Anxious for U. S. Ca-operation in Old World's Problems Mr. Jacob Gould Schurman, the U.S. Minister at a gathering representative of American organizatjoys in Shanghai, including the American Chamber' of Commerce, on. Wednesday, attributed the success: jof the Republican party in the re-Jeent presidential elections to the dominant personality of President Coolidge. Among those present were: Admiral Washington U. 8. N. Mr. E. S. Cunningham, U.S. Con-_ sul-General, Mr. Stirling Fessenden to return, She hadland Capt. A. St. Clair Smith, U.
The paid a glowing His Fxeellency said he had known personally all the presidents from Cleveland down to the present administration. None of them, not leven Roosevelt or Wilson, had "got Himself across" to the' Americar people as had Mr. Coolidge. His poverty, comparatively speaking of course,'his good common. sense, coupled with his unshakeable honesty Jand a splendid courage to meet any Jand all emergencies, brought home the American people that here was a man in whom they cadid jconfid> and who was one of them, a radio appeal en the ove of lection, listened to by- millions of citizens, the President urged every one to. go to the polls: and-do his, duty irrespective of party, while hhis request to-the women was not tess' patriotic.
After commenting on the brilliant ey of Mr. Hughes as a campaign. orator and the magnificent fight Mz. Davis made for office, the Minister [expressed the belief that' America" business could riot stand' the idea' without permission. of a third party disrupting the government for months, because it, was felt by many thinking men that were La Follette to show electoral strength enough, to force an election Jor Congrees, a financial' débicle might ensue which would be ruinous '¥o the peace and prosperity of the nation; Congress was evenly. divided in the House and no election might take place th There would. be delay in the Senate, and all the while no President, "Coolidge or No One"
Tt was not "Cool for Coolidge that, brought victory to the. Republican party, but much more the slogan "Coolidge or no one," many Democrats without question for-suking party for the good of the [country, and on thie day of the pol voted for Coolidge.
La Follette hurt his cause beyond repair in two ways—his support of the theory that Congress should have power to over-rule the' dec-sions of the Supreme Court and the theory of government owner ship of railways, Economic conditions in America were good now. The nation -was fast paying off its debts, President Coolidge demanded an economical administration, while capital and labour were living at pence with teach other. The only cause for worry was the position of the farmer, who though financially not 10 well off, was beginning to think of the why's and. wherefore's of his situation. He took an interest fairs, not in China, but in Europe, where he believed to find the solution of his financial troubles the stabilization of that continent, Mr. Schurman expressed no hope that the United States would enter but he did. Predict a greater interest and netiity i affairs in future, listeners that Pret Coolidge was but anticipating '4 favourable moment to call another arma conference, the the which was to limit alla naval and military.
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