Climax

President Coolidge has cut out his autumn's work for himself. It is not the Power Trust. He will let that take care of itself or let Secretary West take care of it when the Insurgent Republicans and Democrats bring it to head. It is not Nominee Hoover's election. He will let the Nominee take care of that unless a fatherly fillip seems necessary in New York or somewhere. It is not the deficit, which is a comparatively simple departmental matter, considering its predicted size (94 millions on a total budget of 3.7 billions).

The President's self-elected work is the Treaty-to-Renounce-War-as-an-Instrument-of-National-Policy. He wants that treaty ratified as the climax of his Administration--of his Era.

The treaty is a speaking solemnly of undisputed things. It is something of a feat to have persuaded so many nations (14 of them besides the U. S.) to speak solemnly in concert about anything. The difficulties in the way of getting such a treaty ratified are: 1) Some people object to solemn-speaking on the ground that the more solemn a thing is the more unreal it is; 2) Some people object on the ground that the more solemn a thing is the more binding it is--the more it may commit the U. S. to an international course beyond the present intent.

The obstacle that will be presented by militant objectors to the treaty's ratification is the cruiser-building bill which was lost in the last session of Congress. Responsible people have said that President Coolidge encouraged that bill's defeat. They have also said that the cruiser bill would be a good one to trade for the treaty's ratification. They have said further that President Coolidge foresaw this trading possibility. It will not be hard for President Coolidge to reencourage the cruiser bill. It was recommended by his Secretary of the Navy originally. The combination of a Coolidge cruiser bill, a bill meant for national defense, and a peace treaty meant to make national defence unnecessary is paradoxical but potent.

P: President Coolidge took leave of Wisconsin in three ways: He invited the newsgatherers and photographers to watch him shoot clay pigeons (29 out of 37); he arranged for a simple farewell speech on the steps of the high school in Superior; he fished in the law-immune trout pools of the Pierce Estate every last moment that he could, letting others pack the trunks.

P: President Coolidge told Nominee Hoover that he would help his campaign if and when necessary. Last week to Brule went blind Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota. Senator Schall had said he could approve of neither. Hoover nor Smith for a farmer's reasons. After seeing the President, Senator Schall said he had never actually opposed Nominee Hoover; that he would now in fact support him, being convinced of his honesty and ability.

P: President Coolidge received a five-months-old thoroughbred setter puppy, by name "Palo Alto," as a gift from Claire Wildner, Superior realtor. He was told that that the flecks of color on the dog's coat were called "ticks."

"Well," said the President, "that's not what ticks are at Cedar Island Lodge."

He turned to a Secret Service man (Col.) E. W. Starling and said: "Have this dog ready by winter. I am going down to Kentucky then for some hunting."