Deming graphic., 1918-01-25

which have been made and carried
out for the protection Of the men.
They exaggerated the number ST
deaths and told the most awful tales
in our town about Camp Cody ]
have Found my boy well and happy
here, and ! think everything possible
is beino done for the soldiers. The
deaths have been nowhere near the
number reported in Council Bluffs
and | want to tell YOU that many
women have only the greatest praise
for Secretary OF War Baker for saw
ing our young men from some things
which consider worse than death"
Still there are many in the United
States who are looking for goat in
Wilson's cabinet, and tell Won in a
matter Of fact sort Of way that "lia-
ker will have 10 go." President VIII
son said Monday that Secretary Ha-
ker is one Of the ablest public Off
cials he has ever met The people
Of the country do not know the man,
and many regard him as a sort Of
little vermiform appendix which must
be cut out of the present administra-
ton Of affairs. Baker knows every
crook and turn Of diplomatic, admin
istrative and legislative life in WASH
ington.
He is the friend Of the plain citi-
zen of the country, and the open enc
nv of corporate greed and special
interests. The vice trust. in the
cities where training camps and can
tonments are located. is beginning 70
understand something Of the charac.
ter and ability Of Newton d. Baker,
as are those also who are responsible
for the government Of these places
Baker stood side by side with Tom
johnson and Peter Witt in securing
cheap transportation and electricity
for the people Of Cleveland, Ohio, and
made the city model of the large
municipalities Of the nation.
The man who fought forty-six in
functions thru the courts of Clcyn
land secured by the privately owned
street railway company in order to
prevent the operation Of competing
line which would secure three cent
fares for the people, is not likely to
be much affected by the polite
oaim waged against him recently
to Dust him from the cabinet.
Senator Theodore Burton, an old
line Republican, told the writer in
Deming during the last national cam
paim that his party regarded Baker
as the strongest man in the Wilson
official family and as an orator he
was probably without peer in the
United States today.
Congress, which wove all the red
tape in the nation, is now investgat-
ing Baker, because of the red tape
in his department. "You knew" he
said, "whot wns coming, as well as
I did, and YOU knew the system for
wears" The war department has
done wonders, and Baker lodges no
thing.
The country will find that it wi
unable to make a goat Of Baker, be-
cause he places the responsibility fo'
shortages and delays right where il
belongs, on the people and their Con
gress. II remains to be seen wheth-
or or not the people will pull off an
other silly stunt like they did in thc
Spanish American war in the case Of
the distinguished and honored Russell
A. Alger of Michigan All Detroit
took holiday to welcome Alger back
to town. and if the national govern
ment has no further need for Seere-
tary Baker Cleveland has. They
know,him and he will be received with
open arms. They know him and the
people at large do not
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God, it's fun TO be soldier Oh, It's
fun, fun, fun,
To lie out still and easy when your
days sports done;
With not n thing to worry for, nor
anything to hurry for;
Not hungry, thirsty, tired, but a he
70, much admired,
just dead, dead, dead like Jack and
Bill and Fred
Fm7-Sure it's fun the finest ever,
sonl