Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-05-24
WASHINGTON SPECIAL
Notes and Personal Mention of the
Coming and Going of West vir-
ginians.
(By D. w. Galll


Miss Ruth Smith, of Clarksburg.
West Virginia is now in the city, the
Superintendent of the nurses in
Causalty Hospital, one Of the lead
ing. institution of the kind in the
city and she has proven her left coal
to the occasion in directing the nur-
SEES in this large and growing in
stitution but it is another instance
of the capability Of the West vir-
ginians, that go out to fight the
battle of life, and when given places
ftrust and responsibility, they as
a rule succeed, and Miss. Smith has
kept the good name of the people
in the top rank.
Hon. Howard Sutherland, recently
Senator from the state was in the
city last week, with his family, and
greeting his many West Virginia
friends, he has in this city, all Of
whom want to see him back in the
Senate again.
The League Of Nations, which was
so pronouncedly condemned by the
people of the United States in 1920,
ha Stalled to be the instrument, that
it was claimed for it, in that it has
failed to cut down armament, which
it was claimed was for the avoiding
woes of war and for the relief Of
TAXATION, the two important things
which the people Of this country seek
to relieve themselves of, but neither
of these objects have been accom-
plished in any of the countries that
sought relieve through this instru-
ment.
There are more men under arms
now in France than there was in 49,
Ia; several wars have been fought
since the league of nations was sup
posed to intervene in behalf Of peace
among nation there are now sever
all controversies of war like nature
raging, and the league nations is
not taking steps to please the thirst
for blood and the desire to achieve
by conquest.
The league of nations was Great
ed in 1919, and has had time to have
demonstrated it's usefulness, but it
has failed, and so far as the people
of this country are concerned, they
spoke in its opposition by a decided
majority in 1920, and that should end
it so far as the United States are
concerned.
The naming of the new Senator
in Colorado, who is conservative
Democrat, does not in the least eff
feet the accomplishments, Of the
carrying out the administration eff
fors to keep the reform movement,
that President Haiding stanted early
in his administration to going, and
such men as Senator Adams will not
stand in the way of putting in to
effect the Presidents plan to restore
the condition, which has done effect
lively, as far as he could in the two
years that he has administered the
affairs of government and we can
not imagine that any conservative,
Democrat or Republican, will stay
the forward movement that Presi-
dent Harding has inaugurated.
Governor Sweet, ignores the re-
concentrations Of former President,
Woodrow Wilson, former Secretary
of the Treasury, William G. McAdoo,
and former Secretary Of State, Will
liam Jennings Bryan, all Of whom
recommended to the Governor differ
ent men, but the Governor selected
the man, who he felt would repre-
sent the state of Colorado, for the
the best interests of the state.
Senator Adams will serve until af-
ter the election of 1924, when the
successor will be elected.
Hon. Stuart F. Reed, Representa-
tive from the Third District has been
selected as the member of the Ma
tional Congressional Committee for
the state Of West Virginia, and no
better organizer could have been
selected, to put the party in shape
to send solid delegation to Con-
gress from the six districts in the
state, and with his years of exper-
fence, and his ability to call to his
aid, men and women, who have prov
en- successful in party organization,
it can be counted that the six Re-
publicans from the six districts will
be sent to the next Congress and a
Republican Senator also, which can
be accomplished by an organization
that insures the votes of the party
being polled Mr. Reed will lead
that fight to successful finish.