The Falls City tribune., 1911-02-10

fact that men everywhere are com
PEELED 10 exercise their minds upon
these high moral questions is a good
thing.It would be a misfortune to our
country if it could be otherwise. The
quiet, restful sabbath of our fathers
is most to be desired. The so called
continental Sunday is a ena to on
peace and the stability of our demo-
cratic institutions. Nevertheless, it
is always n questionable undertaking
to attempt to make people religious
by legislation. While the great ma
jority of people are naturally more or
less religious, they do not take their
religion seriously enough to allow 1t
To dictate finally as to the manner
The appeal of the sc called good
time Is all but irresistible to the
average human. Sunday Is a dull day
for such IL 1t does not border on the
sporty. The situation is old as the
struggle between wright and wrong
and Is bound to continue indefinitely.
In the mean time legislators are
kept at their wits end trying to de-
wise laws, both strange and wonder
full. that will satisfy the demands of
their constituency.
The big event of the session from
the standpoint of popular interest,
a the settling of the fight for the
Panama Exposition. The galleries
were crowded during the debate, and
hundreds who could secure neither
seats nor standing room. thronged
the corridors. Pent up o~ratory was
unloosened, and on the first test of
5 Iength San Francisco won by
thirty votes. When the final vote
was rrat he'd the New Orleans parti-
sans we're found to have ~forsaken
their fayorite, and most of tie
members voted for San Francisco.
The Nebraska delegation all got In
to line. though at first some of the
voted with New Orleans,
account of state conditions. 1t
was certainly as pretty n fight as
one ever finds in the affairs of
congress. San Francisco still needs
the endorsement of the Senate, but
the boosters from the Golden
safe figure everything as clear sail
ing in that direction.
The naval appropriation bin, now
before congress, provides for two
battleships, of 1900 tons, at about
$11, S35, 40S each, two Golfers at
81, 00O,0 600 each, eight torpedo boat
~dcstroyers, at $S2b. 600 each. and four
submarines at $500, 600 each.
sa~
HOT
Our house Of representatives APP
pears wary OF that reciprocity reso-
luton to a rather absurd degree. II
looks innocent. No smoking fuse is
Visible It isn't thrown by an
anarchist. Neither President Taft,
the author of the plan, nor Repre-
sentative Cotton. the author Of the
resolution ~denouneing il, belongs in
this cat CORY. Yet the house shles
away from The subject like a burnt
child from a hot stove.
In justice 10 the fogtynine mem
bets VINO last voted tba question Inc
10 tho pigeon hole, LEI il be said that
they are not only haltiue states
men. Senator Brown is reported ms
busy finding Il how the insurgent
senators stand on the reciprocity
question. But his poll thus far is
said 10 be a water haul. The sen
ators are stiu waiting to see If the
thing is. going to explode. emily a
few stand patters knew at once how
they stood, Ii reduced tariffs, and
so they are against il.
Apparently the statesmen are not
goins to know how they stand till
tae people have made known how.
they stand. II lis an old question
from a new angle. NOBODY seems
to know which way the cat Will jump,
for when the angle changes minds
are not sure to keep the customary
grooves. Nobody should venture am
opinion on this question who feels he
must be ON the winning side when
the noses are counted.
For ourselves, we believe tha quos-
ten is loaded, that it is fully half
dynamite. And it seems equally
sure that nobody can ten in which
direction the first force of the ox-
plasioa will be expended. The states
men are We'll justified in taking time
to understand The question before
they take a stand ON it.. But they
ought meanwhile to bear in mind that
it may he only a nettle. rather than