Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-15

Cummins seems TO be competing for
Che presidency OF the l. w. w. of the
senate.
Secretary Daniels plans to make an
inventory of warship plants. If re.
ports are.true, foreign spies beat him
to it year or two.
The rivers which flow through the
southern states all seem TO be on their
annual bender at this time. Property
loss by flood is certain to be heavy.
Explanation or 10 explanation, the
fact remains and Will go down in his.
tory that Iowa sseuators failed Iowa,
the president and the nation in a
crisis.
Senator Works Of California, retir-
ed on March d, lodged oyations en-
route home by keeping secret the road
and the train by which he would
travel.
Minneapolis Journal-The presi-
dent says, what's the use of calling
congress together tn extra session?
1t cannot act. The PRESIDENT said
something that time.
Sioux City Tribune-Armed neu.
trality right now looks better to the
American people than "watchfuI
waiting. The president is entitled
to every mans support.
Union labor is to have a represep.
tative on the state board of control
in the person of j. FL. Strict of Sioux
City. Mr. Strict is 9 printer ani is
credited WITH marked executive abil-
itY.
A New York court holds wife
whose husband does not give mp
proper share OF his earnings for
household expenses has a legal right
to go through his pockets while be
Slumbers.
Soft words do not go very farin the
councils OF nations, just now, if there
are only soft and fabby muscles be-
hind the words. The nation with the
punch will be the one that is treated
with the most respect.
About the only effect the boycott on
potatoes and other food articles will
have will be to teach frugalty and do
away with much of the wastefulness
for which the American people have
been noted.
Nobody bnt capitalists and the
idle rich travel in the war zone anv
way, says one brand of pscifist. We
didn't know the crews of American
steamers, the men who climb the
masts and shovel the coal, were cap
italists and the idle rich.
New York World Some Washing
ton statesmen who voted for the Nc
Lemore resolution .surrenderinp
American sea rights now shrek at
President Wilson for not enforcing
American sea rights. What is cor
sistency to true patriots?
1t required an extraordinary occa
sion to impress on the members ofl
the United States senate the necessity
OF drastic changes in the rules of that
organization. After all, it was prob
ably worth while, for in the future a
few men will not be able to hamper
legislation as they have in the past.
LII the price of hogs goes much high.
er, if the prices Of all farm products
continue long TO soar as they have
during the last year Or two there will
be an exodus from the cities to the
farm that wifi in few years again
bring production more nearly up to
what is demanded fer consumpti On.
News from the Orient is far from
being reassuring to Germany. Japan
announces she will be true to her allies.
the entente. and that it is farthest
from her intentions to stir up trouble
with America, accoaned her very best
friend. On top of this is the announce.
menS that China is on the verge of
following the United States in break
ing with the kaiser's government.