Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-22
Topics Of the Times

IONS net war debt.
Mr.. Wilson's ire was aroused p. D.
Q. whom suspicious arose that the
French government had gone over
his head 80 he. now knows how the
Italian premier feels shout Wilson's
appeal TO the Italian people.
Printers wages have doubled and
print paper is costing four times its
pre- war price. II county seat week
lies that once sold for $3.50 per year
are not now sold at $500 or better
they are. under priced.
An apple day campaign Is now
being conducted in Pennsylvania in an
organized effort to induce the public
to consume Its enormous and unpre-
cedented crop Of apples estimated at
2o.825,000 bushels. II you have friends
back there write them about it.
When any man says that the Cum
minis -Esch railroad bin guarantees
earnings OF 3h per cent to- the rail-
roads he tells an untruth. whether
knowingly or otherwise. The law
guarantees nothing. It limits profits
and provides for distribution Of
what may be earned above 5h per
cent.
Railroad brotherhoods claim credit
for the defeat Of CONGRESSMAN Esch
in Wisconsin because OF his part in
framing the Cummins- Esch railroad
bill and they boast that they will de-
feat Cummins In Iowa and forty
members Of congress and four sena-
tiers who voted for the bill. What will
the farmers do about it?
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Whenever anybody says that con-
gress gave huge sum Of money to
the railroads under the Cummins-
Esch law he Ii mistaken or worse for
all congress did was to continue it's
wartime guarantee for six months
and that time has already expired.
Any money advanced today is loaned
at 8 per cent and must be paid back.
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American capital is being invested
in Canada at tho rate of 5000, o00, 900
per annum owing to the fact that 81
Of U. 9. money IL worth about $1.2o
in Canada. Much Of this capital is
being invested in Canadian bonds,
municipal and provincial as well as
national bonds.
Farmers who can realize what it
would mean to them to have had the
railroads turned over to the railroad
employees should know that Herbert
Bigelow, who campaigned for Cox in
Ohio, is campaigning against Cum
Minis In Iowa, and boldly advocating
the Plumb plan to make a Russian
soviet out Of the railroad properties.
No republican can vote the repub-
lican national ticket without voting
for Cummins for senator and remain
consistent for candidate Harding
asks the return of Cummins to the
senate saying Of the Cummins- Dsch
railroad law: z hold it to be the
most progressive measure and most
constructive act Of federal legislation
enacted IN decade. Il IL a new dec
laration OF legislative justice, a new
bill Of rights for American labor, a
declaration against the bl.ghtins
hatd OF government operation. q new
pledge OF fair dealing with railway
owners. and new command Of the
government to American railways to
serve the American people"
Recent silence as to republican
campaign funds is something awful.
1t began when the senate commit
tee went back into some Of Governor
Cors campaign funds and heard tes-
timony az to war contractors paying
ono Of the governors notes for Sc, 900.
when the Hughes report had recon-
mended the prosecution Of Col. Deeds
an officer In this same favored COM
pany, which had paid the governors
note. Deeds was whitewashed by the
democrat administration and Cox has
failed to explain as to the $4,000. but
the league as an issue has been Of
far moro consequence ever since than
that Don Quixto's windmill of a
campaign fund.
One Of the causes for the present
money stringency Is the fact that we
have shipped to Europe billions OF
dollars worth Of goods more than
Europe has shipped to us and Europe
] still owes to our exporters some
| three and half billions on open
book account which our exporters
have borrowed from our banks to