The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-14
Old Fight Renewed

THE Muscle Shoals question is before Congress
again, as it has been every year for more than
decade and the old fight between advocates of
government operation and those who favor private
operation has been renewed.
There is rather important difference between the
situation at present and that which has existed hereto
fore, however, in that intelligent and comprehensive
study of the problem has been made during the past
several months by commission of nine members,
have made unanimous report in favor of leasing
Muscle Shoals to private corporation, at the
time declaring that attempt to operate the
ties by the government would involve serious
omic waste
Recommendations of a definite character for the
disposition of the properties by private lease made
in the Commissions report, and these recommends
tons have been embodied in bill introduced in Con-
gress few days ago.
This will be opposed by government operation
supporters in spite of the figures submitted by the
commission purporting to show that the government
would suffer losses if it tried to operate the
property in competition with existing private enter
prises in the Muscle Shoals region
The commissions plan for private operation is
supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation,
by the governors and many citizens of Alabama and
Tennessee, and by practically everyone who believes
that the government should refrain from further
cursions into business.
More Senate Comedy
IF it did not silly, the squabble the cleo
/ ton of a president pro tenn of the United States
Senate would be quite funny. Through dozens of
ballots, that august body remained deadlocked the
question.
1t all comes about because Senator Moses, who was
president pro tenn during the last Congress- play
fully referred to the socalled Progressves in his
Republican party "sons of the wild jackass Now,
with Moses up for reelection these Progressves
hold the balance of the power and will not vote for
him, and the Democrats do not have enought to
elect their man, hence the deadlock
The amusing part is that Senator Moses holds the
office of president pro until his is elect
ed, he is still the job and his wild friends
wilder than because they can't kick hard enough
to kick him out So, many hours have been wasted in
fruitless balloting because of this situation
We said wasted, but on second thought the time
spent in balloting might have been employed still
wasefully in normal senatorial performances most of
which do not even make good comedy.
Veterans In Congress
VVIAR veterans in the 72nd Congress number 116,
W of whom 16 in the Senate and 100 in the
House These served in either the Spanish
American World War, or both. No veteran of the
Civil War survives in the national legislature Senator
Warren being the last Union soldier and Congressman
Stedman being the last Confederate to in that
body.
Of the veterans in the present Congress, &c served
in the Spanish American War; and nine of these served
in the World War also. Ninety members served only
in the World War.
Those who served in both Senators
Brookhart of Iowa, Howell of Nebraska and Connay
of Texas Representatives Thurston of Iowa. Woodruff
of Michigan, Culkn of New York, Martin of Oregon
Coye of Pennsylvania, and Delegate Houston of Ha-
waii.
New York has 10 veterans in it's delegation Penn
sylvania 9, Ohio and Illinois EACH Other states have
fewer numbers, while Arkansas, Colorado, Delware,
Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Dakota and
Utah have veteran representation at present.
Such representation of men who have seen war,
should be bulwark against going to battle again.