Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
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THE TARIFF LOBBY AND
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENTS.
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we Are NOT Entlrely IT.
In the course of speech by Rep
resentative Green of Iowa, he discus
sed the efficiency of workmen in our
own country and abroad, arriving at
the conclusion that while our own
people have attained great skill in
many of the trades and arts, excel
| ling all nations in many of these;
yet "in many industries which have
been developed for centuries in Eur
ope we are so lacking in trained
workers that the American makes a
poor showing in efficiency as COM
pared to the European laborers." In
this same speech Mr.. Green criticiz-
ed the Department of Commerce for
attempting, through tables produc-
ed by it, to analyze the conditions be-
tween laborers at home and abroad.
THE use of this table for the pur-
pose mentioned reminds one of Mark
Twain's calculations from statistics
as to the shortening of the Mississip-
pi during the years he was navigat-
ing it," said the Congressman. Fol
lowing the average for those years,
he was able to demonstrate that a
century ago the river struck out over
the Gulf into South America, and
that century in the future it would
shrink until its mouth would be
about at Cairo
President Charges Existence of Lobby
With mighty vehemence the Pres
ident has charged that lobbyists have
been attempting to defeat some of
the provisions of the tariff bill, and
he has pointed out that the domes-
tic sugar producers have been carry
ing advertisements almost daily in
the Washington newspapers Tho su-
gar people answer that they are the
legitimate representatives of great
industry whose very existence is
threatepr and that they have been
openly ing their case before Con-
gress Ind the country, and practi-
cally throw defiance to all critics.
Meanwhile Senator Cummins stepped
into the breach, and introduced a
resolution asking for an investiga-
ton. Senator Kenyon also exhibited
a lively interest in the charges, and
called upon the President to offer
his support in ferreting them out.
The sugar people are emphatic in
their declarations that they have
nothing to conceal.
Tuberculosis Treatments.
Following the spectacular visits
to this country of DR.. Friedman, the
German specialist, and the treatment
of the turtle serum administered by
him to tuberculosis victims, there
have been many alleged discoveries
of cures for the white plague. When
DR.. Friedman visited Washington he
administered his treatment to large
number of persons, and it is claimed
that the results have been beneficial,
the claims of medi-
cal authorities that this is another
great fake" The retort is that the
medical men are usually the last TO
recognize great discoveries in medi-
cine. Ex-senator Lorimer of Illi-
nois, recently brought supposed
cure for the dreaded disease to the
attention of the government, and
asked for an Investigation, which
was granted, and resulted in the IL
linois man withdrawing his support
from the cure" The latest tubercu-
losis treatment is that of DR.. Won
Ruck of Asheville, N. c. and the Sem
ate has directed the Public Health
Service to investigate it. The reason
for this unusual procedure is the
fact that Senator Kern of Indiana,
has confirmed the statement that he
was attacked by tuberculosis and
cured by this treatment several years
ago.
In one of his speeches Speaker
Clark said that magazine articles
and newspaper editorials every day
put before us in blazing headlines
the hackneyed quotation. "Is Mar
rage a Failure?" In some cases 1t
is, declared Mr.. Clark, "but just
what they'd substitute for the sacra-
ment of matrimony l wot not"
What Did the Democratic Platform
Declare?
The tariff debate in the Senate ap-
Au an