Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-22

reorganizs and go ahead" Mr.. Pens
rose spoke of In words of praise.
The Pennsylvania Senator then re-
ferred to the appointment OF Col-'
onel House, head of the American
Mission to Paris, as the Presidents
personal representative"
TITS q strange doctrine" he cons
tinued, that we have personal gov-
ernment in this country. Wilson -
not the American government. me
humblest consular official has to be
confirmed by this government before
lie can be sent abroad. / never heard
of the President sending a personal
representative. L have heard OF
Kings and Kalsers doing It, but It is
not good Democratic Methods
He referred to Colonel House al
"the mysterious traveller whose eS1
penses and paid from the contingency
fund"
Senator Stone interrupted to deS
fend Colonel House, whereupon the
PENNSYLVANIA Senator asked how the
Colonel got his military title. A roar
of laughter swept the galleries. Be-
fore the Missouri Senator could res
ply, Senator Lewis explained 1T Was
obtained by once having been
member of a governors stan.
Senator Penrose rejoined he was
sure If Colonel House had an OPP
]
poleon or q Caesar" but added his
"principaI line seems to be keeping
| under cover more than going over
the top"
while it was not necessary for
the Senate to confirm Colonel House
! it was necessary to confirm all eXplo-
sive inspectors" he continued.
Calls It "Wilson Government
81 was told in cold blood by the
| Bureau of Mines that they would be
appointed by Democratic senators or
Democratic state chairmen. That
doesn't chime in with the views
about nonpartisanship in the war.
In Pennsylvania the Wilson govern
ment-I think that is the proper
l term-not the neutrality-suspicious.
as inspector a Democratic gentle
man engaged in selling root beer.
He admitted that he didn't want 1t
If there was any work about It,
In Arizona, Penrose added, the
inspector was a cigarmaker, and in
Connecticut former saloonkeeper-
"Can the senator blame me for
partisanship in the war" he asked
when learned of all these inspec-
tors being cheap. small, Democratic
workers without qualifications?
intend later to address the Senate on
mistakes and inefficiencies in the
war, but 1 cannot this afternoon.
The subject is too vast.
while millions OF dollars was be-
ing spent, the Secretary of the Navy
delayed for three months important
questions about pettifogging econ
omy. That Is one of the causes OF
unpreparedness. Why not show it
up in detail, with a view to correc-
ton?
'Inefffciency in the War Depart
ment is equally notable. am told
that the outbreak OF pneumonia Is
because those in charge will not use
ordinary methods of preventing the
disease"
Senator Penrose then turned to
the coal situation. declaring Fue.
Administrator Garfield a college
president who probably never saw {
coal mine"
Men wonder to what deplorable
depths of inefficiency the govern
ment has dropped" said he. I'm
my opinion there has been no neces-
sity for a shortage of coal any place.
"I don't think that in the few
months we have been in the war, we
have reached the point where we
need to interrupt the currents of
commerce. We are possessed with
fads, and everything we read about
from foreign countries is brought to
Congress by bureau clerks and it, is
passed. think the time has come
when that should stop"