Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-07
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and NAV make its cultivation imprac-
t;catle. At the worst the white pine
may be expected to follow the chest
nut tree and be driven toward virtual
extinction. At the best the tree is like
~ to be handicapped by the disease,
reproduction crippled or prevented,
mature trees mutilated. their incre-
ment decreased, and the white pine
thus reduced from its present standing
to that of an inferior species. The most
alarming feature Of the situation, how
ever is that the western white pine
and the sugar pine are also subject to
the disease, and if the disease can not
be controlled in the Eastern states,
there is no reason to expect that it can
he kept out of the vast forests of the
Western states or that it will be con-
trolled theme"
Against Brandeis
Lawyers from Maine in considerable
numbers have been writing to Senator Bur-
leigh in opposition to the confirmation OF
Louis D. Brandeis, OF Boston for Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States. The opposition in legal circles of
New England seems TO be quite strong. II
there is any hope whatever of defeating the
confirmation of Brandeis it probably rests
with lawyers and bar associations The
impression at the Capitol seems 10 be that
he is likely to be confirmed but the fight
against him may be long drawn out and
indeed, there may be no confirmation at
this session of Congress One hears it said
that if the case is held up in the Senate
Judiciary Committee till Congress aGjourns
1t may be easier 10 defeat confirmation aft
er the November election.
For Preparedness
All of the Maine delegation. Democrats
and Republicans. will support the Presidents
preparedness bills. Indeed there is viz
tually no dissent from any of New England.
unless it be that some Republicans favor
even stronger program than the Presi-
dent has proposed. This is the case we'll
along down the North Atlantic Coast. And
strange to say, since the Presidents west
ern trip the Southern Democrats In. the
House are rapidly swinging over to his way
OF thinking. And it begins to appear that
most of the Southern Democrats in Senate
and House are humping themselves to get
on the administration band wagon. There
preparedness than might have seemed from
the utterances of the ants. But it turns
out that the antis we're more vocal and
made bigger noise. which somewhat
alarmed the President and his Democratic
friends.
That. however. is the way with Southern
Democrats who are long talk and generally
come upon the reservation whenever it is
voting time. They cuss out the President
Of their own party and when talking time
is over come straight up and support him.
So it will probably happen when the day
is at hand for voting on the preparedness
bills.
Maine People Here
Hon. George G. Weeks of Fairfield,
one Of the Republican candidates for
Governor in the June primaries has
been in the city for a few days and
Is returning to New York. He was in
conference, while here, with Senators
Burleigh and Johnson over business
Of private nature.
Hon. Job Montgomery Of Camden.
a prominent Knox, county Democrat,
has been in Washington the past week
and called on a number of Maine
friends at the Capitol, including SEN
ator johnson and Representative Nc
Gillicuddy.
Frank H. Beale, a prominent bust
ness man Of Augusta, and Lyman B.
Weever, also Of Augusta, and one of
the best-known restaurant men in
Maine, have been in Washington for
a few DAYS They stopped en- route to