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4 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, Mey 2, 1961 "Fight For White House" | Unique Story Of 1912 Era | Frank K. Kelly has written suffragettes marched on Fifth ists" and Woodrow Wilson de- a colorful and well-documented/Avenue and the children' of manded for Americans "a new account of the 1912 presidential, campaign in the U.S. when Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft all ran for the presidency in his book "THE FIGHT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE" (Ambassador Books Ltd.). Kelly, a former presidential speech - writer, war correspond- ent, professor at Boston Univer- sity, and staff director of the Senate Majority Policy Commit- tee in Washington, shows in this book, most graphically, how much of the 1912 embroglio is directly relevant to current prob- starving strikers sang "La Mar-|freedom to let the neople rule. seillaise." Arizona and Ne w|The United States st on the! Mexico became the 47th and edge of greatness, and these 48th states of the Union. |three giants battled to see which This was the year when wom-|Way their country would go. en's skirts were long and hats Would it become a world power, were high. Americans we r e/or would it be content to domi- reading the Purple Sage." Qwen John- son's "Stover at Yale" and "The Financier" by Theodore Dreiser. Americans were fascinated by multimillionaires like the Van- keeping it derbilts, the Morgans, the Whit- neys, the Carnegies and the|achievement by a man who Armours. But many voters were horrified, too, that these men ane Grey's "Riders of nate North America. | This is a book to be treasured for many years to come -- Au- thor Kelly has kep: his story, moving at a fast pace, while believeable at all times. This work is a real knows his subject fully. lems. had gained virtual control of man hg i NAL the economy of the nation a sy ots Ro El a be a popular history based upon|PUllt up to trusts in steel, beef, yn; «AMERICAN COMMIS- a close study of contemporary/and other crucial products. |gap» (Ambassador Books, newspapers and magazines, as| Times were hard for some ytd.) by Sandor Voros. The au-| well as on all the most impor-| Americans in 1912, but golden|thor came to know, before most tant books dealing with these|days Ners ob Mh way Soon his tonlerporariet, that Stal men an eir times. . . 3 ' nism and modern communism Kelly does not take the easy successful inventor of the era, have very little in common with course of merely repeating what| voiced the view of many citi-/the classic Marxist doctrine was said by others during this 2éns when he said, "We've whose ideals of equality so in-| crisis, but forms his own con. stumbled along for a while, try-|spjred him and many of his fel- clusions and his analysis of the|INg to run a new civilization in lows in the 20's and 30's. political philosophy of Theodore|0ld Ways. But we've got to start) yo oq fought in his first revo Roosevelt vs Woodrow Wilson|t0 make this world over." lution at 18, as a cadet in the holds a special interest for mod-. The people wanted a presi-| Austro - Hungarian Army, to up-! ern readers. He tells which of dent who could show them how hold the constitutional authority| them predicted the New Deal i, do it. There were three Of the Hapsburg Monarchy when and glimpsed the wave of the major election candidates in the populace rose in revolt to future, and his answer is most that crucial year. Theodore demand the end of the already surprising. Roosevelt was rallying his sup-lost First World War. He fought The year 1912 was the year|porters to stand at Armageddon his second in the Depression- of the automobile self-starter,/and battle for the Lord. William haunted, Communist - dominat- the call of the Bull Moose, and |Howard Taft, seeing revolution|ed 30's across the rocky face of| the triumph of the ModelT just around the corner, was at/Spain with the International Ford. It was the year whenllast aroused to fight "extrem. Brigade. mild. cool. even-burning Vogue is your best buy In convenient pocket pack or half-pound tin "Paradise"! PRETTY TIMEKEEPER check watch with model Inga | on the second leg of the Trans- Britt before leaving Toronto | Canada Rally. --(CP Wirephoto) MAXIMUM ENERGY GASOLINES give you maximum ACCELERATION Denis Johnson and N. Ross de St. Croix of Montreal . flood of letters into newspaper Praise, Protest Kr While the peacock re-| G P k caved More votes than any| other bird, it fell far short of reet eacoc |getting an absolute majority. NEW DELHI (AP)-A move| The pigeon was a clear second to make the peacock India's|choice but support came also national bird has brought strut-|for the swan, blackbird, kite ting, crowing and cackling hawk, golden crested egret, among persons who write let-/peahen, crow. ; ters to lhi newspapers. The bat, hardly a bird, was The minister for agriculture mentioned also. and several aides considered] A half - dozen letter writers the need for a national bird for pointed out that the peacock is four days and tentatively ac-|already Burma's national bird cepted a recommendation of{and suggested it would be im- the peacock. proper for India to adopt the The announcement brought a'same symbol Don't Feel Like A Stranger... Wherever You May Be On Your Have The -- Osha Times waitbe uti gring ater rombomewhnrizosiava INJAILED TO YOU WHEREVER TIMES arrives every day, bringing you all the news, plus your YOU ARE : favorite comics. There is no extra charge for this service . . « VACATION RATES... THE OSHAWA TIMES WILL BE MAILED TO YOUR COTTAGE OR RESORT AT THE REGULAR CARRIER RATE OF . . . : ] n : 45 RESTART DATE PER WEEK Order your vacation subscription now. SEE YOUR CARRIER BOY, PHONE THE TIMES, RA 3-3474 OR RETURN COUPON BELOW TO: CIRCULATION DEPT. 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