The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-07
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Flu" and the Schools
Why Worry?
Wilful Men

HItll as We may regret the
IN necessity. Alhu qucrqu uc
A parents probably Will
agree with the suggestion of Com
missioner Wade that 1t will be wise
10 keen the city schools closed un-
Ill the first of January This. IN
deed. will be the only safe course
unlcss there is an immediate abatc-
mcnt of the influenza epidemic.
The influenza situation is i'm
proving rapidly. Normal business
may be resumed with safety, aside
from such business and such
amuscments as make large public
gatherings necessary. II is prob
able that motion picture shows and
other public assemhiagcs will he
permissible long before the first of
January But i, is not likely that
the schools can be opened with
safety before the first Of Dcccm-
ber. There would be the usual
Thanksgiving holidays, even
should The schools open within II
week, and in December the Christ
mas holidays would serve 10 inter
rupt work just rcopencd. 1t is
likely, therefore. that as result Of
. disaster to the public health
which none of MS could avert, our
children will lose much of the first
half.ycar of school work.
AS a compensation, mothers and
fathers no doub, will think with
satisfaction Of the splendid oppor.
tuuitlcs offered for home training
Considerable concern is expressed
Ia news dispatches OF hast hight and
today about the oyorturu of the house
of representatives organization. as a
result of the republican victory IN that
body Yet, un careful couslderu ton
u H. difficult to iind any real cause
Tor worry
champ Clark ls e great American.
lie has been wrong on some aspects
of the war and war Legislation. hut
tha' has been a. mitch the lault uf his
party aa ni. own fhcrc was "a time
when The speaker ot The house had
great power II that niH continued to
hc the Cdsc with speaker clark he has
not chosen 10 exercise a. The general
oppression has been that his. like 9th
or congressional powers have been
largely dciepat elsewhere
And Kitchn, chairman uf the great
Wags and Mean, committee, why
worry about l<itchin llt,chin h2s
been reelected hy his people That /,
thoir concern The country n cuusc foi
concern hns been lc't ne should re-
ulain in his present powerful position
where he has usud every nppuriunitN
To- obstruct p1cparedncs- FOR war and
where he doubtless would have con
tinucd 10 obstruct preparedness foi
peace
Incidentally Kitohn W given erred
IT, for the mighty uuintelligcnt an'
rcactionary postal zone law, FOR mail
ing maTazuos ana newspapers undol
which every publication IN this ma
tiun has been poualiIcd FOR furnishing
information 60 the people why Wur
~ about kitchin or what hecumei
OF him. $40 long as he passes back e
the level of power aud rospousihihi,
in which he hclongs'
with returns of tho congrcs,iuuu
elections fairly complete n may h
permissible TO call attention 1" the oh
Vious fact that there are large mum
hers of wlful men in this nation De
lihcrately HHu of set purpose this grea
body of men has placed the control @
congress IN the hands of the ropuhli
cans.
Nothing can be gained now ly leav
ing the essential thing unsaid Tn
step to hc taken is obvious lolitic
must he adjourned