New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-12-25
WHY CANNON FIRED c. R. DAVIS

Speaker Wanted to Teach MeddIin&
Departments a Lesson.
The action of Speaker Cannon in re-
fusing to give Congressman G. r. Da-
Wis of ST. Peter his old place on the
committee on agriculture is the TAX of
the day amongst Minnesotans in
Washington.
Davis friends claim that the speak
er's course is the direct result of the
Minnesota mans loyal support of
President Roosevelt's policy with re-
spect to the meat inspection bill.
The speakers side of the case, on
the other hand, is that he removed
Davis because, in his opinion, Davis
was too busy running errands for the
department. of agriculture.
The speaker holds that the Davis
agricultural high school bill was draf-
ted in the agricultural department by
Assistant Secretary Hays and that the
department was merely using Davis to
push the bill through the house.
The speaker also holds that Davis,
as member of the agriculture COM
mittee, was following Secretary VIII
son and Assistant Secretary Hays
when he announced that he favored the
Appalachian forest reserve and vari-
Gus other bills Of general character.
All these bills, including the high
school bill, are against the general
policy of the speaker.
Coupled with this proposition is the
speakers bitter resentment of the
methods resorted to by the great exc
cutive departments of the government
to influence legislation. He claims
that it is a common practice for them
to pick up members of the house and
persuade them to work for certain leg
islation which the departments desire.
The speaker maintains that this is
wrong in principle and is a misuse of
the functions of a member Of congress.
and he long ago announced that when
he caught a member who was being
used in that way he would ''crucify"
him Beyond this, the speaker S
friends say, there is no point to the
Davis committee assignments.
They especially deny that Davis
defense of administration policies in
general, and his special advocacy of
the meat inspection legislation two
years ago, had anything to do with
the case.
Representative Davis only comment
on the speakers action was asfollows:
''The reorganization the of commit,
tee on agriculture would Indicate to me
that those in authority are DESTROYS
of deferring action on the progressive
policies affecting the conserv alton and
upbuilding of the natural resources of
the country as advocated from time to
time by the administration.
''In view of the fact that there is a
surplus in the treasury there would
seem to be some question as to wheth-
er this progressive policy should be
even temporarily suspended. The
technical and agricultural school bill,
which | am interested, inis gaining
such strong following among educa-
tors, business men, farmers and peo-
pie of all classes that its ultimate sue
cess would seem to be assured. and I
shall continue to advocate the meas
ure.
Those Blue Earth county citizens,
who have petioned Governor johnson
to abolish the state board of health,
seem to share in the general impress
sion that the board has abolished
quarantine. They represent in their
petition that because of such outrage
Gus action the board should be styled
the state board of disease. =
The state board has not abolished
quarantine for smallpox, and it will
probably be enforced as widely as
ever. The primary duty of establish
ing quarantine rests with local health
officers, and in most cases they en-
force it strictly. The state board has
only supervisory relation. In the
last nine years the board has compelled
local authorities to quarantine in a