Mexico Missouri message., 1913-11-27

send thousands of specimens OF their
handiwork In printed form to their
constituents, and occasionally they do
not limit the production to the fields
OF their immediate districts.
Change VIII Be Unpopular.
This change in the old free-for-all
mailing system probably will be ex-
ceedingly unpopular, and II seems
likely that quiet attempts will be
made to induce the party members
who are responsible for its sugges-
ton. and the party leaders who have
given 1t their sanction, to change
their minds and to prevent the pro-
vision from coming to vote. II is
virtually certain, however, that II the
proponents of the plan stick to their
intention there will be few members
of congress, Democrats, Republicans
or Progressives, who will care. or
mayhap dare, to vote against It.
It will be put forward by the COM
mittee with the sanction of the post
master general, who II is understood
will make a favorable reference to It
In his annual report, and with such
endorsement, coupled with the word
that It is in line with the Democratic
policy OF economy. 1t probably will be
enacted into law.
To Cut Printing Bills.
Side by side with this plan to abol-
ish the franking privilege, It Is the
intention to introduce a bill which will
cut the printing expenses of the gov
eminent. The joint committee on
printing OF house and senate will rec
ommend that rule or law, which
ever Is necessary to accomplish the
end, shall be enacted which shall for
bid the wholesale printing Of docu-
ments for which there is likely to be
little demand. There are thousands
Of government reports turned out by
the departments every year to say
nothing of the thousands of congress
sional reports and documents.
1t is never known in advance how
great a demand there may be for the
publications, and SO In the absence of
definite knowledge on the subject 1t
has been the custom to print large
vi oNCi Which, tuC Obi-
cial pens produce. Hereafter 1t is
the intention to have an estimate
made of the probable popularity OF
written reports, and the orders for
printing them will be shortened or
heightened accordingly
VIII Debate NAVAL Holiday"
Shortly after congress meets in
regular session 1t will have brought
before It for debate and perhaps for
passage a resolution introduced by
Representative Hensley OF Nilsson
ri declaring readiness to cooperate
with Winston Churchill, lord OF
Great Britain's admiralty, in an at
tempt to get the great powers of the
world to agree to stop all warshiT
building for one year. II this resolu
ton shall be sanctioned and If Other
governments join with the United
States and Great Britain. the Ameri
can administration plan for three
battleships this year will be kept OF
the shelf for another twelve months
at least.
What the Carnegie endowment fol
national peace, known to the fiippan
as the Peace trust" because 1t dom
mates the peace endeavor organization
of the world, will say about the Hens
| ley resolution no one yet knows. 1
seems as If so simple method of saw
ing money and at the same time pre-
venting one nation from getting aheat
of another in armament ought to ap
peal to the proponents of the caus'
of the dove and the plowshare. Sine
this matter OF calling OFF the big ar
morers and the big gun makers TO
one year was brought before tn
house the members have been interest
ed In looking up the armament bulge
figures. Mr.. Taft's economy and eff
cheney commission, which was legis
lated out of existence last year, mad
report and It is now being consulte
by congressman who thought the CON
mission was of no particular service
Nearly Half for Defense.
The members of the commission fie
ured out on the basis of the estimate
for the year 1918 that the total go,
eminent expenses we're $9S9, .26
and that OF this cum $4O2, 91s,S47 wa
voted for purposes of national defense
leaving $3.50, 686.961 for the civil fun'
tons of the government. 1t will b
seen from these figures that the e.
penditures for preparations for wa
fall little short of the sums needle
for the activities Of government alon
the lines of the common welfaI
= which run at right angles to thos
: leading to war.
: II the Hensley resolution does nj
+, pass and II the plan of Winsto
: Churchill shall fail, the expenditure
J by the United States next year &c
: national defense purposes will be ia
, larger than those which were voted
= meet the requirements Of the la
! year. There seems to be justificatio
t In the figures for the blunt words
4 Speaker Champ Clark when in gu