Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-22

dent can gain the facts that each
should have while the President dal-
lies in Paris, for. obviously. the Con-
gress cannot 90 to Paris as almost
the entire administration has done.
Thus Congress starts on its work
handicapped by the executives per
s!stent absence.
The big three''-or four-at YER
sailles can force Germany TO sign
the peace treaty or turn Foch loose
among Germans. but it cannot so
dictate TO the United States Senate,
and every day that Delegate Wilson
withholds the answers TO questions
that senators will ask. delays the
ratification Of the peace treaty just
that length Of time.
Meantime inquiry into. anc mar
shaling Of fact on, the blunoers.
perversfties and idiocies perpetrated
1t home during the war and persist
ed in after the war. will so OF. That
and providing the appropriations
which the Democratic Congress
failed to provide. constitute the i'm
mediate job. Of the extraordinary
session just convened.
The New York Sun says:
American rigness OF purpose
b,xness Of enterprise. bigness OF genus
knew tina, the way 70 win the war as
TO throw in men. money. mAtet.AAs-
ery,hing-stupendousiy overwne.m,
.ngly. That is what the naton oio-0h
Bur that was more than half veal
ago The war ended. bG. the s3dAnoe'
did no, end The mistakes do no, gov
fewer. The peTversiues persisted. Inc
!diocies stuck.
There was 10 longer need TO guy and
build fleets OF ships as prodlgai tatne'
might buy boxes OF Christmas Toys
But the Government did
There was no longer neeo 70 car
hundred. Of thousands Of useless ap'
poirtees on the Government pay
But the Government did
There was 10 longer need to mas
gun. and arnor plate. shells and n.gn
Explosives in enormous quantities. Bu'
the Government did.
There was no longer need 10 consume
Tor war purposes vast stores OF steei an
other natural wealth essential 70 n
welfare OF the country. Bat ne Govern
ment did.
There was TO need to seize and no.o
orran.zed and we'll managed telephone
and telegraph systems, tearing mem /
pieces. But the Government dc
There was no need 10 60 on control
ing pr.ces making the PUBIC : COS. o.
liv.ns higher and higher. BIT the Gov
There was TO longer excuse fer pIsc
tic.ng haIt demented tax methoos- d.
rho C,nxeyrmeYt did
There was no longer excuse Iot con
,jnuing economic and financial enaos
Bur Nj Wilson's Government. ino.AI!
fnt 20 the rights ard the needs Of tht
pecrie-as Nj Wilson himself. aoseh
n Europe and interested only IN nj
League OF Nations. vas TAG iHeEeht-
went on and on with lis reckless MS
manaeemen, and its -u!nous sqOahoe.
a heritage OF unpaid bills amounCht
70 hundreds o. millions. even 10 IONS
o. dollars is left for the new Cohsfes;
10 mee, The problem Of getting uh'
10 Their owners - Lett TO the rev cor
gress. Ire problem OF saving tne "a!
roads Is left 10 the new Congress IN
rrobler q repeating crazy-pAtch tA1
scr.5uies ;s Lee. 20 the new Congress
The problem Of enacting refenN'
measure which will clean UP those g.
eantic unpaid bills while taxing care o.
the current requirements OF the Govern
ment is left 10 the rev congress-: IN
urotlem CT Safeguarding tne 1cssA ihdu AZ
;rjes which ve were compelled 10 set u;
Suri,r the war IS left to the new Ion
xress The problem o: putting ~
Tni,ed states Government back OF
sowing business basis IS left 10 m
,su Congress