Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-26
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington, May ~ Especial ] --
Tie attitude OF RUSSIA, which has Civ
On the allies so much cc9cern calls Ia
mind the important part which Russia
played In bringing on the r-ar
After the assassination Of the crown
prince Of Austria that country prepar-
ed TO attack ScryiA Russia prepared
10 defend the little Slavic country. and
Germany began mobilization 10 back
up Austria.
France as the ally Of Russia began
10 prepare for war. and In little while
Belgium, England aud later Italy were
drawn into the struggle
Would Il not be strange II Russia
after playing such an important part
ia bringing ON the war. should drop
out of Il?
"EntaneIns Alliances"
George Washington warned against
cutaugliuK alliances He referred to
America II the European countries
could have avoided entanglng ALI
unres war might have been averted
The entente and the triple alltsnce
We're both meuaces 10 the peace OF Eu-
rope long before the war broke out
one fear of the entrance OF tue Unit
eel states into the great struggle is that
lnnecs' and possibly the loss Of our
Monroe doctrine
Stop the Hystsris.
''rhe situation Is bad enough; but
for heaven tsake do not make 1t any
worse by eNHggcrstion." Both Sena-
tor Lewis Of Illinois Aud Senator Reed
or Missouri gave voice 10 that idea In
speeches protesting against the hyS-
terra that prevails about possible star
Yatton in this country.
They said that all that was necessary
was to use common sense In the con
Scrvaiiou of food and not reach out
and buy every ttme that there was "a
report Of ii shortage
Teddy Puts In the Pep.
Congressman RagSlate OF South Caro-
lima. Il man who is quite apt to vote
las convictions, is one OF those who
voted ia give KooSc, eli an opportunity
90 20 10 France 10 tight
"f~idy puts pep in things" said
kug~dalc lie is an cx-preSideut Of
the [ uitrd States aud for That reason
viii staud wei, la Europe He has had
certain amount III military expert
euce, hut the most important fact OF
all il that he viii interest the whole
country Ia the war. At present our
people have not shown much interest"
Simmons Apolosized.
When the little room of the senate
finance committee was crowded ~ such
an extent With American publishers
that even a member OF the committee
could scarcely squeeze IN aud out Chair
man simmons apologi2ul. explaining
that The large room for such hearings
iu a." senate office huildiug WAS so far
away hat senators could not get to the
senate i'm time to vote ou many OF the
important measures aud amendments
cop>iIcrt~i
At That time The espionage nil was
up. aud nearly every senator wante,l to
Vote on every proposition in It.
senator simmons WAS quite struck
with the formidable showing of the
Publishers Who appeared In large mum
her u protest against The heavy in
crease in their postal rates.
Would Twist Their Nseks."
Spea &.og OF the publishers and there
We're representatives Of daily papers
weekly tarerS, trade papers agricul.
tutaI uapers, farm papers. periodicals
Of sIl kinds aud mauy others present
Senator Warren " Wyoming Ia Il some
what ioeular manner remarked that be
would ike 10 "twist their neckS' not
ony ia regard TO second class increase
mail bui also the censorship.
senator Warren IS not candidate
for reelection.
Over~erkine "OvsrsNheimsd.
SeaWor TeSyls II Illinois started to
sa' the ether day ,aat Se WIS over
waclmed with kilograms ana letters. Sc
blt he discarded the word. asserting