Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-26


| many of his relatives and numerous
friends. The greatest rush is from
Poland. The exodus of the Jews from
Poland amounts almost TO a stampede
the immigration officials say In one
room at Ellis Island the other day,
according TO report sent down here
by the immigration officials at New
York, were 1900 Jewish women and
children.
Large numbers are also coming in
from Italy. CZecho-Slovakia and the
Balkan states. , Not great many of
the arrivals are from the northern
European countries.
All Say Bars Must Be Put Up.
During the last session congress
through the proper committees gave
the subject of immigration a good deal
of attention and numerous bills were
proposed, but the session came to an
end early In June without anything
having been done. The great rush
which is giving the officials so much
concern started soon after congress
adjourned. Public men do not agree
as to the remedy that is to be applied.
There is general agreement. however,
that more bars must be put up. When
| congress takes up the sr.aject it will
undoubtedly be proposes that imm-
grafton be suspended entirely for
limited period, but 1t s~ems doubtful
that this will be done. Organized la
| hnp . lot
strictive measures are speedily adopt
| ed by congress the labor supply in the
| United States will exceed the demand
| TO such an extent MS to result in both
| idleGess and lower wages.
The bureau of immigration now has
something might be done toward
| checking the immigration stream by
holding up passports.
Fight for Senate Control.
Unusual interest attaches to the
contest that is now being waged for
! the political control of the next con-
gress. The narrow margin of two
votes by which the Republicans now
control the senate increases the In
| tereSt In a large number of senatorial
campaigns. Counting the interim
! terms that are to be filled out, there
| vember. OF these "a men whose
| terms will expire, 10 are Democrats
and IS Republicans. The Democrats
to obtain control of the body must
elect at least q senator's; Republicans
| to retain control must elect at least 10.
1t is in the following 81 states. and
between the candidates named that the
fight for senate control now RACES:
Arizona-Senator Marcus A. Smith
! (Dem), Ralph Cameron (Rep).
California-Senator James D. Phe-
Ian (Dem), Samuel NJ. Shortridge
/ (Rep).
Colorado-A B. Collicotte (Dem),
Samuel d. Nicholson (Rep.).
! Connecticut Augustine Lonergan
| (Dem), Senator Frank 3. Brandegee
| (Rep.).
Idaho-Senator John F. Nugent
| (Dem.), Frank R. Gooding (Rep).
Indiana-Thomas Taggart Oem.),
Senator James Watson (Rep).
Illinois-Peter A. Wallin (Dem.),
William B. Mckinley Rep.).
| Iowa-Claude Il. Porter (Dem.)
Senator Albert B. Cummins (Rep.).
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. C. w. Beck
ham Oem.). Richard Ernst Rep,).
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John Waller
Smith Oem.), o. E. Weller (Rep).
| Missouri Breckenridge Long
| (Dem), Senator Seldom F. Spencer
| (Rep).
Woman Running in Nevada.
Neyada-Senator Charles 3. Hen
derson CDem), r. L. eddie CRep),
Miss Anne Martin Qnd. Rep.).
New York - Harry G. Walker
| (Dem.), Senator James w. Wads-
worth, Jr. (Rep).
North Dakota-H P Perry CDem.)
E. T. Ladd (Rep).
| Ohio-W. A Julian (Dem.), Frank
3. Willis CRep).
Oklahoma-Scott Ferris Oem.),
John w. Harreld Rep).
Oregon-Senator George Chamber
lain (Dem.), Robert N. Stanfield (Rep.).
! South Dakota-U. S. G. Cherry
| (Dem), Peter Norbeck (Rep).
Utah-M. Fl. yelling (Dem.), Sen
ator Reed Smoot Rep).
| Washington George f. Cottrill
(Dem), Senator Wesley r. Jones
(Rep).
Wisconsin-Paul Reinsch tDem.),
/ Senator Irvine L. Lenroot (Rep.).
In six states the fight is between
new men, as the following senators,
now representing states in that group,
are not candidates for reelection:
Thomas 2. Gore of Oklahoma, Ed
win S. Johnson of South Dakota. Will
| liam f. Kirby of Arkansas and Charles
H. Thomas of Colorado, Democrats;
| S. A. ]. Gronna of North Dakota and
! Lawrence y. Sherman of Illinois, Re-
publicans.
| New Lower House to Be Elected.
An entire new house of representa-
! tives will, of course, be elected in No
vember, An unusual number of long
service men have failed of renomina-
| ton, and the new house, Whatever us
political complexion may be, will con-
tain an unusual number of inexpe-
rienced men. In a considerable num-
Der of the congressional districts the
so-caIled "wet and dry" issue has
made it's appearance. The question
as presented in these local contests is
| whether the candidate. if successful,
will vote to weaken the legislation I'M
der which the federal prohibition
amendment is enforced. The various
prohibition organizations are concen-
trating their political efforts this year
in those congressional districts where
the enforcing legislation is the issue.
The new congress. unless there shall
be an extra session called, will not
meet until one year from this coming
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