Milford chronicle., 1921-02-25

struction and care not only led tt
such deaths, but reduced vitality anC
permanently impaired the health Ol
many thousand of those who suTviv-
ed. In March, 1920, the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company issue sta
tistical bulletin, in which it was stat
ed that even at this late date more
women between the ages of is and As
die from causes incident to child
bearing than from any other cause
except tuberculosis; that this condi-
ton has begun to interest those con-
cerned with the conservation of hui
man life; and that, as a result, hith-
erto undeVeloped field of public health
work has been opened up.
Republicans May Rejoice
Republicans ought to rejoice at the
control by them of so many of the
Legislatures of the States of the I'm
ion. The completion of the Census of
1920 makes it mandatory upon Con-
gress that there be a reappOrtiOnment
of Representatives in the House. With
170 majority, the majority party will
have no difficulty in putting through
it's program. The Republican caucus
has approved an increase in the total
number. This will be from the 4S5
at present to 483 to be voted for in
the Congressional election of 1922.
The present ratio is one representa-
tive to every 211,000 people in the
country, except in States which have
populations less than that number.
The future ratio will be one for every
258,979 people. Under this ratio Cali
fornia will receive five new members, |
and New York, Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan and Ohio will receive four addit-
ional members each. Other than these,
the new. members would be: Alabama I
1; Arkansas 1; Delaware /; Georgia |
|; Illinois 8; Massachusetts, 2; Mary
land 1; Minnesota 1; New Jersey 2;
New Mexico 1; North Carolina q; Ok
lahoma 1; Oregon 1 +; South Carolina
/; Tennessee 1; Texas 8; Virginia 1;
1; West Virginia 1; and
Wisconsin 1. The Importance of the
state legislatures lies in the fact that
hey will make the boundaries of the
new districts, "gerrymander' them is
he term which expresses the device
If rearranging them so that the party
will suffer no harm in voting power
1t the subsequent election. The last
found the Republican
party in sore straits as the result of
he split in its ranks. This time the
Democrats will be in even worse con-
lition.
Fess EIated Over Kept Promises
Representative Simeon D. Fess, of
)hio, chairman of the Republican Con-
Committee, relates with {
ride the record of the Republican
House in keeping it's campaign prom
ses. After mentioning the One-year
imitation of immigration, he says:
Another platform pledge, the re-
zeal of the war laws, was also taken I
ID at once, considered, and passed in i
ecord time. Throughout the campaign t
he people were told that the cost of :
government must be reduced from a
var to a peace basis. This could not !,
e accomplished while war laws, un- :
er which war agencies were created,
Two years after the war :
ended these laws remained n
through the grace of presidential :
ocket veto of the measure to repeal =
hem. :
n
ledge to the country the House
rought the repeal act on the floor :
nd passed it. =
Another retrenchment act in Obed- =
snce to a platform pledge was the L
organization of the departments of
overnment to eliminate duplication, {
lsure higher efficiency of service, and "
educe the cost to an economic basis. u
his measure was considered and e
assed in record time. J.,
No Anti-GOVernment Aid - -
"Thus far the program of readjust- h
ent is promising: "
"Steps to guard the government r.
gainst foreign anti-government prop N
ganda. Lie
"The repeal of the war laws by -
hich numerous war agencies are cl
smantled and a saving Of unneces- W
Try expense to the government. al
"The first steps to reorganization of -,
e departments in the interest of =;
.onomy. q,
"In addition, the Appropriation Com a. a.
ittees are pruning the estimates OF y,
lreaus to the bone, and warning all a..
apartment chiefs and bureau heads IL
.ainst unlawful creation of deficien- -
es. III
"In addition the Ways and Means u
,mmittee has conducted hearings 81
on which remedial tariff legislation o.
promised in protection of the Am az
ican producer. IT
"This committee is also taking steps NJ Hl
formulate some relief from a war I'D
tax system. u
Both. Houses have taken steps ~
liking to some relief of the agricul- III
rist from the injuries of war legis- 9l
ion. eu eu
Thus far the first three weeks Of Ia Ia
, last session of the Goth Congress pll
CUR we'll for the country" ue
Is Kahn a LemOn2 To ~,
Julius Kahn, of California, who was DR.
actor before he became member Hi
played one of his roles in DO
of farmer members dis he
ssing the tariff bill, and as result
, of CalifOrnia's products got pro- ag-
tion in the bill reported later. pu
The conference was called to con- dis
er whether the bill tentatively de,
'eed to was as far reaching as the me-
mers desired. Representative Mil up
demanded protection on salmon do.
| was accorded it. Representative ad,
aham, of Illinois, expressed a de- los
2 to have frozen beef protected and s3
it. I,n,
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