The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-06
PRES|DENTXES
AFTER NEWSPAPERS
MORE EVIL INFLUENCES AT
WORK THAN AT ANY TIME IN
HISTORY OF COUNTRY
ADMINISTRATION CAN HANDLE Ex|CAhS
Conservative Republicans Declare
Would Rather Hang Than Have
Roosevelt Nominated
Bookings Register Bureau. Washington, DC
lBY j. E. .Jonesl

Bookings Register Bureau, Washington, DC.
(By j. E. Jones)
That the President of the United
States should find it necessary 10 warn
the people of the country against the
lying Misrepresentation Of their news
papers, is a sad commentary upon the
state to which American journalism
has fallen. Evidently the pleasant
~fipancy Of speech that you can't be-
lieve anything you see in the news
papers" has become a tragic fact. Since
the beginning of the European war
there have been more evil influences
at work than at any time before in our
history, manufacturing public senti-
ment through the press and moving
pictures, in order to promote CONNER
cial propositions or influence the for
eign policy of the United States gov
eminent. Perhaps those who are di-
recting the affairs of the United States
Army in the punitive expedition INTO
Mexico do not know just what condi-
tons our military forces will be oblig-
ed to face. In any event the admins
tration feels that it has a sufficient
force and enough intelligence to handle
the situation. 1t would be a miserable
commentary upon the worth of u
government if this were not true. Sen
~sational newspapers have been trying
very hard to brighten the American
public into the belief that some terri
BILE things are in store as a result of
our troubles with Villa. Practically
every large newspaper is represented
in Washington, and the sentiment
among the men who actually do the
clean journalism from the Capital, en-
Enthusiastically sustains the position of
the President. They regard his recent
statement as a defense of the truth IN
print.
Stampeding Uncle Sam
That Americans are capable of keep
ing cool heads has been effectively
demonstrated by the attitude of Con
gress toward the movement which has
b en- doomed with brass bands, AN
non, oratory and creased editorial ut
%terances, intended to stampede the
country in the interests of a huge mill
tary policy. Most people who have
done serious thinking over the mat
ter, have devised their W ideas as to
how far a peaceful Republic that has
no desire to conquer other nations,
should go in the way of prepared
ness" The results seen to indicate
that there will be a small increase in
the army and that military training Of
some sort will receive federal en-
enlargement. Increased a%ppropria-
tons by our navy also seem probable.
But these gentlemen who had it in
mind that they were going to put
Uncle Sam in pawn with armament
ammunition manufactures, and the
steel interests, have missed their bet.
Restricting immigration
Restricted immigration is like the
ghost in the fable-it always comes
back. Presidents have vetoed the bills
enacted by Congress, establishing the
literacy test and restricting immigra-
ton, but that never has prevented new
bills coming before latter Congresses.
The present bill has many sensible
provisions, but it is distasteful to the
country coming to the United States.
cord, prevented their citizens from i'm
migrating to this country, and there
is no danger that they will raise the
bars. California Congressman say that
the Japanese have been in absolute
control of immigration, and admit that
they have kept faith with the United
States. However there seem to be
some people about Washington who
are never content unless they are stir
ring up the Japanese situation. This
feature of the immigration bill has at,
tracted a great deal of attention.
The Return Of Theodore
The Republicans in the National
Capital have very closely observed the
nature of the comment that has ap-
peared in the public press since the
return of Colonel Roosevelt from south,
cans declare that they would rather be
hanged than have Colonel Roosevelt
nominated; and the Roosevelt shout.
ers insist that there is no way of win
ming without Teddy The suggestion