Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 140, Hammond, Lake County, 22 November 1918 — Page 6

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THE TIMES. Friday, November 22, 1018. C'batlanooKn Tlmn It would be breaking a liighly regarded precedent without warrant lor the president to go abroad, when he can, by the use of cable and wireless communication freely at hand, impress his opinions upon the proceedings. It Is essential that he be at home, where he can keep hi hand on the pulse of hia own people and translate their wishes into active Influence upon the conference. Besides, it would be unwise to subject him personally to the dangers that will lurk in the sea lanes for pume time from floating mines or to the ordinary hazard of transatlantic travel at such a critical time an this. Mrmphl I'onuiTerelal-.Vppenl The president should not be at the peace conference. A long range view will Kive a better perspective than cloi contact with the other commlsioners. Furthermore, the president should not be out of the country now. Domestic questions loom large, and some are threatening. A crisis in our affairs might come at any moment which only Mr. Wilson could adjust , Newspapers Who Oppose President's European Junket less and cable communication is his physical presence necessary. president cannot remain away from the Uintd States for the length of time, nor would it be proper dignity for this nation to send its president to a conference made up of official subordinates of other nations. other ountry. We believe President Wilson and the United States as a whole have nothing to gain and everything to lose from hid actual presence In person c.t tha conference. Indianapolis wa Wfth Mr. Wilson at Versailles, the United States would be the only nation represented by Its head. That fact would . f 1t?eif almost Impose on the conference the Seattle roM-IntrllKrnrrr-r-It It Is to be a separate peace, let the German plenipotentiaries come to this country and hear what we have to say. If we are going to make a Joint peace, practical participation in the conference by the president is a physical Impossibility. The precedent that no president has left the confines of the United States, or at least absented himself from the flag, is no good reasBurlington (VI.) Free Prrsa If the peace conference Is to be held in some European city, then so much the more should the president maintain the. true irew Tor World The place of the latlon is belns enacted in president of tho United States during i h m m. i The president will find his congress. Influence Itlrhmond Tlmm-Itlkputeb For the president personally to attend the peace conference would not receive the approval of the country at large. To the president It would Involve con dignity of his position by appearing j necessity of choosing- him as president. Is in this country and at the seat of the povornment of whose vast affairs he is charped with the direct administration. There Is no express constitutional requirement preventing the president In the peace conference much ntronger if he directs the activities of our representatives there from the White House. The peace conference should he held in Brussels, the capital city at the peace table by proxy. If the peace table should develop bitter controversies, as is not Improbable, In view of the vast and conflicting interests Involved, It would not be necessary for the president of the United Ihis is, to be sure, only a question of taste, but in such matters as this, where international feelings are concerned, taste is no unimportant factor. It would look very much as though we were forcing on the con siderable personal risk, aa well as en- on why President Wilson should not dangering the country in the possible attend the peace conference, but, with loss of his services during the critl- the meetings and adjournments that cal period of peacemaking and recon-' will keep the conference In session structlon: nor In these rty of wire- for months. It is obvious that the from leaving the country during hlsjof tho iand violated and torn asunder term of office. Hut there is a tradition I kv O-rmarv's rei fl.iv states to be involacd especially in an- ference a president of our own cr.oos-

or this 'una union goes bark to the te-grlr.nir-frs of the republic. Its validity has Veen recognised. The president can perform no service to the I'nited States or to the world in personal attend nee at the peace conference in Europe which ha can not aa well tierform from his official post In Washington. Kw York Globe His rank would toe different from that of Clemenceau. LIod George or Orlando. To equalize matters, it is possible insistence would arise In Europe for the attendance of I'oincp.tre, of Oeorgo of Oreat Britain, and Victor Emmanuel, of Italy. Then eiily issues of precedence miirht arise. Moreover, the president is only part or our troaty-tnakinjr power. His partner, the senate, might demand representation. Furthermore, if the plan Is for the president to participate only A part of the time, the influence of the American delegation after his departure Vould be lessened. If there are wfangUr.gs, as there may be. the president should not take part in them. A schoolmaster attitude at the peace conference would not bi helpful. On the whole, tho weight of the argument is rather egainst the president's going.

Kew Tort; Mail There will be plenty of work, for the president to do on the spot at Washington at about tha time the conference is called. The rroblems which he will he called to solve will be the gravest in many respects that this nation ever has confronted. The president, we venture to predict, will prefer to be on the spot to take up those problems in person. In the second place, the president, from his desk at the white house, could take as Important' as immediate, and as personal a part in the peace conference as if he were seated at the green table. We do not think the president will decide to go to the peace conference in person. Bosrtoa Herald The unwritten law f the republic which forbiJa the President to go outside of its territory while holding office is essentially wise and desirable. With the present-day methods of communication be can remain in absolutely close touch with the peace conference without being in actual presence. .We, therefore, feel that it is time for a certain national modesty. With our President at the reace conference the world would naturally believe that we expected to assume a leadership in the reconstruction of the world, and that, we think, we have no right to ask for oruselves or for the chosen head of our republic j Kew Karen Journal-Courier The suggestion that this country, presumably Washington, should be selected as the

place of assembly can be dismissed as not feasible. There would be a sense of permanency atttached to Mr. Wilson's absence which could not escape causing nervousness and possibly apprehension at home. As never before, the President is needed at hia desk. Questions of grave importance are soon to be raised for his consideration and for the consideration of the congress. trtlc . Prasa There is nothing the President could do there which could not be as well done by carefully selected representatives. Xo President of the t'niled States should subject himself to the risk or consent to absent himself so lon from the duties he was elected to discharge. His gojng would be without pr cedent or parallel, and the personal glory he would get out of it is not sufficient compensation. A man big enough to be President should be big enough to put every personal consideration, behind him in the interests of the service- and of the responsibilities which rest upon him.

KUTMies Sentinel It is hoped. Pr-iie.rit Wilson will disDose promptly;

of the romantic surmise in some quar- j

ters as to his intentions to go abroad to attend the peace conference in pereon. Mr. Wilson was elected and sworn in to perform the prescribed duties of the President. Performing diplomatic offices in Europe is not one of them. There is nothing in the national constitution that expressly forbids him to go abroad on that errand, but there is nothing in it which empowers him to undertake any such Quasi diplomatic function, and the office of President is one of bttictiy defined and delimited power. .'Baltimore American Neither the attendance of Mr. Wilson upon the conference nor his presidency of the. body appear to be feasible or practically desirable. The 'man to whom the linger of logic, points as the one who should direct the deliberations is Premier Lloyd George. There would remain for Mr. Wilson tho post of presiding at the council at which will be framed the conditions for the permanent peace of the world. The man, of all others fitted for the post of president of this tribunal, or parliament, would be Mr. Wilson, Who, by then, would probably have ceased to 'je President of the United StaUs. This council should be held at Washington.

Hartford Courant Unless the sovereigns of Oreat Britain. Belgium and Italy, und the President of France attend ruso, the presence of President Wilson at the peace, conference would be embarrassing, in a way impertinent. Albany Knickerbocker Fresa If the President is guided by good sense. he will not go to Versailles. He would be out of plac-3 there, and he would expos.? himself to criticism. The evident desire of the President's adulators to make, this war his personal property has been disturbing. Minneapolis Tribune There are precedents for a president in office leaving the soil of his country and setting foot on foreign soil, but not president ever went to Europe during his tenure. It miht be a grave and dangerous thing for President Wilson to" make a precedent now. considering all the circumstances, ore of them being "the "gentleman from Indiana." Providence Journal There are two insurmountable obstacles: First, by outranking the representatives of all other governments. It- might appear that he was forcing himself into the chairmanship: ercond, he would be away from the United States at a time when most vital and important legls-

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bays: E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, in his list of war time essentials mentions food first and transportation second. The motor truck is a big factor in the transportation of this country. First Three Months Show Over 100 Increase Production of motor trucks for the first three months of the present year represents an increase of more than 100 per cent over that for the same period for 1917, according to the report of the Commercial Vehicle Committee, National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Our Mam Defense Military roads will soon be a fact; motor trucks will be our main defense. S. A. E. Journal. Haul Products to Markets The rural motor express conserves labor on the farm, by relieving farmers of the task of hauling their products to market. Automobile Topics. Pays Farmers Good Dividends Farmers can make motor trucks pay them good dividends by rural express service to haul farm products from the farms of their neighbors as well as to their own nearby cities. It has been demonstrated that the farmers who have established such lines, not .only have increased their own profits but are rendering an inestimable service to the nation. Motor Age. Motor Trucks for Army Transports To appreciate the position the motor transport occupies in the war, it must be realized that to supply our army with motor trucks alone will require double the number of ships we had in 1914. S. A. E. Journal

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Surface Has Not Been Scratched The surface of the possibilities of the motor truck has only as yet been scratched. H. L. Horning, War Industries Board. Freight Delivered Thanks to Motor Trucks Freight delivery today, thanks to motor trucks and trailers, one motor pulling a dozen loaded wagons, is a simple engineering- problem, like the railroad problem. It is not a question of horses and grooms, leather harness, dirty stables, but a question of having light, quick moving hauling machines at the railroad terminals to distribute freight as fast as it comes in. Chicago American. Highways Transport Committee Encourage Use of Motor Trucks Through the Highways Transport Committee the Council of National Defense has approved "the widest possible use of the motor truck as a transportation agency," and furthermore "requests the State Council of Defense and other state authorities take all necessary steps to facilitate such means of transportation, removing any regulations that tend to restrict and discourage such use." Our Army in France Requires $400,000,000 Worth of Motor Trucks and Parts In the year 1918 there must be delivered about 100,000 motor trucks for our army in France. These, with repair parts, will have a value close to $400,000,000. To appreciate what this means, one has only to realize that the aggregate output of motor trucks for the whole country in the year 1917 was not over $270,000,000. S. A. E. Journal.

NOTE: S. A. E. refers to Society of Automotive Engineers.

Demand Will Be Greater After War The demand for automotive products (motor trucks, passenger cars, tractors, aeroplanes, etc.) after the war will be many times the present demand. Christian Girl, President, Standard Parts Co., Cleveland. Rural Motor Truck Express Lines More food is made available by rural motor truck express lines, which can readily tap surrounding farm communities having insufficient shipping facilities. Automobile Topics. Government Should Take All Trucks Every available well made motor truck now built and ready should be taken by the government and put to delivering freight Chicago American. Provides Regular Marketing Facilities The rural motor express stimulates production, inasmuch as the farmer invariably, increases the variety and quantity of his products, with regular marketing facilities thus provided. Automobile Topics. 100,000 to 300,000 Motor Trucks for Parcels Post H. L. Horning of the War Industries Board in discussing the parcels post delivery system of this country states that that system has a possible use for from 100,000 to 300,000 motor trucks. Industry Forced to Motorize One condition which is forcing the adoption cf motor trucks all over the country is the shortage and high price of horses. Industry has been forced to motorize in self-defense. Chicago Tribune.

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