Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-11

nations of the earth" is to be provid- |
ed for by treaties. The resolution de- |
clares as a matter of policy that the
Philippines should be independent
as soon as it is possible to confer such
independence on them in justice to
themselves and with honor to the
United States. 1t is likewise provid-
ed in the resolution that the Presi-
England, France, Germany, Russia,
Spain, Japan, and Italy and gain this
consent to this utopian diplomatic
scheme.
The Russian Enthusiastically.
The third chapter in the inconsis-
| tencies of our government represen-
tation at the court of ST. Petersburg
has been written by the Ohio dele
CATION. Chapter Number / was the
selection of Ex-Governor Curtis Guild
of Massachusetts, by President Taft
| He served for year or two, during
which time his sole act of distinc-
ton was in gaudy display of tailor
ing and millinery at one of the Czar's
functions. The second part of the
program was the Pindeu affair, re-
sulting in the resignation of the Iii
nois editor, after he had beea con-
! firmed by the Senate; thus terminal
ign a series of very unsavory events
decidedly to the credit of Mr.. PinGell
but very much to the disadvantage
of others who were associated official
lly in his selection. The third and
, last chapter is the declaration in IA
vor of representative Sharp for the
!, Russian post, and the urging of his
, candidacy for the reason that he is
, a wealthy manufacturer and able to
, attend the expenses that usually at
} tach to so important a post This
reason has been urged in behalf OF
the Post candidacy in authoritative
| Washington papers; whereat one
: must be pardoned the suggestion that
: it is about time for little official up
: lift to be applied to the ambassador
I ship to the court of st. Petersburg.
5 Americans Who Go To Canada.
!, To penetrate the Washington un-
t derstanding is sometimes a slow pro-
t cess. But now it knows that the
= Canadian government has for years
! utilized the advertising as we'll as
: news columns Of the Western News.
; paper Union. However, the details
: of the plan are rather interesting
The Canadian government has paid
one dollar column for news stories
in these patent insides' booming
, Canadian lands. This has amounted
: to an average cost of SAP, 900 annual.
ly. Just think of it-42 900 actual
) columns Senator Nelson of Mime
{ sofa has expressed the opinion that
it is not much short of disloyalty to
ones government for an institution
like the Western Newspaper Union
to aid in the carrying on of propa.
ganda which has resulted in 100000
|, American citizens taking up their
residence in the Dominion during the
last ten years. The defense offered
by the patent inside people, who
evidently buncoed country newspa-
per publishers, is that they were not
/. alone in the offense, and that all clas-
SEES of publications in the United
States have received money from the
Canadian immigration authorities
for the same work.
Cannon Writing biography.
One of the most spectacular char
acters in public life is Uncle Joe
Cannon, of Illinois, who drops into
Washington every little while to do
just few errands." where he was
; one of its principal figures for so
many years. The old warhorse is
|, still as game as ever, and expects
to make a race for his former seat
at the next election. Mr.. Cannon is
: writing a book, telling of his career,
Twenty Years in Congress- by
James G. Blain will be mild docu-
! ment in comparison to the Cannon
I book, providing the "old scout" tells
half he knows.
| The Shackleford Road Bill.
Considerable interest attaches to
the Shackleford bill extending gov
, eminent aid to country highways.
Under the Shackleford bill such state
would receive proportionate share
of 100000 voted by the govern
ment, based upon the ratio of the
{ population of all the states. This
} money if voted by Congress is to be
expended on plan approved by re-
representatives. of the states, and the
Secretary of Agriculture. The OBJ
jections being raised to the bill are
mainly that the expenditures are
more than likely to be made with
slight consideration and without
proper scientific investigation.
I1r II dam e..