The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-22

provides for the establishment of a de-
partment of education with secre-
tary in the cabinet and authorizes the
approprs ton of S1O0,OOO.OO0 by the
federal government 10 encourage the |
states I'm promotion of SlucatiOn.
bill introduced in the senate by Harry |
S. New Rep). Indiana. provides for |
the creation of a department Of aero !
nautics. with a 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 he created the cabi-
| net would be increased 10 twelve.
| Congress Will not make up its mind
/ about these bills until the regular ses-
sion which will begin the first Mon
/ day i'm December. 1t is too busy now
dealing with what might be called
emergency legislation to give serious
consideration 70 these proposals. In
consideration of these proposals
Federal Control Has Seen Feared.
II is not the first time that bill TO
create n 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 a Secretery of educa-
ton. attached to the presidents cab
met. Congress in the past has been
disinclined to create this new depart
ment because of the representation
made TO il from some quarters that
the creation of such a 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 a de-
partment devoted to the air service,
5 II has To begin with the backing of the
e 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
g years. The war department has not
v approved the bill introduced by Sena-
r tor New. Secretary of War Baker
+ and the general staff believe that the
e war department will fare better if irS
I mir service shall be maintained as a
= branch OF the existing war organisl-
4 ton.
V The chief argument put forth in sup
S rort of a department of aeronautics
= with a cabinet officer in charge is that
I. under the present arrangement the air
plane industry is put to a disadvantage
% because there is no single govern
4 mental head with which it can deal
Needn't Fear Alien Reds.
: The government is tightening its
i, grip on the alien reds. The intel
\ ligence force in both the army ant
10 the department of justice believes
there are not to exceed 10000 danger
!, ous aliens now in this country. TIL
. intelligence officers know where ne.rr
Iy all these 10000 live and carry OF
: their red propaganda and could rount
- them all up in short order if directed
- TO do so. The extension of the wa
=. powers of the government with re
snect 10 dangerous aliens for anothe
wear will. ii is believed. enable the au
:, thorities ia cope quickly and effectua
: IL with the groups of men made up q
= hoIShevists. /. w. VS. or out-and-ou
reds or anarchists. The men who ar
best informed on the subject or IN
:. number and activity of radical alien
= say that there is not the slightest res
- son for the people of the United state
70 be greatly concerned over some
-, the recent manifestations.
~ "These 10000 men can make lot
noise and they can. unless held
check. make a lot of trouble by gettin
=. into the labor organizations and the
- boring from the inside as they ca
IT," said one of the government inve
tigators. "This is the channel throus
which they are working at this tim
- We have plenty of evidence to the e
~, feet that during the war or about Il
g" time boIshevism came To the front
Russia. the radicals in this country 8
out to get into as many of the labor z
CARNATIONS as possible, believing III
they could do more to further the
cause through labor organizations thu
re- in any other way.
Instigate the Strikes.
tor "Nearly every strike that is ne
mt taking place is due primarily to II
I'll sboring from within by the radica
ISL The movement has been uncover
d. and we are reliably advised that
eSs -anized labor does not propose to
IAN used in this way any longer"
to According 70 the information Gal
em- cred by the agents of the intelliGen
pm division of the war department {
ear reds do ill their planning throu
lig- groups. They have no central orga
ice Zation.
There are two kinds of groups.
the Governments information reveals,
70 parIor radicals, so called. and
gu ignorant aliens. The former are
EN- brains of the movement. They ca
on fully plan with the view to eScapi
rev. responsibility should the hand Of
ern- law reach out for them, while they
and tho IGNORANT aliens forward to agit'