The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-10
The DAILY MlSSOULIAN
G9TAelisHEp 1873
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1918.
MORE CRITICISM.

IL tIlC UllIlu. PdIlSdll, dDJIe
supporters Of the administration
are to continue their resentmen
Of criticism as to the conduct 0
the war, they should turn thei
attention to the members Of TIL
presidents own political house
hold. Nobody but the l. w. w.
radical Socialists of the Non
Partisan league and of the Nictol
Berger stripe, doubt for a mo
ment the honesty, loyalty anc
conscience of the president ant
his aides. Any man who says
otherwise is a disloyalist, ano
should be punished forthwith
The important question is wheth-
or there is the right sort of eff
cheney in the prosecution of this
war, which must be fought
through to a finish and won with
the least sacrifice Of life and
money.
We think that the investiga-
tions before congress showed con-
clusively that there was room for
improvement, and the president
is evidently Of this opinion, be-
cause there is an administration
bill before the senate to co-ordi-
nate departments with a view of
bringing quicker and better re-
suits. We understand that it will
not be long before there will .be
a public announcement concern
ing Secretary Of War Baker, that
will indicate that the president
has decided upon important
changes in the war department,
made necessary. by reason Of in
efficiency and disappointing
methods.
Senator Reed, the junior Dem
ocratic member of the state sem
ate from Missouri, in the course
Of a bitter attack upon the con-
duet Of the war, made a charge
that we have not heard before.
He said that General Pcrshing
had notified The war department
not to send any more shoddy uni
forms for American soldiers in
France.
) II shoddy uniforms have been
purchased by our government
there must have been graft of a
criminal sort somewhere. There
must have been q. lack of rigid
inspection, or something worse,
il these uniforms We're approved.
The manufacturers who made
them certainly were guilty of a
most despicable form OF crime.
They are not better than the Chi
cago packers who sold cmbalmed
beef for the consumption of our
soldiers during the Spanish war.
Senator Reed also challenged
the accuracy of the fuel admins
tration which stated that as a re-
suit Of the fuelless days, four
hundred and eighty ships were
released from American ports.
II am sorry that DR.. Garfield
gave out that statement, because
it is not true" he said, adding
that shipping board figures
showed that IS fewer ships were
released than under normal con-
ditions.
"We would not have had SO
many meatless days if there
hadn't been SO many brainless
days." Senator Reed declared.
"A few more acts of the food adj
and we will have
bread tickets. ] believe The eff
riency of the United States has
been reduced 20 per cent by ig-
norant interference with bust
ness methods"
1t is plain that congress has
reached the decision to thrcsh the
conduct of the war very freely
from now on. We believe that is
the right view. Nothing is to be
gained by assuming that every
Thing is being done in The right
way. We are more likely to get
results by searching for the weak
spots. exposing them, and then
applying The remedies. The sup
porters of the administration cam
not charge criticism TO PARTISAN
ship SO long as Democratic scna-
Tors are active in offering it,
especially when it is based upon
Iafis.