The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-27
How Things Go In Washington

Brigader General Ansell the judge advocate
generals Office has just testified that many had
been convicted on "fimsy evidence"
One of the best suggestions yet made in connection
with the Chamberlain BILL which proposes to establish
real military courts in place of these military Iynching
parties, p8oposal that officers Joined
in passing these barbarous sentences the
soldiers under their command shall be made responsible in
person for their abuse of power.
1t this idea that Representative johnson of South
Dakota, recently in the military service proposed
amendment to the army appropriation bill He COM
planned that the administration failed to support it,
Wants Freer Discharge
Congressman Baer. of North Dakota, who has been
of the most enthusiastic hackers of the league of
nations plan method of permitting the world junk
its armament has also been the job with reference
the early discharge of from the army. An amend
men proposed by him has been adopted into the army
appropriation bill by the house. provides officers
in the camps must not only notify the men of all their
rights under this bill securing discharge but
instruct them in how to about it. The bill provides
that needed in farming and industrial occupations
by filing aidavs that they needed at home, shall
be promptly released.
Baer says that officers have not only refused to help
their releases, but have actually posted up
printed notices. threatening courtmartial for at
tempting to discharge through Intervention by
members of congress- Some soldiers have been refused
permission to through Washington unless they
gave written guarantees that they would any
member of congress. Among senator's and members of
the house very deep resentment is felt toward
these Prussan methods and that is why the
proposal the standing army after
the coming year; popular in both houses Indeed it
is not too much to that miarsm never held In
such contempt in Washington within the memory of liv
ing members of the house, it is in these last weeks
before the conclusion of peace
A letter has been received from Congressman Tayler
calling attention to the fact that his amendments to the
COAL OIL and bill have been accepted by tho confer
committee He advises that the bill provides for
municipal mining of coal that he has been
working continuously for law that would permit this
very necessary municipal utility to be operated publicly
He cites that it is not that the municipalities
really own operate mnes but the fact that they
do will tend to curb extorton and prohibit unfair dis
elimination He further calls attention to the fact that
the law creditng the military service of individual
his time of residence homestead has been extended
to service time in the late
Herbert Hoover is out with a statement in which he
urges the country nothing rough his fends the
packing interests He wants to debate the mat
exhaustively and do nothing hasty For long time
people have suspconed that Mr. Hoover about 1908
the friend of big biz and that while he handled the food
problems successfully he had eye single to the fact
that the expoers had nothing to fear from his activities
Among the freak bills before the 22d general
bly, is one to protect Middle Park cattlemen
supporting this just enthusiastically they
would bill requiring all grazing lands to be seeded to
arkspur If the soons pass it they would be wise toput
in rider providing for a closed ocoed legis-
ators, for there will be trouble observation-disclosures
ling News.
The Pan Motor Company has sued the Grand Junction
Sentinel and Durango for 100000 1t is graf
flying this company take steps to curb the belers
who at the behest the trust seek to destroy
peoples company Still cannot help wondering how
they going collect that judgment if they get It,
but perhaps Mr. Pandofo will be and advertise
it out.
The fool daylight saving bill be repealed if SEN
ator Gore way and it looks If the idotic
ure had run its 1t form of hystera that
the declaration of when every crank IN
the country had some foist helpless pub
lie.
PURCHASE w. & .. STAMPS