The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

At last we have an account Of Tum-
ulty and Creel conferring over gov
ernmental policy. What an ideal man
could be made of Tumulty's diplomacy
and resourcefulness and Creels knowl-
edge of publicity and desire to play up
the human interest" stun.
Down in ST. Louis they are wonder
ing IL the Sherman resolution to in
vestigate the causes Of the East St
Louis riots is to have serious atten-
ton in the Senate or whether it will
be allowed TO die because OF the fear
OF tackling the race question.
Canute Nelson, of Minnesota, comes
! forward as the friend Of lighthouse
keepers Cyou will note the first two
words are Joined, not the last two).
What is needed is a man who will now
befriend the light housekeepers. Both
have problems so it is recalled on the
hill.
The House is wrestling with the oil
bill, and despite the violent assaults
of Mr. Brisbane several perfectly good
friends of society at large plan TO go
ahead and support the measure. Mr..
BIS assertions about the desirability Of
this legislation, from the Standard oil
viewpoint, appear not to have weighed
heavily on the members minds.
One way to democracy is pointed out
by a member who learned that the
judge-advocate generals office want
ed to find a private in the army suffi-
GENTLY drilled in the law and qualified
to hold a position, TO elevate to
ma ajorship. The only bar to this I'M
usual action was the fact that no such
qualified young man could be found
as a private. Hence a perfectly good
commission had to go to a commits
| stoned officer.
Stock watering privileges are asked
of the Senate by Meyers, OF Mon
tana-but radicals need not focus their
| further gaze on this story expecting
serious disclosure. The Meyers bill
relates to live stock, not to New
Heaven" stock under the old regime.
1t would not be right or proper for
any man, however powerful, to ysug-
gest that ALL discussion Of a prin-
ciple in the operation of our internal
affairs should be summarily stopped in
CllhCi vi oDCu VI OAA ASbASAoAANS eSN--
That is a serious encroachment upon
the prerogatives of free speech, very
serious. II is un-American to the very
| core.
Several members Of Congress now
find that careless Germans who neg
lected to attend to their citizenship,
but who have completely disassociated
themselves from Germany and its
pernicious ideals. are now anxious to
secure exemption from the alien en-
envy act. There are hundreds OF these
Germans who are loyal 10 the core,
it is claimed. and they now see their
mistake in not coming completely in
| to Uncle Sans fold.
The statement has just been made
on the hill that Tom Watson, OF
Georgia, is responsible for the cleo
! ton of Senator Hardwick. This fact.
and the fact that the Senator has
had some responsibilities of his own
for six years past, nearly, are to be
weighed in the coming fall election.
The farmer is becoming increasingly
important in the war equation and
I the eyes OF the world are being turned
upon the farming States of this ma
I tion. President wilson's statement to
A., those who make farming successful
is therefore a message to those who
must save us this year.
Another conference was held at the
! White House. Good. As these affairs
grow more frequent there will be less
friction between the executive and the
legislative branches. And the people
will reap the reward directly in great
ly increased efficiency in government
and In our war making.
! A vast Improvement in the way oi
doing things has been noted since
the Senate and House began its mill
tary investigation. And since Repre-
| sentative Shallenberger suggested
shooting for medical officers who were
GORE THROAT a.
~ OF Tonsili6s-sarsls H
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