The Colorado statesman., 1918-07-13
HATRED OF HUNS
GROWING IN j. S.
BARRING OF GERMAN LANGUAGE
FROM DISTRICT OF coLuM-
sIA SCHOOLS A SIGN.
MAY EXTEND TO COMMERCE
Congressman Shallenbereer Tells One
Reason Why the Aviation Service is
So Attractive to Young Americans
Mccumbers Slap at cummins.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. first legislative
action which indicates a growing and
intense feeling against Germany and
the Germans was shown when the SEN
ate inserted provision in the District
of Columbia appropriation bill provid-
ing that the German language should
not hereafter be taught in the public
schools of the national capital.
AS time goes on it becomes evident
that the Germans are taking course
which will create as strong n hatred
Of them in the United States as has
been created in other countries with
which Germany is at war. So far,
however, the feeling against Germany
has not reached the stage of legisla-
tive action to keep her away from any
commercial interests after the war Is
over But the activity of the U-boats
on this side of the Atlantic has Gre
uted talk in congress which may re-
suit in legislation Of this kind.
Four senators who had announced
their intention of retiring from the
March have for one reason or another
been compelled to reconsider their de-
termination. Two of them, Nelson of
Minnesota and Warren of Wyoming,
are survivors of the Civil war. The
death of Senator Borah's colleague in
duced the Idaho senator to reconsider
his determination to quit public life.
The political situation in New Mexico
and the urgent demand of friends final
ly compelled Senator Fall of that state
TO reconsider his determination to
leave the senate.
81 had arranged all the affairs for
my future life" said Senator Fall, "and
had fully determined to quit public
life. but conditions have arisen which
have made it practically impossible for
me to do so.' Generally speaking,
personal friends of men insist upon
their remaining in the senate, but it Is
always an advantage to the senate
when experienced men continue in that
body.
The war department has three or
four times as many men training and
ready to fly as are needed at the pres
ent time, on account of the lack of air
planes. Congressman Shallenberger of
Nebraska, member of the military
committee, explained why 1t was that
there are so many men anxious for
service in the aviation corps. He said
it was tremendously attractive to
young men. The aviator's service at
the front is vastly different from that
of other men In the army. Infantry
and artillery are in the front of battle.
in the trench and in the mud, and they
have little opportunity to sleep on ac-
five service. The aviator and those
in charge of the machines are miles in
the rear, sometimes out of the sound
Of the big guns. They have their quar-
ters in which to sleep. 1t is the most
desirable service so far as personal
comfort is concerned of any In the
army"
But 1t is not alone the personal COM
fort; all that is left of romance in war
belongs to aviation. Everybody has
read enough of what war means either
on land or sea under present condi-
tions to know that the romance Is
taken out of it. The cavalry used to
furnish some thrills, and the field ar
tillery as well. Even the infantry at
times, by long marches. climbing
mountains and swift movements strik-
ing the enemy unawares. occasionally
did things that furnished a thrill and
n story. In these days there is moth
ing left but service in the air to make
war picturesque or romantic. That Is
one reason why so many young men
are attracted to 1t.
Those senators say something to
each other once in while. McCum-
ber of North Dakota was opposing the
resolution to limit debate In the sem
ate, while Cummins of Iowa favored
it, "The senator from Iowa." said
McCumber, "spoke about two hours
to convince the senate that no senator
was justified in discussing subject
longer han an hour and Il half"
1t is rather an interesting fact. also.
that number of the senators who be-
long to the long-winded class are those
who were most earnestly in favor of
cutting down the debate.
The ways and means committee of
the house is not going to pass the next
revenue bill with the criticism that
the people interested in taxation have
to be heard. Not only has the
committee granted hearings to all
who presented themselves, but it has