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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
PUBLIC OPINIONS WEAKNESS.

New York Evening Telegram:
There are slackers and slackers.
Slackers from Liberty loans, slackers
from the army in the field, slackers
from the army of labor. The work
or fight order scared the slackers for
minute, but not for long.
The United States Employment Ser
vice Bulletin, issued by the depart
ment of labor, has discovered men
working at jobs women might be
holding. We refer to able bodied
men much needed in essential occu-
pations and lodging responsibility.
II We can have shells enough in
France next year we can blast path
to Berlin. To the extent that we fall
behind In the supply of material we
shall have to make up the deficit from
the living bodies of our. young men.
This Is not rhetoric. 1t is cold, pre-
else, military calculation.
1t is the idea of the department to
have women workers shame men who
eyade essential work. The United
States employment service will IAN
nounce work where women can re-
place men, and public opinion Is ex-
pected to do the rest"
This won't do. Public opinion never
yet drove, loafers or slackers in any
appreciate numbers to work or fight,
and never will.
The United States government
must issue it's orders and have them
obeyed.
Public opinion revolts at mistrials
of important federal cases; at fail
ures to punish corruption and pro-
fiteering, Jail cheap politicians selling
exemptions and intern alien enemies
daily hooking at our boys abroad and
their relatives at home, but, alas,
public opinion cannot change these
discouraging things.
Public opinion cannot take the
place of governmental enforcement of
just orders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
Home is where the heart takes one. Home
is just where love is.-E. Phillips Open
helm
A TRANSFORMING ISSUE.

A contest has begun the outcome OF which
will be of supreme Importance to the country.
BRIEFLY the issue is whether the executive or
THE Legislative branch of government shall form
sulate the reconstruction Legislation needed, as
all men see, to solve the problems of peace.
Both political parties agree that we must not
drift into the after war epoch with all it's burn
ling. vital questions as utterly unprepared as
tile nation drifted into the war. A program to
meet the new conditions should be worked out,
and the time to begin it is AS to this all
thoughtfl1l men are in accord The question,
as now presented, is whether the president or
the congress shall have the controlling voice in
this.
1t is safe to say that large majority of the
fAmeriean people believe that the law-makng
branch should be the source as well the
acting agency of reconstruction legislation. 1t
is the exclusive function and business Of con
gress which it has no right to delegate. In this
view Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, has in
troduoed q resolution for the appointment of
lcommittee of six senators and six representa-
hives to recommend suitable legislation for the
read iustlnent of industry TO peace conditions
This plan was unwelcome to the administra-
tion, and few hours later it's spokesman, Sen
ator Overman, of North Carolina, rushed in a
sbll creating federal commission on recon
struction. It's FIVE members, appointed by the
president and removable at his pleasure, are
Ito draw salaries Of ten thousand dollars each
aI De charged with the duty of outlining egis-
n; for the merchant marine, the direction
of oreign trade, the readjustment of industries,
the industrial and labor problems growing out
of rehabilitation, the supply of raw materials
and foodstuffs, the conservation of national re-
sources, transportation by rail and water, tech
nical education and industrial research, the re
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers, drink lots of
water.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
lot OF drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with mild harmless salts
which removes the bodys urinous
waste and stimulates them to their
normal activity. The function of the
kidneys is to filter the blood. In "a
hours they strain from it 500 grains
of acid and waste, so we can readily
understand the vital Importance of
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't
drink too much; also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast each morn
ing for few days and your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate clogged kidneys;
also to neutralize the acids in urine
SO it no longer is source of irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure; makes delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which every
one should take now and then to
keep their kidneys clean and active.
Try this. also keep UP the water
drinking, and no doubt you will won
der what became OF your kidney
trouble and backache.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

organizing Of government departments and,
generally, with whatever problems and condl-
tions may rise out of the transition OF the econ
omic, industrial and social life OF the nation
from state of war to state OF peace.
An issue Of transcendent Importance is thus
sharply drawn. Shall doctrinalre cofnms-
sion, veicing the chief executive and respon
sible to him alone determine the future OF this
nation? Shall the legislative branch still act
under advice and orders from the executive
branch, or shall congress resume IN peace times
the functions and duties it surrendered In the
stress of war and have something to say about
legislationi In fine, is congress
to be a rubber-stamp for kitchen cabinet of
or is it to resume its constitutional
position and functions as an equal and co-ordin-
ate branch of government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

Chicago Tribune: A tenants leagu
In New York wants the federal gov
eminent to regulate rents. This II
not only a sign of the times; 1t is
evidence, OF which there is plenty
that good many Americans know
very littie about the American sys
tenn OF government or the founda
lions of their own considerable we'll
being.
This tenants league is only fol
lowing the general tendency towards
dumping all problems on the ma
tional government. II the village
constable is deaf or drunk, or both,
some refor1ner wants the govern
alent'' TO see about it. If any commu-
nifty Stacks on civic duty and lets
its politicians shirk or graft. some
league of reformers wants federal
law to cure its Incidence or save 1t
from the consequences OF its faults
of citizenship. The tendency is con-
stantly to turn to Washington for
relief from everything we don't like.
The New York tenants league pro-
posal is hardly more foolish than
many others OF the same variety.
In themselves they are not impor-
tant, but as symptoms Of social and
political superficiafity they are not
encouraging.
The road to Washington seems a
short cut to success to the impatient
reformer, and many reforms are
more impatient than farsighted. The
zealot ia preoccupied with his own
pet reform. He has no respect for
the broader considerations Of our
constitutional system and little sense
OF the statesmanly wisdom which de
Hised 1t. He does not see even what
common sense would point out to
him and history would illustrate for
him-namely, that to pile SO. many
duties on the central government is
to insure in the long run not only
the slack performance Of these duties
but the creation Of a huge bureau
cratic power in the central admins
tration which would soon evolve all
the evils OF autocracy.
This tendency to Capitalization. to
turning more and more Of the activi-
ties OF the American people over to
some government agency, this rapid
drift to public ownership, or social
ism, more or less modified, has been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
DEALING WITH cUT-THRoATs.

Des Moines Capital: We have only
one request to make of President
/ Wilson, and that is to remember that
he is dealing with a lot of cut threats.
He should also remember that in
trigue and falsehood are German at
tributes, and no American president
would be equal to discussing with
them on an equality Germany un.
derstands no language except that
which is spoken by the red tongue OF
flame from the lannon's mouth. She
must have more grape and canister.
President Wilson's reply will un.
doubleday work out all right. But it
is matter of disappointment to
those who felt that Germany was
going to get what was coming to her.
We must, in this crisis, remember
that President Wilson has been in his
trying office number of years, and
that he probably knows what he is
doing and what 1t is best to do.
or course 1t is disheartening to an
army to have such correspondence
going on. Germany counted upon
just what is happening and expected
to especially demoralize the great
American army by running rumor
factory through the trenches. So far
there has been no let up in the fight
ing Our commanding officers give no
attention to what is going on in
diplomacy. II they are able to do this
no harm will come from little diplo-
matte delay. We could have re-
joiced enthusiastically IL the presi-
dent had said the allies intended to
talk about peace when the armies of
the allies reached Berlin. The rank
and file of the German people could
have understood that remark.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
INTO THE PAST.

TN TO TF7E FAST.
My lifeboat floats crystal
Where the past lies mirrored under me,
And the future and my lifeworS loom
In awful dark, majestic gloom,
Like the soughing pines that moan and mean
On the shores of that where foat-alone.
And my Iifeboat--a wreck-yet floats and floats,
One among thousands of rudderless boats,
Yet to me. as view that rockbound shore,
My is the only one; not, OF yore,
A glad fleet crowding the ripping sea
Where the past lies buried under me.
And the future looms in its terrible gloom
No longer a promise but threat of doom;
And over the depths of that crystal sea
Throws a long. black shadow that covers me;
And out of the loneliness, silent, vast
My lifeboat is sinking-into the past.
Hattie NJ. Harl.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

Cedar Rapids Republican: There
must be some satisfaction to the
French in the fact that they are get
ting the Germans OFF their soil, not
jby negotiations" but by fighting.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: If the
kaiser intends to hold Turkey in the
war he'll have to discover some bet
ter method of handling a retreat
than he's exercising on the western
front.
Dubuque Times-Journal: The Ger
mans never prepared for an offensive
such as the allies are now maintain.
ling.
| Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Those
! Turk leaders who voted to stay with
Germany are doubtless the ones who
have been delayed In getting their
funds out OF Germant banks.
| Webster City Freeman-Journal:
And now they are calling the Turks
| the eastern Huns" That is what
/ the unspeakables get for being
caught in bad company!
| Muscatine Journal: Bulgaria was
put out of the fighting when she was
/! faced by the threat of destruction
| Military pressure alone achieved this
result. Only major operation
against Austria will free her from
German domination.
Washington Journal: The All
Highest" William, who declared he
would stand no nonsense from the
United States after the war, has a
most peculiar way Of carrying out
his threat.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The real
peace dove knows the Hun too we'll
to roost in his coop.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

With malice toward none; with charity for ALL with
frTnness right gives the rightet
Us strive to finish the work in: TO bind the
nations Wounds for him who shall have borne
the battle and for his widow and his orphan; do all
which may achieve and cherish Just and lasting peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
THE RED CROSS IN SWITZERLAND.

In, the reports which the American Red
Cross is issuing to give detailed information
of how its funds have been expended, the total
for the work done in Switzerland is of the
largest. At first thought it may not occur to
the casual reader that this is to be expected.
But by consideration of the fact that Switzer-
land has been from the outbreak Of the war
the route over which have passed prisoners of
both sides and which has become the temper
airy home of thousands of nom elligerents
driven from their homes by the war, the rea-
son for the activity there of the Red Cross be-
comes evident. One of the pieces of news wei
come to Americans is that the Red Gross be-
gan as soon as we entered the war to prepare
to care for men who might be captured by
the Germans Warehouses were established
and filed with everything needed to care for
the wants of captured Americans. Much of
the money spent has gone to aid the pitiful
distress of French emigres who crossed
into Switzerland without means of any kind
These outcasts are largely women, children
and aged men. The Red Cross report testifies
to the tireess and sacrificing effort the Swiss
government has made to care for distress
among stricken exiles
What a whirligger old Father Time is! Who
would have thought a year-or even six
months-ago American troops would have the
honor of winning Alsace and Lorraine back to
France? And yet this very thing is coming to
pass. Poetic justice, too. When we hend
Alsace and Lorraine over to their rightfuI
owners shall have paid debt to France.
Not in full, perhaps, for debts of sentiment
and gratitude can never be paid in full But
we regard the debt as cancelled
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
No MISUNDERSTANDING n.

B. l.. T. in the Chicago Tribune:
At last the allies have hit on an
argument which a German can under.
stand without standing on his head
The argument is Unconditional sur
render"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

A Chicago professor says that people who
white poetry come to a bad end. Down in this
province they do not come to any end at all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

General Alenby is net likely to suffer from
punctures when he comes to Tyre.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

The Danish parliament has nine
women members.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

Although Austria started the squabble, she
will get no squad peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: There
must be some satisfaction to the
French in the fact that they are get
ting the Germans OFF their soil, not
by negotiations" but by fighting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The real
peace dove knows the Hun too well
to roost in his coop.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
RICH YOUNG WOMEN
ENGAGE IN WAR WORK

New York Sept 4.-Americas young
society women are taking hold In
earnest 10 perform work which wiz re
lease dEht3ne men 10 swell Fersh@ng s.
2ral~ overseas,
Among the first az the young women
Of wealthy families TO realize that the
giving of aetnsl personal service mas
he Of greater Importance thar the gift
II mere dollars. vas Miss Alice haTf-
son daughter u Henry p, Dawson OF
the American Red Cross. Mss pavi-
son it was revealed today has been
working for two months as a radio In
spector q the plant of the De Forest
Radio Telephone and Telegraph com
PAM mar High bridge
Miss Dawson. whose father is very
wealthy. inspects radio Instruments for
the United states signal corps-S20 a
week-~aud likes IT,
Il work eSery day from to s.,
said Miss Dawson today, except Sat
urdays when wet get of at IL l earn
SEQ a week. and I Alike IL. l wouldn't
be doing anything else"
To fit themselves for this work Miss
Dawson and four other young women
took snccial radio instruction al Hunter
college. and IN "assem bling" at the
Marcon works. They passed rigid ox
aminations al the customs house be-
fore their services were accepted by
Uncle Sam.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
The Soldier Who Came Rack.

The late clyde Fitch one night at
a beefsteak dinner in the Green
Room club In New York said, when
tho subject OF play themes came up
for discussion
The best idea for a drama is TO
work out a story ma. * abreast with
the times. theme the press OF the
country Is covering. a subject ihat is
occUpNthg every mind
Continuing, 1fse }afe weli-ss Hown
author said 10 Elmer Walters. wf%o is
for this manuscript Of
The soldier Who Came Back p"
whic4 comes 10 the Academy or Music
on Friday, September 8. and who was
an interested listener This viii re-
duce the usual hazardous theatrical
gamble to Il miutnp m''
There is no gainsayins that The
Soldier Who Came Back" is "a timely
play. The story. no doubt owes
much OF it's overnight" success To
this fact; but. timely or uptimely, au-
diences do not enthuse without nav
ing jus, cause. The cause seems APP
parent in this play. for II is meeting
with success. aud such a play Is
bound 10 live its lie and achieve
the purpose II was written for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
MIRTH. MELODY.
IN LYRICS NEW SHOW

Comedy and mystery run neck and
neck In The sensational dramatic
sketch, Behind the Grandstand."
which VII be presented by Harry
and Emma Sharrock AT the Lyric to-
day and FOR the remainder of the
week The act Of The Sharrocks is
among the most startling novelties
produced in vaudeville in recent
years They give a demonstration Of
their remarkable powers as psychic
mediums that is hewiIderiur. This
remarkable gift is employed to add
interest to a ope-act comedy which
would be an excellent feature OF
itself.
ON the same hill VIII be seen the
uproariously funny fareical sketch,
AT Jasper Junction" presented by
Clifford and Wills, capital team of
funmakers. They have an offering
saaf is notable especially for It's orlgi-
nalfty.
The Misses ChaIfonte, known as
The Dancing Elves" will contr bute
a beautifully staged singing dancing
and comedy feature. They are pretty
ana accom- plished girlies with charm
ing personality and have well
selected repertoire.
The great Richards, female tnper-
senator extraordinary vocalist and
dancer. will offer a most interesting
number Richards Is an expert toe
dancer HIS dance creations have
been extensively copied, but his arts
tic execution of rhese dances has
never been equ.'e6 hy the copyists
Kenny and Hollis. old favori'es
here. VIII be welcomed in their new
est and funniest farcical sAlt.
streshy's Initiation
With the new vaudeville bill VIII
.eetl4Fs rev szaasfsf4 picture fay,fffa IS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
PUBLIC TO Be TOLD
OF HOMELESS WATTS
Richmond Patrons Club VIII Meet
Saturday to Plan Interest Citizens
In Neglected Children.

To make plan3 foS a cor.Gerted eHort
to bring the matter of the Children $
Home Society of Virginia before the
public spirited citizens of the city.
there WILL be meeting Of the Rich
mond Patrons club next saturday
Afternoon in the headquarters of the
society, 1905 East Franklin street,
which every woman enrolling last
year is expected to attend, as this is
the first annual session. Mrs Kate
Langley Bosher, vice president of the
club, will preside in the absence OF
the president, Mrs. Pleasanton l.. Con-
quest, who is out of town. John Gar
land Pollard will discus. many impor-
tant ma tiers. and as the meeting Will
be the last which ne VIII be able To
attend for long time it will be in
the nature of farewell
Members of the club are Mesdames
j. A. Connolly, James "A, Richardson,
F. l.. Desportes, J. +. Drake, John
rison, r. b. Gordon, Collins Denny,
r. 4. Michaels j. w. kothert. John
G. Robertson, II. w. King, j. A. Hoof-
maggie. A. w. Maynard. Mrs. Mcdonald
and Mrs Snaithey-~--Other- women In
terested in the work of the society.
which is endeavoring to find homes
for the 10000 Virginia children in
urgent need of them. are invited TO
join. Although 200 more boys and
girls are being looked after now than
was true a year ago. there is great
need for larger effort. for the superin-
tendent. the Rev William J. Maybee
would remind the public that during
war times Is the very period when
the conservation of our children Is
most important to the welfare of the
state.
John Garland Pollard, president of
the Children's Home Society of ftr-
gLnia. will send letters this week 80 IL
number OF people soliciting their in
terest in The work OF the society which
cares for more than two thousand
boys and girls who, otherwise, would
be neglected or in unsuitable homes.
There are 10000 OF these waits in Wiz
GINA in urgent need OF help and be
fore going overseas to engage IN
Y. NJ c. A activities Mr.. Pollard
wishes to cali the attention OF the
public to this work
Many interesting stories are told OF
the little mites which come under the
observation of the society showing
that tiny boys and girls are often
called upon TO bear burdens far too
heavy for young shoulders Many Of
these cares are lifted. however by the
wise and kindly ministrations Of the
organization which employs number
OF experienced women 10 investigate
each case. Five little children were
brought from Amelia county not long
ago. They are half orphan, the
mother being dead There was moth
ing against them except poverty. but
their neglected condition was pttiful
Three girls and two boys comprised
the group. which soon found homes
they will he freafed
hers OF the family or will be moved
by the society. which never leaves a
child in unhappy surroundings The
baby has been .aionted and stands
every chance Of being brought up we'll
and of receiving a fair education.
Probably 1t Will never know its sad
story.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
CITY ATTORNEY SAYS
C0UXc|LMEM ARE SAFE
Docs Not Think Nc.Adoo's Order Hits
Either Powers. Jones or
Norton

City Attorney Pollard said yaster-s
day that he did not think the order
recently issued by Director General.
MeAdoo woula effect the standing o.
Alderman Joseph f., Powers ma,
councimen Carter G. Jones and john
Thomas 4 Morton. >a.l Of Madison
ward. These councilmen are emp.syess
If the tinted states Railway. COM
pany of which Secretary McAdoo m
The head. He issued an order Monday
TO The effect that all employees who are
engaged In political work or candi-
dates for political positions must give.
up such work or Quit their Jobs.
Mr.. Pollard says that neither of the
men referred 10, in his opinion, comes
within the stipulattons Of that orders
The counCirnen themselves bear up
with some trepidation. however, and
await with genuine uneasiness an in-3
depreciation IT the order from head
quarters.