Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-07-14

WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
Washington. July III Special J.
Two uota bic characteristics were shown
iii the arrival u tie American troops IN
France. They were ready FOR nghr
or a fr0.ir. OF course the fr0hc came
first Their first idea WAS To have q
good time, to eujoy themselves. TIE
idea seems to have prevailed to some
extent that they were on sort or
picnic
II have d recollection o. four wars.
remarked veteran who was a boy ia
the Mexican war. ~and ia each " the
four our boys have gone in as II It
were II picnic. They don't know how
serious It is until they get In deeper
The reports II characteristic light
heartcdness OF American troops IL
Europe Is best for II may be followed
later by sadder news
May az We'll Prepare.
Only those who have been In war
countries have any real Idea ot tie
other side II the picture. In a war
country you see many Of the women
going about IN mourning They have
lost relatives IN the war You see wo-
men aud children standing about the
bulletin boards reading the casualty
lists that are telegraphed day by day.
There are sad days ahead for those
who have relatives IN the war service.
As soon a. reports OF casualties begin
10 arrive we viii know that we are Ia
the war and realize that il Is a serious
undertaking
viii II Be temporary
As one drastic bin after another
passes giving the president more pow 4
than Is accorded To emper0rs and kings
the statement Is made that they are
war measures. temporary ia chara ter
aud that they viii cease 10 he effective
when the war is over But Is that 90
ing To be truet Suppose 1t Is found
that certain measures work satisfac
t1r.Iy Suppose it is found that the
food control BIN is what the people
want Ever slnce 1910 the people Of
this country have been complaining OF
the high cost % living. and II the food
control bill works miracle and re-
dures the high cost OF living during
wartimes the people viii he loath To
Soc 1t disappear when the war ends
ana the old regime OF high prices Is Re
stored.
Needn't Be Envioos.
Willie envy is scarcely the word, it Is
q faeJ that many persons rather re
lretted that they could hot have been q
part of the hrst expedition in the great
war This WAS the feeling among army
aud navy officers and soldiers and
sailors. but they need not despair.
There viii Ice room enough for all le-
fore il ends. There viii be enough
tgh,iug for all Americans who want to
0sAt In fact. 1t looks as II there
would be enough fighting FIR all Ameri.
cans who caH BE- equipped for fighting.
II the war lasts At. long Is many pre-
dict. there viii bt fighting for all who
can be seat over from this country.
at Fixzlsd Out"
Senator Reed OF Missouri, who has
beeu ia the opposition" to a great ex-
teut for several weeks. spoke ii bout the
failure which followed seudiug boy
scouts 20 Virginia and MaryIa land 10
gather crops You have read about
those by scouts he satd Poor lit
Tie fellows gallant. brave. splendid lit.
tie fellows they have All hsd t. come
home The thing uzzled out. Just AS
al attempts to run farms ia tile ooun.
Try ~ gentlemen iH swivel chairs prove
failures
Want Kespssks.
Senator EIardwltk uf Georgia Is one
OF the senators wla stlu believe Ia the
constitution ana are making heroic II
forts 10 save It, He does BOT speak as
long or as often AS senator Reed. bui
De IS just as earnest AS the Missouri
senator la his efforts to save the sacred
instrument from auulhNatiou
1T is time 70 call halt" said Hard
wick. discussing the food bill. and see
II We cannot mud one or two little Ito
critics ~ the people that are not YET
necessary 90 surrender uu account of
the War ga Europe"
As ii keepsake" remarked Senator
Gore 81 Oklahoma
Let us have at least one memento'
continued liardWiek as Il keepsake
as remembrance ~ what eur father.
left 90 the people. even II We cannot
transmit them to our children
MAINS Foresight
For more than four years. II noi
longer. Minority Leader Mann Aa,
been making au effort 10 increase IA,
aircraft efficiency ~ both Toe arm, sud
rat,. :" the debates cn various mill
tary bills he tried % iuuble and treb.,
the appropriations .or aviation equip
went Ii Is a ~re1lt 10 his foresight
that 1t ""'r Seet0s thar lhe most ef
feci.Fe weapons GER war machine,
Whl-A the Ameri ans cau use are air
planes and that such machines. urop
erly handled. win do mach 50 end the
war II Jim Mann could hs,. .bad rs,