The Washington herald., 1918-06-12
Sly Shots at the Solons.
by THE OBSERVER.

II Washington coal men are to be
believed. Congress would do well TO
work on through every bit of the
warm weather and the fall and call
of its sessions during the major pOr-
ton of the winter. With Congress and
attaches out of town three months
during the winter what a wonderful
coal saving could be effected.
From a battle for open-work treaty
making to illumination of price max
ing is a far call. but the man who
made both fights. Senator Borah. of
Idaho. is a versatile man, from a
legislative standpoint. and can do
well in both directions.
For e." ,.oOd of the service"-that
is what kept Gen. Wood at home, so
Secretary Baker says. But wonder
what T. r. and Col. Harvey will
think of this reason? Will they even
dignity it as a reason?
Senator Thomas alert aircraft in
quisitors are gaining much valuable
information and all of it will be useful
to the good old United States-and
not at all useful to the enemy.
Representative Gallivan, of Boston
tea party fame, is still very much in
the spelling and will be found maxi
ing a sharp battle for reelection
when fall comes, so his friends aver.
Morris Sheppard. of Texas. promises s
to wage the prohibition battle, taking
il for granted that President Wilson
will be with him in it. in spite of the
recent Hoover letters. 1t evidently
will take a sledge-hammer to bring
the Texan to see the light.
One cool thought for Congressman
to play with when they have a hot
time this summer-they have in their
midst Representative Winslow, OF
skate fame. What Congressman didn't
! know that name when he was boy?
So great was the showing Repub-
! IiCans thought he made in Nebraska
| that now Senator Lenroot is going
to be depended upon to make
speeches in several other States.
Those who have read his effort say
he will not vary much from the
party attack made in the Cornhusker
State.
There are many of the real think
, ers of Congress who rather doubl
that war will be entirely abolished,
even after we win the present con-
flict and make Germany weak for dec
AIDES to come. Truth is, no man can
say that war will be abolished. The
| future will still leave US to meet
the preparedness question with cour.
age.
However, we need to win this war
very much-just as If 1t was to be
the last one. We can take the others
rs we come to them. A powerful
reason for. winning now Is that Japan
may be too strongly attracted to Ger
many. That's reason enough, we wot
How'd you like to be Secretary Nc.
i aforementioned by many travellers
the nation over Monday morning wher
they went to buy their tickets fol
| the weeks journeys? And at the
same time something like 100000 rail.
road laboring men in your wool for
offering them q wage-increase-de-
| crease? ..
The Food Administration deserves
much credit for enlisting men who
might. have been looked upon as dis
loyal in the ranks as they instantly
became pronouncedly loyal. Hoover
apparently, felt that all men wert
loyal unit proven disoyal-and he gave
them a chance to prove themselve!
loyal first. 50 o.
y l.. I,r q, to-,
of his life now, but with his Hefiin
ization is suffering things he coulC
very wisely have avoided. Some
times we wonder why men want {,
Ido ..,a sush 5 pseriIe thiggs. Can you tsI|