUARD
First Two Phases of His Cam
paign 'Failures, He Emulates
Roosovoltof 1912
ORGANIZATION IS STIRRED
ny CLINTON W. OIMIK11T
mir CwreMNwdent .f tne Kwnlnr 1'ubllc
Washington, Morel, 0. The Wood
AUnev for (he Republican nomina
lly or the presidency 1ms ataln clian.
.J PrJetlcs. It has en(ere(r upon the
Jm1 Vlneo. In the first staEe It was
ondlr the fSiWmciit of John OTnj,
.1 old Knrl member, n candidacy
iu uuiiht the coodw 111 of the inn-
chine, m SpM fn,1C,K ,T0,'n
Kin was dismissed
Tiii (.econd stac bejran. Aood b can
didney beenme then nn appeal to tho
Sinnle but not iieressurily unfriendly
TO machine. The pencral would
Ihow. the machiuo that ho had much
more popular Mipport than his rivals
nd trust to the machine to 'nnko him
the Itenublicfln candldutc on that dem
onstration. That plan was unsuccessful, or, at
ny rate, it has been nbandoned for a
much more aggressive program. The
third stage has been reached and Gen
eral Wood has become the nntl-ma-thine
candidate. His campaign is no
lonccr friendly to tho organization. His
tlan is no longer to prove his strength
lo the organization and leave It ron-
(Monti)' to the organization to do the
tct His purpose is to force tbo or
canlzatlou to nominate. It Is express,
rd ia the announcement of Colonel Wil
liam Cooner Proctor, his manager, thnt
Ocnrral Wood is going to make a fight
upon the "standpatters" everywhere.
Recalls Roosevelt's Revolt
This announcement bns fluttered tho
Republican Democrats as no announce
ment ecr bus since the news of 1912
that the tcveu little governors had nsk
ed Colonel Itooscvelt to b,o n candidate
against President Taft and lead a fight
upon the standpatters of the Republican
machine. There Is at least as much
bitterness todav in Republican circles
over (Jeneral Wrod's latest change of
tactics as there was over Colonel Roose
velt's entrance Into tho rncc In 1012.
The 1012 trouble went on and on
until the party split at the convention,
but in the beginning men perceived only
that Colonel Roosevelt was making the
kind of fight that Iind never been made
before. The organisation thought at
first It was u losing fight on his part
and did not grow thoroughly angry till
it aaw itself in danger. Now It knows
the possibilities of anti-machine fights,
resents tbc injection of the standpatter
Issue into the present cumpaign mid
is thoroughly angry at General Wood.
How the issue will develop no one caa
foretell, though no one expects to sec
It go to the lengths of 1012.
When any one tries to guess to whnt
lcniths the fight will go, it would be
veil for him to keep In mind just what
kind of a fighter General Wood Is, for
there is little reason to doubt that tho
general is conducting his own cam
paign. 'In the first stage the earn
paign ti ns in the hands of John T. King.
In the beroud it passed into the bands
oi r-enmor mioses unit certain ito
jrcsslvcs who were more used to ap
pealing to the people than Mr. King
Tfis. Now General Wood is running hi?
on campaign.
Doesn't Fear Politicians
The enmity of the politicians seems
,to the general only a trilling ndditlon
ttoa long score. By this It Is pot meant
that the general has made enemies for
the sake of making enemies, but merely
that be has never been dctcricd from
a course he felt to be right or wise
or expedient by Its cohsccptu'ccs meas
ured in enmities. He n the purest
fighting tjpe that hns ever entered poli
tics. Jloosevell was a lighter, who was
at the same time a politician who was
mindful, except In 1012, that when the
battle was over there must remain no
-bard feelings. Wood belongs. to a pro
fession which buries those who nro left
n the field after the battle Is done.
It Is the sense of bow hard n lighter
ood is and how rcgurdlcss of
enmities he is, rather than fear of bia
Micce-'S that has moved tho machine to
bitterness against lilm. The machino
is filled with auger at a fight conducted
In the Wood manner, "on tho stand
patters," all along tho line. The coun
try may or not waut u niilitnry Presi
dent, but the machine does not waut
milltunt cundidatc.
What has Wood gained by his chunge
of tactics? In the Hrfct place, he has
tost nothing. The King plan had failed.
Tj y its BUCC,,sr. what may be
callid tho progresshc plan of campaign,
failing. The machine rejected Mr.
ii li ,leurinK "lie brunch. Then
it blocked tho way to n friendly demon
onstration of popula'r strength by
eosing all the big president-making
Mates like Pennsylvania, New York,
II tools and Ohio to the general. To
iu. the general hud to overcome ma
chine opposition. He has to light or
face defeat.
n,P.e.o11?!2 parallel is instructhc. Is
iL .? ,!,n?n "l0 Htamlpattcrs all
along the line" ns vital an issuo in
J?- a l s in 101U? In 1012 thero
Sni B rN'STsohc mowment in tltc
7 ii.anwpilrty whieh was dlsbatis
SithrJaft,nml M ady.
tl? ,f ..Co.lotU!l "oosevclt'H uses. Lit
mni ,tl,,Ht Progressive movement re-
ho L Ti y 'P, !".'- tl,e country took
nouWno JI01 ticiuu m"ch ,noru
ri0ly than it does today.
UndMihf'r M?r,K "Down "! tho
Sro?inp.! boum,s 'i1'0 a WB-
Cth. er .Mnch trtn!nly depends
JPOn thcgcnor.il who. for the moment
hlrt iL i'a? Kal,v,aniz,,,'l campaigu
oMlh V V'1 ty i,,t,0, PPr
MnlUnuiii'h 1r!lP, Ih talent for
""WjjIIUo tlie saving of him.
McADOO STANDS PAT
AB"ln Forbids Use of Name In Prea
Idential Primary
'N hit lltlm, ne:V'i00 UKIX " ,n,llle l''l"
b mi,1"" ,Vnlt IiIh name tn
bll Is shen ,1,U'Hl(ic,,tlu,i mMenllul
"H P rut,,1'0 K,on,t " telegniin. today
fatlc bt'al. . ,K' S1"11"""" 'f Hie Demo
iue lug, , "'nmlttro of California, re-
fo'l iVlmn.J U'l,t out ot t,,e CaU-
fc'SrMntUV,mui'Pl,Pr".'Ml ONttncnt
that I," f a."1". '"" W " U,;moerl,t
"flit", lo 1,1 ' "."' K,0l"ug "f unin.
tcnllin ,IcUbiUm ,0 the national ton-
"New Kaiseriam"
Stirs in Germany
Continued From Tnto One
weakling like Prince Max of HadenP
President Kbcft and his chancellor
Bauer aro mere flgurcheuds nud pup
pets In the hands of men like Nosko
nnd Landsbcrg, who douinato their
party absolutely,
Kalscrtsm tbo Dominant Nolo
"But knlscrlsm Is unfortunately not
only rife In the Reichstag ; It is equally
dominant todny nmong the German
people. Tho general cry In Berlin Is:
'Oh, If .weonly had a kaiser again I'
The Junkers, tbo farmers and the great
body of oOicfnls are, of course, as they
always were, stanch monarchists.
Thero Is nothing surprising In that.
But tho professional nnd business
classes, who for a time showed some
comprehension at least of the revolu
tion and sympathy for the new German
republic, have llkcwlso relapsed Into
monnrchlsm and nro once more sighing
for tho 'good old days' under the Ho
hcnzollerns. "The truth Is that tho majority So
cialists, by -their administrative incom
petence and corruption, have discredited
democracy In Germany In the ejes of
Its bourgeois supporters. And, In the
nmc way, they have discredited social
Ism In the eyes of the proletariat. For
the bitter truth must be confessed thnt
even among tho German workmen
knlscrlsm Is today once more deeply
rooted, more deeply probably than when
the kaiser was there to rule over them.
"The utter failure of the majority
Socialist ministers to rcnlize socialistic
legislation and to raise the political and
economic level of tbo working classes
has shaken their faith in socialism, and
many disillusioned workers, who cannot
help comparing tho misery nnd distress
which Is their portion under n so-culled
Socialist government, bended bv n sn-
culled Socialist president, with the
comparative plenty anil happiness of
former times, naturally conclude thnt
It Is better to have a kaiser after all.
"We Spifrtaclsts know to our cost
how widely spread this feeling Is
nmong the German workmen. It Is
safe to predict that If n plebiscite were
organized today In Germany, nn over
whelming mnjorlty of tho German
people would vote In favor of the res
t Jlion of kaiscrlsm."
Spartaclsm a Tragic Foiluro
These uro tho words -of a Spartacist,
and a Spartacist would be the last per
son In tho world to make such n con
fession if It were not true, for It im
plies that his party forms an Impotent
minority thnt can never hope to govern
Germany except by terrorism. The
story of Spartaclsm Is one of tbc grent
disappointments of the German revolu
tion. The course of this revolution wns
from tho first fatally warped by the ab
sence of n party with genuine demo
cratic ideals capable of establishing a
icnublic on western lines. Tho Sparta
cists might bnvo been this party, for
they were the real authors of the revo
lution n,nd the only Germans whoso
hatred of kaiscrlsm was fanntlcnllv
sincere and not merely opportunistic
camouflage.
But Llebknccht and his followers al
lied themselves with the Russian Bol
sheviks nnd espoused Lenluc's creed,
nud by preachlug world -terrorism hope
lessly outlawed themselves in Germany
and forfeited tho sympathies they orlg
Innlly enjoyed in the allied .countries
because of their courageous attitude
during the war.
Many of the leaders of the Spuitucist
movement nro sincere nnd amlublc
idealists who really represent the best
type of Merman ns Karl Llebknccht
himself undoubtedly did and whoui one
would be naturally inclined to prefer
to the unprincipled opportunists now
ruling Germany, but they arc hopelessly
entangled in Lcnlue's corrupt and sin
istcr Intrigues, and their ndveut to
power in Germany would consequently
involve n very real mennce of an alliance
with Bolshevik Russlu against western
civilization. Their violent, doctrinury
policy hns immensely furthered tho re
vival of kalserism by furnishing the
Prussian militarists with plausible pre
texts for instituting u reactionary rejgn
of terror, and by frightening the Allies
into supnortlng the present German
Government In spite of its evident
duplicity and militaristic character.
Opposo Extradition of Kaiser
So powerful has tho spirit of kui
scrism grown in Gcrmnuy lately that
even German revolutionists whose
hatred of the Ilohenzollerns Is above
husplciou seek to dlssundu the Allies
from insisting on the extradition of the
kaiser and his military accomplices,
because they believe such action will
Ereclpltato monarchist restoration and
o the death-warrant of the Germun re
public, Mich us It is.
Edward Bernstein Is n revolutionary
veterun who has spent his life in com
bating kaiscrlsm. Ho has nothing iu
common with socialistic agents of the
Iloheuzollerns like Scheldemunn nnd
Noske. And yet in reply to my re
quest for an interview, ho sent me the
following sigucd statement for publlcn
tionn the IjVesino Public Ludofu:
"The Kntentc's action in demanding
the extradition of the cx-kniser fiom
Holland and the delivery of the Gcrmuu
Doiig Fairbanks Breaks Finger
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war criminals hns dangerously stimu
lated monarchist activity In Germany,
it in regarded by a large Hcctlon of
tho German nconlo an an nrbltrary and
spiteful uct, nnd It will, If persisted In,
no much to effneo tho rontempt many
Uermans entertain for the fallen mon
arch on account of hts desertion of the
army nnd ignominious flight. It will
probably provoke n monarchist coup nnd
lend to the overthrow of the present
government. .
"Personally, I hold William guilty of
Having been 'In the position to prevent
tuo outbreak' of tho war and of not
liavins used bis power to nvcrt tho
world-conflagration. I am further con
vinced that he Is guilty of hnvlng de
clared war without having been driven
jo It by n rrnlly Itnmlnent danger to
Germany. Mitigating circumstances
may exist, but they cannot to nny great
degree lessen his responsibility.
Allies Made Kaiser a Mnrtr
"Nrvnrllinlnau T fnn,. If .t...l,1 l.
disastrous mlstako to attempt to bring
the ox-kaiser to trial. For some
months after the outbrcnk of the revo
lution thero existed In Gcrmnny no
movement of any consequence for the'
restoration of monnrchlsm. and at thnt
time the disgraced war lord'B trial would
havo been possible. But tho Allies have
waited too long. The monarchist move
ment, promoted by tho natural taction
of the German people against the mad
attempts of the Rpartneists to exploit
uiu ii-tuiimon 10 institute n proletarian
clictatorshln, has becomo so strorng now
that its lrlllmntl iiuma ounriul If Wtl-
hclm is metamorphosed from a disered-
uu couaru into a persecuted martyr."
When so Incorruptible a revolutionist
as Edward Bernstein wnrnlngly calls
"hands off the kaiser," the revival of
kaiscrlsm must indeed bo far ndvnneed.
As ii matter of fact, I bellevo that It
l nlmo,st inevitable In nny case, and
that It Is therefore of little consequence
whether tho Allies heed bis warning or
not.
The Paris council should never have
formulntcd its demands for the extradi
tion of the knlscr and tho German war
criminals if It was not prepared to com
pel their acceptance. As tho demands
have been made, they should bo en
forced regardless of German protests
and maneuvers, othcrwlso they will add
but another victory to the scries of sue
cesses which Berlin displomacy has
lately scored against tho allied states
men. By remaining firm, particularly
ns regards tho trial of the German war
criminals by allied courts-martial, the
victors of the wnr will at any rate nt
least forco "new" Germany to discard
her mask, if sho is wearing one, and
to reveal herself in her true colors. This
knowledge Is well worth tho risk of
precipitating a monarchist coup which
probably cannot be long deferred any
way. Bolshevism a Monarchist Specter
As for the danger of bolshcvlsm In
Germany n specter which is still in
varlably called up by the Berlin rulers
iu order to obtniu concessions from the
Allies I think tho melancholy confes
sions of mv Spartacist visitor nnd Hcrr
Bernstein's declarations go a long way
to tirovc that its only importance ns a
political factor today resides in the in
voluntary but valuablo assistance it
renders the Prussian monarchists.
Besides, the German statesmen still
havo faithful agents among the Bol
shevik (.ommissaricH whose business It
is to protect Germany against the In
roads of bolshcvlsm.
City May Get Drydock
to Hvld Large Craft
Continued From Tate On
should possess no adequate facilities for
the docking nnd repair of vessels beyond
a. privately owned grnvlng dock which
is not available for vessels of the larger
modern type. v. ,,
Tho argument has been advanced thnt
one such dock Is ample for the demands
of the porf. If this is true, then it is
because ship owners and ship masters
understand that New York and other
ports will accommodate them because
Philadelphia cannot.
If this port Is to be placed on a com
petitive basis with other maritime eon
tcrsV tliis country, It Js Imperative thnt
this subject receive immediate attention.
Wo must hnc;dr.;dock8, vuit, modern
and capable of accommodating the
largest vessels that come up the Dela
ware. It Is one of tho insistent de
mands thnt will be made upon Mayor
Moore's ndmlnlstrntlou. Lack of dry.
dock ndvantnges has been one of tho
greatdst handicaps to the' port, and tho
situation has become more acute as the
fleets approaching our doors increase in
number nnd In tiro size of thn vessels.
Shortly nftcr our entrance Into tbo
world wnr this matter of drydocks
claimed tho attention of tho maritime
and other commercial bodies of the city.
The early construction by the United
States shipping board of n scries of mn
rlno railways rtnd drydocks was uiged.
War's Effect Unforeseen
The war as it was to effect this coun
ry had not been visualized. In the petl-tlon-of
these bodies to the shipping board
four drydocks were specified ".'150 or
more feet in length." It is now evident
that drydocks under -150 feet minimum
will only partly serve the present ocean
trade.
Tho demand Is for one or more of nt
least 700 feet In Icngtlr. Philadelphia
hns been driving shipping from lmr doors
through failure to provide drjdocl: ac
commodation. This it what one of the
rentcst authorities on this subject iu the
country says :
"Charterers of vessels In tropical
ports, nd particularly in tho Java dis
tricts, testify how difficult It fcomctimes
Is in normal times to get owners to con
sent to their craft coming to Philadel
phia except at Increase rates of freight.
They nro Invariably required, upon the
dlscliargo of their cargoes, to suffer do
Iays in securing drjdoek facilities, or
nro forced to go to other ports to be
docked, scraped and painted,"
Alone tho water front tho curious
seeker after information need not go
lar aueiu ior instances or damaged
vessels having to be convoyed to other
ports to be drydocked and repaired.
The irony of the situation applicable
to Philadelphia is thnt tho greatest
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shlpbulldinir center in tho world is
utterly lacking in drydocks,
In a recent discussion on tho sub
ject It wns claimed that Philadelphia
had drydocks ndcijuato to its immediate
needs. The contention is by no means
sustained. Modern ships engaged In
tho transatlantic or South American
trades must go elsewhere.
It is only necessary to recall how
maritime centers of Muropo nro pro
vided in this way. New York has
eighty-six murine railways and graving
docks, tho largest of which can litt u
ship of 703 feet between perpendiculars.
Uoston has thirteen, Including n
government-owned dock 750 feet in
length, while tho largest primln dock
is 405 feet iu length. Norfolk has
ten, tho lnrgest 550 feet, and Newport
News three, with the largest 800 feet.
The subject of drj docks approaches
the ridiculous when wo discover further
that Spczln, Italy, has eight drydocks
with n maximum of 702 fcot. Hull,
England, has eighteen drydocks, where
ships up to 800 fret in length can bo
docked nnd repaired, while Itclfast Jias
live, with a maximum for ships of 80.
(r If tho propbscd new drydock is built
'hlladelpliln will have taken another
great step forward.
I suffragist Delegate Withdraw
New Yorlt. March 0. SIrsj ,C
JiilUKlll, VI iicw j-tirn, jnnb 1115111.-
noii need she had withdrnwn ns at'
dldate for delvzata to the Derr.o
nntlounl convention nt Knn FrnMl
on the ground that shn only entpref
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nnd that she understood "on good
thorlty thnt Miss Marbury will
I voted for ut tho primaries."
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