The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

interrupted Dy congressman AASAS ~
New York, who inquired of the major
ity leader II he was as optimistic as q
week or two previous, when he SAID
congress ought to adjourn by July l.
"If what saw In New York paper
today Is true" replied Kitchin, saying
that we shall have to bring In new
revenue bill. we shall probably get
away fom here in time to cast vote,
If we do not live too far away"
Does the New York paper control
The situation?" asked Congressman
Garner of Texas.
"No," replied Kitchin; s"the gentle
man must have been sleeping when
made my remark. for 1 said If 1t Is
true"
HAS the administration said any
thing to the chairman Of the commit
tee on ways and means about rev.
enue bill this session." continued Gar
ner.
To Kitchin's reply Of "No," Garner
suggested that 1t was not likely that
the need of a revenue bill would DO
told to newspaper before informa-
ton was conveyed to the man VINO
would prepare the bill, and Kitchin re-
piled: " have known some admins
trations of late to confer with news
paper men and tell them what ought
to be done long before any member OK
congress was told"
Washington authorities have learned
that the people of the country are
more interested in men who have
been at the front, who have seen
service. and who have earned dis
tinction in fighting the Germans, than
they are in anything else connected
with the war. Pershing's men who
have been at the front and returned
get more attention than any other
kind of men, In or out of uniform. The
so-called "Blue Devils" Of the French
army received great deal Of atten-
tion, not only in Washington but else
where.
The Red Cross. which under It's
present new management Is doing SO
much effective work, has been quick
to realize the value Of men who have
actually done things. Therefore the
Red Cross takes 200 wounded French,
British, Canadian. and Australian men
who have been at the front and makes
them leaders In the movement to raise
the necessary money to carry on the
Red Cross work.
1t all goes to show that the actual
participation in the war by United
States forces is the one thing that has
aroused intense interest. That was
shown when our favy first went over.
and II more Information were given
out about what our navy is doing,
| there would be more real interest
manifested among our people in the
great war. It all goes to show that the
war must be brought home to people
before they become vitality interested
In 1t. .l.,
| Sometimes Washington correspond
ents wonder what the leading lights
on the metropolitan papers think OF
themselves and their influence. Take
| for instance the recent changes Of COM
mittee assignments In the senate. Very
vigorous assaults were made on Sena-
tor Hitchcock of Nebraska on account
of his past record, in relation to the
war in Europe. principally before the
| United States entered the war. When
Senator Stone died and 1t was sug-
gested that Senator Hitchcock would
be made chairman Of the committee
on foreign relations, several prominent
papers broke out with vigorous de-
mands that Hitchcock should not be
the successor Of Stone.
Well, the time came to fill the vacan-
cy, and Senator Hitchcock's name was
proposed as chairman Of the committee
on foreign relations, and he was elect
ed in the senate without dissenting
voice. The whole transaction was BY
unanimous consent. Naturally the pa.
pers that had been making these de-
mands could not have been very much
impressed with the influence they
welded. -
Debating the aircraft service be-
tween Washington and New York. Sen
ator McKellar of Tennessee decried
the idea Of opposing anything be-
cause 1t was new or experimental. He
then told story about Cannes toy"
It seems that a man named Cannes,
captain of the famous Chickasaw
Guards Of Memphis, which was one
Of the crack militia companies Of the
country, was sort Of an inventor and
many years ago. long before the Bell
telephone came into existence, he
sought permission from the city coun-
ell for a license to string on the street
wires over which people could talk to
one another. Finally some member Of
the council In jocular manner re-
marked: Lets license Cannes toy"
and the ordinance went through.
Cannes did not follow up his project