The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
CONTROL 0F SPIES
 |S GREAT PROBLEM
SECURITY MAY YET DEMAND Ex. CLUSION OF ALL GERMANS
 FROM PLACES OF TRUST.
ABOUT OIL LEASING BILL
Senators Strangely Divided in Their Views on the Measure-Election of Several More Women to Congress Is Predicted.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.


 disloyal element in this country which is using every means to hamper the government is one of the questions puzzling the officials. It has been suggested that every person of German birth or percentage should be excluded from places of trust %and responsibil- ity, and furthermore that none such should be employed in plants making food, medicines, munitions and other supplies for the army and navy. One objection to such Il drastic move IS that 1t would hit many people whose loyalty is unuuestioned though they are Germans by birth. But in great crisis the personal element must be subordinated to the general good and if the officials here determine that se- curity demands more rigid exclusion or German nationalities from positions where they might dc harm, no doubt such steps will be taken.
 As the oil leasing bill had only five majority when 1t passed the senate evi- dently the measure was far from satis- factory Several senators said they voted for it with great reluctance. But the curious fact in relation to the bill Is the way the senate divided. There were no party lines, no sectional lines and no state lines. Men from the same state voted on opposite sides; men who naturally would have the same inter- ests separated on this vote. And most surprising thing of all was the differ ing views of men from the West, the section most interested in the legisla- tion. They were all split up.
 Follow Your Leader"
 Much legislation Is enacted by the follow your leader" method because men engaged on important committee work cannot attend the sessions of the senate or house, while others prefer to work in their rooms rather than lis- ten to the debates. AS consequence when a vote Is taken senators and rep resentatives enter the hall. seek their particular leader and ask him how to vote. In all probability many votes would be changed if the men voting could listen to all the arguments pro and con and understood all the ques- tions involved in the legislation. The men best qualified to vote are those who have little important committee work and take time to listen to the discussions in congress.
 Senator Thomas did not like the leasing bill little bit and explained his reason for supporting it. T have not changed my convictions upon this subject in the slightest" said the Colo rado senator; but when at the bar always, after thorough defeat, was ready to compromise. not because I wanted to but because I had to-"
 Instead of there being one lone wom- an member of the house after the cleo tions this year, predictions are freely made that there may be half a dozen. Not only is it expected that women will be elected in some of the western suf frage states. but it is said that New York, which joined the suffrage col umn last fall, will send two or three women tO the house. The time may come when we will see women sena- tors.
 GiiIett an Easy Boss.
 The Republican minority of the house of representatives is not work ing under such restraint as 1t has been accustomed to feel for the past six years. Congressman Gillett of Massachusetts is the acting minor ity leader in the absence of James k. Mann, and members of the house and the gallery habitues note the diff ference. Gillett is comparatively "easy boss" He Is neither arbitrary nor severe. He is just as much of stickler in dealing with the ma jority leaders as was Mann. but he is not quite SC sarcastic and bitter in his retorts. Mann had q way of saying vicious things; Gillett is a mild-man- nered man, affable and agreeable, but has certain firmness that gives him the respect of his opponents.
 Gillett has adopted a different meth cd in the matter of delegating work to others. Mann had a finger in every pie and took charge of the minority side on almost every bill that came be- fore the house. Gillett, as ranking Re- publican on the appropriations com mittee, many times was pushed aside while Mann as minority leader took the leading minority part in handling appropriations. Gillett has dele gated to each ranking minority mem Der of an important committee the duty of handling legislation coming from that committee. That gives many members chance to show what they can do and also gives more mem bers a greater interest in the proceed ings of the house.
 Champ CIark's Way.
 The Gillett way is Champ Clark's way. He was one of the first minor ity leaders to delegate work to the ranking minority members. His prede- cessor, John Sharp Williams, was in clined to take charge of the minority all the time. .We are going to get control of the house some time," Clark told his fellow Democrats, "and as matters stand now there isn't one of
 California Efficiency.
 There is an efficiency man in San Diego who carries his profession to ex- cess. He has a girl who lives in Los Angeles. He visits her every Sunday