The Monticellonian., 1918-11-15

their old home states, their races tha,, religions and the status of the peon,e and the land that they have left for. ever.
 It is to Americanize these people. n do something that will make them moro truly citizens of the United States than fbev have been, that should engage the of wise statesmen. It has heen asserted that there are too many foreign language papers in this coun- try. too many organizations having al- legiance of one kind or another to old homes and foreign lands. The United States does not want to go through an- other period such as it experienced with the hyphenates since we became involved ill the war.
 "What nonsense, then" remarked Senator McCumber of North Dakota in sneech in the senate, lis this talk of laying aside partisan politics in any campaign. You might with just as much reason talk about emitting the next November election"
 He then went on to recall the fact that during the Civil war partisan pol itics was not laid aside and both par ties endeayored in the congressional election and also in the presidential election to elect their candidates. Further. McCumber went on to show that in several states the laws provid- ed that party candidates must be pre- sented to the people. and consequently it was impossible to lay aside partisan politics because a war was in progress.
 It is fact that whatever may have been the desire to postpone partisan politics, the political game has been played right along although with the soft pedal on to some extent on &C., count of the war.
 When it comes to passing around compliments Uncle Joe Cannon is not 1 likely to be among those who fail. "I l take pleasure here and now" said the veteran, in referring to the work done by Chairman Sherley of the appropri- ations committee on the big efficiency bill, "in saying that during my service of over forty years in the national house of representatives, so far as the committee on appropriations is con- cerned it has never had superior chairman to lead it and inform the house than 1t has today"
 Cannon himself was chairman of the committee for many, many years. At least two men of his own selection were chairmen of the committed Then, go- 1 ing back to the days of Uncle ,Ioe's forty years, there was Sam Randall of Pennsylvania and quite a number of others who were at the head of this great committee. But mind you, Can- non said the committee never had superior chairman" which affords a leeway for those men still living to feel that they were equal to Sherley in handling appropriation bills."
 The S12000000 appropriation bill which was presented as an emer- gency measure some time last spring has evidently had a severe handicap in what was first known as the Randall amendment, for which the senate substituted the sheppard amendment. Congressman Randall of California secured an amendment which prohibited the use of any of the money unless the presi- dent put into operation immediately the prohibition of using agricultural products for the manufacture of llq uors. After many months the bill was finally passed by the senate and Senator Sheppard of Texas had a substitute incorporated in place of the Randall amendment which provided for absolute prohibition on July 1 1919. Since the bill passed there has been a good deal of juggling back and forth and no one can yet tell what will be the final outcome The prohi
 
 bill which was considered an "emer gency" measure many months age seems to have become the football oi the vets and drys in congress.
 In the belated speech of Chairman Kitchin he was talking about incomes and referred to ''my friend Schwat and my friend Gary and my friend Morgan"
 You ought not to forget youl friend Charley Chaplin" interjected Nick Longworth of Ohio. And my friend Charley Chaplin" added Kitch in. "Why, do you know, Schwab and Gary are not in the class with him It was testified before our committed that his income was $500,000 a year We could not believe that Charley Chaplin by foolish capers and fandan goes and funny things he does in { moving picture should be considered as really earning by his personal eff forts an income of $50O,OO0."
 How about the gentleman's lady friend, Mary Pickford?' asked Con gressman Treadway of Massachusetts
 q left the ladies to you and Long worth," retorted Kitchin. Gan the gentleman from Ohio tell me what is the income of the lady?"
 q remember replied Longworth that the gentleman from North Caro- lina told me after the hearing what her income was, but I have forgotten
 About $T00,00O," remarked Kitchin