The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-02
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morrow. IN consequence, Congress.
man howard sulnerianu will nave 10
cut short nis poiiueking III the secono
district, anu congressman Edward
cooper VINO went Dir " attend the
rlIlu district delegate convention
winch Ia to meet on tuesday, Will not
De either u spectator nor u partlcipant
IN those nignly interesting proceed.
ings.
The real battle OF the Marne on this
bill will be on the Clarke amendment,
which got through the Senate by the
narrowest OF margins. 1t promises
the Fllipinos absolute independence in
four years. As the situation stands
now, that amendment is going TO be
bated in the house by a combination OF
Republicans and Democrats. There are
aobut thirty Democrats who kicked ov-
er the party traces at a caucus on this
amendment, serving notice that they
would not be bound by the caucus. The
Republicans are practically a unit in
opposition not only to this amendment,
but to any time-limit for independ.
ence being placed in the bill. There
are almost as united against other
provisions Of the bill, also. They ex.
pect to win their battles with the help
Of the votes Of Democratic members.
This bill is expected to furnish the
first real revolt on the majority side
against the dictation Of the White
House which. iIas taken place during
the Wilson administration. President
Wilson In a letter to Congressman Hay
has endorsed the bill as 1t came from
the upper branch. especially the prom
Use Of independence within four years.
When young j. S. Crawford, of shar-
on, Kanawha county, receives a letter
that has been mailed to him by Repre-
sentative Adam B. Littlepage, he will
experience all the Joyous thrills which
comes to the fortunate youngster who
gets that thing upon which he has had
his heart set from his earliest boyhood
years. That letter will tell him that he
has been appointed to take the en-.
trance examination for West Point.
There Is q human interest value to
this story. Young Crawford is the
son Of a minor, and is seventeen years
of age. The kodak picture he sent to
Congressman Littlepage shows him to.
be a tall. broad.shouldered, splendid
speciment of West Virginia manhood.
He was a trapper boy in the minds at
an age SO young 1t would have been
a violation of the law now to have
hired him. But that was before there
was a child labor law either in West
Virginia or in the Federal govern.
ment's code. He was a bright stu
dious boy, and rs he sat at the trap.
door In those days he read and studied
by the pickering torch on his cap
what, books he could buy and borrow.
Over and over he read them until their
pages were blacks and 7illegiblei from
the coal dust and Crime of the! mine,
and the grease whichidropped from his
torch. It was there aloneiin the mines
this boy made up hts mind to get an
education and Il was there and then.
he said, that he made up his mind
In q 8boyish dreamish way, that he
would try by some manner OF means
to try to acquire the bulk ofSthat ed
lucation at the exnense Of Uncle Sam,