The Delta independent., 1918-07-26
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS :
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The grief of New York at the death
of Major Mitchell is accumulated by
the reflection his four years of service
Public Ledger.
If the administration really does al
low T. R. to raise an Irish army,
there's no telling but it may even
permit Wood to lead it.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The United States authorities are
treating the l. w. w. with altogether
too much consideration. II not sym
pathy. The administration appears to
be surrounded with an atmosphere
that is far more conducive to leni-
ency to these thugs and yeggmen and
malefactors generally than to the ben
eft of the nation and the safety Of
the citizens.-Sacrament (Cal) Bee
The Post Office Department at
Washington is interested in discover
ing the most suitable elevation for the
conveyance of the mails by aeroplane.
Most of the American papers which
have considered the matter at all have
recommended that, in view of the
costliness of this method of carrying
mails, and the inexpediency of utiliz-
ing good airmen for peace purposes
whilst the nation is turning its atten-
tion to the successful prosecution Of
the war above the western front. the
best altitude for the mails is on the
ground.-Christian Science Monitor
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Press Not Guilty
Anyway. you'll notice that the press
of the country has never been hailed
before the public for profiteering as
result of the opportunities afforded
by present war conditions. II the
profiteers get their just dues before
this war Is over they can lay II in
large part to the patriotic work of the
press which. as a general rule. is for
the rights of the common people who
are the Honest-to-God hope of the
country's future. One OF the big tasks
the government has to confront at this
time is the work of curbing the profit
GERS who infest practically every cor
ner of the Union where consumers can
be found to play the role of sucker.
-Cortez Herald.
Il All Depends, Apparently
Il didn't think any man as a rep
resentative of the government ought
to be criticizing any newspaper" de-
clares Secretary Baker. BY the same
sign, no representative Of the admin
istration should be boosting any news
paper. Not long ago. two members Of
the cabinet took occasion to congratu-
late Chicago upon acquiring another
Hearst paper.
OF course the fact that the Hearst
papers have passed from pronounced
pro-Germanism to strong proadmihis-
trationism has nothing to do with the
scruples felt by Secretary Baker on
the subject OF criticising them. The
only treason that is odious to some pol
iticians is treason to the Democratic
party.-National Republican.
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ProfiteerIno
We do not think. however. that the
great majority Of the country's busi-
ness men are primarily actuated by
any other motive than. to serve the
nation. At any rate there has been
no substantial evidence to the con-
trary thus far produced.
The treasury department has re-
pored on certain individual cases OF
unusual and excessive profits. In so
far as these cases Indicate deliberate
profiteering. the guilty should be
sought out and punished. Perhaps
we need more stringent laws: in any
event. 1t seems clear that heavier
excess-profits tax should be imposed
But there is no occasion for hys-
terical thinking and we must especi-
ally be on our guard against the man