The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

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idea Of present day civilization. Mr..
Gray oratorically declared: 'Oh,
working man. what crimes have been
done and are committed in thy name!
Child labor, the sweat shop system,
and many ~villianies against society
have long been defended upon the
ground of furnishing employment to
labor, but this is probably the first
use of the policy of war and human
slaughter" Regardless of the merits
of an enlarged navy, it needs only a
short memory to recall that heads of
departments and naval officials gave
as one of the reasons for building the
Panama canal that the Pacific and
Atlantic coasts of our country would
become closer connected and require
a smaller naval power to protect them.
The same conditions are now recited
as emphasizing the need for larger
navies and more ships.
One of the most original characters
in Ohio is Mr.. Brand Whitlock. former
mayor of Toledo, who is, in the lam
guage of John Sharp Williams, "a man
of constructive ability, even genius"
Whitlock has been named by the presi-
dent for the position of Minister to
Belgium, and the organization demo-
Gratis of his home city have succeeded
in tying up the nomination before the
senate. The opposition claims that
Mr.. Whitlock is not a democrat, but a
progressive, and to this Senator Viii
liams, who has taken up the champion
ship of the famous Ohioan, replies that
there should be no objection ito going
outside the party when such a man
is concerned" The opposition to
! Whitlock is likely to prove u%navailing,
as men of letters who have successful
ly curried favor with President Wilson
are accustomed to win out in the SEN
ate; and Pindell and Whitlock will
likely soon be sailing DER the ocean
way, as did Page of New York, whose
nomination for Minister to the Court
of st. James raised a howl of opposi-
ton.
Representative Green of Iowa, hav-
ing beer told by Leader Underwood
that he lacked experience in the house,
bristled up in a manner entirely
worthy of a good "Hawkeye" and told
the great gentleman from Alabama
that while he yielded to him Gin mat
tiers of experience" that he likewise
yielded to him Gin capacity to avoid
an ISSUE" Mr.. Green thereupon pro-
ceeded to take something of a fall
out of Mr.. Underwood-but of course
the hide of the man who made the
present tariff bill proved to be thick,
and the shafts of criticism hardly
caused a CULVER of the Underwood
flesh.
There is a storm of protest among
the republicans over the action Of
Michigan democrats in coming to
Washington to use their influence to
seat Claude S. Carney in place of Rep
r~esentativie ]. M. C. Smith. Republic
can in the third Michigan district.
Representative Frear of Wisconsin
charges that theere is partisan lobby
ing" and he wants al investigation.
Congress Is not to be informed of
the diplomatic relations conducted be-
tween the government of Columbia
and the United States in reference to
Panama, since Secretary Bryan and
the representatives of the southern
republic are at present discussing
whether we owe Columbia an apology,
or anything else. for having decapitat-
ed their republic so ruthlessly when
the Republic of Panama vas set up
for canal purposes. Senator Chamber
lain of Oregon, has declared that he is
for Columbia. Aside from Senator
| Chamberlain no n has voiced any
particular antogonism to the manner
in which matters have already been
arranged by, and to the satisfaction
of the United States.
The volume Of tourist travel to the
Isthmus is surprising all previous re-
cords. Almost every one in official
| Washington has visited the great ditch
with the exception of President Will
son, whose plans to spend the holidays
in the Canal Zone have been inter.
rupted by congress. A convenient
short cut to the Panama Canal for
tourists in the south, middle west and
far western states, is made possible
by the special pleasure cruises sailing
from New Orleans. Two special
cruises will be made by the Hamburg
American Line. beginning in January
which will enable tourists In these sec
tons to visit the Panama Canal and
the West Indies without necessitating
. journey to the eastern seaboard.
The cruises will be made by the pala.
tial steamer "Fuerst Bismarck." which
assures al the luxury Of modern travel
throughout these delightful cruises.
The visit to the Panama Canal and
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