The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-02
Senator LaFollette is now on the

Senator LaFollette is now on the
high seas enroute to Europe, anC
will probably come back with some
definite ideas as to how we can solve
Europe's problems. 1t can't be done
and Europe would probably make
greater Roadway toward solving her
fown problems if she could get over
the idea that Uncle Sam is the great
world Santa Claus. Individual effort
along productive lines, coupled with
economy, is about the only remedy
for economic ills. Europe must get
down to business and forget her
jealousies and suspicious.
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The Lewiston Tribune says that
wheat and Germany are the over
shadowing questions in the United
States and that they resolve them
selves down to one, Germany, as with
Germany a solvent, or going concern,
the American wheat surplus would be
at once absorbed and a parity of
prices restored Germany has no
money that is worth anything, to buy
with, but at the same time, her child
rem are said to be under-nourished.
Germany, with purchasing power,
would be a strong bidder for Ameri-
can wheat, and the mooted price prob
lem be quickly solved.
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Grain experts, comparing condl-
tions now with year ago, profess to
look for a rally in the price of wheat
before long. Wheat advanced last
year about 81 cents above the low
point of the harvest season. 1t is
evident that there will be a tendency
on the part of the farmers to hold,
at least for time, both because of
the possibility of an advance and also
in the hope that congress may take
some action which will affect the con-
dition. Capper's Weekly. in summing
up the situation, says that consump-
ton of wheat in the United States in
creased ~ per cent in the fiscal year
ending June 80, over the previous
wear. and believes that there is good
promise that the home consumption
will continue to expand. This, in it /
self, is likely to be felt in the mar |
ket.
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According to the news reports, more |
than 80 persons were killed in the |
United States last Sunday as the re-
suit of accidents at railroad grade
crossings. There is no way to make
the grade crossing safe, and while it
will cost many millions of dollars to
make overhead or underground cross
ings. it must eventually be done
Human life is worth more than
money. and the people are getting
tired of the continuous slaughter.
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It is said that Warden Pace of the
Washington state penitentiary, was
asked to resign because his wife had
left him. We don't quite see the con-
nection. 1t may be, however that the
ex-warden figures he is still to the
good on the deal. +,
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AND HIS RADICALS
In one respect the new radical SEN
ators who look for leadership to that !
veteran radical LaF'ollette, are likely l
to pet from him counsel of modera- S
lion rather than Indictment toward 9
further extremes. LaFollette's rec :
ord clearly indicates that he is not at h
Ill enthusiastic on the subject of
ownership and operation
If commercial competitive business,
f the Chicago News is right.
Wisconsin possesses no state flour a
mill. LaFollette left that adventure Il
o the Nom partisan league govern y
nent of North Dakota. Wisconsin ex- q
libits no private residences built out r
# state funds in competition with p
4aFollette left to Non-partisan s
eagners whose representatives at u
Washington now belong to the pro- i
ressive group" q
1t is noteworthy that LaFollette has o.
OF rushed conspicuously to the foot al
ights of the senate with any great a.
Ian of his own to cause the govern n
lent to buy, store and sell the pro- al
ucts of the farmers. 1t is thought
owever, that in this matter he may &c
ind himself carried forward to a
oint beyond his wishes by the i'm al
ortunities of his radical colleagues, al
is own philosophy in such things is "
early discoyerable in his past 25