The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY J. e. JONES.
THE PRICE OF A sENAToRsHIp

THE PRICE OF A SENATORSHIP
The Newberry case is being debated
in many states. The argument is
beng used that the direct election of
Senators is so expensive that poor
man can not afford to run for Senator.
But Bradstreet or Dun would hardly
endorse the claim that the Senate is
ga rich mans club" and yet there is
always suspicion that good many
of it's members have been elected fol-
lowing the expenditure of good deal
of money. But how are the people to
be informed about the virtues of
candidates without the printed and
spoken word being sent broadcast
throughout a state? Bargain hunters
might "cut the corners" and get Sen
atorship at cheap price, but the
average politician will tell you it is a
hard game to "run a good" campaign
without spending little "bad money.
What is Senator Penrose going to do
in Pennsylvania where the voters
learned their lessons in the schools of
Quay and Penrose? Senator Town
send of Michigan was between the
deep blue sea and the Republicans,
and naturally he voted with the latter
in the Newberry trial. Senator La
Toilette, although Republican, voted
against Newberry. Both Senators
claim their party votes on their
record. But just see. what confronts
prices of Scholarships will figure in
Beveridge and New in Indiana! The
state elections this year.
PRACTICAL RESULTS IN RADIO
1t is less than two years ago that
the American Navy was called upon
to prevent our friends, the British,
from launching their cables on the
Florida coast, thereby tieing up for
the British all the existing means of
communication with Lahin America.
One day in January of last year a
committee of United States Senators
got together and listened to state
ment by Owen D. Young, chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Radio
Corporation of. America. In the slang
of the street he "told them thing or
two" AS result of many confer
ences between government officials
and the pioneers who have already
made tremendous strides in the de-
velopment Of wireless telephony,
Uncle Sam is no longer alarmed about
the foreign ownership and control of
the cables. For the results of a
thorough understanding between the
government and the Radio Corpora
ton spurred the latter to hasten their
patriotic efforts and today the United
States is moving rapidly forward
towards becoming the center of a
world system of communications in
the operation of which the whims or
restrictions of foreign nations cut
very little figure.
HELLO, E-U-R-O-P-E!
A few days ago the writer visited
Central office" in New York City,
where radio messages were passing to
and from Great Britain, France, Nor
way and Germany. Communications
were as immediate as between tele-
graph operators; or as telephone con-
versation, without any considerable
intervening distances. An operator
receiving" message from Norway
suddenly touched typewriter key and
by that simple action notified the Nor
wegian operator to "stop" until the
man in New York could straighten
out sheets of paper he was using.
instantly the order was obeyed, and a
few seconds later the message from
Norway was resumed when the New