Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25

| No one has ever yet been found who
could discover a policy that beats
plain, old fashioned honesty. y.
\,
The conventions will see to it that
the June commencements do not
monopolize all the speechmaking.
Experience has taught Senator PEN
rose to be incredulous concerning ad-
vance announcements of his political
defeat.
The japanese method of mobbing g'sn
aviator who does not fly as scheduled
adds materially to the perils OF the
airship.
Japan is becoming so busy nation
that she may in time desire to utilize
her own labor with none to spare for
emigration.
Carranza, in pursuing bandits, should
take care not to chase them across the
United States border. They may be
mistaken for raiders.
With system of food distribution
Germany will put socialism to prac-
tical test that ought to satisfy the
most radical socialists.
SO far the only tangible peace sug-
gesJion is the hope expressed by each
side that the other will perceive the
futility of further resistance.
Little Hawaii offers Uncle Sam five
thousand militiamen to help cure his
Mexican unpreparedness. Not many
of the states could make that showing.
Questions of revenue to provide for
national defense ought to be easy for
the country that has become the
dumping ground" for the wealth of
the world.
The progressives will this time have
the opportunity of performing in the
main tent at Chicago instead of being
obliged to conduct supplementary
exhibition.
Sweden has just adopted the day
light saving plan" Which reminds
US that the procedure of some of our
statesmen in America suggests the
advisability of our adopting a 'spot-
light saving PLAN"
The newspaper quarrel of those
English and German statesman has
served as sort of a condiment in the
regular serving of the greater quarrel
which armed forces are engaged in at
the various European fronts.
Germany, considering the submar-
inc controversy which the u. S.
closed, has determined to make no
response to the last American note.
information to this effect is contained
in confidential advices received from
Berlin
1t js little wonder there is evidence
of growing respect for the American
soldier among the poems of Mexico,
since the handful of men sent down
there has made such a wholesome
cleaning of greasers with such COM
paratiVe)y little loss.
1t is estimated that if times con-
tinue good and nc further restrictive
legislation Is passed against them.
the railroads of this country will
spend in the next five years more
than q billion dollars on repairs and
improvements.
Theodore's silence on the German
note and the American reply is fairly
eloquent. When the immediate issue
is in the past we may be permitted to
learn what ought to have been done
at the time, and wherein the admin
istration has grossly erred.
May we offer suggestion? 1t is
that the republicans go ahead and
nominate candidate without refer
ence to what the progressives think
of him. They might as we'll do it
and save their self respect, for Teddy
is going to run anyway.
That subcommittee of the Metho-
dist general conference should recon-
mend the removal of the prohibition
against card playing. dancing and
theatre going by Methodists is a no.
table concession to the modern spirit.
The liberalizing tendencies of the