The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-03
BUREAUS MAY Be
MOVED ELSEWHERE
SOME OF THEM COULD BE JUST
AS WELL LOCATED IN OTHER
CITIES AS WASHINGTON.
WOULD Benefit THE CAPITAL
People All over the Country Saving
Up for the Fourth Liberty Loan, the
Full Success of Which 10 As
sured.

sured.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
WashingtOn.-There would no doubt
be considerable amount of incOnve-
nience if some of the bureaus in Wash
inSton were removed to other cities.
At the same time it seems altogether
likely that something of that kind
must be done in order to take care of
the business II ii is to expand as con
stantly as it has in the past. Congress
Is really in earnest about moving some
OF these bureaus and It is pointed out
that quite number could just as well
be located In other cities as in Wash
ingtOn.
The war risk insurance bureau I'M
der the treasury department says that
1900 additional clerks will be needed
to carry on its business. There is no
office room or housing room for these
clerks and there will not be, even with
the additional buildings that are being
erected. In many other cities 1t Is
said that there Is plenty of Office space
and housing space and that there is
no reason why many OF these clerks
could not be taken away from Wash
ington.
1t has always been thought that any
activity or boom that brings lots of
money to town is good thing
Washington is suffering from too much
money. There Is too much money be-
ing spent in Washington. There is
more money than commodities. As IL
consequence all prices have gone sky
high and 1t is almost impossible TO
obtain labor, especially domestic labor,
while the prices paid for all kinds of
foodstuffs and clothing are from 20 to
20 per cent higher than in other cities.
The people who have 10 buy, who have
TO pay for all commodities, would like
to see part of this prosperity trans
ferred to other cities.
Absolute confidence exists in govern
Loan Is going to be a success. Curl
Ously enough, II Is already well known
that people who did not subscribe for
the first loan, subscribed a little for
the second, and then larger amount
for the third, have been saving up for
the express purpose of making lib
eral subscription for the fourth loan.
From all over the country reports are
received showing that the people are
more In earnest than ever before, and
that as they see the sacrifices that are
being made In this great war, they are
more than willing TO make some saCri-
fees themselves. OF course it costs Il
vast amount Of money to carry on
war so far distant from our shores,
but IL is encouraging TO the high Off
people are going to furnish the neces-
sary money whether it be in the shape
of loans or taxes. And just as the big
tax bill Is brought out, 1t Is dawning
upon the minds of people that they had
better Invest their money In liberty
bonds rather than in tax receipts.
When that belated agricultural sur
vey bill was before the senate 1t was
severely criticized in many particulars.
Senator King of Utah asserted en-
phatically that the farmers were not
asking for $20.OOO.0OO to be spent in
sending federal clerks and commits
sions to teach them how to farm. I'VE
do not want that sort of thing In the
middle West today or In any of the
agricultural regions of the United
States" said the Utah senator, "but
what we do need is men TO aid In har-
vesting and saving the crops. We
want to save the tens of thousands Of
bushels Of potatoes that rotted in the
ground last year; we want to save the
wheat that IL grown, so that it can be
manufactured into -four. In other
words, we want men 10 take care of
the crops that the farmers are now
growing rather than to tell them how
10 grow crops or save their money"
Scott Ferris Of Oklahoma, one Of
the rising generation In congress,
made a lengthy speech on Americas
Achievements In War Making" in the
house not long ago. 1t was red
hot political speech too. Ferris ac-
knowledged that there were number
of good Republicans helping to win
the war, but he implied that no matter
how fine man a Republican might
be, he would improve himself by be-
coming Democrat or course the
Oklahoma congressman was under
steady cross-fire from the Republican
side. Minority Leader Giilett, Madden
OF Illinois. Longworth of Ohio and 9th
er Republican leaders questioning
many OF his statements. Ferris is
quick -wltted, however, and held up
his end well enough 10 make his
speech good reading for his Demo
cratic readers.