The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-17

pare to give that gathering the proper
setting.
The forthcoming visit Of the prince
of Wales perhaps is interesting in a
number of ways. The present prince
is the second one of his rank in Great
Britain to visit America. Only one
other immediate heir apparent to the
British throne ever visited this coun-
try. The princes grandfather, who la
ter was King Edward VII, came
to the United States sixty years ago
when he was about the age of the pres
eht prince, and here he had what lat
ter day princes might call "the time of
his life"
Other Royal Visitors.
The forthcoming visit OF King
Georges son recalls other visits of
royalty and near royalty to the city
OF Washington. # was not long ago
that the duke of Connaught, who held
I the British governments chief office
/ In Canada came to the United States
/ to pay n visit to the British embassy.
In way his visit was TO the president
of the United States, but so far as
public announcement was concerned
he was coming here simply to visit the
embassy, and incidentally to pay his
respects to the president.
The duke certainly was a democrat.
Possibly a good deal of his democracy
was put on for the occasion, but If so
ii was the best counterfeit that ever
passed as the genuine thing
Prior to the visit of the duke, Prince
Henry of Battenburg came to Wash
4 ington. He is kin to the royalty of
Great Britain. The prince is sailor
and he came to the United States in
command Of squadron of the Brit
ish navy which put in at Annapolis.
From that city he came TO Washing
ton making his headquarters at the
British embassy. He was entertained
at the White House and at a number
Of clubs of the city.
About fourteen years ago Prince
Henry of Prussia came to the United
States. Since his visit all kinds of in
terpretatlons have been put on the rea-
son therefor. This government GER
tainly laid itself out TO entertain prop
erly the prince of the royal house
which during the last two years has
been doing its best to put this coun-
try out of commission.
Congress Works Overtime.
Because of the predominant In
terest which attaches to II, the
controversy over the League of Ma
tions to considerable extent has
obscured other doings in congress.
The house and senate are both busy
bodies today and possibly there are
some caustlc ones who might suggest
/ that busy bodies" be made into one
word.
/ Such a suggestion, however, I'm all
/ fairness, would be out of place. Con-
/ gress is working hard today. There
/ was an immense amount of work to
/ be done in June because many Of the
/ appropriation bills were left over for
4 action from the last session, the rea-
son being, the Democrats will tell you,
/ because the Republicans raised so
j many eXtraneous issues that the sup
ply bills were blocked. while the Re
/ publicans will tell you that the Demo
I Gratis did not have energy enough to
! put them through. Take your choice.
The thing which remains is that the
/ two houses literally had to work over
! time all through June in order to get
the necessary money bills into shape.
4 If these measures had not been put
through Uncle Sam would not have
had money enough to his credit prop
orly to celebrate the Fourth of July
/ in his own behalf.
/ The Republicans are In an investi-
/ eating mood. They have committee
of fifteen appointed by the house of
representatives to investigate the war
expenditures. The Republicans charge
that the administration spent more
money than was necessary In prose
cutting the war. Denial of this charge
\ is forthcoming daily In congress. In
vestigation, however, will go on and
I It is certain to develop some interest
/ ing facts and figures even II II is in
I conclusive in It's results so far as the
/ specific reason for the investigation
+ Is concerned.
Pearl Buttons Here Again.
Our old friend Pearl Buttons IS oc-
4 cupying or IS about to occupy, the at
tention of the ways and means com
mittee Of the house OF representatives.
Pearl Buttons is not as one possibly
might think, an appealing human
creature with slight roseate flush
Pearl buttons are commodity o.
trade and the ways and means com
mittce is going into the industry in
order to revise the tariff, touching
merchandise articles. Pearl but
tons have figured in every tariff re-
vision since revision was heard Of
There was long discussion among
Republican leaders concerning the ma
ture of the tariff legislation which the
majority In congress should attempt
TO undertake. The first suggestion was
that a complete tariff bill should be
written, even though the chance that
after its enactment II would be sign
ed by the president of the United
States was remote.
Some of the Republican leaders
urged complete tariff bin In order
to put the party on record and to let