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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
Applies to Other Districts, Too,
kansss City Journal. -
When President Wtl>Rn dacI,

When President Wdlsbn declared
that politics is adjourned" he
meant perhaps that for the time be-
ing politics would be adjourned from
Washington to the congressional dis
tricts in which vigorous campaigns
are now going on. At any rate the
administration is taking a hand In
endeavoring to secure the reelection
of most of the present Democratic
members OF congress. An example OF
administrative activity is seen In the
case OF Congressman Borland OF Kan
'sas City. The president sent Mr.. Bor-
land fulsome letter Of "thanks'' for
the congressman s support OF certain
administrative measures, and this
letter is now being used in every con-
ceivable way TO boost the political
stock OF the Kansas City member
SO far as initiative is concerned Mr.
Borland's whole case for renomina-
ton and election seems to rest upon
that wonderful piece of so-oailed con-
structve statesmanship embodied in
the bill to compel the gocernment
clerks in Washington to work an
hour longer each day. So far as
Kansas City is concerned, this is
about as remote n piece Of legisla-
ton as most Of the things which
have claimed Mr.. Borland's attention
since he was sent to washington.
Many Kansas Cityans are greatly
amused at receiving from Mr.. Bor-
land copies Of the report OF the de-
partment of agriculture. Employees
OF the Kansas City postoffice have
been loaded down with these reports
sent under government frank to the
Kansas city voters. But the fact that
these agricultural reports are for the
years 1902 and 1909 brings smiles
to their recipients. II Mr.. Borland
really intended to convey his per-
sonal compliments to his constitu-
neuts he should have sent out some
thing of some value An aRricui-
tural report nine or ten years old
is about as valuable as last years
calendar,
Probably there has been n general
housecleaning In the basement of
the national capitol At any rate
there seems to have been great
many old agricultural reports that
nobody had any use for and so they
have been sent to the voters OF the
NhuSHS lily ulSlr1Ct- lnere must |
have been many tons Of this junk on
hand. One can well we'll imagine |
the superintendent OF public docu-
ments telling congrassmen that ne |
had lot of antGuated reports of !
various kinds on hand and suggest |
ed that these books be sent out 10 |
help in the campaigns Of the mem
bers. Some day, perhaps. there VIII |
be an end to this ridiculous custom |
OF sending out government prop |
'rtv under congressional frank for |
purposes No wonder the |
scandal OF the government printing
bureau has been 40 rank. And this
Toes not take into account the al
'eady overloaded mails and railroad
that threatens the coun-
ry with coal famine.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
Tobogganlng on a Slogan.

@ G. Mack In Wichita Beacon
No one disputes the fact now that
President Wilson "tobogganed" into
his office the second term on the
slogan "He kept us out Of war"
That Is just as much historyiauw as
that James G. Blaine was defeated
by President Cleveland on the slogan
Rum, Romanlsm and Rebellion, 4"
"Tobogganing" and "Sloganing''
seems to be a favorite pastime OF
Democratic leaders.
A number OF Democratic senators
and congressman, influenced appar-
emily by retrospection, are going to
try to slide back into their seats on
this same tobgggan. They will
change its name, however, from "He
kept us out OF war to stand by the
President"
This slogan Ike the one in the
last election is purely a political one.
All the people, with few exceptions,
are now standing behind the Presi-
dent. The department. of Justice
says that stories OF disloyalty have
been exaggerated, Therefore, this
y
from that point OF view
The war is not a political issue In
this campaign, no matter how much
the Democrats would like to make It
appear that they are for the war and
the Republicans are against It. The
record OF the Republicans in con-
gress show that a larger percentage
OF them have supported the war
measures than %he Democrats. These
war measures have voted more
money and granted the president
greater latitude in spending II than
was ever granted war president OF
this country.
Surely then the Republican mem-
hers OF congress have been standing
by the president In every laudab bic
effort to win the war. Then should
the people fear any othcd man elect
ed on the Republican ticket when he
will 80 there 10 follow the leadership
that has SO far given such liberal
support? Certainly the party that
has the traditions and Is proud OF the
war records Of Lincoln. Grant, Nc
kinlcv and Roosevelt need not be
doubted in this crises
II the war then is not an issue
what would this slogan mean other
than "Staud by the Democrats" To
prove 10 you that Il was designed for
that purpose and means nothing else.
suppose California or sN;ue other
close state had given her electoral
vote to Hughes Then Hughes would
have heen president instead ot VIII
son, We would also ha5,, been at
war, as the war was inevitable. Then
do YOU think the great Democratic |
orrani2atiou, thru all its speakers.
the press and all its avenues Of pnbli- |
CITY would now be spreading ths
slogan stand Ivy the President" ifl
Hughes were PRESIDENT You do not
nor does anyone else.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
Rcapins the Whirlwind.

American Industry In War Times.
The critical moment of the great
war has arrived and we are bending
every energy to send men to Europe,
equip them, clothe them, feed them
and take care OF our allies at the
same time. This can be accomplished
only by maximum production, super
abundant energy and by complete
cooperation During this very time
of nervous strain the railway shop
just been given a substantial increase
In wages, have sent their represen-
men of the United States. who have
tativeS to the railroad administra-
ton with demands for an increase of
40 per cent in wages under a threat
of actual strike or a practical demor-
alizaion OF the railroad army by in
dividual members in other fields.
This would mean a partial paralysis
of the great arteries of traffic and
minimize our efforts in the war. ,
The spokesman for the shop men
told the railroad administration that
unless their demands were granted
many employees would go to ship
yards within the next week or two
unless there were promises of revi-
sion. and that the lure of the ship
yards" is so great that thousands of
railroad machinists, carmen and 9TH
er shop employees for weeks past
have been persuaded to stay with the
railroads only with the greatest diff
ficulty. They told the administra-
tion that with higher wages, longer
vacations, extra pay for undesirable
work and many bonuses in shipyards
the wage order of the dlrector-gen-
eral OF railroads. as applied to them,
was unjust, unfair and unequitable.
We are reaping the whirlwind
sown by wage commissions and the
coddling of labor unions by govern
ment agencies in the shipyards and
other places. 1t has been pointed
out most emphatically that the plan
of meeting all grievances and all de-
mands of unionists by increasing
wages would react with violence to
the ewhol<structure of industry uti-
lized in the war. The inevitable has
happened when the transportation
systems OF the country are threat
ened with paralysis because the di-
ieCNoT -6ShSI al VI IdllE OauS ana inc
railroad wage commission cannot
meet the extraordinar.', uneconomic
and practically impossible wages
paid In the shipyards,
Leaving out of the problem the
question OF patriotism, we have here
the direct result Of muddling
weakness and incapacity. Tho, eco
nomic law Of wages, in relation to
work done. has been % iolated in in.
dustries throughout the country.
usually by direction OF government
commissions This has resulted in
unrest discomfort and a clear mani
festation OF a purpose that all labor
unions must be treated with the
same unnecessary and uneconomic
generosity
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
GIVE THEM A FAIR CHANCE.

The Education News Bulletin calls
attention to the fact that in tho zeal
of feryid patriotism and tho horror
OF everything German We are apt to
commit great wrong and one that
later will rebound to our national In
[ Jury. Because boy or girl happens
TO have boen born OF alien enemy
parents, or bears name that sAvors
OF enemy countries, that is no eS-
cnse for others to heap odlum or
ignominy upon their innocent heads.
They may be the very material out
bof which the staiwart AmericanIsm
Of n coming generation may be built.
This consideration is especially
Erccommcnded TO tho school children,
flor no .ostracism is so painful or so
fbaind 70 reason IN tho consensus OF
hdhe pupils of tho public schools
The leading purpose OF the school
~ to make loyal American citizens OF
1.-THE children of all nationalltlos, The
kschoolhouso Is the furnace under the
kmelting pot No child having tho
kproper attitude OF spirit should be
denied an equal chance with tho
s.pthers because OF tho accident OF
birth or family name. The child Ind
no choice in these things, but he
does have choice as to what sort of
Scitizen he shall grow up TO be. And
SIN the schools he eho,ud find en-
Encouragement for loyalty and patriot
fxm. rather than a condemnation
rwithout trial that may sour his
whole llfe. All OF us who call our
laecives Americans came from some
sforeign lineage not so very long ago.
Then let us bo fair to these newer
ysxrrivals.
The public school is themost pow
scrful agency for the making OF free
tAmorlcan citizens. 1t Is here tho
Children are taught TO revere our
traditions, to respect our institu'
lions, and TO participate worthily in
sxbe possibilities OF an inexhaustible
eresource of wealth and citizenship.
lcrherefore, give each hoy or girl.
without regard TO lineage or race, n
srfsdr chance, and consider It's mis-
sion incomplete IL II fails TO mako
Fhoyai citizen of every child that at
Etandsstto public school
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
The Roosevelt Record.

Chicago Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt and his sons
have been selected for demonstra-
tions Of mendacity and petty malice
which take their most contemptI-
BILE form in reflections upon the per-
sonal courage and sincerity OF the
colonel, who wanted to go to war.
and upon his boys who did.
The colonel can stand it He IS
accustomed 20 learning that ali he
did IN the Spanish war was to hide
I'm a cellar in oyster BAY but the
real cry OF Indignation and contempt
which he let out In defense OF the
conduct OF his sons, CHALLENGED bv
an ignorant puo isan editor, ought 10
silence the dctraCtorS.
Theodore, jr. major in the 26th
infantry, gdssod, partially blinded,
lungs injured. cited for gallantry;
Kermit captain machine gun bat
tery. given military cross for gal
lantry Archie, captain OF Infantry
wounded by shell. commended for
saIlantry by order of General Per-
shing, Quentin, secohd lieutenant in
air service
The Roosevelt record is such that
the critic who questions its sincerity
only defiles himself
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

Tho American people. traditionaliy
opposed to patornalism and govern
ment control of the iptricacles OF
commerce, yet arc not going to get
alarmed at war provision for fed
eral control as long rs they remem-
Dor how coal. flour and sugar prices
were hold IN check by government
authority last year. What the Amer
lean people are most concerned
about is the fear that the protiteers
may yet find some way TO regain
the ground they have lost.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
T. r. Returns
PhnysdelptsjA Ledger.


Life Is straDge- II Is arduoua. Tt
Is inexplicable- Who that has ever
been young cannot remember how
often he went away on journeys
Wild for the conquest or exploration
OF strange lands far from home?
The time always came toward night
fall when he, was forced to return
q little weary and frightened LOT
the welcome of the arms from when
no fed away. The shining places
that beckoned, their wonders and
their mysteries, are unknown ana
unexplored to this day. Bright lanag9
Of cheer and triumph they sson1-
Their loss Is always a sorrow. syrn-
ory of them will help any op op1e.tieas
pathize with Theodore the ~, sin
The fatted calf and the Wa va heartn
pers and the old place 81 but moor
OF Republicanism can ,oynecnmer
consolation for such
40 Even I'VE friendly hands can atone e.l5it pqt
reaeer,y FOR the eterna heisuts
tnbars tho winds are tireless ana tne
wnet ,S,', % 80 the view mighty; where
ar AZ. ot1it ~ he-d but like dazzling wine.
me II 70 Iron1 the hills the wanderer
hoIhc - the fatted calf and every
oua SiIl be glad, because every one
~ on esteem that approaches affec-
H. FOR q tired warrior.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

Tho Tulsa houHcholdcr IL not con.
ccrnod very much about the coal sit
uatiou, for he stlll expects TO burn
gas; yet In an Indirect way every
citizen IS affected by tho expected
coal shortage. for the convenience
Of water, electric power and various
other utilities which have come 10
DO regarded ~ nccogAties win be
the more or losa effective according
ns the coal situation is bad or good
Now comes the infoe,nation that
lghtless nights win probably be re
stored. not no much because there Is
trouble In getting n supply Of coal
for war needs rs because so many
conf users havo failed 10 heed the
warning 10 order early 80 IA to en-
able tho c5Inines and tho railways to
serve them without strain This
means delay and shortage inter
while.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
The railroad situation.

THE valuation Of the railroad
,ronerties, for reasons we'll known
70 Herald readers, has been fool
ism proposal from the start, and now
that the government has taken over
the roads certainly can be aban-
doned or at any rate postponed until
after this war, in which the services
Of engineers, and competent clerks
are needed
As Mr.. Platt remarked, "a great
flood of people has been coming 10
Washington TO do war work, con-
gesting all living Accommodations
and causing unnecessary expense,
when there are ther people here
who might be doing war work in
stead OF the work they are doing"
There is here good field for the
bureau Of efficiency in reporting on
government activities that are not
essential to the winning of the wsr>
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

privilege and ceremony. His -full
dress" has more than any other.
displayed the evidence of his bond
age. ''B'ish and Houp." Hs our friends
tho players diAdhlnfully name the
garb, have mhddoned with crackle
and abrasion mans hours devoted
to what no pitifully calls pleasure.
but now, impelled by wars ncccs-
sity, no who cravenly boarded up his
once brave breast, and thrOttled his
aching neck in a paste-stiffened
yoke. viii experience dcllvercnce
Shedding his cnrapace, mans boson,
more gently drapod, win swell In un-
rcttorcd pride HIS Adams apple
again soveroign and Independent, is
froo to voclferate lts own liberation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

Some time ago tho gossips had
tho prince Of Wales ns good as en-
gaged TO the charming Princess Yo-
lande OF Italy, but now thy havo
sprung a new sensation. They say
his royal highness In coming over
to Amrica 20 pick bride from
among tho daughters Of Uncle Sam.
w have several American girls who
would do credit 10 the English
throne by sitting on II. But would
not Il be a shock 10 the old-time
nristocrats7
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
View From Enlightened East

Lewiston Journal
1t is said that $4,000, 900 daily
revenue is received from the new oil
fields In northern Oklahoma Had
the nation adopted the Roosevelt
the Baxter and Plnchot plan touch
Ing mineral, forestry and water
power resources this state and the
nation would now be relieved of a
large burden of taxation because the
people would share the assets of q
God-given country. The Haines and
the Pennell plan is now being DOW
erfully supported in the state of
Maine by the water-power trust and
II is said that whichever party car
rles this state next September the
water power interests will be pro-
tected as arrangements have been
made to guarantee waterpower state
senate no matter how the house
may stand And the Haines public
utility court is now ordered TO in
vestigate the Maine waterpower
question at a cost OF $4,000 to the
taxpayers. The type of investigation
which Haines utility court will prob
ably invoke can be easily forecasted.
The oil resources OF the country
are alieaated from the people as are
our forests and waterpowers. Texas
& Pacific Coal & Oil Co., which re-
Gently developed unexpectedly, al
most accidentally, n wonderful oil
producing property in Texas, is seek
ing no market for its stock nor will
any Of It be offered for sale. The
promise OF permanent rich returns is
cYtffi al rrnAI 80
the holders Of the stock from offer
Ing 1t for sale.
AS recently as 1916 a test wen
was drilled in the extreme eastern
part OF Garfield county in northern
central Oklahoma. The pioneer
farmers had observed that gas was
escaping from the soil and they de-
cided TO experiment They started op-
GRAFTON and In the fall Of 1916 the
drill punctured oil sand. At 1000
feet. oil began to flow, yielding 30
barrels a day. Immediately Sec
ond well was drilled 1900 feet and
1t also yielded oil, so the pioneers
were persuaded that probably great
oil pools were far beneath the sur
face, perhaps 1000 feet The oil
that flowed was Of the highest quail
ity. running at about 40 degrees
| gravity.
So one after another the pioneer
| farmers and others who ventured
into the district began drilling wells
and the attention OF the geologist
was called to the discovery. After
careful Investigation geologists were
of the common opinion that these
| oil pools extended from Eldorado,
Kan, through Texas and into Mexi-
co. One Of the pools Is yielding
10000 barrels day and one OF the
wells is yielding 1000 barrels a day.
For the country at large the discov-
cry and operation of these new and
wonderfully rich oil fields is OF i'm
portance, since It will remove some
apprehension that has prevailed that
within twenty years, some authori-
ties say within Is years, the oil re-
sources of the United States will
have been exhausted.
a plutocratic nation such as Is the
United States yet nominally demo-
cratic. Is at this moment seriously
arresung representative government
Democratic and Republican bosses
unite TO play the game as played by
Governors Haines and Curtis in the
last Maine senate. The profiteers of
both parties enacted the Aldrich-
Hale tariff law.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

The "Gnrnbod" Invention, which
was TO rcvolutionizo mechanics by
acquiring unlimited energy for the
air, has been declared failure.
But II the invention was failure,
tho inventor was not. lie can enjoy
tho distinction Of having secured
tho endorsement Of congress and
even tho grudglng consent of tho
president 10 a thing that offered
them no tangible evidence Of being
worthy. II is'ncNt 10 impossible for
"A man with a good thing to do that
much The Koelcy motor In It's
palmicst days never elected as much
sincere interest as this scheme Of n
crazy American thoorist
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

In, the days OF Confucius there
must have been some OF those peo-
pie who imagine the whole world
can be made good by Legislation
and would impose their solf-made
moral code upon all OF their fellows.
Tho Chinese philosopher wrote,
People despotically governed and
kept in order by punishments may
avoid infraotion of the law, but they
lose their moral sense. People vir-
tuously governed and kept in order
by the inner law Of self-control will
retain their moral sense and. more
over, become good.'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07

a New Jersey man has invented a
device TO ventilate shoes which Ia
waterproof, inconspicuous and has
the additional merit OF being mex
pensive. or all the evils OF the mod =
ern shoe. and they are many. the
lack OF air Is held by the doctors 70
bo the most productive OF foot trou-
blos. Sore feet cold feet. perspirinE.
burning. tired feet and almost all
the troubles Of our pedal eHtremitles
can bo avoided or remedied by ven-
tIlati0n. But tho small boy has the
bost plan. His feet get the fresh, air
and ho.avoids corns ms we'll
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
Lire Issues of the Day.
World War and World Finance.


Wool, W., ,, yya.,, tv,o,
' '
New York Times,
In Washington. Roma and London
,,,ro ,,o-o .,,,-a..,io,,., lac, MI, a.,
- -" ''''t
IhVor OF applying the principe or our
federal reserve system. TO the reg
lulation of world exchange The
I VI "'''e '''d" "'0 S''iNO''
bahk are on record as preterring our
system TO the British for national
business What ia ne,v po,, 4, tho
nrnnosed sr,Iicatt,,, - ,,,,. s,,st,rr, -
linlprnatiouai rinanr. in order Ia
MAKE cinarin,,s hetucar ro,inns iry.
as now thpv arc p,ato boi,yecr Sod'
era1 rssor,o dt.tricts la, tbo ,,aintcr
anco of n gold nnol David IuhIn
the American ranrescrtntIya mon
ihe fnternntinraI trstituto of ai,T
culture which has its heaInuarters
In pnra snId tb,t ,bero bnJ hocn
communicated 20 tho entpnte s,ntes-
men. nnmint. president Wilson sne-
cificaiIv nronosala sor Tho establish
man, ~ nm InternationaI cI.arinr
house a., a hasis of yoId dcnogi,oJ
h. all ndherira ra,InD. In ,vnsh-
inrtot, thcro vero b,orirgs unn,
scnator owon,a rronns,I ,nr ,ba cs.
tahIIsbmart ~ n federaI raaor,,a for-
eIsn oxchanyo ham, 10 corrort tho cx-
chansc, nn,f rsrnod,, ,bo donreci,t Ion
NJ tha doIIar in neitraI ro,,ntries
Tha Wall s,reet c~,rncnt unon
ha.a cono,,rront idoas &. thnt ,hcv
aro acadernic and without rel,tion
fn cnrrou, avcrts I, ccrto,nIy ,ytii
taL. time 10 mako changes In The
world com morcn 40 groat and mo
n.nt,,,y h,,, that gs differo,t iron,
condcr,n,,lon ~ tho nrincinin such
firanciat homrbontsn Ia Yorthy ~
,hat sor, ~ hnnkjng onipion wbich
,aLc. tnli from conrSarce rather than
rondars hanging serN,irs for n fair
rcward Weld con,nerce ia' nav he-
,n,, ie,,i,1 man in tho mannar maj
nmr dor,eetir commorro was Ievied
unon bcfnro o,,r domestic EXCHANGES
wore correctcd h,, o,,r federal reserve
That sentiment slir-
vIv.s sfiu and las, week there was
fssued a formal anneaI hv tbe chair
mar 90 tho federai resaryo hoard Of
Ncyy York Mr. Pierre Joy to non
menber hanks tn adhere to the sys-
tn,, tY,o hurJrsd ~ The Iaryer
,it,. IustItutions reSppnded IN a sim
nnc inyit,tIon b, tbe nresident INT
tbcrn ore snme o ono state ipstit,i.
lions vim ton a,iliions ~ resources
,yhich rnynrd the federal rcsorva
svstem as academic and which pre-
for tn t,ko thsir toII by thA obstrur-
ttan ~ "xchsptJss tn usinpFtbo cant
raj TINS cnyoged in cniarrinr their
I"ars ana nfber banging services
wiz sa much doucstic missionary
,,nrI ~ 40 a, 10 NOT 10 hc denIed
thot tbern Is force i'm Tho wall street
,doa 49, ar-urtornation,I goid nool
fnr intcr,nP'onaI cIanrings of com
,,,a-c,aI crndits ia acadcmic Rut
&, s,,a,,id no, cortinuc ca anv Ionrer
nm a. rpCessarv
,rhcro ia nothing academic in the
arg,,n,ont ~ Mr. Ieonold Lrederick
heforo senator owens committee.