The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA.

2Berved.
CONGRESSIONAL EXTRAVAGANCE
The scarcity of print paper is caus-
ing newspaper publishers not only in
world, to worry about the supply for
the future Spain has limited newspa-
pers to six days in the week and cur
tailed the size almost so per cent. Can
adam papers are suspending because
of lack of news print. 1t has been
predicted that 10 to 20 per cent OF the
small weekly newspapers will have
to suspend unless there is a marked
Improvement in conditions.
In view of this condition threaten
ing the newspaper world, the follow
ing from the congressional record of
January 26, will be interesting. SEN
ator McKeller evidently of Irish ex
traction) asked unanimous consent to
print in the congressional record, an
article written by James B. Connolly,
another Irishman, denouncfng England
and everything English. The Connolly
article had been printed in Wash
ington daily newspaper. 1t had no
bearing on anything of Importance
to the people of the United States,
but it was slam at our English al
lies written by an Irishman who hates
England and everything English, and
it was ordered printed in the congress
siOnal record at the expense OF the
American people not only for print
ing but also for postage. Senator
Smoot, of Utah, said in this connec-
ton:
"Mr. President, I am not going to
object in this instance, but l simply
wish to say that every day or two
some senator arises and calls atten-
tion to the fact that there is scare
ity of print paper, and suggests GER
tain means of remedying that condi-
ton. I am having prepared now
statement showing the number of
speeches that have been printed as
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senator's. l wish to call the attention
of the senate to the fact that there was
one request made, simple as it ap-
peared upon it's face, for the printing
of speech as a senate document, but
the result shows that there have been
48 tons of print paper used in the
reprinting of that speech that was
carried free of cost of postage to the
sender.
GAS soon as l have the information |
in tabulated form as to the number !
of speeches and documents, I am go
ing to present it to the senate OF
the United States and then I am go |
ing to find out whether or not the
senate wants to save paper. l think
the saving ought to begin with the
senate and the house of representa-
tives, and if it will begin there, then
we will have clean hands in asking
the newspapers of this country and
everybody else to save paper
The Vice President: rs there OBJ
lection to the request of the senator
from Tennessee?"
There being no objection, the mat
ter referred to was ordered printed in
the Record
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REMEMBER "CENTRAL." !.
Moscow people, who responded so
readily to the appeal made last week
TO use their telephones as little as
possible during the influenza epidemic,
seem to have forgotten the plea of the
operators, or to have reached the
conclusion that the central office is
not short of help now.
Business has been almost up to
normal in the past two days despite J
he fact that just half of the operators
ire still away from their desks. Some
If them have been very sick and have
lot recovered from the flu. 1t may be
several days before they are back at !,
heir desks and in the mean time the !.
public is urged to use the telephone J
ust as little as possible. y
eve ought to get better service l
With the. increase in rates. said a :
doscow citizen. But he forgot that c
he telephone operators are not re
ponsible for the increased rates and
hat they are human. At times there =
re SO many calls in at one time that t