The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-27


est interest in the subject is taken hy
the surgeons Of the service in Wash I
in"ton: that they are familiar with
the claims that have been made for
nikalgn: that they have read the ar
ticlp setting forth in detail It's virtues.
and the specific caseS in which Il ms
been used and that reports On
the sub e~f are 70 be made To the medi-
cal department within short time.
There are certain rhtngS concerning
this discovery for which 80 much has
boen cln'wrd. thar must he said as I'M
qucSrionahly rchocrin5 the views "
Uncle Sans army surgeons. They will
decline. as they believe the medical
profession elsewhere viii decline, 10
oxrrrimenf on soldiers with anvthin"
new and untricd wounded man in
the midst If his suffering * not. ac-
cord.ng tn their belief. one u0on whom
experiment should be made. The
known agencies of relief only should
be used.
There are Other ways Of trying ont
rba virtues Of n.ka'gin and they will he
uSpd In fact the American Medical
association. according 10 information
given 20 me by surgeon nf the Serv-
ice. alroady hHS investigated niEalgin
and experimental with it. The aSSo-
citation. I am told. is now conducting
another series Of experiments because.
so the word is. the first trials did not
hear out the claims which were made.
# is known that Il representative Of
/ tbe British medical department. who
recently came tn the United States. has
/ told the surgeons that up 10 the time
he left the home office rikalgin had not
been given 81 trial there. French
surgeon recently arrived has said the
same thing. hut as soon as the story
Of demonstration of nikalgin in Eng
land and in France WAS read. reports
from the medical officers of the two
countries were asked for. and soon
will be received in Washington.
Almost Fear to Make War Talk
one reason for the desire of con-
greSs To have some weeks intervene
between the end of one session
and the beginning of the next IS
that periodically inclined members
Democrats and Republicans, can 20
forth into their districts TO TUX 10
their constituents on the war ana the
necessity of driving it hard to VIC
tory for democracy.
Republican congressman, and par
!
districts. are Il trihe disturbed over
the prospect. They do not like 10 De
deaf to the summons, and yet the!
fear that the results may he dainag
ing 10 their political fortunes. IL may
seem curious that any man can thinF
that his appeals to people to Stand nN
their sountry may work anything hu
good to him and his cause, ana ye
there seems reason in way for th'
: fear of some of the members that the!
may lose by their efforts.
In order that I might get the rea
, basis for the fear that political ill-for
: tune may await the Republicans VIII
volunteer to speak in behalf of vigor
{ Gus war measures. | sought out
; member of congress of that party iron
e a district in New England. where tn
D war spirit is higher than il is in TN
: West. and where, presumably. Il speak
a ing member could not suffer by tellln
n his neighbors that they must stand 70
{ war as a mighty nation should cor
o duct It.
: The New England Republican I
S whom | talked will be clndidate TO
J. reelection next year. He said:
z There is nigh war spirit in nearl
z all parts of my district. There ar
$ some sections, however, where the PEE
y pie need information in order TO br:n
them to the point of willingness
L sanction all the government measure
l. necessary to put through this big thin
n in which we are engaged. The meI
J. preaching of q driving war In behn
e of democracy will not hurt me ut Ii
l. polls, but there Is something which
Is likely to hurt me and every Repu
ican candidate in the country.
.sThe people In the main do not di
l. ferentiate between the government. o
Is to put II better. between the Unite
T. States and the administration. The
se Is no party of opposition In congr''
ID today-that is, no party of opposite
d. to war. The men In congress VINO "a
n opposed TO the war are to be found
~ both parties. and there are only fe
" of them.
RI Dilemma Of the Republicans.
"When we Republicans 90 out
III speak In behalf of hearty suppO
fit for the government. many of our hes
he ers Will take this to mean that '
no desire a hearty support for the ADM
~ istration. So we will. in q way.
nj we will not mean that we are pleadi
.ir for the support of the administrati
IS in IT'S endeavors along lines which ha
nothing to do with the war.
1--WE cannot expect. however. III
.ly the people will make this distinct
Mt. and they are the more certain not
no make it because we would destroy
on the force of what we have to say If
III tried to discriminate between AN
or lorsement of the administration in
Of war efforts and an endorsement of
ne other efforts. If we did this we wO,
ne befog the issue and be charged W
tic playing politics"
w. II can he said that there is bel