The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-31
HOWEVER, NO GOVERNMENT
." EVER WAS DEFEATED BY
So a.s 81 A LACK OF FUNDS.
SURE WAYS TO OBTAIN MONEY
House Refrained From Discussing Ger.
many's Peace Proposal, Though Sen
ate Talked Freely-cummins Tells
What Must Happen to the Huns.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN

tries lose wars because they can no
longer obtain men or food. The Con.
federacy lost because IL was literally
starved out, shut In and unable 10 pro-
cure men, munitions and food. OF
course the finances of the ConfederGcy
were in deplorable state but it was
not because of q lack OF money that
the Confederacy failed.
And so IL is with all wars. Ger.
many Is not defeated because she
lacks money, nor Austria, either, for
that matter, because every govern
ment has the power to get money. No
doubt the finances Of the central pow.
ers are in bad condition and when
the collapse comes there viii! doubt
less be many financial losses. But II
is not for want Of money that the coll
lapse must come. II is because they
will he beaten. 9verpowered. and
forced Ia suefor peace. 0.EalEt /
The cost Of The war upon the United
States Is something tremendous. II
costs US IA times as much to trans
port and maintain a soldier in France
as 1t does the German government. But
these great expenditures will be
financed. II voluntary loans should
fail there would be forced loans. Tax
alton knows no limit save the value
OF the property and what the govern
ment could not get In one way II could
In another. Like other countries. ii
could finally resort to unlimited issues
OF paper currency. But Ii is hoped
by the sale OF bonds and just aud
equitable lax measures this govern
ment may he enabled to carry on the
war without resort TO more serious
measures.
While the senate INDUCED itself free
Iy in discussion of the German peace
offer and the presidents reply. the
house OF representatives was strangely
silent on the subject II so happened
that the house was without quorum
during the time that the situation was
most acute and il was therefore In
the power Of any one man by an Objec-
tion or making the point Of no quorum
to prevent any discussion and force
the house TO adjourn Immediately.
And that was just what happened
when any member showed a DISPOSE
ton 10 discuss the peace proposals.
An objection was made and the house
adjourned. II is Characteristic 81 the
two houses of congress that the sen
ate IL much more free in the way OF
discussion than the house. An attempt
was made In the senate at one time 10
prevent the discussion OF the peace
proposals, hut it was found that more
than ma Ority Of the members of the
senate were within call and after
they had responded to their names
the discussion proceeded with Creat
eagerness.
The sentiments Of great many peO-
pie we're put into words by Senator
Cummins of Iowa in alspeech he made
10 the senate while the recent Ger
man peace notes We're under fire in
that body. Germany Is a menace to
mankind" he said, because she has
a cruel, wicked. malicious intent To-
ward the remainder Of the world. We
cannot change her intent. for II IL the
result 81 years and years of training
and teaching In false and selfish
philosophy; but we can disarm her and
leave her helpless and harmless. Her
army must he disbanded. her navy dis.
tributed among the allies, her fortified.
lions dismantled, and her munitions
factories destroyed. These conditions
mean the degradation, possibly the dis
Indignation Of once mighty nation
but II the world is to be secure this
must be imposed"
From time TO time story filters
back 10 this country which shows that
in spite Of all the sorrow and misery
In Europe humOr has not been entire
~ blotted out. For instance. someone
asked Red Cross worker In Italy
how he managed 10 fake care of refu-
gees and send them away from the bat
tle front 10 spite OF transportation diff
hculties. The trains are always
JafHineu, replieu Ine Iteu tfOss ON
cial Every one on board cries to
us there IS not another inch of room.
We pay no attention to them. Our fat
fest soldier enters a car and opens a
passage for the family. When all the
members aud their endless belongings
are squeezed In we go back and pick
uD another family" That fat soldier
would come In handy on the street
cars here IA Washington In the rush
hours.
While Chairman Kitchin was dis
GUESSING his big revenue bill Uncle Joe
Cannaa asked him IL he was not Sin.
feYesr al In one or more small banks
ia Worth Carolina"
as borrower; yes" replied Ntch-
IN TO rhe amusement OF the house.
Kitchin Is not considered one u the
wealth, men In congress.