The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06


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A question has been raised as to
whether the Republicans will be able
to organize the senate. and this solely
on the superstition that Senator La
Toilette OF. WISCONSIN might not act
With the kepabRtans. ] ar LaSFolnsft6i
refused TO vote for the program which
the Republicans decide upon lin the why
of officers and committee assignments
II Would result In a tie vote his Jthd
senate will he constituted after the,
fourth Of March: In that event thc
Democratic. organization would con.
tinue indefinitely While d great many
political writer's have INDUCED in spec
Win do, 10 sene seems to have taken
the trouble to interview the Wisconsin
senator on the subject. And as long
ms lie does not speak he can remain
the senatorial mystery. ~,
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The, rapdity with which the war de-
ImrtmentJis going about the work, Of
Rehabilitation Indicates that there
will be as speedy reduction Of the
army }s1 necessity will allow. There
is every indication that many Of the
|ltr0qps thaphaye recently been brought
into service by, the draft will be re-
IeaSed and sent home. There is a great
deaf of doubt as to when the troops
in Europe will be returned. 1t will
take several months to determine Just
What Is necessary in the way Of troops,
to assist the allies in restoring peace
donpitions inI thewar-torn Countries.
0ne class Cof Washington rent profit
GERS, will get, jolt when the
I gpyeuIinert trenches a stage where.
1t canlargely reduce the office forces.
I Congress WIFI Inbt order the many
buildings which, have been erected In
public parks 1dfsmantled, but will re-
tain them and have them occupied by
government forces, and thus withdraw
these forces from buildings which
fhave been rented. In the war period
everything that was vacant was taken
by tile rgpysrphsent. and ut this time
scores Of old jpDk-piles in the city OF
tWashinStbn lare paying their owners
large rental harvests. AS soon as con-
gress earn get to work actively on its
Fee0pomys program, 1t is going to cut
out this sort OF profiteering.
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There promises to be fight I'm con
gress when the next naval appropria-
ton bill Is >bfought forward, especial
ly IL IT, contains the administration
measures for largely increasing the
fighting ships. of the navy. The anti.
war spirit. the Racifist feeling which
has Been coinpeifef to lie dormant
since the United States entered the
| war, will come to the surface. and
strong effort Will be made to prevent
further enlargement Of the navy. as II
will pean maintaining the present ma,
val rforeeA Al the sepe atipe, II The
United States Us TO become lohe loG the,
leading nations Of peace 1t will need
a mighty strong fpres to hep maintain
that peace.
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| Congressman LaGuardia was given
a big hand. when be- came into the
house chamber few minutes before
the presidents announcement of the
armisdce with Germany LaGuardis
WAS IN his khbkiS )iniform Oh fhAJbt
in the United States army. Only re-
] gently he returned, from, Italy,, where
he has seenehard service on the Aus
ltroJtaHan.9 Front. :, Many, of his col
leagues had not seen him since he
left for the front about year ago,
and the hoSfsesrose to its'efeet asfd
!cheered, aSSbe&came in. There was
asade 6-smphas& to the cheering be-
tcasse. ct EeG,Mrdia'sS aefeaa. Of Ms
pacifist opponent in the recent cleo.
ton.
Speaking Of frankness, let us con.
siIef what Senator NBorah Of Idaho
said In the senate the morning cfter
Majority Leader Martin made his plea
1-for-ecenomy.-in- government -expendi.
ttures.. the people -rsally -knem--the
method. and the manner nan in which we
expend money and the waste Of which
we aray guilty. said Senator -Borah.
"thcy wpuM NIB ts.rIfVbf rSasoh
of the fact that the details or these
expenditures are kept from the peo
pie that public opinion is not aroused
to its height in regard to this matter"
Speaking of the overcrowding Of gov.
eminent bureaus here Senator Borah
let fall this somewhat cynical remark !:
Congress has great capacity to make
twelve men do what one man did be
fore" .r $50 ~.
II. is. not likely that the Red Gross
will ever go back to its old scale Of
operation. Even before the war. Of
course. 1t did n vast amount of good
but II required great world upheaval
like this war to show people just what
could be accomplished by the Organi.
zation when 1t had enough money.
Many disasters. In the United States
have been softened by the power of