The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

TT is to be hoped, from a strictly
selfish point of view, that the
"Back to Norway" movement, beng
rromoted both in Norway and by Nor
wegian agents in this country, Will NOT
he a success. The Norwegians, and the
Danes, also,
Taking Good Citizens make such
AWAY From Uncle Sam xcellent
citizens that
we should hate to lose them, even II
industrial conditions brought about by
the war render their presence neces-
sary at home.
Snecial inducements have been Of
fered to get immigrants who have set-
tied in this country to return to Nor
way, among them restoration OF cltl-
zenship, exemption from military SER
vice and jobs with good pay. Steps
are also being taken to check the tide
of immigration to the United States,
and the effect of this may be sharply
felt after the war is ended.
Our melting pot" can never get too
full of Norwegians. If all, or even
majority of our immigrants, were OF
this class, there would be no talk OF
America being a dumping ground for
the scum of Europe and we should
have no immigration problem.
THE republicans find campaign
ammunition very scarce. Not
until after Congress adjourns will
stump oratory be at its height, but
that will not be far off. September
and October will be months of political
excitement and party eloquence, but
a few leaders on
Republicans Hard both sides at the
Pressed for Issues national capital
have kept their
speaking engagements made in mid
summer when it was thought adjourn
ment would be reached early in Au-
gust.
Among democrats Speaker Clark
has put in telling ticks for the party
in power and from the republican side
Senators Sherman and Lippitt ad-
dressed the people of Rhode Island at
the opening of the campaign in that
state a few days ago. The Rhode
island senator assailed President Will
son on his Mexican policy-a thread
bear republican theme; and the H.
linois senator criticized the admins
tration for ignoring the civil service
law in many instances and putting
democrats in the place of republican
officeholders. Mr.. Hughes has made
the civil service one of his hobbies
and those of his supporters who seek
to make capital of the distribution
of democratic patronage, simply imi-
tate the standard bearer.
An issue that Senator Sherman may
claim as original, however, is the
charge that the democratic party has
resolved itself into commissions and
investigating committees, '1eaving no
legitimate enterprise able to pursue
it's business free from menace" Both
parties have done a good deal of in
vestigating through congressional
committees or temporary commits
sions, but the only permanent COM
mission that has any relation to
the business world is the interstate
commerce commission, created good
many years ago by republican Con-
gress, and it's powers broadened from
time to time by democrats and re-
publicans. Surely Senator Sherman is
not finding fault with the interstate
commerce commission.
The only other commission of a
permanent nature is the federal trade
of which Joseph E. Davies, esteemed
as a practical statesman, is chairman,
and Edward N. Hurley, a widely
known authority on cost-sheet econo-
mics, is vice chairman. This commits
sion was in President Wilson's legis-
lative programme and few acts to
which he has attached his signature