Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-12

pie of this legislative district as to
! what is going on-who is to be sena
tor, representative, etc. Our own view
is that the people Of the district have
notions of their own about the mat
ter. and that those notions do not ex'
actly agree with all that has been pub
lishcd.
A public ownership conference will
be held in Chicago November 25-26-27,
under the auspices of the Public. Own
ership League of America. Some of
the foremost advocates of public own
ership in the country will be on the
program. Anyone interested in for
warding the cause, which has continu-
ally been growing in public favor, is
invited to attend.
Roosevelt sneers at the national pre-
paredness as brOomstick. Yet no
congress has ever equaled in 50 short
a space Of time, what has been accom-
plished by the sixty-fifth congress.
The colonel cannot get over Wilson s
veto of his scheme to 60 abroad. It
is fortunate thing for the United
States that Wilson is president rather
than Roosevelt.
Never again can the railroads argue
that government control is inefficient
months ago. There. was said to be a
great shortage Of cars, great. lack Of
equipment, etc., and shippers generally
were protesting. The war came on,
and the mighty hand o. the govern
ment was laid upon the railways. Co.
operation was asked, but in the back
ground it was we'll understood was the
power and the willingness to seize
the roads. When it was q case of
"have to,' the railroad managers got
busy. The result is, that despite The
tremendous increase in tonnage to be
moved because Of the war, that ship
pers are getting better results than a
year ago. The railroad managers are
doing the work. We do not question
their patriotism, but behind them is
Washington, and behind Washington
stand the people Of the United States.
TRIBUTE TO Rr. REV, BISHOP
BUSCH
Sank Centre Herald: These are
times that stir men 8 souls. Great in
terests are at stake and strong pas
sions are excited. It Is a time of cru
cial test of American manhood and
American citizenship. Every day and
every hour of the day incidents occur
and transactions take place that cause
rejoicing among the loyal citizens Of
Columbia and their hearts to beat with
pride.
To our minds, however, no moro
notable incident has occurred, or can
occur, than that when the selected
men of st. Cloud marched to the North
ern Pacific depot to entrain for can
torment. The Right Reverend Joseph
F. Busch, CATHOLIC bishop Of the do
cese of st. Cloud, marched at the head
of the selected men, carrying an Amer
lean flag, thus officially giving the
church's endorsement and the clerical
blessing to those members Of his
church, and they constituted major
ity, to the cause in which they were
enlisted.
Himself German by descent, spir-
itual advisor and director of more
men Of German birth and descent than
any other man in the United States,
rose high above nationality, consan-
guinitv and nationally and openly, un-
qualifedly and courageously proclaim
ed his allegiance to the United States
Of America and the cause of humanity.
Not only by action but by spoken
word and written declaration he has
pledged German Catholicism Of Ameri-
ca to the cause of America.
We are not a Catholic and we are
not Of German descent, but blind in
deed must be the man that cannot dis
Germ the stupendous greatness Of his
action.
In the years that lie before, high
among the names or great Americans,
who rendered the highest service to
America when America needed service
will be written the name of the Right
Reverend Joseph F. Busch.
THE VALUE OF A DOG
Duluth Herald: DR.. w. A. Evans in
the Chicago Tribune discusses the idea
of having all the dogs killed off as a
part Of the campaign for the conser.
walton of food.
He says that mankind would be bet
ter off without dogs, because the ser.
vice they now render is very limited
"They do some transportation work
in the far north. In Flanders they
, are of some service as domestic ser
| wants. A small percentage of the hunt