The spectator., 1919-11-21

provides for the establishment of a tie pertinent of education with secre- tary In the cabinet and authorizes the appropriation of $lOO,O00,000 by the federal government to encourage the states in promotion oi education. bill introduced in the senate by Harry s. New (Rep.). Indiana, provides for the creation of department of aero- nautics, with secretary in the cab met. This bill has not thus far been Introduced in duplicate in the house nor does it ask for an appropriation beyond the maintaining of new de- partment. If these two proposed de- partments should be created the cabi- net would be increased to twelve.
 Congress will not make up it's mind about these bills until tho regular ses- sion which will begin the first Mon- day in December. It is too busy now dealing with what might be called emergency legislation to give serious consideration to these proposals. In consideration of these proposals. Federal Control Has Been Feared.
 It is not the first time that bill to create a department of education has been introduced in congress. For the last ten or fifteen years there has been more or less agitation from time to time in favor of secretary of edlca- tion, attached to the presidents cab inet Congress in the past has been lt-:,~ t,t Sy rt- ment because of the representation made to it from some quarters that the creation of such department would be the first step toward federal control of education in the United States. Much of the argument that Is now put out in support of this new de- partment IS designed to show that the creation of such cabinet office would not take the control of education away from the states.
 As to the second proposal before congress, that for the creation of department of aeronautics, or de- partment devoted to the air service, it has to begin with the backing of the senate committee on military affairs, which is the one agency in congress that has devoted special attention to the air service during the last two years. The war department has not approved the bill introduced by Sena- tor New. Secretary of War Baker and the general staff believe that the war department will fare better if it's air service shall be maintained as branch of the existing war organiza- ton.
 The chief argument put forth in sup port of departmenr of aeronautics with a cabinet officer in charge is that under the present arrangement the air plane industry is put to'a disadvantage because there is no single govern mental head with which 1t can deal Needn't Fear Alien Reds. The government is tightening its grip on the alien reds. The intel ngence force in both the army and the department of justice believes there are not to exceed 50,O0O danger ous aliens now in this country. The intelligence officers know where near ly all these 5OOOO live and carry on their red propaganda and could round them all up in short order If directed to do so. The extension of the war powers of the government with re- spect to dangerous aliens. for another year will, 1t is believed. enable the au- thorities to cope quickly and effectual- ly with the groups of men made up of bolshevists, I. w. WIS br out .and-out reds or anarchists. The men who are best informed on the subject of fire number and activity of radical aliens say that there is not the slightest req son for the people of the United States to be greatly concerned over Some of the recent manifestations.
 "These 10000 men can make lot of noise and they can, unless held in check, make n lot of trouble by getting Into the labor organizations and then l boring from the inside as they call It." said one of the government inves- tigators. "This is the channel through which they are working at this time. We have plenty of evidence to the ef- feet that during the war or about the time bolshevism came to the front in Russia, the radicals in this country set out to get into as many of the labor or ganizations as possible, believing that they could do more to further their cause through labor organizations than In any other way.
 instieate the Strikes.
 "Nearly every strike that Is, now taking place is due primarily to this
 boring from within by the radicals. The movement has been uncovered and we are reliably advised that er-
 ganized labor does not propose to be used in this way any longer" According to the information gath
 cred by the agents of the intelligence
 division of the war department the reds do all their planning through groups. They have no central organl' xdtion.