Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-06


ated under the Taft administration is
ready to report. 1t remains TO be seen
whether its findings will check the
activities OF the four hundred and
tnlrty-nve representatives and the
nlnety-aye senators there is one va
cant seat who daily are dropping
oliis into the hopper, hoping that they
VIII De ground out in the form of pub
lie buildings for the towns, little and
dig. In the home states.
Sherman Allen. former assistant
secretary OF the treasury, was named
Dy the commission appointed under
the Taft administration to make an
investigation of the public building
necessities" OF the country Mr. AL
len has completed his work and the
commission rs about to report
Some of the things which this com
mission has ascertained ought to fix
the attention and perhaps ought to get
the support of the country, but will
they? Every town in the land which
mas none wants public buildings, and
the plea always is that another town
no bigger and no more important has
one. so why the discrimination
Great Waste of Money
1t has been learned by the investi-
gators that it will be six years before
the public buildings already author
lied by congress will be completed.
Congress will be told, with facts and
n -
there has been an enormous waste OF
money because of the haphazard sys-
tenn of appropriating for post offices,
custom houses and the like
One OF the discoveries OF the COM
mission is that the cheapest of the
buildings costs at least $1,000 a year
for maintenance and that buildings of
the kind usually erected In the county
seat towns cost 1900 year for main
tenance. AS against these figures the
post office department shows that il
Is able to rent quarters for from $500
to $1,000 year. and the owners shout
der maintenance charges.
Congress will DE told in a few days
that there should be a permanent
tribunal authorized to see whether a
government-owned post office building
Is necessary in the town or city which
through it's congressman asks for it.
The commission will recommend that
such tribunal be established.
Says Business Is Safe.
Democratic senators and representa-
ftyA1 hnl gAN
conviction, as expressed in his recent
address. that no harm is to come to
| the business of the country from the
legislative work which is to be done, Is
the most striking feature OF his mes
sage to congress and to the people.
The presidents recent address has
been productive of more comment In
this city than anything else which has
come from his pen or his tongue since
he became president OF the United
States.
The business world has read Mr..
Wilson's address and probably has
studied 1t as every member OF congress
has done. Mr. Wilson took occasion
to make it plain that he takes II for
granted no possible harm can come
TO the commercial interests from the
legislation which the Democrats have
before them.
| In his address the president. speak
ing tcr the best informed men of the
| business world" as IL he had certain
knowledge OF his right so to speak.
said: We shall now be their spokes-
man. That is the strength of our po-
sition and sure prophesy of what
will eRsue when our reasonable work
Ia done"
UnqueStionably President Wilson ex-
| poets the antitrust legislation for
which. with congress. he viii be re-
sponsible. to be greeted with cordial
| ity like that which he seems IT, be
convinced has been accorded currercy
legislation.
Where Difficulty May Gene.
1t is some distance. however. from
a presidents message &c federal
law Congress yet has to act In these
| matters concerning the trusts or the
country. The leaders must take hold
| OF matters and frame the legislation
which ultimately shall be passed.
From present indications the Demo
cratic chieftains intend to follow
closely the lines of tie presidents
recommendation, but that attempts
| will be made To divert them from
| these lines is certain.
The chief difficulty perhaps which
the Democratic majority will have to
meet is that OF framing the measure
which will make guilt personal. The
| president In his address said. Every
act of business Is done at the COM
| nand or upon the initiative of some
ascertainable person or persons
Theae should be held Individually re-
| sponsible and the punishment should
| fall upon them. not upon the business
| organization of which they make IL
| legal use"
Mr.. Wilson thinks that one OF the
main objects OF the legislation should
| be TO divest such persons Of their cor
| porate cloaks and deal with them as
with those who do not represent
their corporations. but who deliberate