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Thursday, Nov. 28, 1918
The Resignation of Secretary
McAdoo
William G. McAdoo has been
the strong man o f President Wil
son’ s cabinet and it will be with
sincere regret that the news o f
his resignation will be received
by everyone regardless of politi
cal faith.
It is not surprising however,
that the strain has told on his
energy and health, so that he
feels unequal to the new task of
reconstruction.
This was un
avoidable, but the other reason
he gives should have been un
necessary, and would have been,
if a sufficient salary had been
paid him.
“ The laborer is worthy o f his
hire,” and those who occupy
high positions of trust, should be
adequately paid.
It is not fair
that talent o f a high order should
be made to pay for the privilege
of serving the country. For that
is what it amounts to, as the cost
o f living at Washington
i s
such that the salary paid him is
barely enough to pay house rent.
Mr. Bryan when Secretary o f
State, was forced to lecture on
Chatauqua platforms, in order to
make both ends meet.
For this
he was much criticized, but the
criticism should have been on
Congress for not preventing the
condition which made this a
necessity.
The same is true o f our diplo
matic service, no one but a
millionaire can afford to take an
ambassadorship at one of the
chief capitals o f Europe.
Thus
tin* country is deprived of the
services o f able but poor men for
these important posts. No other
wealthy country expects this of
its officials and the sooner it is
remedied the better.
The best wishes o f all will
follow Mr. McAdoo into private
life, that his health may be re
cuperated and his pocket book
likewise.
The Piesident at the Peace
Conference
There is considerable discus-1,
sion over the advisability o f the;
president going to France, to at
tend the peace conference. It is.*
not being carried on in a partisan
manner, as both democrats and
republicans are divided on the
question. Those objecting urge
the following reasons:
First—That
vital domestic
questions would probably arise
pending his absence that would
require his attention.
Second That the president
would outrank the prime minis
ters attending, and that this
might result in embarrassment.
Third—That the unwritten law
o f the Republic forbids him leav
ing American soil while holding
office.
Fourth That he could take as
important part in the conference
by remaining at his desk, and
that the journey would involve
personal risk.
Personally we favor the idea,
and do not think these objections
insuperable. The worst contin
gency that we foresee, is the
presence of Col. Roosevelt at the
same time in Paris as the presi
dent. It will take all the French
finesse to determine the delicate
questions of ettiquette in differ
entiating between honors due to
the president and those to so dis
tinguished an ex-president
as
Col. Roosevelt.
It is to be hoped that out o f con
sideration for his hosts he will
abstain from any embarassing
criticisms while on French soil.
While an adm irerof the dough
ty colonel, we must confess that
he renders himself open to the
accusation which was hurled by
a political opponent against Mr.
Gladstone, of being “ inebriated
with the exuberance o f his own
verbosity. ”
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The Passing of the German
Navy.
Seldom in history has a nation
undergone such a humiliating or
deal, as was experienced by Ger
many, when the main part o f her
fleet was surrendered to the al
lies. Sic T r a n s i t G l o r i a M a r i s
thus passes the glory o f the sea
for her, upon which she had
based so many fond hopes.
Wh‘jn the kaiser came to the
throne, the German navy was
more in name than anything else
its ships could be counted on the
fingers o f the hands.
Nor did
the German people have any as
pirations seaward. But the kai
ser infatuated with the world
dominion idea, soon saw that
this could not be attained unless
Germany was supreme on sea as
well as on land.
So he went to work to educate
his people up to the idea and de-
velope a powerful navy. It toqk
him many years, encountering
much determined opposition, anti
indifference which he finally
overcame, and built up a navy
second only in size to that o f
Great Britain. The expenditure
was enormous, and now the fleet
has passed Into the hands o f the
allies, among whom it will be
distributed.
Great Britain will continue as
in the past, to police the seas, in
which duty she will be joined by
the U. S. Thus will be insured
to the wh'ole world in its true
sense, the freedom o f the seas to
which a powerful German navy
was a constant menace.
Thursday, November 28, 1918
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