The Tomahawk., 1919-07-10

cetved calmly the news that congress
plans to cut the $4,000 men for a
standing army, as asked for by the
war department, to mere 100000,
1nd army expenditures from $1,100.-i
600, 900 to $718,0O0,00O. Also it ap-
pears that we are not going out for
the greatest fleet in the world. What
has become of that nationwide de-
mnnd" for compulsory, military serv-
Ice which the National Security league
and dozen other organizations have
been developing with great funds and
great publicity? #~<.@&, ~. &
The danger is not yet entirely over,
for these organizations have not ex-
hausted { funds available for militar-
ism, but the change Of sentiment Is
so great that no amount of funds may
Be able to put their feature bills
across. These bills are still before
congress and some fight for them may
be expected. .. -. q. -s ....,..
Much of the change of feeling may
be attributed to the returned soldiers.
They appear to be fed up on war and
military training. The American
Legion, in lis national meeting at st.
Louis recently, refused to tndorse
compulsory universal service. It even
decided to abolish all titles within the
organization and to know its mem
bers only as plain Mr.. ~
The National Security league in
despair wrote the editor of the New
York Tribune that in all high school
and college debates the defenders of
universal military training were be.
ing defeated at the ratio Of prac-
tically two to one" The letter also
declared: "The league considers the
resultsNin these debates and the COM
ments thereon most Illuminating as
an exposition of an enormous senti-
ment against universal military train
ing which will have to be overcome"
New Espionage Bill. "
The honor" IL any such thing can
be found in it, of introducing the new
espionage bill to take the place Of the
one which goes out Of force with the
official close of the war, has fallen
upon Senator King of Utah. This
bill, prepared under the direction of
Senator Overman, who was chairman
Of the committee which investigated
bolshevism, is more drastic In its
terms than the act which 1t is to dis
place. It is more drastic because the
war camouhage has disappeared and
the new act appears as an out-and-
out device to kill OF progressive and
radical thought. = ! IS
.s y Big Wool Steal. r..
tive the big wool dealers of America
trimmed the farmers and the govern.
ment of the tidy sum of $4,000. 900
during the year 1913, according to
Milo d. Campbell Of the National
Agricultural Advisory Committee.
"The first mistake by the govern.
ment was when 1t invited the Boston
wool dealers to advise the war indus
tries board" says Mr.. Campbell.
"This gang is notoriously the great
est trust on earth in the wool bust.
ness. The war industries board had
much business on hand, and 50 It Gre
ated q division Of the board known ~
the wool division and It was In this
little corner the plans we're made to
fleece not only the sheep but the farm
srs and the public generally"
These private wool dealers were
made government agents and helped
az the price which the government
would pay for the entire wool clip
81 1918, estimated at zoo, ,000, 900
pounds. The wool was bought from
the. farmers I'm the grease" accord.
ing to Campbell, at prices ranging
from 66 to 81 cents = pound. Il was
them sold 70 the government IS
secured WOOL at prices ranging from
$3.50 to $1.8S . pound. But not .
single pound Of It was really secured.
rhe government paid for grease and
IN. a
'.If the public wants to know how
much It has been mulched By this
gang" says Mr.. Campbell, "just let It
multiply 700,000,000 pounds Of wool
By the number Of cents per pound
that the farmers should have gotten.
Ten cents . pound would mean $780,
300, ,000." a
Labor .convsntion News.
sFull participation Of labor in poll.
dcs'' was urged by the resolutions
committee IN reporting resolution
Ut the American Federation Of Labor
,onvention at Atlantic City.
The committee reported: "Con-
scious ~ never before Of its power,
labor will no longer rest content un-
1er . system which treats workers
|As commodities or articles Of COM
nerce. The workers = > now insist
- the fun value and . full compen-
ntjoa for services rendered on . basis
hat will enable all to enjoy the high
= things of life rather than merely
,xis& near the une beyond which We
Ind human misery and which spells
auman bankruptcy"
The committee further recommends
remedies against Unemployment; de-
uands protection Of women and chill.
iren IN iSdustry; demands adequate
wages; declares labor's right to flx its
,wn working hours; favors co-opera-
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