South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-27
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ROME is STILL BURNING AND LIKE NERO,
CONGRESS RIDDLES ON

Congress still dales over the administration food
#bnI-dalHes, dalHes, dalHes. Especially the senate
seems so everlastngIy with fear Of
hing or other likely interfere with the kaiser that
certain members o least. hardly what do
with themselves They say the bill - now.
They cannot conceive congress delegating such
powers as a body representing the people. Speak Of
the initiative and referendum and they become
persistent euoges Of representative govern
ment as preferable a purer democracy An au-
tocracy emanating from the people. indirectly
Through the peoples representatives is impossible The
cry il only These senators act just as
though as emssares the kaiser they afraid
democracy nigh prove its power to meet emergencies
such as this war They could the kaiser
. better in the reichstag
This food bill the important legislation TO
come before the that the
Of all the other legislation depends upon it,
The people w.I finally fight nor pay as they
should their commander-n-ch powerIess TO
suppress manipulation their Patriotism
sickens when the of private greed. The
producer produce surplus the profit Of
the pit" 1 must made clear that those coming
i've BIZ not to be mere bonanza for tho
gam blers. the gougers and the greedy.
orally predicted the capital that. while
the house viii put control through by
July l. opposition in the may cause delay of
month or more And what is the general condition
If the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
be told?
Internally England France, Russia Italy arc
seething with dissension high cost of
existence. In our own country industrial
widespread than any other period during the
last decade. because o. the high cos. existence
Rising prices OF vital accessories are daily clipping
nckels and dimes from the value OF the workngmens
workingVonens wages. Industrial warfare in this
country, at this time certain defeat of allies
abroad. payment by us. of all that Ger
many demands later
Heaven help. only England. France Russia Bel
GUM. hut US, if he world goes into the winter Of
1s171s with ths greed American profit
fuel as well as food uncontrolled
Yet IN the senate-the American house of lords
largely second rate-there csbsl Of dignhed crea-
lures. partly incorrisiblo egots. partly would-be
who secretly desire and design to defeat all
plans.
For weeks the equity Of war taxes has been banged
about By committee whose majority com
posed Of Shoots and Gal!insers. It a sorry
ton TO put before people whose plates daily be-
coming barer and barer, before wage-earners whose
wages are daily becoming and powerless to
feed clothe and house their families
But the senate must debate for DAYS and DAYS
Thousands must die tens OF millions dollars must
be wasted must risk internal disaster that the
senate verbally maui and MUNICH. perhaps try fill
buster over proposition that's as plain as that a
soldier have powder his gun in order 10 shoot
When Uncle sam declared war a declaration 10
which the kaiser has vet replied yours re
osived and noted OF the wisest men In
Germany said too late. They had bad faith in our
democracy They did not believe that our democracy
could promptly concede the necessary war time dele
gated one-man rule They knew the L. s senate
with Toilette loyal TO germocracy
even X II means der11cr corpse stone
blind 20 everything the Missouri hyphenated vote
its smoots. Gallingers. Reeds Penroses sIeepless
guardians every private interest that op
poses democratic Institutions processes They knew
that democraoiSs well armies travel on their
stomachs- Germany entt her onensives everywhere.
and made & food war. distinctvey and particularly.
soc only has submarines and she is so
winning, Notwithstanding all our boasted inventive
genius and the reports set exclusively from
English sources
salvation lies in the power vested in our com
mander-in-chief and our T. :. would make him
too late. indeed. OF debate on this food con
troll legislation go change senate vote Patriots
umbiicsl connections. Delay is deadly There ought
70 be genuine patriots enough the senate 10 gag and
hog-te. n necessary, the mutineers who would hold
the country stump speaking while us throat was be-
ing cut. Action. talk Let the country spot the
senators who want tie United States to be too late