The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
PRo.oERMAN CRITICISM OF THE
GOVERNMENTS WAR POLICIES
ALREADY DECREASING.
oIsLoYAL1Y TO BE CRUSHED
Four Senators Appointed by Governors
VIII Be Candidates for Election Next
Fall - Republicans viii Oppose
Three Of Them.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

good results from the recent leBiSiatiou
enacted which gives the government
more power In regard to seditious ut
terances and publications. 1t Is as
serted there has beer notable faii-
Ing of in the critical and carping COM
lnents in many papers. while those per-
SONS who were constantly fostering op-
position to governmental war policies
have begun greatly to modify their ut
terances. The officials here believe
the mere fact that the power exists to
punish will have a still greater effect
as the full knowledge Of what the gov
ernment can do reaches the pro-Ger-
man sympathizers in America.
It Is also asserted by officials that
the time Is now opportune for all per-
sons Of German parentage or birth to
get on the right side and declare them
selves uneQuivocally for the United
States and against Germany. The ofa-
cials 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
manifested 1t by proper declaration
and works.
One thing seems to be assured.
how ever that public sentiment In the
United States is going to cause the
enforcement of the rigid laws which
have been enacted, and 1t will be well
for the pro-Germans, whether Ameri-
cans or foreigners, to guard carefully
their utterapces In regard to the Unit
ed States and the great war.
In addition to the 80 regular vd-
tancles that occur by expiration of tho
si1-year terms In the senate. four ad-
diNonal senators will be elected this
fall to seats now filled by appointment
by governors. The senators and their
states are: Guion of Louisiana; Hen
derson, Nevada; Nugent. Idaho; Will
fey, Missouri. All are Democrats,
and the Republicans will make con-
test in three states = Idaho, Nevada
and Missouri.
We still have people who talk that
political fiction about a nonpartisan
election this coming fall. but II anyone
can discover any let-up in the political
activity of parties and partisans they
will do better than the average resi-
dent of Washington, for everything
points to right lively political cam
paign.
President Wilson has always been
more or less of ready letter-writer
and he has written quite number Of
letters lately which have been used
with considerable effect. The presi-
dent writes letters quite freely during
political campaigns, and he also writes
letters to senators and representatives
regarding legislation that he wants
passed or killed. He has written quite
d number of letters on the subject Of
| woman suffrage. and 1t was thought at
one time that he had Influenced
enough senators to carry the amend
ment. In the house of representatives
letter is sometimes read In regard to
q bill, and 1t usually has the effect Of
getting votes. During one Of the re-
cent discussions over a bill to which
there was considerable opposition
Congressman ]. Hampton Moore Of
Pennsylvania asked:
Before we proceed further with
this measure. I want to know II the
gentleman in charge of the bill. or
some other gentleman. has a letter in
his pocket from the PRESIDENT II so.
It will save lot of time which might
be wasted In discussion of the BILL"
I It would not be at all surprising II
America should adopt the nickname
which the English have given our SOL
diers. The term "Huskies' seems to
At very well the fine. solid and sub
stantial-looking men that now make
up the American army. Anyone who
has been around the training camps
or has seen the soldiers, march
ing through the streets. or riding on
the railroad cars. or in any place
where their solid and substantial forms
are in sight, cannot help thinking Of
them as mighty husky fellows.
There has been quite an undercur-
rent Of objection to the term "Sam-
miles," the appellation which some
have attempted to apply to American
troops abroad. 1t is well-known In
the war department and among army
officers generally that the designation
was not altogether pleasing to the SOL
diers. They believe. the average SOL
dier will much prefer to be called a
Husky" rather than Sammy"
More than that. the army men believe
that when the time comes the Ger
mans will be made to appreciate just
what our "Huskies" can do, either In
the way of defense or attack.
The first intimation congress had
that 1t was going to be requested to
stay in session and pass another rev