The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-05-06
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1lcacy IN alulnS american industries.
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The appointment of former Con-
gresham John Jacob Esch of Wiscon-
sin to the Interstate Commission has
been confirmed by the Senate. The
matter was held up for a few days
at the instance of a Senator who was
a bitter political opponent of MI.
Esch, but such was the sentiment in
favor of his cinfirmation that it could
not be long delayed. The roll call
showed a vote of So to 3 in support
of the appointee.
Washington Post-"Quite an air of
activity at Democratic headquarters"
says a dispatch. Whoever's RESPONSE
BILE for it is a champion air restorer.
Middle Class Bond Holders.
The announcement that more than
a million people in the New York dis
trict are holding coupon bonds of the
Fourth Liberty loan have not turned
in their temporary bonds to exchange
for permanent bonds, speaks we'll for
the financial condition Of that million
of our citizens . They cannot get cur
rent interest on their bonds until they
turn in the temporary bonds and get
the permanent obligations with cou-
pons attached. 1t is evident that they
are not pressed for cash or they would
be prompt in exchanging the bonds so
that they could collect interest due.
It is also evident that the holders of
the bonds are not of what we usually
call the Capitalist" class, for the cap
italist has usually become such by
looking carefully after his income.
Moreover, there are not enough Of the
capitalist" class to make up any
considerable proportion of the mil
lions of bondholders. The fact is that
the holders of the bonds are of the
middle class, financially, who do not
need the money Immediately and are
leaving it in the treasury until they
think the situation is better for in
vesting it.
We've Regained 1t.
An eminent publicist asserts that
the great issue before the American
people is whether they are to regain
control of their own government.
Funny, isn't he? The people have
just elected a Republican President by
a plurality of 1000, 000-a record
breaking plurality-and have given
the Republican party a margin of
control in both Houses of Congress SO
large as to be embarrassing in the for
nation of committees. If that was not
regaining control of their government
by the people, we would like to know
what kind of a triumph at the polls
coulds be so construed. The gentle
man who is dissatisfied with the re-
cent election remids US of the juror
who told the judge that the jury could
have agreed if the other eleven men,
bers had not been so stubborn. The
late election was not an eleven-to-one
victory, but it was as near it as a ma
tiOnal election is likely ever to be.
Plague Spots.
1t won't be a bad idea for good
Americans to keep a pretty close
watch on the activities of some of
c~ialists, the bolshevists, the apostles
of unrest, are not only active propa-
gandists but they are trained propa-
gandists. They make agitation their
business. They agitate in season and
out of season, while other people are
going about their daily tasks. So
called Community centers" are a good
thing but they should not be left en-
tirely to the use of the trouble max
ers. Socialism uses the school rooms,
the pulpits and religious organizations
at every opportunity. Its proponents
are scarcely to be censured for spread
ing their doctrines whenever and
wherever they have a chance, but the
rest of the country ought to be on
guard against surrender of these po-
tent agencies of education to siniste,
influences,