The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

ployment bureau service. anti-futures act, Daylight Saving Law, Federal Control of Railroads.
 Ut is we'll known that I have con- sistentlv supported President Wilson by urging the passage of every meas ure advocated by him as necessary for the successful prosecution of the war. The National Defense Act, the Armed Neutrality Bill, the Selective Service Act, the bill authorizing the reorganization of the Government Blu reaus and Departments, the Soldiers and Sailors Insurance Act, the Es- pionage Bill. are among the most im- portant war measures.
 While most of the administrative war measures have finally passed the Senate by safe .majorities, they have all met with bitter and persistent opposition. The Armed Neutrality Bill may be taken as an illustration. When on January 31, 1917, Germany an- nounced her purpose to resume on the following day ruthless submarine warfare, the President gave the Ger man ambassador his passports and appealed to Congress to pass the Armed Neutrality Bill, a filibuster against the measure was organized in the Senate. When it became apparent that under the rules of the Senate a vote could not be had before the end of the session, wrote and circulated among the senators for their sigma lures a declaration in writing that the signers would support the armed neu-l trality measure and read the same in- to the record of the Senate. This brought about a modification of the rules to abolish unlimited debate in the Senate and to prevent small number of senators from thwarting the will of the American people.
 "The Presidents appreciation of my attitude in the Senate is disclosed by the letter which he voluntarily wrote me and which already has been published. I did not solicit this letter, but am very pround of it, because President Wilson is the greatest liv- ing statesman---the mightiest cham pion of humanity, justice and lib erty in all the world. A further evil dence of my effectiveness in the Sem ate may be found in the letter of Hon orable c. s. Barrett, president of the Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America, and in that of the legislative committee of the Four Railway Brotherhoods.
 "The recognition accorded me by my associates in the Senate in com mittee assignments is gratifying in- deed. Within the last two weeks was selected on the Foreign Relations I, to fill a vancancy caused by the death of Senator William J. i Stone of Missouri This committee, turing continuance of the war and | when peace terms are considered, will be of paramount importance. am a member of the following important standing committees:
 Appropriations.
 Claims.
 Pensions.
 interstate commerce.
 Revision of the Laws of the United ,tates.
 Census.
 Printing.
 Expenditures in the Department of Justice.
 Pacific Railroads.
 Most of them have vitally import mt war measures pending <. before , hem.
 'I support the amendment to the constitution providing equal suffrage because it seems a measure of justice [ o the women of this country whose | whose high idealism and , sacrifice fit them equally for he responsibility of citizenship.
 It is my purpose if reelected to continue to uphold the hands of Presi- , lent Wilson in his efforts to win the ! var, and to give my hearty support Q every measure fairly calculated to 7 iecure victory. I neither expect nor lesire the votes of any disloyal or lalf-hearted in their advocacy of our governments cause. I will gratefully 1, the support of all who ap- prove of my purpose and believe my .eturn to the Senate consistent with he public interest.
 "Joe T. Robinson, Candidate for United States Senate.