Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-29

| also aVOlu SOGlc VI Inc CRITICISMS
which have been made about the army
| camps and the supplies.
| Non-Partisan investigations.
| So far no one can say there has been
| craftsmanship in any of the inyestiga-
tions of the war work of the govern
ment. While sharp and pointed ques-
tions have been asked, and implied
criticisms made by senators in queries
or comments, these come from men of
both parties. 1t is observed that In
| the military committee Democrats like
| Chamberlain, Hitchcock and Mcclellan
ask as pointed questions as Republic
ans like New, Wadsworth and Frelins-
huysen.
| Will government control of the ra;I.
roads improve the mail service? There
has been quite lot of complaint about
| the service for several months past.
and blame has been placed alternately
upon the mail service of the railroads
and that of the department. Each has
asserted that the other was largely
responsible for shortcomings. Now
| that the government operates the roads
there can be no divided responsibility.
If the railroads have failed in the past
the government can remedy the trou-
| BILE.
A Leaders Duty.
Senator Martin of Virginia is the
! leader of the senate, but his main &C.
tivity is in being chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations. "There is
| only one thing for leader to do these
days" remarked Senator Martin, shat
is to keep the business of the senate
moving as fast as possible and get the
war legislation passed And about
all the committee on appropriations
can do is to rush the money bills
which the heads of the departments
want for carrying on the war. Every
thing else in congress is secondary to
the needs of the government while 1t
is at war;
By giving particular attention to
grazing cattle, the forest service of the
government is doing it's bit to help.
The government wants meat and meat
grows on cattle properly grazed. 1t
would be a good thing If the whole
force of the forestry service could be
utilized for increasing the herds of cat
tie on the national domain.
Our Strong Financial Position.
In view of all that has been said In
speeches, published in editorials and
advertisements blazOned in posters
and circulated in various kinds of lit
erature, 1t may be taken for granted
that the people of the country are pref
ty well Informed as to the necessity
of saving money and buying Liberty
bonds and savings stamps in order to
help win the war. Washington officials
believe the people are informed, but
fear that they may not realize the i'm
portance of the subject.
However that may be, there can be
no doubt about the financing of the
war. The government is all-powerful
when it comes to taking money. The
government can even commander
money, although it will probably take
it in the form of taxes. But it can go
farther and issue money to pay for its
supplies if worst comes to worst. That
is form of raising money which will
not be adopted save a means of last
resort.
Government officials are congratulate.
lating themselves upon the present
sound basis of the financial system of
the government. The president several
months ago pointed out how admirably
adapted to the present crisis was the
federal reserve banking system. And
now the financial officers of the gov
eminent go further and point out how
the financing of the war thus far has
been facilitated by the federal reserve
banks. The most important feature
of the federal reserve banking system
Is that it seems to insure the country
against money panics.
Our Part in 1918.
Senator Borah of Idaho has been
rather pessimistic about the condition
of the nation, not only before, but
since the war began. In fact, he seems
to have become the legitimate success
sOr of former Senator Eugene Hale of
Maine in the capacity of a senatorial
danger signal. "We won't get into
the war very much this year." remark
ed the Idaho senator. eve are not
prepared; we can't get our materials
or our troops ready to take very much
part in the real fighting. But we will
have an opportunity. The war will
not be over for a long time. There
will be plenty of fighting for our troops
even if they do not take much part in
it this year"
Long before the advent of Hoover
and the food law the agricultural de-
partment was at work on problems
relating to the high cost of living and
the increase of the food supply. Al
though there is a food dictator with
very great powers. the agricultural de-
partment has continued it's work. 1t
is trying to increase production and Is
helping the food saving campaign in
every possible way. Particular atten-
ton is given to substitute foods so that
the staples may be utilized for war
purposes.
Chairman Moon of the house post
Office committee pushed the post once
appropriation bill through before the
holiday recess. Chairman Bankhead
of the senate post Office committee In
tends to pass this bill through the SEN
ate and get it out of the way. 1t is gen.
orally one of the last of the appropri- !
alton bills to pass; this year 1t is one
of the first. There will be no legis- |
lation on the BILL" declared Bankhead. |
II have been fussing with John Moon
for six years because he insisted upon
loading down this appropriation bill
with legislation. This year he has not |
put anything on it and am going to
pass it Just as it came from the house."
New Water Gauge for Engine.
To make the sight gauge of sta |
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