The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-07-04

the navy yard are up in arms over the
prospect of having lot OF enemy
aliens imported into their midst 10
perform a class Of work that has here
tofore been done very acceptably ny
our own artisans There has always
been a small optical shop at the yard,
operated by an expert personnel. Ihey
claim that if additional workmen are
needed to produce an increased out
put they should be obtained from the
ranks of returning soldiers and sailors,
hundreds of whom are skilled in the
optical profession, and have had prac-.
teal experience in the operation OF
the instruments they would manufac-
ture. They object strenuously to
bringing in horde of Germans, Aus
TRANS, Russians and Poles to make
some of the most delicate and imporr-
tant instruments used in the navy. 1t
is openly limited that there will be a
serious strike at the navy yard if MT.
Daniels persists in carrying out his
intentions.
The Georgia Graft.
Representative John G. Mckenzie
of Illinois is one of the increasingly
numerous members of congress who
will not stand for an unnecessary and
wasteful public expenditure, even il
his own state is to get the benefit OF
it. During the recent discussion OF
the enormous sums of money spent
for the establishment of rifle range
at Fort Benning, in northern Georgia,
since the armistice was signed, he re-
marked that he had indicated to the
war department his belief that need
less expenditures should be avoided
even if affecting an army camp in Hi
nois. When a southern Democrat
undertook to defend the authority OF
the department to make the rifle
range expenditures in Georgia Mr.
Mckenzie declared that under con-
gressional appropriations the depart
ment had established Is national
guard camps, Is environments and IL
flying fields, which had a capacity to
take care of the army we proposed to
put into the field. when any official
of the war department would go OUT
to any section of the country and en-
ter into contract for the purpose Of
buying real estate and establishing
unnecessary camps, unnecessary for
military uses and purposes of this
country, / deny his right to bind the
people of this countr-- to pay for that
thing" Mr.. McKenzie's words were
greeted with hearty applause by his
fellow congressman.
Hurley Swings Around.
Ed Hurley has finally swung around
to the point where the shipping in
terests are backing him up. 1t is that
the United States retire from owner.
ship and operation and disnose of YES
sells to private interests. 1t took Ed
a long. time to get around to this
point, and there is no telling how long
he will stay there, unless he is peggeG
Within two weeks after the signing
of the armistice practically every Blu
reaucrat in this administration was de-
claring for government ownership and
operation of everything in the United
States. They followed Mr.. Wilson
in and followed him out. And it is
to be hoped they will continue to fol-
low him as the rats followed the Pied
Piper-never to return.
The Autocrat's Deputy.
Col. E. M. House, of a former
Texas governors staff, goes merrily
ahead selecting a site for the league
of nations staff, making arrangements
for the first meeting and planning a
ladies' seminary initiation for Ger
many as member of the league. But
nothing that the colonel can do will
obligate the United States in the
slightest degree. He is an unofficial
representative without any credentials
from the United States government.
He is the autocrat's deputy, and moth
ing else. And that autocrat was re-
pudiated November S, last.
Public Stuck Again.
An official report tells us that at a
recent sale of government property
lseSsstandard il airplanes were sold
for 500 each, about 4 per cent of
their initial cost; 1915 JN-4 planes
brought $500 each, or 8 per cent, and
46O8 Curtiss motors were sold for
$500 each, or 10 oer cent. The ,Curtiss
company bought the entire lot. Co
incidentally with this announcement
comes the news that the general board
Of the navy has recommended that
$40, 100000 is necessary for the naval
air program for the coming year, al
though with the strictest economy
that sum can be kept down to $685.
100000 Secretary Daniels urgently
recommends that at least the latter