Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-14
HITCHCOCK NOW IN
IMPORTANT PLACE
9EBRASkAN TIE CHAIRMAN OF
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
CRITIC OF WAR DEPARTMENT
He Is Not Always in Harmony With
the Administration-CI Kitchin
Has Become an Expert in Govern
rnent Affairs.
BY Arthur w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washlngton.--in time Of war the
workmanship of the senate committee
on foreign relations is a most impor-
taht legislative position, and when the
mead or this great committee is work
ing in close harmony with the admins
tratlon 1t becomes the second place of
responsibility in the nation. Up to
the time that President Wilson had de-
cioed that the United States must en-
Ter the war the late Senator Stone
chairman Of the committee on foreign
relations, was in close harmony with
the president, and as consequence,
power at the capitol. 1t was Sena-
TOR Stone who took the prominent
part in flashing with a scorpion tongue
the seven Democratic senator's who
defeated the first shipping bill at the
close OF the SiXty-third congress. Sen
ator Stone continued his position of
power for nearly two years, when he
Decame recalcitrant.
The new chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock of Nebraska, was one of the
men who helped defeat the shipping
bill and who were so severely arraign-
ed by Senator Stone three years ago.
Hitchcock also made himself some
what obnoxious to what may be called
the war party by offering and support
ing measures designed to prevent the
shipment Of war materials to the bel
ligerents before the United States en-
tered the war Senator Hitchcock was
supporter of the war resolution,
however, and had charge of it while
it was being considered in the senate.
Since that time he has again come I'M
der the displeasure of the administra-
ton because of his energetic support
of Senator Chamberlain, and as a men,
Der of the military committee by join
ing in severe criticisms of the war de-
partment
Senator Hitchcock is the first news
paper owner to become chairman of
very important committee in the SEN
ate
young woman who has spent most
Of her life at Postdam, where the kais-
er's favOrite palace is located, was in
Washington while the German drive
on the west front was at its crest.
She Glanced to see a newspaper re-
port saying that the total casualties
on both sides would probably amount
to 100000.
"Oh" she said, venomously. "Ohi
Eat kaiserl I always say to my hus-
ban, why do zey not kill Eat kaiser,
irstY"
There are whole lot Of people who
think that the rather primitive sug-
gestion put into words by this lady is
most worthy. Probably 100 per cent
of our student airmen have picked out
the exact spot on Wilhelm's helmet,
where few pounds of dynamite would
do the most good. But it is a sure
thing that "the beast of Berlin" what
ever chances he may take with other
peoples lives, takes none with his own,
and the chances are 100 to | that he
will come out of the war hale and
hearty.
Claude Kitchin, the leader of the
house, has become an expert about
government affairs. When he became
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, as he would probably acknowI-
edge himself, he was not equipped in
the way of knowledge for the
big task which then confronted
him. But he has learned a lot
and keeps on studying. He not
only delves into the legislation and re-
ports that come to him in his capacity
as chairman of a great committee, but
he digs deep into the bureaus of the
treasury where there are vast stores
of facts and figures about finance and
the production of revenue. Kitchip
can now handle a very intricate bill
and answer all the questions that are
fired at him from various parts of the
house.
A great many congressman have
sons or near relatives in one or other
of the fighting services. One of these
is Congressman Tillman of Arkansas,
whose boy is an airplane observer.
Landing after a flight with a French
pilot not long ago, the plane hit the
ground at too great an angle and was
wrecked, but the pilot and young Till
man escaped with a severe shaking
I'D. In a letter TO his father he COM
ments on the recklessness of Ameri-
can airmen as compared with the
Frenchmen. The Americans, being
new to the game, and desiring to
bring in Boche scalps wholesale, take
all sorts of chances and meet with
many accidents.
One weapon against Germany
which all of the allied powers
have hesitated about using Is the
threat of trade boycott when peace is
finally declared. Naturally 1t win be
very hard for Germany, after all the
atrocities that have been committed
since she entered the war to establish
herself among the peoples that have
been hOrror-stricken with her kultur.
At the same time, many men who are
In business will be inclined TO throw
Strengthening Wire.