The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-22
ton OF troops at the border" also
some other expressions.

ton Of troops at the border" also
some other expressions.
Joe FraIIey and Billy Sunday.
Six or eight grave and reverend
senator's objected strenuously to such
language and started debate on
1t when the resolutions were up for
passage. Frailey stood pat and on
the floor used even more-so lingo. 1t
was exactly like a delegation of staid
clergymen waiting on the Reverend
VIM A. Sunday and asking him to
modify his verbal and physical aero
battles IN a tabernacle pulpit-and the
way Frafley answered reminded one
much of the way sunday talks to
such a delegation. Also, like Sunday
and Frailey is lrke sunday in no
other way perceptible-he made
them swallow the resolutions, because
they had to vote that way or not go
back home soon. Later eight OF them
filed for record all explanation and
objections to some Of the language
above quoted.
Then the saine hot time over Sena-
tor FFfaiteys language, arrived in
the house when the resolutions ~
ported there by house member Of
the same committee were found to
be in identical worGS as those in the
senate, in fact unanimous commit
tee report written by Frailey In very
plain English.
They are to go to the president,
secretary Of war and Iowa senators
at Washington, and before the house
voted on them Frailey cody told the
newspaper men that those adopted IN
the senate will go to Kenyon and
Cummins, however the house might
dilute them in the other chamber.
House 10 More Polite.
BY the narrow majority OF flve
votes, the house VOTED modify the
Frailey language in the senate
Resolutions and make It more elegant.
1t took all the eloqlence and diplo-
macy of Representative Weaver, OF
Des Moines to accomplish. this.
The house struck out such words as
sinister means" by regulars, "un-
American. unjust and unfair" and
the statement that the regular army
had its face saved by the guardsmen
on the Rio Grande as well as the char
acterization Of the Judge advocates
ruling as q "subterfuge' and that Il
ia none Of the business OF the VS.
department"
It was evident that the house gener-
ally ;sympathized with -Frafley's An
glo-Saxon, until Weaver saved his
amendments by last speech telling
how much he loved the national guard
and that he favored the resolutions
and objected only to the language
Weaver is a very scholarly lawyer.
OF National Importance.
After 1t is al lover. It is easy to
perceive that Frailey struck very
popular chord in Iowa Iowans care
little as a rule, for the niceties OF
diplomatic language and like to say
what they mean. Every Iowan en-
balmed in, permanent history, except
perhaps the sainted Allison, has been
of that type and has used some very
vigorous language many times.
It will be interesting to watch the
actions Of the war department when
II gets the resolutions, not OF some
commercial club, but Of the sovereign
state Of Iowa by its legislature. I'm
der the army regulations such reso-
buttons compel board OF enquiry or
a court martial OF all the regular
army officers concerned much with
the late southern excursion OF the ma
tional guard. Nobody knows this bet
ter than Frailey.
Probably, the SECRETARY Of war will
avoid any such action, but Frailey
lies in his room at the. Franklin no.
tel nights and goes to sleep smiling
at the box he has built around the
said war department and the secre-
tarv OF war, not to mention some
iudge advocate generals. mastering
officers, quartermasters and other
staff officers.
It would surprise nobody II the
light Of Frailey's language should
illumine the whole country like a
bonfire, after being approved by the
senate of the state Of 1owa-and ike
some other bonfires create something
like confagration preceding an ex-
plosion.
Resolved bv the State Of Iowa.
The text of the committee report
that stirred up so much interest and
talk first sets out that the ruling
ABOUT PAObAAAoU~S-
Judge advocate general is both in
correct in law and entirely beyond
the authority Of the war department.
because only the state of Iowa and
the men are parties to the matter.
and also that it Is directly contrary
to the contract between the men and
the United States at the time OF their
muster into the federal service.
Then the interesting language begins
and is chiefly in the following para
graphs adopted language and all BY
the senate for transmission to wash
ington:
(2) Waving the question OF legal
ity. this action upon the part OF the
war department is absolutely unwar-
ranted and in bad faith for the rea-
son that the clothing of the enlisted
men OF the Third Iowa regiment has
already once been paid for. This
clothing was paid for by the state
of Iowa at the time 1t was issued to
said state by the federal government.
At the time Iowa guard organiza-