The Washington herald., 1918-08-16

AuuCCus ilOl-iHt cldlc
missions OF the various States are not
willing to give up to the Federal gov
ernment their right to make mira
state rates on railroads.
The question has come UP In Ne
braska in acute form, and commits
sions OF other States. in letters sent
out by c z. Elmquist, Of this city,
are asked to join with the commits
sion of the Cornhusker State IN re-
senting any incursion into their So
called Legitimate and exclusive" held
Of making.
What attitude the Federal govern
ment has taken on this has not Yet
become known. The Federal power
is so sweeping that OF course the Fed
eral managers have enough to do
without bothering about litigation
which may directly affect their func-
tions. And yet IL the States enter
into a pact and as a result Of court
action deprive them of some of theI-
rights the Federal managers arc apt
to take keen interest in the al air
Congress is quite evenly divided on
the question of leaving power in the
hands of the State governments. The
States rights adherents are to the fore
naturally in advocating a continu-
ance of this doctrine in this par lieu
lar field. But most of them are bound
to admit, If pressed for reply, that
the step might work all sorts Of hal l.
ships on the Federal railroad admin
istrator and upon the public. Some
Of the Republican members whD
helped endorse a Federal rate-making
or GENERALIZATION plank at the 1915 Re
publican national convention are
strong for the decapitation Of the
State bodies. They insist that under
present circumstances the State bodies
can only hinder and hamper The ef-
foctive conduct of the transportation
business of the country.
The Presidents trip to see Col.
House gives denial to the statement
heal d in Congressional halls ,ntt the
publication of a serial on THE Real
Colonel House" had hurt the colonel
with the executive. At any rate. II
the President was embarrassed by
the publication Of this intedestinC
story he has recovered from 1t, AID
propo ses to lean upon the cclorcl
quite as much as he has done in lie
past. Whatever may have been the
srect. Col. House himself pro- ably
did not worry seriously about the
matter.
Eight measures selected by the Ma
tional Security League as the basis Of
tests for Right or Wrong on
members Of the Sixty-fourth and
Sixty-fifth congresses. On seven of
the eight twenty-five members voted
wrong" according to the league.
these being: Browne, Of Wisconsin;
Cramton, of Michigan: Davis, of
Minnesota: Decker. of Missouri; Dill,
Of Washington; Dillon, Of South Da-
kota; Haugen. Of Iowa: Helgesen, Of
North Dakota; Hensley. of Missouri;
Hollingsworth, Of Ohio; Hull. of
Iowa; Igoe. of Missouri; La Toilette.
of Washington; Lobeck. of Nebraska;
McCulloch. Of Ohio: Randall. Of Cali
fornia; Ramseyer, of Iowa; Shackle-
ford. Of Missouri: Slayden. Of Texas;
Sloan, Of Nebraska; Sherwood, of
Ohio, and Woods, Of Iowa
The thirty who voted wrong on six
of the measures are: Anthony. OF
Kansas: Barnhart, Of Indiana; Buch-
anan. of Texas; Burnett, Of Alabama; ;
Campbell. of Kansas; Cary Of Wis
consin: Eagle. Of Texas: Esch. Of
Wisconsin; Frear. of Wisconsin;
Gregg, of Texas; Helm, of Kentucky:
Huddleston, Of Alabama: johnson, OF
Kentucky; Kinkaid, of Nebraska /;
Kettner, of California; Kitchin, Of
North Carolina; Mondell. of Wyo-
ming; Morgan. Of Oklahoma: Norton.
Of North Dakota; uin. of Mississippi;
Rodenberg. Of Illinois; Rucker, of Mis-
souri,. Shallenberger, of Nebraska;
sisson, of Mississippi; Stephens, Of
Mississippi; Sterling. of Illinois; Swift
zer. of Ohio: Webb. Of North Carolina
Wise. Of Georgia: Young. of North
Dakota.
The ffty-eight who voted wrong
on five Of the measures are Almon.
of Alabama; Anderson, OF Minnesota;
Bell. Of Georgia; Blackmon, of Ala
bama; Black, Of Texas: Booher, of
Missouri; Byrnes, Of South Carolina;
Byrns. Of Tennessee: Gambler. of Mis-
sissippi: Clark. of Florida; Connolly.
Of Kansas: Crisp. of Georgia; Cros-
ser, Of Ohio; Dent, of Alabama; Dies,
Of Texas: Doughton, Of North Caro-
lima; Fields. Of Kentucky; Foster, Of
Illinois; Candy, of South Dakota;
Garrett, of Tennessee; Good, of Iowa:
Gordon. Of Ohio; Hamiin. Of Mis-
souri,; Hayden. Of Arizona: Hood. of
North Carolina; Houston, Of Tennes-
see; Hull, Of Tennessee; Jones. Of
virginia; Kincheloe, Of Kentucky;
Lepgloy. Of kentucky: Lee. Of Geor,