Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-02-02

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y way in which the Germans treat
/ terms Of peace so far as they concern
/ Belgium itself. are absolute political,
economic and territorial independence,
/ equitable PREPARATION aud guarantees
/ for the future
The British labor party In conven-
tion at Nottingham declared its posi-
ton In the matter of war and peace
A resolution was adopted welcoming
and indorsing the statements OF Prem
Ter Lloyd George and President Wilson
and calling on the central powers to
formulate their war aims at the ear
Hest possible moment Speakers gave
high praise to Mr. Wilson's statement.
and it was made clear that the party
would not stand for peace negotiations
with Germany while she holds the ter
ritories She has seized.
Fuel Administrator Garfields indus
trial shutdown was far from being
wholly successful in relieving the coal
shortage aud railway tie-up. For this
the plan was not entirely to blame
for heavy SHOWS in the eastern part
of the country interviewed 10 prevent
the free movement of coal trains
Consequently Mr. McAdoo was con
strained To declare an embargo on
three of the largest coal carrying roads
of the East, forbidding the transporta-
tion of any freight save fuel, munitions
and foodstufTs The situation, espe-
cially on the Atlantic seabOard, still 10
most serious
Partisan politics reared its ugly
! head in congress last week and en-
tered into the discussion of the con
duct OF the war So far it has done
little harm, and perhaps it cannot be
kept down in an election year. Sena-
tors Penrose and Stone were the chief
offenders. the former attacking the ad-
miniStraticn and the latter having the
effrontery his own record
Ito asSall the patriotism of Colonel
Roosevelt
Interest In the doings Of congress
centered on the Chamberlain bill for a
war cabinet. the Introduction of which
was perhaps fastened. though NOT
caused, by the investigation of Score
tary Bakers department. The prest
dent had forcefully, even angrily de
cl0red his opposition TO the measure
ana his absolute confidence in Mr.
Bakers ability and efficiency, and the
defeat of the bill was predicted. al
though It had the support of many sen
atorS Of both parties.
Mr.. Wilson in public statement &C
cuSed Senator Chamberlain of making
IAN astonishing and absolutely unjus-
titiable distortion of the truth" In
New York speech. in which the Ore
gon senator told of the failures Of the
war department In replying to this
in the senate Mr.. Chamberlain relter-
ated his charges and undertook to
prove them by citations from the In
veStisation by the senate committee.
The senator scored the war depart
ment numerically. and produced docu-
mentary proof that Secretary Baker,
when before the senate committee. WINS
ignorant of the actual conditions I'm the
matter Of supplies 10 the army camps.
+ "The president" he said. did not
4 know the truth and I did. He must
/ have got his facts from his distinguish
! ed secretary Of war and he IN turn got
! fhnfs fran cnsnahn1x- ole a
/ who furnished the evidence knew the
/ facts they lied"
In the course ~ his speech Mfr
/ Chamberlain read heartbreaking let.
/ ter from II father telling Of the death
Of his son in an army camp under must
I astounding conditions Of neglect. Az
( terwaru Secretary Baker said Of THIS
that it was not a singular case. thar
there had heen several such due to the
/ lack OF nurses. aud that each one had
been rigidlv investigated
The HOT discussion over the lnef1-
cheney of our war preparations CON
tinueS undated and is reaching the
stage where IL becomes personal and
vicious The thick-and thin support
ers of the administration declare the
critics OF some Of its acts are border
Ing on treachery because they give
comfort 70 the enemy. while those who
crinNizr assert thar only by letting the
public know The faults that are being
committed can those faults bc correct
ed Their course. they hold. is die
tated by the pure~t patriotism
"a
General TaSker H. Bliss. CHIEF Of
staff. has arrived in Parts to represent
tie American army in the supreme
war council II is believed he will urxe
tha the allies renew offensive opera.
tions ou large scale.