Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-12
1rEo-oERMAN CRITICISM OF THE
GOVERNMENTS WAR POLICIES
ALREADY DECREASING.
DiSLOYALTY TO BE CRUSHED
s=our Senators Appointed by Governors
Will Be Candidates for Election Next
Fall - Republicans Will Oppose
Three of Them.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

enacted which gives the government
more power in regard to seditious ut
ferances and publications. 1t is as
serted there has been a notable fall
ing off in the critical and carping COM
nents in many papers, while those per-
sons who were constantly fostering OPP
position to governmental war policies
Jhave begun greatly to modify their ut
5ferances. The officials here believe
the mere fact that the power exists to
ypunish will have & still greater effect
as the full knowledge of what the gov
-ernment can do reaches The pro-Ger-
Iman sympathizers in America.
1t is also asserted by officials that
the time is now oppOrtune for all per-
ssOnh Of German parentage or birth to
get v;n the right side and declare them
selves unequivocally for the United
States and against Germany. The Off
Gals here do not want to accept what
Is becoming a growing idea, that is,
-"Once a German, always a German"
FOR they believe there are many people
of German blood in the United States
who are loyal, although they have not
manifest ed It by proper declaration
and works.
One thing seems to be assured,
However, that public sentiment in the
United States is going to cause the
enforcement of the rigid laws which
nave been enacted, and it will be well
for the pro-Germans, whether Ameri-
cans or foreigners, to guard carefully
their utterances in regard to the Unit
81 States and the great war.
In addition to the 80 regular va
~snncies that occur by expiration of the
ssiA-year terms in the senate, four adj
}Citional senators will be elected this
fall to seats now filed by appointment
by governors. The senators and their
states are: Guion of Louisiana; Hen
ederson, Nevada; Nugent. Idaho; Will
fey, Missouri. All are Democrats,
and the Republicans will make con-
test in three states - Idaho, Nevada
dand Missouri.
We still have people who talk that
d,olitical fiction about q nonpartisan
election. this coming fall, but If anyone
can discover any let-up in the political
sactivity of parties and partisans they
will do better than the average resi-
dent of Washington, for everything
points to a right lively political cam
paign.
President Wilson has always been
oP DIV LOFT for
and he has written quite number Of
t1etters lately which have been used
with considerable effect. The presi-
dent writes letters quite freely during
political campaigns, and he also writes
Hetters to senators and representatives
regarding legislation that he wants
EpaSsed or killed. He has written quite
la number of letters on the subject Of
woman suffrage, and 1t was thought at
lone time that he had Influenced
enough senators to carry the amend
etTnent. In the house of representatives
in letter is sometimes read in regard to
Aa DILL, and IT usually has the effect Of
4getting votes. During one of the re-
;cent discussions over a bill to which
There was considerable opposition
tCongressman ]. Hampton Moore Of
Pennsylvania asked:
Before we proceed further with
this measure, 1 want to know if the
gentleman in charge of the bill, or
,<yyane other gentleman, has letter in
.5lis pocket from the president? If So,
ht will save lot of time which might
he wasted in discussion of the bill"
It would not be at all surprising If
4Eaerica should adopt the nickname
which the English have given our SOL
a5iers. The term "Huskies" seems to
Sit very well the fine, solid and sub
7sIantial-looking men that now make
up the American army. Anyone who
has been around the training camps
az has seen the soldiers march
ing through the streets, or riding on
uIsIRe railroad cars, or In any place
where their solid and substantial forms
are in sight, cannot help thinking of
kfIem as mighty husky fellows.
There has been quite an undercur-
TEent OF objection to the term SAM
'hRAhAN7S lhe dppSiItttioh WHICH SoAAAS
8E1ave attempted to apply to American
troops abroad. 1t is well-known in
71lR, war department and among army
officers generally that the designation
was not altogether pleasing to the SOL
oilers. They believe the average SOL
sf}er will much prefer 70 be called
HUSKY" rather than a Sammy"
More than that, the army men believe
isT2at when the time comes the Ger
AHans will be made to appreciate just
what our "Huskies" can do. either IN
ss.tile way OF defense or attack.
The first intimation congress had
shat It was going to be requested to
stay in session and pass another rev.