The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-16
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Presi-
dent Shonts in the street car strikes
in New York. talked very much like
the recent labor leaders who refused
to consider arbitration Mr.. Shonts
should be made to see that arbitration
Is still the proper procedure.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
And the state fair board of farmers
now proposes to spend $4,000 for the
enlargement of building to contain
the automobile show at the fair. Ten
years ago those same farmers would
not employ physician who would
brighten their horses on the highways
Sioux City Tribune: Talking about
modesty. it is fair to mention John
W. Bennett, of Sioux City. the social
list candidate for governor of Iowa,
who is making secret of his candt-
dacy.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Millari
Whitson of Clinton county is farmer
who believes in doing something a
little different from what the other
fellows are doing. He is specializing
in wild geese and has a flock of $50
They are domesticated and require no
more care than tame geese. They are
plucked three times a year and yield
about two pounds of feathers per
goose. AS the feathers bring rs cents
a pound and the birds sell at IS a pair
1T is apparent that the domesticated
wild goose is by no means fad, but
practical and profitable proposition.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Mar
shalltown Times-Republican refers to
the Wilson administration as "vacil-
lating and self-centered." Vacillate
means to alternate. Self-centered
means fixed at central point. The
Marshalltown paper isn't overlooking
any chance for condemnation. An
article from that source on the gone
ness of the is-tocome would be valu-
able contribution to current comment.
Davenport Times: 1t may be meat
will be the next product to go killing
The report of the National City bank
of New York shows that the demands
occasioned by the European war
have trebled the exports of meat
from this country while, at the same
time. the supply has not been large.
That sort of thing cannot continue
to go on without the effect becoming
pronouncedly evident in the market
page and on the dinner table.
Centerville Iowegan: Now it has
been discovered that the child labor
bill that President Wilson signed with
so much ceremony sitting in front OF
a moving picture machine is all husks
and little meat. It forbids shipment
out of the state OF the product OF
cannery, mill. factory, etc, Gin which
within thirty days prior to the remov-
al of such product" from the cannery,
factory or mill, etc, children have
been employed or permitted to work.
Therefore, all the Gamer, mill Oper-
ator or manufacturer need do is to
hold his product Of child labor for
thirty days and he can ship It where
he pleases. There is nothing In the
law to prevent
ness is legally dead in Iowa and ey-
eryone knows it. But il prohibition
were really an issue in the state, Mr..
Meredith as candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket would not
be permitted to proclaim himself
dry" His party would not let him
do so. The voters are not going to
allow themselves to be tricked by
such political bunk.
Sioux City Journal: Yes. the wet
or dry question undoubtedly cut some
figure in the Maine election. 1t in
variably cuts some figure in dry states
and usually in wet states Incident
ally. it furnishes convenient explain
alton of an election result that is
awkward to explain any other way.
Burlington Gazette: The voters OF
South Carolina indicated their good
sense when they refused to endorse
the candidacy of Cole Blease for gov
ernor at Tuesdays primary election.
Blease was governor at one time.
Among the exploits OF his admins
tration was the pardoning Of scores
OF murderers from prison and an or
der disbanding the militia. The peo-
pie of the state decided that they
had enough of Blease. Their COM
had suffered a setback
that will take years to eradicate. So
they decided to squelch Cole and
squelch him they did at the polls He
will not and cannot come back.