The Washington times., 1918-02-02

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expert gfaftsrs It has not known
how to step them.
Mr.. J. W. Powell, vice president
OF the South BeEhlshem Shipbuild-
ing Company, Limited, testified BE-
fore the Senate Conlneree Conmit-
tee on the extensive contracts IN
steel eohstruetion his company has
with the navy as well As with the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. he
thought it . model contract, under
which he could build q nhiu egti-
mated 70 cost t1,6O0, 900 for : hxed
pFodt Of s1SS,oO0, with 4 Piaht 70
half the savings, II anything can 81
saved below the estimated total cost
The other half 81 the possible say
ings is fcr the Government. The
Government is 70 bear the whole
loss II the eest exceeds the estimate,
because II Il not really IN the naturs
Of business 70 sell Tor less than two
mtIliqps ship casting million and
. halt This was his opinion. He
considered such contracts evidence
Of patriotism.
As be explained this basis Of
patriotism. NJ. Powell saId that vim
uing the war hanends nov On -
patriotism Of Tabor" which, inrt
judgment, needs education.
thinks that II President Wilson. [.1
Yoonn Of the country, the i|f|.f,
alnHk and all similar agsneI u 80
- ~ york together In . nation ~.
e 4lsn, labor can be in1r||7
9Th the Same spirit of patriol'
which now inspires him and hia
sociates.
This mstAod Of dealing with
Labor" seems too unreliable for
some Of the Armageddon Reserves.
They demand the police nippars and
come-a-lougB for the wrista Of the
unwilling. In the House yesterday
compulsory work On farms Tor I'll
between sixteen and sixty years was
discussed, while the agricuitufal
appropriation bill was before tie
Committee Of the Whole.
Il IL hardly possible that re-
erudeseent Bourhenism Il its stupid
worst vii actually stternpt the re-
Stogation Of chatteI slavery BY direct
action.. but It may succeed BY In
direct action In forcing issues
against the civil war amendments
which only mad men would invite.
Meyer London was granted time
By unanimous consent 10 protest
against the breaking up Of q Social
lot convention In South Dakota. He
did not think that such action by our
patriotic mobs u calculated TO con-
vince European Socialists Of our en-
tire ftpess 70 make the world safe
for democracy.
In response TO the House reselu-
don Of inquiry, the Pogtmastsr Cen
eraI sent In communication on mall
facilities for troops In France. 4
thirty-day average may be allowed
for Mail from the coast reaches
France In from ten p twenty-one
days. after which W turned over
TO army authoritiss. u whose de-
lays the postoffice ankhaIities DO not
wish to be held responoible.
From behind the closed doors OF
the Senate Interstate Commerce
COMMITTEES II was reported that Il had
on two impoFtsnt changes In
the Senate railroad bill. II is said
that one extends the period Of con-
troll to eighteen months after pesce.
The other makes the rate-dxing
power Of the President or Director
General subjeet TO review By the In
terstate Commercs Commission. Il
was on this latter point that (callins
himself q -one-horse lawYeIo Sec
rstary McAdoo said that ip1bIA optn.
ion the war poger Of the President
could not be subjected to the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. He told
the House committee that they could
take this as the opinion Of . one
horse lawyer for what they thought
Il was worth.
The bill against rent ,prcnteering
In the District Of Cnlumpie vii bf
tavofably reported from the pistfiet
Of Columbia Committee. But we
must win the war" 30 hold your
bands up! >Lnd why should not ne
Door, suffering landlords have tAeiF
share. In advance, Of the pronts on
victory?