Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-01-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of Interest From The Seat of
Government

When the United States EXPIRES
Company lIquidatod and quit cuisines
thc forepart Of the year. Il evident
saved Itself a lot OF trouble. tn
Adams and American Express com
pauies have closed their books on
disastrous year. and tho Wells Farg
officials are taking their soiaee In read
Ing the statistics OF earning IN thl
sweet, TAT years before Uncle San
became weary Of tho extortionaie ratel
Of these separate organizations tina
sscd 10 get together Ia arranging e
squeeze tho public. just az they "gei
together today IN order that they may
not be forced an inch farther than is
necessary. 10 escape tho artillery fire
that mas followed IA the clear pathway
that tho government parcel post
siege guns have made. The Post
master General in HIS recent report re-
calls that the original advocates Of
the parcel post predicted chat possi-
bly, 100000. 600 parcels would be hand
lcd during the first year." whereas
moro ihaa so0ooooeO parcels are now
going through tbo mais annually IN
cfenses IKE 200 70 500 per cent In
single year have not been unusual IN
some ~ the big post offices Many
people who have watched the parcel
post development and tho antics Of
the express interests. are Inclined 60
believe that the pnrcel post rates arc
very unsyHiematicaiiy arranged. and
81 Is even declared Olaf tho express
company officials have been doing
little Growing over their claim TINT
the purcell post WIS handling the nn-
profitable business while they atlil took
the cream onSihe Cop of the bottle
Iim the confessions ~ losses ASA def
ieits hy the companies. and tho grow
ms satisfaction smane ho people OF
the country Ga their own method OF
carrying packages "a ihc mails, in
dicaie that proposition that selfish
business interests struggled for ycnrs,
D. az hf making good la decided
iy beneficial manner 70 the country.
The Troubles Of Mankind.
While Europe Ia struggling In the
death grapplc Of war the congostod
population Of the larger cities - con-
fron,od with the problems Of food.
shelter and clothing Il Is estimated
hat upwards Of $4,000 men are out Of
employment in New York alone. and
The bread lines and free lodging houses
are caring for more unfortunate peo-
pie than perhaps at any previous time
n the history Of the country. Pres
dent Wilson and his advisers trace the
roubie entirely TO the war. bat there
re other viewpoints. aAd one Of these
avs the blame upon domestic con- ,
itions. ana attempts TO prove that the ]
ountry has been in state of near
anic since last spripe President VIII )
on has sharply reminded England That {
must quit its Interference with our q
'reigu shippins ne bias put the COM &
laiut Of this government up 10 Eng n
md strongly His View OF the mat 4
'r Is that Europe IS nbing the pie o
ut ~ the mouths az the Americans. b
ma that our people are being sus- v
lined on cIusts because Of the for q
sn war. q"
Events in History. e
Shortly after the middle of Noyem
N, the people Of abe United states
'eame very much excited over the Il
por, that Turkish forts bad fired q
non launch sent ora, from United &c
atcs warship- GOOD many uews- Of
peers dcmaned Naf these Insults lu
pm Turkey De met with armed fofcos p,
This stem is merely 20 direct attcn- ar
N 20 the fact that some ~ the sl
reotest causes" Tor going 10 war are IN
'roiy Imaginary. mllmrism In Eu- m
20 made an accumulation Of just m
eh Instances as this affair with Tur- go
y. and IL resulted ia the grrltest
n IN history