The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Observation-Disclosures would no doubt
be considerable amount of inconve-
nience IL some of the bureaus in Wash
ington were removed to other cities.
At the same time II seems altogether
likely that something of that kind
must be done In order To take care of
the business If ii is To expand as con-
stantly as 1t has In the past. Congress
is really in earnest about moving some
or these bureaus and IL is pointed out
mat quite number could just as well
be located in other cities as in Wash
ington.
The war risk insurance bureau un-
der the treasury department says tnat
l3,OOO additional clerks will be needed
TO carry on its business. There is no
Office room or housing room for these
clerks and there will not be. even with
the additional buildings that are being
erected. In many other cities it is
said that there is plenty of office space
and housing space and that there lis
no reason why many OF these clerks
could not be taken away from Wash
ington.
1t has always been thought that any
activity or boom that brings lots of
money to a town is q good thing
washington is suffering from too much
money. There is too much money be-
ing spent in Washington. There is
more money than commodities. AS II
consequence all prices have gone sky
high and it is almost impossible TO
obtain labor especially domestic labor,
while the prices paid for all kinds Of
foodstuffs and clothing are from 20 TO
90 per cent higher than in other cities.
The people who have to buy, who have
10 pay for all commodities. would like
to see part of this prosperity trans
ferred TO other cities.
Absolute confidence exists in govern
ment circles that the Fourth Liberty
Loan is going TO be success. Curl
ously enough. il is already well known
that people who did not subscribe for
the first loan. subscribed little for
the second, and then larger amount
for the third, have been saving up for
the express purpose of making lib
eral subscription for the fourth loan.
From all over the country reports are
received showing that the people are
more in earnest than ever before, and
that MS they see the sacrifices that are
being made I'm this great war, they are
more than willing to make some sacri-
fees themselves. OF course 1t costs a
vast amount Of money to carry on.
war so far distant from our shores.
but II Is encouraging to the high off,
Gals in Washington to know that the
people are going 10 furnish the neces-
sary money whether II be I'm the. shape
of loans or taxes. And just as the big.
tax bill is brought out, il Is dawning
upon the minds Of people that they had
better invest their money I'm liberty
bonds rather than In tax receipts.
When that belated agricultural sur
vey bill was before the senate It was
severely criticized in many particulars.
Senator King OF Utah asserted en-
phatically that the farmers were not
asking for $20,000,000 to be spent in
Sending federal clerks and commits
sions to teach them how to farm. ave
do not want that sort of thing in the
middle West today or in any Of the
agricultural regions of the United
States" said the Utah senator, "but
what we do need is men to aid in har-
vesting and saving the crops. We
want TO save the tens Of thousands of
bushels Of potatoes that rotted i'm the
ground last gear; we want TO save the
manufactured into flour. In other
words, we want men 10 take care of
the crops that the farmers are now
growing rather than to tell them how
20 grow crops or save their money"
Scott Ferris Of Oklahoma. one of
the rising generation I'm congress,
made lengthy speech on Americas
Achievements in War Making" in the
house not long ago. II was n red
hot political speech too Ferris ac-
knowledged that there were number
Of good Republicans helping 10 win
the war. but he implied that no matter
now fine man a Republican might
be. he would improve himself by be-
coming Democrat. or course the
Oklahoma congressman was under a
steady cross-fire from the Republican
side. Minority Leader Gillett, Madden
of Illinois. Longworth Of Ohio and 9TH
or Republican leaders questioning
many Of his statements. Ferris is
quick-witted, however, and held up
his end well enough 10 make his
speech good reading for his Demo
cratic readers.
Tive bills which have for months