The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-09-04
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Anderson Of Minnesota. Steps
Toward Philippines Independence.
The Tribune Bureau.
BY ]. e. JONES


Washington, D. G., August 90
People nowadays are oot selling gold
bricks as q means to get rich quick
siuce the same results appear to be
obtainable BY selling plain, common,
ordinary food stulfs. So many ways
have been found by which the food
market can be manipulated that the
Washington government has found it
necessary to increase its activity in
order that poor people may be per-
mltted to continue to live.
There is a growing sentiment to
the effect that congress will not ad-
journ, but instead will take short
recess after election time. Putting
aside their personal comforts, the
members are inclined to the belief
that it is unwise for congress to
definitely adjourn until December,
while the war situation 10 Europe
continues acute.
Four years ago Mr.. James Tawney
Of Minnesota was chairman Of the
appropriations committee Of the
house OF representatives, and was one
OF the half dozen committee chair
men who arranged legislation as
fore.ordained by Joseph G. Cannon,
who kept a tight rein 90 congress and
manipulated the system of legislat.
inR according to the rules in a man.
ner that was no more to the credit Of
the country than the present plan of
the caucus. Tawney was defeated,
and one might have supposed from
reading the walls In the newspapers
controlled by the old guard that the
Rovernment was In danger Of coming
to sudden stop. Forme. President
TAFT was one who took this view of
the situation and in order to forestall
the impending national crisis sine.
cure was fixed up, with the result
that Mr.. Tawney has not suffered
curtailment In his income. The
man who beat Tawney was Sidney
Anderson, aud when he arrived in
Washington he was twenty eight
years Of age. He was pointed out as
illustrating the horrible mistakes
that voters sometimes make, because
washington above all other places
could not understand why young,
inexperienced man should have been
chosen to replace wheel-horse who
was ready to faithfully stand by the
political machinery until it busted.
However, Anderson was unconcerned,
and started to work. He was ap-
pointed on the ways and means com
mlttee, but when he found that this
was 40 empty honor he resigned, and
10 doing so made q vigorous attack
upon the caucus system, and showed
the necessity for complete revision
OF the rules OF the house Of repre-
sentatives In order that individual
members might be enabled to do the
work that the country and their dis.
tficts expect Of them. Anderson is a
member Of the agricultural commit.
Tee and Is doing splendid work since
he has found place that furnishes
more latitude than was the case 10
his former assignment to commit
tee where he was q minority member
Ut a strictly party committee. He is
one Of tho best dcbaters 10 the house,
and the judgment OF the capital has
been revised In such manner that 1t
has become convinced that the
Minnesota district knew what 1t was
doing when it sent Anderson to con-
Rress. and knows what it is doing by
keeping him there.
The flrst step toward independence
IN the Philippines has been 10 turn.
log over as far as possible the
machinery Of government to the
natives Of the islands, and 1t is
doubtful II any process could have
been Invented that would have
brought more protests from the
American residents holding the snaps.
Inc legislation 10 reference to ulti-