Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-09
SATURDAY. MARCH Q. 1918
Special Legislative Session.

Special Legislative session.
An extra session of the General As
semhlv is always serious business, called
because Of something that is considered
of such Importance for immediate CON
sideration that it is not deemed advls-
able TO wait until the ensuing regular
session, but the one this wear, which will
convene at Dover next Monday, Will be
the most momentous in the history of the
State. in view of the fact that its purpose,
rs expressed by Governor Townsend, in
his call. is TO enact such legislation as IS
considered necessary for~Delaware TO do
her part in helping the nation defend it
self against the vicious Hun and his
brutal allies.
Therefore, il is incumbent upon every
member al the body to regard the ses-
SION in exactly this light and to consider
only such business rs is Imperative for
the public welfare. Three purposes have
hccn stated in the call and the members
arc familiar with al Of them and should
bc prepared to act on each without delay.
If there arc other incidental matters that
the hodv considers demand attention
al this time they no doubt VIII develop
carly, and each should be disposed Of in
i husincSSikc manner and with = una
nImItv that will show to the world that
Inc people Of Delaware are not only pa
triotic. but are united, regardless Of
party affiliations, especially in this time
OF great national danger.
DELAY should not be permitted, for
If il were not considered necessary to
immediately act on the matters stated
The session would not have been called
Thereforc il is expected that each Of
these subjects will he taken up as quickly
~ possible and disposed Of with such
dispatch as IS consistent with public
safety Another matter 10 be borne in
mind is that the session will be an ex-
pcnse to the State and that every dollar
wasted IN that behalf may' detract just
that much from our resources which
otherwise might be used ID behalf Of
the defence Of the nation.
The occasion offers splendid oppor-
tunity for the lawmakers of Delaware
10 demonstrate their loyalty not only TO
the state. bat also 70 the nation. Many
OF the members, no doubt, will have 10
make personal business sacrifices 70 at
tend the session. but this is q time when
il is an honor 10 make any sacrifice; there
lore, no patriotic members should object
to such sacrifice as may be necessary.
There seems to be no reason why there
should be any parleying and losing OF
time over organization. The body was
organized al the regular session, and as
lar a. Is known. there is no good reason
why the officers OF that session should
not be continued. They proved worthy
of the trust reposed in them, and there
seems to lie no good reason for making a
change, unless some should be unable
10 serve. in which event the vacancies
can be quickly filled. Neither does 1t
seem wise 10 waste time over vacancies
that exist among the membership, in
view of the fact that there Is still a large
working majority. While technical OBJ
jectlons might be raised to some Of the
members serving, because of Federal
duties, unless there is apparent consti-
tutional prohibition, it would seem the
point OF wisdom not TO raise the point,
tor. by dong 80. much delay would re-
~IIt and further, i the objection should
succeed T. might take from the body
the services Of men who are familiar
with ITS workings and would be a help
i permitted 70 retain their membership.
II tho constitution Is found, however,
10 demand recognition Of objections Of
this sort, they should be disposed Of with
the least possible delay,
Lot Us hope, therefore, that there will
be no serious annoyances and that every
body viii demonstrate, in their work, q
patriotic desire to serve the State anC
uation 70 the best of their ability