Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 2, 1916, Page 4

Phrases which w'I* NOT oc cur In the Woodrow Wllson speech of acceptance: Psychologloal prosperity. Molasses to catch flles | 8trict accountability. 2 Too proud to fight Salute the Flag. Get Villa. WILSON FLEXIBILITY, We do not see why there should have been any stir in the senate over the dlscovery that President Wilson | has completely reversed himself In| the matter of the proposed child labor | law. Senator Borah was able to show that Mr. Wilson described this legis- lation in his “Constitutional Guveru—‘ ment” as uncounstitutional, an "ubvl-‘ ousy absurd extravagance,” carrylng| the congressslonal power to regulate | commerce beyond the “utmost boun- | daries of reasonable and honest in- | ference,” and making it possible, it ' sustained, for congress to legislate } over “every particular of the indus- trial organization and action of the | 3 country.” That, we must confess, has | | also been the Evening Post's view. | 1 But the Evening Post and Senator | i i st R R TEAEN: R Borah are old fogles, dating back to the time when it was the custom to | have fixed bellefs and principles and stick to them. The senator has evl | dently not read Mr. Wilson's letter in explaining his change of front on the | tartft commission—that it is only al narrow man, whose mind s stupidly | closed to new ldeas, who does not alter his opinions. By this test, Mr. Wilson Is obvlously one of the broad- il est minded men this country has ever produced, for he has changed his | mind, to date, on the initiative. refer { endum, recall, woman suffrage. the tarit commission, tariff for revenue } only. a permaneat diplomatic service beyond politics, the merit systam in the civil service, the proper place of Tammany Hall In the scheme of the umiverse, child labor legislation, pre- paredness, Bryan, a continental army —aut why continue? It s a long enough list to prove that Mr. Wilson's political views are not fossilized by any fcar of inconsistency.—New Vark Evening Post Opposing 1n the open legislation for | | § undversal military service. the admin- istration by its acts has established *g what in essence is a system of com: pulsory mllitary service. It {s a sys- i tem all the more viclous because ft B operates only against the patriotic, K whereas a legalized universal training system equalizes the burden of mill- tary service among all men and all classes of men. ‘When, in 1914, Europe plunged into the greatest war of all history, and condjtions in Mexico grew Intolerable, tiifelligent men Tealized the Mot that t#t was incumbent on this nation to bufld up its tiny regular army and pug Its other military resources tn condi tlon for use. National safety demanded this. And yet, In December of that year, four months after the European war began. President Wilson went be- fora Congress and declared that all agitation for military preparedness was hysterlcal; that we were ade quately prepared. After a while the administration changed its mind and professed to believe in the necessity for prepared- ness, First came an enactment to increase the regular army by 20,000, But the body of the country, and even all parts of the Democratic adminis. tration. cowld not change front so quickly as the head. Recruiting for the resular army lagged. Not yet have the 20,000 been secured. The need pressed. A new national dofense act, providing for still more men in the regular army, was enaoted, But still the men were not forthcom- ing. Suddenly and without warning the administration issued its call for mo- bilizatton of the citizen soldlery. It obsessed with the Bryas ;fidnighi Corns ! We Use ‘Gots-It!"” 3 Drops in 8 Seconds. That's All “GETS-IT” Does the Rest. Never Fails, I never could see how sote people use the most dith- and painful W ¥ lhee’ can find to et rid ot They'll wrap their toes up with bandagesinto a packugzo that fills their shoes full of feet and mukes corns so painful they've got and wrinkle up use salves that and make it 1 use plasters or pick make is the simple, modern wonde Just put 3 drops on. It dries No paln, fuss or trouble, he corn, callus or wart loosens and id lions e nothing else.” s nd recommend- Irugsists everywhere, 26c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price, by E Lawrence & Co., Chicago, Il Sold in Bemidji and recommended as the d's best corn remedy by 2. A. Barker, Drugg They’re made with "If you've ever tasted goodies made, with Calumet Baking Powder you won’t blame a kid for being tempt- ed! G-r-c-n-t, b-i-g, tender, tasty biscuits, cakes, doughnuts, muffins and everything I can think of—all 80 good I can’t keep away from them ! “Mother wouldn't think of using any Baking Powder except Calumeti She’s tried all others—she knows which is best=—=she knows Calumct means positive uniform results — purity in the can and purity in the baking—great cconomy and whole- some things to eat. “You want bakings like mother's — then use Calumet Baking Powder.” Received Highest Awards New Cook Book Free— See Slip in Pound Can IO G SOANR s THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ©0t10h that ‘an &¥MYy could be created by presidential ukase. ' When the oall went out the govern- ment did not own enough uniforms, shoes, socks, blankets, hats; wagons, tracks, horaes, mules and other things essential to equip the men ocalled; it had made no provision for teansport ing the troops called to the points where they were required, Who suffered most. by this amas. ing lack of foresight, this leaping be- fore looking? QOnly the 135,000 patriots who be- iteved that their eountry needed them for national defense; only the men who are making the great eacrifices, The whole disgracetul story may be summed up in the phrase. the administration has nawqu patriot- (sm. True. R 18 sccumulsting. by sub- tarfuge, a reserve of trained soldiers, bur events have demonstrated that it cried “wolf” when there was no wolf, Should 1t be forced to cry “wolf” igain, when the wolf I8 at the dook, wual will be the result? “Having in view the possibility of turther aggression upon the territory of the United States trom Mexico and the necessity for the proper protec- tion of that frontier,” President Wil son, on June 18, called out the mobile arms of the National Guard for federal service. He 'did not call them out at their existing peace strength, but at war strength, which s practically double. Lacking o system of reserves, the National Guard organisations {mmedi- ately had to start a campaign of re- crulting, to bring about the desired in~ crease in thelr numbers, Patriotio young citizens, under the urge of the cry, “Your country needs you," volunteered tor service in grati- tying numbers. According to Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the Benate Committes on Military Affairs, the re- sult is that about 135,000 citizen sol- diers have been mustered into the | tederal service and are now on the Mexican border or in camp in thefr | home states. There may be more, but | the administration refuses to make | | ernment undertakes the costly task of known the exact figures, The movement is costing the publio treasury many millions of dollars; it {a costing the Individual citizen sol diers many millions more, They went to the tront believing the cry, “Your country needs you,” for war service. They sacrificed advancement in their civil occupations, severed home ties, suffered, in thousands of instances, great financial loss. The leas pa triotie, who did not believe the cry. or belleving, declined to make sacrifices, fatten at home on these losses. The real purposes of the call are slowly developing. They are two in number: First, a patrol of the border to do the work which President Wilson's friend, Carranza, finds It fmpossible | to do, Because the recognized govern | ment in Mexico is too ineffective to| keep fts own citizens in check and | prevent them murdering Americans | on American sofl, the American gov- doing that work for them. The mur der of American citizens on Mexican ay | 0 47 far % be Tkes in That Tk Second, s purpose of the moblltm tion on the border and in the camps 13 to train citizens to perform effective military service. The regular military establishment of the mation is maal festly too small for the actual military needs. To this extent the cry, “Your country needs you,” was correct. But these facts were not made cleay when the call was issued. The idea was promulgated that men were seed- od for actual war service; mot for miltary training. Deceit was prmo tlaad The difference between rising In the morning ut 5 and 7 o'clock In the | 8pace of forty years—supposing a man="~ to go to bed at the same hour at night—is nearly equivalent to the ad- dition of ten years to a life of three score years and ten. Thought Reading. “Can 1 see you apart for a moment?" “You mean alone, don't you?" “Exa~t!ly -1 want the loan of & Gver.” | GALUMET | Baby Shoes Patent Leather shoes white tops. Patent Leather brown tops. shoes Soft soles, all colors, 65¢ 1 90c¢ ~ Baby's Blankets A Dblanket A nice, warm wool blanket in either white, Yes, they're here. for every baby. blue or pink for 65¢ Cotton blankets in the colors, your choice 50¢ “THE ECONOMY GENTER” gestions for fall and winter. 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