The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-20
NATION PUTS WAR
AHEAD. OF POLITICS
30 REPORTS PROMINENT REPue.
LlcAN WHO HAS BEEN TOUR.
ING THE COUNTRY.
ALL ARE BACKING PRESIDENT
Casualty Lists Show Il Is Easier to
Kill or Wound American Soldiers
Than to Capture Them-Army Life
Good for the Lads.

49, Wv @A6oe
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
MISUNDERSTANDING, after ALL
When President Wilson remarked that
politics Is adjourned" he was stating
fact that existed throughout the
country in spite of everything that the
politicians IRE trying to do. A Re
publican Of prominence who has been
member of the national committee
recently returned from a trip through
out the country extending from Wash.
ington to California.
THE strRngest thing that / OBJ
served" he remarked upon his arrival
IN Washington. sis the fact that ]
round no one who would talk politics.
On the other hand. everybody was for
the war and earnestly determined to
support the administration in the
prosecution Of the war. AS nearly as |
could see, the country Is behind Pres
Ident Wilson. and although am
stunch Republican, | firmly believe
that II an election for president were
to take place tomorrow, President VIII.
son would be efecteds regardless Of Its
being third term. SO far as l OBJ
served. the people are In deadly ear
nest for this war and In support Of the
administration which Is prosecuting
IT,"
The debates In congress on the
draft extension bill showed conclusive
Iy that a great many senator's and
representatives did not believe that
sufficient number Of men for army
service had been procured between the
ages OF p and 81. Senator Pomerene
Of Ohio made very strong speech In
which he criticized the failure of the
"c0mblng process" and he remarked
that there we're too many men placed
In deferred classification. TOO many
young married men have been allowed
to escape military service" said the
Ohio senator. at is ridiculous to say
that only such small proportion of
men between the ages Of Il and 81
were found available for military
duty" Senator Pomerene was firmly of
the opinion that 1t was unnecessary to
take boys of Is and 10 when so many
well-to-do men had been placed in de-
ferred classes under the previous
draft.
A comparison of the totals men,
toned In casualty lists and those
listed as prisoners of war in Ger
many shows that 1t is easier for the
Huns to kill or wound American sol
dIers than 1t Is to capture them. No
doubt the majority of the few Ameri-
cans now In German prison camps
were temporarily disabled In some way
before they could be captured. 1t Is
not an American trait to cry "kam-
erad." but rather to keep on fighting
until death or Inconsistencies steps
until death or Inconsistencies steps in.
Considerable comment was aroused
in the house when Congressman John
son Of Washington exhibited l0S-
pound page In a soldiers outfit as an
argument that boys of Is are too
young to be drafted. One amusing ref
erence to Johnson's action was made
by Congressman Langley of Kentucky.
II do not believe" said Langley, shat
there Is u single member OF this body,
with the possible exception of Uncle
Joe Cannon, who could not outpolnt
that boy in my physical contest, and ]
am not so sure but that even Uncle
Joe might come out Of II the MASTER"
But on the other hand. as one mem
her nut II, there are other eighteen
boys that could outrun and
outiump any man In the house and
Outright any two of them.
When the report Of the senate sub
to investigate aircraft pro-
duction was ready for presentation II
was brought up by Senator Thomas OF
Colorado. chairman of the subcommit-
tee. In presenting the report he said
that the committee on military affairs
had instructed him TO have IL read, so
the secretary of the senate began
reading. Before very long, however,
the Colorado senator Interrupted: In
view of the fact that the reading Of
this report does not seem to command
the presence of the senate, ! ask that
its further reading be dispensed with.
That report WIS too important for sem
ators TO listen to IT, They wanted TO
get copy and read 1t.
Never congressman or congresslon-
A party finishes "trip through the
var AREA without at least one narrow
escape from death. Stories that come
back from time to time assert that
Senator Blank or Congressman Dash
has barely missed being exterminated
IN an air raid or by an enemy shell.
Doubtless when the adventurous ones
come back to this country they VIII
also be subjected to many sarcastic
remarks from their colleagues regard-
lne their ability to withstand gas at
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