The diamond drill., 1918-06-22
OVER AND UNDERSTANDING.

The Diamond Drill has heard the
subject of subscriptions to the war
chest discussed during the past week.
the bulk of the discussion here being |
along the line OF the sufiiciency OF
contributions. This subject has been |
one for discussion since the war
chest idea was first started. The dis
closures at the Escanaba war con-
ference ought TO awaken the promot-
ers OF the war chest subscriptions TO
one very apparent fact and that is
that there are going TO be demands
made upon us for more than our war
chests will be able 10 take care OF and
which demands, II answered at all,
must be answered by those who feel
disposed 10 contribute more than
certain percent OF his income to GER
tain activities rather than a maximum
proportionally TO each. The point
was made when this war chest idea
was broached last fall that II limited
persons with special interest In any
one OF the activities We explained
then, and we believe that our position
is being borne out in fact now, that
there would be ample opportunity for
every man to give to the limit before
this war ends.
For the reasons state above The
Diamond Drill is in favor OF hewing
to the line on contributions made in
this present drive. Certain proper
portions OF contributions TO incomes
have been asked for and such proper
tIons should be adhered to strictly.
Many contributors are signing for
more than their percentage. The
committee should cut down those con-
tributions II found to be too high and
refuse contributions that are found to
be below the proper proportion. The
fellow who offers two or three times
his proportion now and whose contri-
button is lowered will have ample op-
portunity to add to his contribution by
special contributions later on. Iron
county will have hard scratching to
pay its quotas before this war is
over.
We hope to see the contributions re
ferred to very conservative commit
tee of the board OF control who will
treat everyone alike
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The Michigan state democrat cen
trail committee endorsed Henry Ford,
republican, for U. S. senator, after
trip made to Washington by Judge
Connolly, on the ground that Michi-
gan should send a man to the senate
who will stand behind the president
in the prosecution OF the war. No
man in public life has stood behind
the president more Loyalty than has
Governor Sleeper, but you didn't no
tice the democrats endorsing him for
second term, courtesy that might
have been extended with more con-
sistency than the endorsement OF
Henry Ford. The more that demo-
cratic endorsement is exposed to ex-
animation, the more selfish II appears
ra ~ p
Arguments were presented to the
shipping board at Washington to the
effect that the denying OF beer to the
working men in the shipyards will re-
duce the output % per cent. This
testimony is greatly at variance with
experiences in the copper mining dis
tricts of this state. A superintendent
OF one OF the copper mines told us at
Escanaba last week that the abolition
OF the sale of liquor in this state has
materially increased the output per
man because OF the men losing less
time. He stated that records show
that at one mine an average OF 240
men were absent every Monday un-
der the liquor regime. Since the
state went dry this number has been
entirely wiped out.
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Undoubtedly the people of Michigan
will soon learn what has become OF
Edsel Ford's effort to escape going
into the army. The local and district
boards said Edsel was not necessary
to the operation OF the Ford plant.
but his father appealed the case TO
President Wilson and the chief execu-
tive has been considering II for long
time. The recent injection of the eld-
er Ford into the senatorial race at
the behest OF the president will un-
doubtedly bring an answer to the rid