Show The If Way ay to Victory DETAILS concerning the return to tho the United States 1 of Rear Admiral V William B. B Fletcher and Ma Maj raj Gen William L. L Sibert are aio lacking Jacking As a result it is difficult t to draw definite conclusions as to the effect on our campaign campaign cam cam- in Europe News dispatches indicate that th the e changes arc are confirmed and not directed by Washington which would make the tho action appear as a move moc toward towar d 1 stronger organization org The danger faced by us and tb the theone theono one ono to be avoided by the administration is the binding of our military leaders with political red tape We Ye are fire in the world war to win win a and our first endeavor en en- deavor must be toward efficiency in the tho field Oa Our r goal cannot bo be attained if we permit petty jealousies pe personal differences and und political machinations to have a in our war program Washington ashington oust maintain competent and capable representatives in Europe and trust to their wisdom for deliverance We cannot bind these men with wilh red tape or establish conflicting authorities ties tics and for unqualified success The story of the removal of A Admiral Fletcher and Major General Sibert has not been told but hut we wo hope e that it is based on more substantial s than was the dismissal o of Ini Gen Leonard Wood V Of course courso these men could not he be retained if they were out o of f sympathy with the plans of their immediate superiors who are directly charged cd with the successful conduct of th the war var In the absence of details we hope bope that their the r undoing has come in the field and md not through any political political political po po- po- po manipulations on this side of the Atlantic President Wilson eventually c will answer to the American n people for the conduct of the tho war As commander commander com com- mander minder in chief of our army and navy ho he must have hav o full cha charge be e over oer our military operations He must have hav e under him an effective organization which permits o ono of f no confusion regarding responsibility and aut authority General Pershing is isn n n charge c of the tho land forces and President Wilson must mU look to him for fulfillment o of f his orders In this capacity General Pershing mus must ft t be given liberties and his hands bands must not be tied with i red tape If he is not big enough to bo be trusted with i th these se responsibilities he ho is not big bis enough for the job There should be no division of authority for this would place the President in the position of going over o the th e head of or the man in charge of field operations He i inot is s not to be burdened with men who through selfishness oi or jealousy cannot adjust themselves to the organization tion and md the program The war is to bo ho won in Europe and the recommendations recommendations of th the men in charge chargo must be g given gen en all th the e weight and ands backing of the nation We hope that th the e change which has bas just dust been announced cornea direct t from General Pershing g and Admiral Sims solely in the in interest eret of military efficiency and that Washington i inot is s not meddling with tho the organization of the tho forces i in n Europe I I I pa a PS 1 F Fa Solving the Coal Problem WESTERN ESTERN states will welcome the action of President President dent Wilson Vilson in submitting to a a. conference o of f House leaders a n bill designed to put our wasted water wate waterpower r power to work The action is encouraging ng in that i it t signifies that the opposition which has bas been offered in in t past years is to be laid aside The Tho Presidents President's bill differs dif dif- fers little from t the e Shields measure which passed th the e Senate recently the only material difference bein being g that the new bill provides for a commission commiss on instead o of ofa f a n. department to supervise the tho leasing of water power powe r sites tee The dangers of ot a n conservation policy little short o oi of f hoarding has been apparent to tho west for years yeaTS but bul t other sections held conservation of our national re resources resources re- re i t sources to the tho point of waste until war forced a n change I T The h e coal conI shortage g in in the cast east has done dono more to bran bring bling the enthusiastic conservationists to their senses than tha n any any- anyone one thing It has made it plain that the policy w we e have mc e pursued in in recent has years injured Inured the east a awell as aswell aswell s well as tho the west The Tho east cast is in tho the throes of a power famine because e 1 f the co coal l supply of the country is not sufficient to kee keep p factories running running- in In accordance with special demands demand s 1 of war Street lights are aro shut t off because of the hea heavy vy demands made on on the coal supply by plants generating g r i r electricity by steam As the east finds itself faco face t to o face with th this condition it sees certain sections in th the tho west stimulating factory operations because the tho water wate r supply has been harnessed and made mado to do the wor work k of coal The e irony of the tho situation is that there is enough h water being wasted to provide thousands of factories e hl with cheap electrical l hg power without drawing drawing- on the fuel fue fu e l supply We Vc have e already s seen seen en tho the difficulty attending g the effort to increase increase coal production in the tho Unite d States Notwithstanding a heavy increase over las lao 13 dt t year we aro are still unable to meet the demand We ca can n practice the tho conservation urged by tho the government a as s we curtail consumption of coal Tho The homes can help elp but the biggest saving g n is s to be made when water doe doci t the tho work York which coal now does in providing electrical l cn energy ergy Pa 1 ta 11 1 to rn toA n r A Worthy a Move ove R VEllY supporting self-supporting individual in the tho Unite United d 1 States has been affected by the increased cost o of f living Business and industrial lines have recognized recognize d t th the he difficulties confronting the individual Inn l Many y o of f ti them hem h have av e taken steps to n aid d their in meeting g the new conditions condition Wages have ha been advanced in iu man many instances and some firms have bave adopted the bonus sy system a- a tern tem as a means of bridging the between gap salaries OS s and livin living costs The rho value of the tIlO action is not to h be e questioned In In view of existing conditions the bill which h ha has J just been heen introduced in n Congress Congre by hv Senator Heed Ree d S moot oot providing for increases in the pensions pensions' of civil civi a it il t f 7 r 1 war veterans should have generous support For lor J many ny nyI I veterans veterans' pensions arc are the solo 00 m means ns of support inns inas inasmuch much as S the they have passed the stage where they can enn live by their labor They have not lot been exempt from rOta tho revolutionary rc changes in living conditions The Tho increases proposed by b Senator S Smoot oot WI will help them over their difficulties in in their declining years CU but hut we wo arc not to consider tho the bill hill as a mC measure sure of chant charitY Tho Tim veterans by hy their service to their country have earned the right to competent in III I declining years r Tho The government go has hns recognized the high cost oL or living 1 in the provisions it has mado made for the care core of r dependents dependent of men culled coned to the service in the war ng German Germany The men of the c civil cil il war arc aro entitled to the tho same salve consideration National service is not to bo ho measured by hy t the he n age c in which it is given The rhe men who followed the flag gin in the sixties performed the alto same service ol- ol by hy the men of today Tho rho plain duty of the nation nation nation na na- tion is to treat trent them as the heroes they arc r pa 1 fai P Pa PaTho 1 Tho h e Chicago Bos Boys Bogs Brotherhood has advertised l for forthe forthe the meanest bov boy in tho the United States Stales This is is apt apt- to create a mad scramble for place The town toun that cannot I claim such an honor will never neer amount to much I PS lit 1 rn Give Giro those Texas rangers the chance they have have- been heen begging going for for several y years rs and the they will vill force an honorable peace on the Mexican border hI 3 fj 51 That Og Ogden en minister who refused to be a patron of the tho Red Cross dance must bo be a purist or 01 a n cubist cubist or or perhaps just a n plain nut 11 r That Sacramento widow who married for or love lovo 00 and lost lest her hor money waited waite too long to tell her troubles to the police 1 A What has bas become of the tho more or 01 less prom cit cit- citizen citizen cit cit- izen who used to lick up a lot of or liquor and then lick his leis wife 7 4 lw til u A The Tho casual list of concerns who ache want help from the government is increasing at Jin tn alarming rate In P 1 il U Mr Hoover has bas not yet vet put the theban ban on on ono congi congressional o gi pork and pie rn Bill EiJI Kaiser is apparently yelping for someone to help him let go Pa 1 Pa PaThe The more the Germans sec see of Paris the less inviting it looks to them Sa n Pa 14 M The nationalist party has rc elected Hughes Now Kow dont don't get excited this happened in Australia pa Fm I isa 1 l Pa z t When a n. can hang a jury and escape ser ser- sen-J sen he should at least put on a party for his attorney r 1 lit litAn An Arizona man h has s invented the Victory Bun nun It is said to be bo a n. prime favorite in dry territory z Jn 1511 We Yc also congratulate Senator Henderson of Nc n Nevada a. a He is IS almost as lucky as Tom Ta Taggart gart of Indiana l Making a n noise like Jike easy money is netting getting 0 to be quite a pastime in Congress 1 Pa el r ca Arizona's blue sky law v has InS been declared 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