The Forrest City times., 1911-02-03
sutherIand's Plan for Popular Election of Senators Meets
 With Opposition.
FEDERAL CONTROL ITS AIM
Democrats Will Be Confronted With Legislative Demands of Labor Frye's Bill Providing for Re- tirement of Life Savers Is
 lndorscd.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

By GEORGE CLINTON.
 hington.-Opposition has come in the senate to the resolution for the popular election of senators from what may be called states rights sources. Senator Sutherland of Utah proposed an amendment which gives the federal government control of the manner and form of holding the cleo tions. Under the law today the Unit ed States has virtually this control of elections for members of the house of representatives, and some of the Re publicass say that the law as it stands will control the election of senators. but some of the Democrats differ from their party opponents in this matter and object to the Sutherland amendment
 It Is impossible yet to tell definitely whether the proposed constitutional change Is to be authorized for submis- sion to the states at this session, or not, but there can be no doubt that the pressure for it's adoption Is get ting stronger each day. Untold hun
 
 sections of the country to the sen ators urging that the resolution shall be passed giving the proper authority Tor the states to pass on the matter. The letters come from people of every political faith.
 A good many of the senators at heart are opposed to the adoption of the resolution and there are men in washington who are bold enough to say that the fault which Is being found With Sutherland's amendment is a part Of plan to create excuses for putting off the consideration until later time.
 President Taft and Red Cross.
 President Taft has all kinds of legis iatlve worries and some political wor- ries also, and in this he is not in any way better off than were his pre-. decessors in office, but the present president finds time enough to take what 10 some people seems to he nothing less than an extraordinary in- 'erest in the work of the Red Cross.
 MT Tart expressed not only will. fhgness but desire year ago to be made the president of the Red Cross society. He is something more than ils utular chief, for he devotes a good oeal of time to the work. The secre- tary of the Red Cross is Miss Mabel boardman Washington woman who once lived in Cleveland. Ohio. and the members Of whose family have been intimate friends of the president and hls family for many years. The boardman home is virtually the only one In Washington at which the presi- oeht calls socially. Some little pioue mas been aroused by this fact among soclety people for they have said that II 'he president of the United States IS going to make any personal visits. ne ought not to discriminate between people. The truth is, however. that Ihi' iait goes to the Boardman resi- ueHce not alone to call on people ~nom he has known for thirty years, out 10 work on Red Cross matters.
 Labor Bills Worry Democrats.
 Long before they get together III regular session as the control. Ains majority in the house. the i'einocfats will be confronted by the necessity of arranging for harmony program on labor legislation. The Re- puoHcahs have passed number of 'i'is on behalf of labor, but there are oieihehts in the organizations of "orKlhg men which hold that the Re- publican legislation has not gone far enough. Other legislation asked by ,apor has not been touched by the 'epaphcans, and the Democrats will oo asked not only to touch it but to .ahe It up, consider it and put 1t through quickly.
 mere Is difference of opinion among the Democrats of the house aoout the form which some of the la oor ieg1slation should take. differ erence of opinion which is very much iihe that which exists among the Re puohcans, but there are more Demo srats In favor of granting the re- quests or labor than there have been M the ranks of the opposing party. ne&t 10 the tariff. more perplexity is iheiy to come to the Democrats from 1aoor legislative problems than from any other matter which 1t is thus far ano"h must come up for considera- ton.
 What Labor Is Asking.
 organized labor has been asking eonsfess for some years to pass an eieht hour bill. one that will limit to e'sht hours days work in any in-