The Lamar register., 1917-08-29
WHAT'S DOING IN WASHINGTON
Tribute to Deceased Statesman

a tribute 20 the late Joseph b. Fora
ker of his state who served IS q r.
publican stlator from Ohio fo~ u
years. Senator Foraker did no. die
in Office, hence 10 formal euicgias
were delivered n the occasion of his
death. His record cf achievements,
however, while in the senate forms
such = promineI. ps-,ion of the an
mails of that body tina. Senator He'd
ing deemed it but appropriate that
some mention of Lis life and Character
should be made a part Of the official
Record.
Defended the /. W. W.
The first oratorical effort of Sen
a.or Hollis, democrat, from New
Hampshire, when he eatcred the up
per house of Congress in 1913, was
Of Mcssrs. Ettor and G;ovan-
ritti, those notorious izstiga.o-s of
the great /. W. W. strike Of that year
in the woolen mills cf Law nee,
Mass. The senatorial support which
IIr. Hollis and certain Of his col
leagues gave to tina. organization
served but 20 incr.a5e the impudonce
of is members anad IS responsible in
q degree fer the present mcaacing
attitude Of the !. W. W. IN thst con-
ncction it is inter. sting 70 hear N
umors that Mr.. Hollis has been Sc
lcctcd to introduce q bill in the sen-
ate having for its purpose the control
# that organization so chat it may
interfere TO moro with our war pre-
partitions. We have heard b7fo"e of
people who set fires in order that
,hay might pose as heroes Il the buc-
l,ot brigade.
Guard Against Cattle Diseases
Congressman James C. Mclaughlin
Of Michigan. one of the confo-ces on
the food survey bill, was most solici-
tous during tho meetings Of the con-
ference committee that no provision
should creep into the measure that
would endanger the health Of the pub
lie through tho importation of cattle
from CcGral America and Mexico.
All cattle which during the previous
six months have been exposed to any
arc not permitted 70 cnter the
country. Cattle infeae ed with the cat
la tick. however, are excepted, but it
is provided tlat they shall be slough-
tered at the port Of entry, and the
hides treated in such n way IS to re-
move the danger Of infection from
that source. Some criticism has been
directed at the measure because Of the
exception made, but Mr.. Mclaughlin
claims that the safeguards thrown
around the matter by the c9nfcre"s
are an ample protection.
The Reason
"The idea got recognition only when
and because there was q feeling that
the war was not being managed sat
isfactorily," says Golfers Weekly, II
giving an account Of the adoption or
the senate amendment for q join,
committee on war expenditures. Col
Iicr's has been friendly to the Wilson
administration but it is not Of that
sort of friends who snccze whenever
the President takes snuff and whc
change every time the President does
The articles from which this qu9tatio:
is taken explains that the Weoks-Mad-
don resolution was introduced early
In this session Of Congress but made
little headway at first. Continuing
Golfers says:
"Thc air Of Washington and Of the
country was filled with episodes which
we're chargcable to lack Of effective
administration by the President. The
Dcnnan-Goothals situation, which had
.oId up for months the vitality needed
building Of ships, was but the most
conspicuous Of many aspects Of tho
management Of the war which gave
apprehension to the friends of the ad-
n,nistratiou and opportunity to its
enemies"
Several other instances Of bad man
aecmeut arc cited, all supporting th1
conclusion above quoted, that the sen
ate vote Of So to 81 in favor Of tho
Joint committee, in a body a majority
Of which is democratic, arose from
realization that the war was being