Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-17
People Watching Contest on
Aldrith Bill and Discussing
Merits of Measure
While Sections of Bill Are Not Ex-
actIy Satisfactory to the West, 1t Is
Looked Upon as Benefit Inter-
state lnterurban Bonds as Collat-
eraI.
Special to tTlmes-Republlcan.

Des Moines, Feb. 17.-Not for years
has any proposed national legislation
| provoked the discussion among prom
| inent men here as has the Aldrich
| financial measure, which is now up for
the consideration of congress.
The financial problem is being dis
| cussed at clubs, political gatherings.
| among bankers and by idle laboring
men in the streets. There are those
who criticize and those whoc ommend
the Aldricll measure. However, the
critics as a rule have no better sug-
gestion to offer, and that there is i'm
minent need Of relief legislation is
conceded generally. Prominent labor
men have expressed the belief that
the bottom OF hard times has not as
yet been struck and are apprehensive
for the summer and fall. Real estate
men say that business with them is
Tightening up and bankers do not eN-
press hopes for any great boom during
the next few months.
IIdL SOIIlt law NC eIdSltu WHICH
will permit the government to furnish
relief in times of distress is demanded
by all and even those who have been
wont to criticize some of the minor
parts Of the Aldrch bill. begin to
fear that in the amending and jockey
ing of the measure congress may adj
journ without preparing for future
emergencies.
Some Of the prominent business men
of Des Mones, who have felt the eff
fects of the financial crisis most. are
considering sending petition to the
Iowa delegation asking that action be
taken this term even If some of the
minor things they would have are sac
rificed. They contend that unless some
measure is passed business and times
generally in Iowa will suffer. They
believe that the Aldrich measure is the
best that has yet been offered and
that tho it may not be considered a
permanent solution of the financial
question in America. it will for the
time being at least provide safeguard
to the business man and laborer
against any. repetition of last fall,
which resulted in the present dull per-
iod S
Senator j.. P. Doliver'se query of Sen
ator Aldrich regarding the bonds of
interurbans as collaboration emergency
currency Shows that the junior Iowa
senator isSactively watching the finan
cial legislation The reply of Senator
Aldrich that such. bonds ought. to be
accepted as collateral in case the in
terurban was Interstate SO as to come
under the control OF the interstate
commerce commission, was satisfying
to Senator Deliver
1,he general belief Of Des Moines
business men and politicians and labor
leaders is that the bill will be passed.
All the institutions of higher learn
ing In Iowa will be asked to unite with
the Intercollegiate Peace Association.
an organization now two years old. and
which is having remarkable growth,
having already taken in nearly forty
in the middle west. 1t is
the intention to extend it turnout the
United States and Canada, making ev-
cry college or university of consequence
an sctive power in behalf of peace. In
the past year great progress has been
made by the association, in the addi-
ton Of peace photographers to college
libraries, awarding prizes for essays
and orations on peace subjects, and
the reading Of peace lit
erature among students. An oratori-
cal contest, in which large number
Of Institutions will be represented, is
now being arranged to take place this
year at Cincinnati, o. George Fulk, a
lawyer of Chicago, ILL.,, has been chos-
en- permanent secretary Of the associ-
alton and will devote all Of his time to
it's interests, Mr. Fulk was educated |
at DePauw University, Northwestern
University and Kent College Of Law.
For four years he was associated with