The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-10


Despite the charges that the peopl,
back home" were rising in their
wrath and sending red-hot kilograms
to their representatives in Washing.
ton TO vote for the league OF nations
without delay. we don't hear OF any
such action in our portion OF the
country, and we imagine It's the same
l. all other districts. The congress-
man In each district in tho country
appears to be In close touch with
the things his constituency wants.
We are quite certain that the attitude
OF Congressman Frank James Is in
accord with the majority OF the vot
ers OF his district. And we are quite
positive that If this matter proves 10
be the issue in the forthcoming poll
Teal campaign that James district
will set its approval on his attitude
on this mater by very decisive ma-
ority. Frank James does not have n
vote on the matter OF adoption OF the
sCague as IL came from the secret cen
Terence. but is simply expressing lis
opposition. and telling in what this
consists When he tells II to you It is
in a convincing way that has good
common sense behind Il. President
Wilson doest know all about the
business OF all the world, and MS
the common idea Just now that they
put things over on him Just because
there were keener heads than his fix
ing things for England and France,
IL may be our president was a sick
man when he attended the conference
and that HIS mind wasn't functionlng
az It's best We don't know about this.
but II may be true. At any rate he
permitted his fellow treatysts 20
get better of him IN the finish treaty
and this Is we'll known to the best
diplomats Of all countries. Mr.. Wilson
isn't being criticised only In the Unit
ed States, you know, but is being ham
mered from all sides. England and
France know they had the better OF
the plan, aad now. fearing the treaty
may be lost. are quite willing to &C.
cept the reservations that our friends
that our friends OF America wan.
They admit many Of them ought TO
have been put into the original doc
ument and they could have been hal
Mr. Wilson been well enough TO have
though about them, which suggests
his mind may not have been working
exactly right at that time.
And the people are demanding that
the treaty be properly fixed before
signed; that the present Is the time
20 have Il right, and that after me
signltures Il would be too late for
correction The people back home"
aren't bounding their congressman TO
sign regardless OF what they are slgr-
ing. they aren't so foolish as that
Iron Ore
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Robert Douglas who was recently
elected probate Judge OF Gogebic
county has forwarded his resignation
10 Governor Sleeper MIR. Douglas
found that the probate Judge position
took too much time away from HIS per-
sonal business and he had TO sacrifice
one or the other Bob Is one OF the
pioneers OF the newspaper gang Of the
peninsula and Isis many friends are
pleased to learn that he has decided
not 10 quit the game, although i Is
regrettable that conditions are not
such that he might continue his pro-
bate work.
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The democrats have had their In
ming al Washington this week, the oc-
caslon being the meeting Of tho nation
al committee TO determine the place
and time OF the holding Of the national
convention and the annual Jackson
dinner. The injection Of Mr.. Bryan
into the campaign with the reported
split OF the president with prominent
party leaders has aroused LOT more
interest In the democratic end OF ma
tionai politics than has been apparent
heretofore.