The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-03
TWO BILLS DRAG
THROUGH CONGRESS
WATER POWER AND AeRIcuL-
TURAL SURVEY MEASURES
FARFRoM BEING ENACTED.
EFFECT OF CASUALTY LISTS
Contrary to German Expectations
They Mako Country More Deter
mined to Fight War to a Finish
Sims Praises Esch of Wisconsin.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
WaShington.-Two bills which have
for months been dragging their way
through the two branches of congress
are still far from being enacted Into
law and there is a wide difference or
opinion between the two houses as 10
the terms in which those bills Will
finally be drawn. More than year
ago the senate passed water power
bill. Along last January the house
struck out everything after the en-
acting clause of this bill and subst-
tuted one known as the administration
measure. That administration meas
ure dragged It's way slowly through
the house Of representatives, meeting
good deal of commentator, and
finally passed by an almost unani-
nous vote. Is II not strange that
bill having such a preponderance OF
support In the house Of representa-
tives should occupy so much time!
The bill has now been returned to the
senate, but 1t is far from being COM
pleted and 1t will probably take weeks
and months of conference before it
finally reaches the president.
The other bill is one Of the so-called
emergency measures" One would
suppose that an emergency measure
should be speeded up, but not so with
the agricultural survey bill which pro-
vided for the expenditure of a large
amount Of money TO encourage the
growth of crops for war purposes.
That bill has been on the ways some
thing like four months. It had hard
time in the house, but in the senate 1t
was stalled for several months and
finally emerged from that body with
nationwide prohibition amendment
attached. This Is another bill that
passed the senate almost unanimous
ly. although it had taken three months
for consideration.
1t was the fanciful idea of the Ger
mans that when the people of the
United States began to read the long
casualty lists In the newspapers they
would at once become active opponents
Of the war and demand that the Unit
ed States withdraw from 1t. At least
the German people were fed up on
this Idea just as they were assured
that America would not get into the
war, could not get into the war, and
under no circumstances would our
troops he effective Id the war. OF
course the effect has been just con-
trary TO what the Germans said it
would be. The casualty lists have
made people more determined than
ever TO fight this war to d finish. we
all know how 1t makes the soldiers
feel to have thetr companions shot
down beside them, and In q way the
American people feel the same degree
OF intense hatred against the German
nation which has caused this immense
loss Of life apd the woundlng and
manning of so many merA The casu-
atty lists are Of COURSE 4 sad thing
for our people, but they have not had
the result that the Germans claimed
for them ever since this government
entered the war, 49,.
- -s~s7v-i -Ts~y---
Chairman Sims paid a high compli-
ment to Congressman Esch Of Wiscon-
sin. 1t appears that Esch has served
longer on the interstate commerce
committee than any other member Of
the house. He ihas been a member of
It long enoughct9 have been one OF the
men who wrote the so-called Hepburn
railroad law. That law was drafted
by Esch and Townsend Of Michigan,
Townsend then being member of the
house. 1t got to be Hepburn's bill be-
cause he was chairman Of the commit
tee at the time 1t was passed by the
house. Sims said that Esch is one of
the best informed men on subjects
coming before the committee,
That women are successful on the
farm is heralded forth quite frequently
by writer's who seem to think Il Is
rather amazing We see and hear a
great deal about successful farmer
cites" In days past, as anybody who
will take the trouble to read history
of pioneering in the United States can
learn. women have been successful
farmers during the time Of develop
ment and national stress, and have
made little or no complaint 1t is hard
er for women to do farm work than
for men. but women, like the men, can
do all kinds Of work when II becomes
nm absolute necessity.
Men will do queer things to escape
military service. few Of them have
gone so far as to commit suicide rather
than run the risk Of being killed In
battle, fighting for their country and
their people. Once In while 1t turns
out that man has mutilated himself
40 as to secure exemption on tho
grounds Of physical disability. Per
haps the most popular method of all
was 10 have number OF teeth pulled.
This last made necessary the war de.
partments recent warning to dentists
against extracting mans sound teeth.
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