The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-29

the nation in the halls of Congress.
 The speech not only rang with pa triotism, but no more trenchant ad- dress has been heard since the United States entered into the conflict. The significance of it is that 1t comes from the head of famous institution of learning which, up to this time, has been regarded as a hot bed of pacifi- cism.
 While many members of the Colum- bia faculty are, like Dr. Butler, filled with the war spirit--a great majority of them, no doubt-a considerable proportion have been the other way, and that being so the university was often referred to unjustly, of course, as anti-everything that the admins tration at Washington stood for.
 The Senate should waste no time in dealing with LaFollette, and it would be a good thing if Columbia and all other universities that have un- American professors who are bent upon sowing the seeds of disloyalty to get rid of them. We are in the war and all public discussion of whether the passing of the draft act was best or not is not only out of or der now, but it is reasonable.
 At any rate to allow LaFollette to remain in the Senate would be very serious reflection upon this country. Other seditious men in high places have given distinct comfort to Ger many, but none as much as the senior senator from Wisconsin.
 The Chicago Opera association an- nounces that no German operas will be given this season in Chicago, New York or Boston. New York and Boston may be able to worry along, but how about the sixth Germany city?"
 Rich men who outfit peace ships to bring about a peace to the advantage of the most brutal monarchy in history T. R. Forget that, colonel. Henry Ford wifi never again go on a peace jun ket
 Have the American people lost their capacity for corporate indignation? ?' asks pr. Nicholas Murray Butler, in re La Toilette. MT. Taft is indignant, and he has considerable corporosty.
 With some of the biggest brewers man. ufacturing soft drinks and the distif- leries closed down, 1t is small wonder that the prohibitionists look forward con fidently to a bone-dry world.
 
 There is surprising unanimity of opin- ion among worthwhile Americans that 'sPompadour Bob" should be busted from the Senate without further delay
 MT. George M. Conan has done his bit by writing a war song that vaudeville performers are screeching from one end of the country to the other.
 It will be possible to get out humor- ous paper In the United States as long as Maine is constructively dry and in- dubitably wet
 When the grocer begins to make deliv- will be in a position to break a great many eggs.
 General Soukhomlnoff, Russias former minister of war, has been sentenced tc hard labor for life. Even at that, he got off light.
 American soldiers in France are re- ported "keen to fight" In the course of time they will have that glorious oppor- tunity.
 The Kaiser is a bit inconsistent He distributes Bibles among his troops and then rewards them for bombardng cathe- drals.
 In the meantime. we are posting on to- ward Thanksgiving. Has anyone thought to inquire about the cranberry crop? tight-fisted individual who is eventually shamed into buying liberty bond.
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 Salt Lake City reports snow severa inches deep. Just wait until we heal from Medicine Hat.
 BIG LINERS ARE IMMUNE From Spokane Spokesman Review
 It has been repeatedly shown that fast passenger liners, notwithstanding their tempting size as submarine tar.