Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 36, 10 February 1923 — Page 11

PAGE ELEVEN FORD HAS NO CHANGE FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION, AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FEAR HE WOULD WRECK PARTY MACHINE NEW REPUBLICS CLASH OVER SEAPORT NO PRAISE TOO HIGH FOR INHERENT GIFTS AND TECHNIQUE AS DISPLAYED BY KREISLER; CAPACITY HOUSE ENTHRALLED BY VIOLINIST 4 " rue s

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 1923.

WITHIN the field of Demo-1 cratic presidential possibilities probably the most conBpicuous present fact is the vitality of the sentiment for Henry Ford, especially in the farming 6tates of the West and Middle West, as well as In some Southern states. Much of the talk about Ford mentions the strength he has in both parties. But it is within the Democratic party only that Ford is an actual pos

sibility. He can not possibly get the Republican nomination. As things stand today, the Republican nomination is certain to go to Harding. If at some time in the future Harding should decide that he does not want the nomination for himself, a number of possibilities would then arise; but no one gf them would include Ford. Harding, if he should care to abdicate, would still be able to name the candidate. If he should refrain from this also, the field would be occupied by a number of men; but even if, by some possibility now remote, the Republican situation should become a free-for-all race, Henry Ford would not cut an important figure in it. It is only as a Democratic possibility that Ford has substantial standing.

But if Ford is not actually a Re

publican possibility this does not mean

that he will stand wholly aside from the Republican primaries. The judg

ment of the politicians is that Ford

will enter or be entered in' the Republican primaries and will -build up as much following as he can among the Republicans. The theory is that such a following, with their loyalty crystalized bv diversity and opposi

tion, would follow Ford into any other

course he might later take and would vote for him in the ultimate election

between the Democratic and Republi

can candidates. The politicians be lieve that Ford would have some

though noc man? delegates in the Re

publican convention, and that later, in the Democratic; convention, he will be

one of the leading figures. Several of

the politicians believe that if Ford

should get the Democratic nomination

he would turn out to be the strongest candidate the Democrats could have that he would get a considerable body of Republican votes in certain pivotal

states and might readily be elected.

. The same politicians who believe

tnis believe also, however, that the

greater probability is that Ford will not quite reach the nomination. The Democratic organization, the party leaders, national and local, with comparatively few exceptions, will be opposed to him strongly and will contest the Ford movement with every resource at their command. And because in the Democratic convention it takes two-thirds of the whole body of delegates to nominate, it follows that a resourceful and able group of leaders who are determined in opposition to

any one man can usually achieve the power of veto. The Democratic leaders generally want none of Ford. They

think they can win the next election with any reasonably strong candidate,

and they propose to have some regular

party man. Even if they were con

vinced as some of -them are that

Ford would get more votes in the gen

eral election than any other Demo

cratic candidate; even if they were

convinced that Ford would be the only

candidate with whom they could be certain of success even so, most of

the Democratic leaders would be

against Ford. They fear Indeed, they

are quite sure that if Ford were

president he would go his own gait, do extraordinary things, ignore the traditional policies of the party and

most certainly ignore and flout the

leaders and the organization. (One

politician remarked bitterly the other

day that if Ford were president he would have the most extraordinary cabinet that ever was; that he would

not choose his cabinet on the basis of

their party affiliations, nor even on the

basis of their prominence, but would

be more likely to name a cabinet com

posed of his own business subordi

nates.) For these reasons it can be taken completely for granted that the great Bulk of the Democratic organization and leadership will do all in

their power to prevent the prize from

going to Ford.

"What Ford's precise personal atti

tude about it all is, no one not even

his intimites knows with certainty.

Men who have been associated closely

with Ford in the past and who have as much understanding as any one has

ever been able to acquire abot Mr. Ford's rather unusual moods and purposes say quite definitely that Ford wants to he president. If you ask the -question, "Is Ford a candidate?" of men who have fieen in the best position to know the way his mind works

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Three nations are vitally Interested in ftie disposition of Memel, Baltic seaport. Inhabited principally by Germans, and formerly under German rule, situated in tf Lithuanian district, but coveted

by Poland, the city government is being administered -y the French. The three first named nations desire control cf th Eea--ort, particularly Lithuania, which has but twenty miles of

seacoast and but one port. Should ' the city come under Polish rule the Poles would dominat-- Lithuania commercially. The port is one of- the most important on V. j continent.

the answer you get is an emphatic "Yes." At the same time it is not easy to pojnt out any one thing that Ford personally is doing ' with the specific purpose of achieving the presidency. The principal thing he does is to show an interest in public affairs. Ford has a compelling purpose to get certain big things done In a big way. Some one the other day, talking with Ford about a project for changing certain things in the United States, suggested the use of money, and later quoted Ford as replying, "I won't give a dollar for propaganda, but I'll give millions to spread the facts." Various sententious things that Ford has said to men who talk to him show clearly the big things he thinks could be done to make American civilization better better in a material way, at least. He

talks of the waste involved in digging coal out of the ground and carrying it long distances. Apparently, he woud burn the coal underground or at the mine mouth and would then transmit the power, or else locate factories at the mines. He talks of making alcohol for power from potatoes and of the waste involved in letting the Hudson river run past New York without utilizing it for power. He talks of ending war by enabling people to mingle with each other through the universal use of automobiles. ' Ford has a curious personality. He is a moody person and his . mental processes have streaks which no one understands, not even his closest intimates. Often, when some problem is troubling his mind, he will, without saying anything to anybody else, sum

mon his chauffeur and go off for long

trips of days at a time, during which he gives solitary meditation to his

problem.-

It is generally said by Ford's associates that his disposition to . go his own way, to make his own decisions

and to follow his own will grows more marked. It is generally recognized

that he has fewer men around him of the sort who would venture to check

himor argue with him than he had in

his earlier days. Most of his early

partners,, who were men of strong personality, have been paid off and are not now with him. Also, aside from Ford's business associates, it was and is inevitable that the interest he shows in public affairs and the discussion of him as a political possibility have caused all sorts of persons to gravitate

Kreisler is incomparable. No praise

is too high for those inherent gifts that Kreisler has for few men are showered with them so abundantly. In

his recital at the Coliseum Friday

night he played with the brilliance and

Inspiration of which only the" great artist is capable.

The capacity house, which his recital

drew, sat with rapt attention exper

iencing the sensation of coming face to face with true greatness. A dinning

uproar of applause followed the close

of every number. Four encores were given during the evening, two at the close of the program being necessary to stop the insistent clamor of the crowd. - His capabilities as a violinist are seemingly without limit and a mani

festation of great intellectual power.

Such technique as hi3 can never fail to arouse .admiration and instill amazement in his audience, yet so superb is his playing that the fireworks of his technique and mere mechanics, prodigious and amazing as they are, aretforgotten. Instrument Seems Human. The first part of the program, which was composed of heavier compositions, Sonata, C-Minor by Grieg and Con

certo No. 1, G-minor by Bruch was played with beauty and perfection which seemed to border on. the superhuman. The latter half of the violinist's program was comprised of lighter numbers each transformed Into a gem of rare and dazzling beauty under the magic of his genius. The variant moods drawn from his Instrument made it seem like a human medium. Never once was there any effort to impress his audience with the execution of intricate technique. . "Lotus Land", by Cyril Scott, was a

thing ethereal and exquisite, radiant

with its own beauty. The serenade,

"Polichinelle", one of his own number, was scintillant with charm and ecstasy. Kreisler was forced by the

applause to repeat this number before he could proceed with the program. ' Whether the composition is lively an'd fleet or lusty and strong it is played with the same interpretative qualities, qualities that disclose, a fitting sense of restrain and a deep and broad artistry. With his bow he drew forth tones as delicate as gossamer or tremendously powerful, but always full of color. - Two sketches from "Scheherazade",

by Rimsky-Korsakoff, transcribed by Kreisler, finished the program. The first "Chanson Arabe" had an lnde scrible beauty and the "Danse Orientale" was no less lovely. Satisfying the desire of his listeners to hear his own compositions, Kreisler used three of them for encores. In the middle of the program he played his "Schon Rosmarin", and following the Rimsky-Korsakoff group he played his much-beloved "Caprice Viennois." So delighted was the audience that, with the first measures of this number, It burst into applause and ejaculations of delight. Recalled again, Kreisler played "The Old Refrain." These familiar compositions took on a deal of freshness under his renditions of them. Carl Lamson, Kreisler's pianist; deserves unlimited praise, for he is an accompanist part excellence. He gave

fine support to the violinist and showed himself complete master of his in

strument. - - - ,

toward him and to clamor at him to adopt, one course or another. One of

the principal obstacles in Ford's path to a successful candidacy for the Democratic nomination will lie in the risk he runs, through his own lack of experience in this field, of doing unwise

things under the prompting of this

sort of volunteer adviser. (Copyright, New York Tribune.)

Fountain City Grange

Degrees Given to Seven FOUNTAIN CITY. Ind., Feb. 10 A large attendance marked the meeting of the Fountain City grange Friday night. . The first and second degrees were given to a class of seven. Those who- received the degrees were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green and daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reynolds, Mr3. John. New and Clarence Pilchar. Mrs. Harry Hartman played the piano. Refreshments were served by the men. Two weeks from Friday night the third and fourth degrees will be given by some visiting grangers. All officers were present' at the meeting, and everything seems to indicate a prosperous and successful year for the Fountain City grange.

The making of a set of good ivory billiard balls requires the joint labor of half a dozen experts.

iyery Men

By. HERBERT KAUFMAN

M

EN who run affairs are seldom super-folk. They usually pull through on their second wind. The difference between the bosses and the bossed is

largely a matter of thoroughness. . Most humans of the same intelligence are ninety per cent as competent for anything. V Success and failure wage their struggle on marginal battlegrounds. Dividends travel over a very narrow ledge balance sheet analysis shows that they are made of salvages, clock ticks and precision. - Hare-brained genius regularly loses out to tortoise persistence, r ' Horse and other races are oftenest won by noses. So keep yours among the facts and figures and search .out the trifling daily errors that soon crystallize into annual deficits. Few captains of commerce are startlingly original or sparklingly brilliant The higher titles in Dun's "peerage" are held by exceedingly commonplace persons with slight distinction beyond dependability. Their careers are noted for solid foundations rather than for ornamental facades. You'll find them, with few exceptions, just plodding, take-nothing-for-granted, . check-it-every-day, statement-studying citizens of limited talent and unlimited perseverance. They dub their drives oftener than their shipments; they miscredit the poets, but not their customers. Bradstreet's gives them better reports than teachers did. Teachers are notoriously prone to overestimate the importance of glibness. ' That's why so many star pupils of tthe little red school house are holding such obscure jobs in the big white counting house, where the fellows who didn't learn it in such a hurry sign the checks and make the contracts.

Somehow or other, the boys who could bolt their lessons whole seem to suffer dyspepsia when the practical world requires a prompt digest of situations and a competent formula to handle them. The "pride of the class" appears to miss out all along the line. West Point doesn't notice him among the commanding generals. Johns Hopkins, Yale, Harvard and Stanford vainly seek his name in "Who's Who." Parroted knowledge is poor feathering for self-reliance. The knack of absorbing second-handed experience, which is the stuff of text-books, isn't worth a tinker's dam alongside the capacity for working out unexpected developments. That calls for tenacity grim, stubborn, bulldog patience. It's the people who can interest themselves in stodgy, mean details that earn the responsible positions in organizations and find their way to the directors' table. ' ' . They're the i-dotters and the t-crossers of achievement. Nothing dashing about their progress. It's a slow, steady crawl from place to place: There's nothing wonderful about their bridges, except meticulously tested beams, bolts and rivets. Nothing marvelous about their selling, except carefully noted instructions and close observation of customers' needs. Nothing unique about their manufacturing, v except the CONSTANT examination of materials and alert regard for wasted moments and motions through every stage of production. Nothing extraordinary about their characters. They keep faith and promises, and neither forget instructions nor blab confidences. . ' . , . - -; They're just men who deliver the goods when and as expected. N- Copyright, 1923, by Herbert Kaufman and King Features Syndicate, Inc.