The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-01
MACHINERY OF WAR
RUNNING WELL NOW
BIG THINGS ARE BEING DONE
AND SUCCESS OF TROOPS is
CHEERING.
PENROSE HAS AN OUTBREAK
His Desires Thwarted, the Pennsylva-
nian Stirs Up Things in the Senate
Women Asserting Their Rights to
Official Positions.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington.-War work Is going
rnOre smoothly. 1t has taken long
time to get the immense amount of
military machinery In motion. but APP
parently everybody about the war de-
partment is now satisfied with the way
1t Is running. There is n hitch now
and then. and some little criticism of
unimportant matters. but the big
things are being done and the main
TACT Ia that there are over a million
soldiers in Europe and that every
month sees many thousands more add
ed to the number. There is some ques-
tons as to whether the methods pur-
sued are the best. but upon the whole
the results speak for themselves and.
what Is more, the conduct Of the Amer
lean troops, their fighting qualities. the
successes they have achieved, wipe out
everything IN the past in regard TO
mistakes ana mismanagement
Even though the weather has been
all that could be asked. cool and com
Portable, 1t did not prevent the rising
OF temperatures in congress, particu-
larry in the senate. There has been u
considerable display OF temper one of
the principal outbreaks being by Sen
ator Penrose, The big Pennsylvania
senator wanted recess but he did
not want the bill passed for govern
ment control of telegraph aud tele-
phone lines; he was very much OPP
posed to the prohibition provision In
the agricultural survey bill. Not hav-
Ing his way. he expressed his opinion
very forcibly, and when Penrose goes
on the @arpath he generally bags
something With a strong personality.
fmpervious to criticism. master of him
SER, with command of language
either sindictive or sarcastic, he can
generally make the fur fly" when he
decides to start something" In the
SENATE. There was no more interesting
occasion during the present session
than when Penrose went on the war
path after the recess fiasco Several
OF his opponents We're winged during
his onslaught.
As the woman suffrage program ad-
sances there Is every indication that
women are going 10 assert their rights
to official positions. A recent state
ment from the National Woman's
Trade Union league. announcing the
appointment of woman as the assist
ant chief of the new woman's bureau
In the department OF labor. pointed out
that until traditions are broken. and
men acquire the habit of putting wom-
en- In administrative and consultlve POI
sihons as readily and as frequently IA
they put men In such places. the wom-
ans bureau has big work cut out for
IT,. The new appointee also insists
upon equal pay for equal work by
women and men. That has been the
eminent departments.
Senator Borah of Idaho did not like
the way business was proceeding late
In the afternoon on the day the senate
voted To take u recess. He said that
~ they did not get order he would take
the floor and hold IL until order was
restored. Il do not propose to see
legislation pass In this way" he said.
I'VE are holding caucuses. double eau
cuies and joint caucuses here In the
aisle and considering the question of
recess while legislation of vital impor-
tai &C Is being pushed through In the
c.Ssfusion. One of two things must
happen. We will either legislate In or
der ar we Will noe legislate at ALL"
And then Senator Overinan of North
Carolina. chairman of the committee
on rules. considered that il was "A good
time To shut up shop and moved an
executive session.
Congressman Hersey of Maine made
/. some observations In, the house when
the ceusis bill was up. which were de
scriptiv Of the feelings of treasury
WATCHDOG" Hersey was acting as one
at the time and was barking at the
expenditures provided for In the bill. |
. He remarked that President Wilson
. was under an awful responsibility"
land that to-day. In another room Of |
on ways ana means to provide for tho
largest revenue bill ever enacted The |
responsibility OF the Democratic lead |
er, Mr.. Kitchin. is tremendous. but the |
responsibility OF the president or OF q
great lender Is not so great and I'M |
portant as that Of the humhlest repre-
sentative who honestly attempts at |
this time To be a watchdog of the treas |
ury.'." So that Is how IL feels to be |
one y the pack
No one has mentioned the close !
shave by which recess was defeat |
ed. II really hung upon decision
~ Speaker Clark and II might |
Just as well have been made the other
way. In fact. the speaker nj one time
decided the question the other way. |