Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-28
THE STATE eovgRNmENr

The law providing for reorganization
% cur state government has become "a
! igw and Is TO go into effect March 81
This law embraces the ideas of Gov.
( Davis 10 provides for cabinet for
{ ne Governor through which he win
handle an statc business not especially
/ assigned by the constitution to other
officers
There can be no doubt that the state
needed some better form of govern
ment than 1t has had In the past.
The neWplan While Ike M now things
Is more gr less experimental. looks to
have many valuable features that wilt
produce hotter government In state az
fairs Idaho VIII be watched closely
by other states That are looking for
some -system 10 better their domestic.
administration,
Governor Davis has taken upon his
shoulders the entire responsibility or
the executive department Of the state.l
ne baa sreat burden 20 carry 1t viii
test his strength TO lts utmost but his
success win bfgs compeusating re-
ward
The new system bears at least one
great feature 90 commend H. rs
chanees from the feruer system rs not
along tho iioe of anarcny or socialism,
oor does Il especially appeal the
W. ". on their allied associations
and organizations it does not depart
from the lines ef business methods
which have been established by the ex-
pofience 81 the ages past and present
There Is nothing about ii chat wiz not
anpeal to the seod hard common sense
81 The business man or amy man Of az
fairs And it d0es not appeal to class
prejudice or sectionalsm.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING f
Every miante used ln discussing the
League Nations. or any other subject
thpt win DELAY the signing of The peace
treaty is just So much pic Tor Ger
many
This league of Nations b q matter
requiring much consideration Il is
q subject demanding The hest Thought
Of the world and plenty of time Tor that
thought t0 discuss and study the sub
iect before the matter takes definotc
FORM
There is no da1ser Of another war
for many gears and during this time
The League ~ Nations idca NAV grow
md develop into something tangible
ana Gefinate Just NOW the world IS
In sort OF war hysterical condition
ana Incapable OF solving the League
~ Nations idea without loading it
with a lot OF Junk based ON present
.Nisting conditions that win Finally
overload Il aad either make it impos-
'ihie OF action or power for OWL
lust now the most nip1,tant thins
or the psace conference "a do IS 90 ag-
.ec upon the terms under which Ger
nanS win &C., 20 work TO make res,i
uf'on 10 belgium. France Poland and Z
tisr inNpdei countries anc in this in- :
Jude provisions hy which Germuny 8
giil he hog tied her claws eat and q
ei teeth filed Off so that she wini
ever again fiNish the world
Nothing ia the proposed constltu- 4
ION % the Leagse of Nations differs
internally FROM the provisions of inter-i
afipnal Jaw as provided Tor BIS thoi
HAGUE Tribunal und which Germany
cciared bat "a scrap OF paper Ciyei
eriuapN a chance 10 DO the Same thing
ith the constitution OF the League Of
.ati0ns and no one doubts but that she Il
ould also deciaTe it but scrap OF !
lper
Cennany is no more repentant now y
IAN She was in 1914 She is more SLY :
ON her experiences. She sees herr =
isi opportunity Ia delaying the action 4
the peace conference by encourasine O.
lc discussions over the League Of :
ations idea Germany could invent no o.
,tter propaganda calculated 10 miti- N
ate the terms OF the final peace treaty !,
at and she Is not neglectiag the Opt