The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-02-25

1T was estimated soon after the war that some as. FIVE million sjn tons
mercial use" says The Minneapolis Tribune. The loss was due
to the tying up in neutral harbors OF German and Austrian ships,
made by the government Of Great Britain for transport use.
tts "a eos sefious 4? ;ndJssP. was va fT put upon 9n+t the fd in +5s jngs iG1Rt'i svaj il
able tonnage and in addition the higher insurance premiums. It
h his 0 food " prices Sn 'H in the D~ Gnited Kingdom 2ieg m that Il sS!@s!g4 Of Sxsi"7s
were taking advantage Of the situation to exact all that the traffic
in foodstuffs, responding merely to the law Of supply and demand.
Ocean tonnage for the transportation Of supplies is not only
thing else as an influence for general disturbance in the CONNER
many to preent, through destruction Of ships, supplies from reach
{ init the = E s1ies1s kjnf b1oeRadd 1t w was n nst PSea1 5St there there was was a n general nsesl
ton that there would be some losses, and every vessel destroyed
is is s; 50 9 mosa tS11 sssd iSs] 5 t5 t then 9sf f. es sar nSf Bs t ess;iv at fepl tinS when
ta The hsa more sv Vessels d s:na r the foed ggeaffsr f the problem fSa t~o4 for m2vj ing
portant sources Of supply, The United States and Argentina, and
at the present time the problem is a pressing one. To a degree
in t tn. II International w Wheat Situation as as oppressive p sss'sz on domestic mes
prices. 1t seemed to have been forgotten that the United States
a aad t aSs9 s sSayp pr es . i'm f that ta the s Gnaed @ Ringde 59 7 wss to tef Be H shut
ef as "a a (. customer ton aat tha At would He Il, be- ,sb but one amd out aan Of TIVE twenty-five coun-
There is nothing in this latest phase Of the war to change the
BE supply source in the world. However great the further loss
in ocean tonnage may be, and hoy that shall affect the freight
lem, not ours It has not, apparently, lessened the Keen demand
for fqodstqffs at the seaboard. Export sales the last ten days
close a distribution that suggests no return to normal conditions
st .ertzz legislation pending in congress, and advised him that,
m his opinion. the executive branch of the government fulfilled
Al constitutional requirements when the president advised con-
grers thro.e1 messages and addresses. Senator Clapp's opinion
IS Ahared ~ a great many people. regarding not only the president
ilt the executives Of the states. Both president and executives
haze assumed that party leadership, especially when their party is
IN powa'. Thus politics has abridged constitutional government.
President Wilson entered upon the duties Of his Office with a legis-
kt1ve ycxgam which he undertook to carry out. AS a college
Iassidant he had formed certain theories remedial in nature. AS
governor Of Now Jersey he had experiemented with these theories.
Daring he ca1n,aign he discussed them, serving, notice that he
weuld ask enactment Of them into law. His first message to
congress outlined his legislative plan. AS legislation proceeded
he became more and more aggressive, demanding Of congress what
ha wanted, whether it was what congress wanted or not. Yield
nag democratic senator's and representatives undertook to deliver
the goods, and continued until the democratic revolt in the senate
which created the necessity of calling on Senator Clapp for as
1Stanca and the senator,s refusal tn aid