Show T A 1 Dangerous Measure T OR the successful prosecution of ot the war the AmeriL Amer- Amer L i-L FOR people leople have ha found foun it necessary to vest est ex- ex x- x powers in the President of the United 1 States s. Pooling their interests in tho the great eat cause of of the Humanity they have delegated their rights to be un under er centralized dil direction di- di I c executive e that their fight might American people have hare made mado these tr l ct on The I I f ices flees that their rights and future might be secured The 1 he I 1 t delegation of extraordinary authority to the chief e executive cn tive comes of military necessity and is to be he regarded I as an emergency measure and not as a desire of the American people for a chan change e of government This bein being true the American people are re entitled toI toa to toj j I a return of ot their power as soon as s the thear var ar is over ont beI be- be cause tho military demand deman for sacrifice then ceases toi to I 1 reform the government of theold the theold i exist In attempting to old oM world that the people themselves es may have hwe a voice oice voice r in their destiny we fe must not lose lost sight of the rights In Yn saving democracy in the world l I of- of our own people rw Jw wc must not lose it at home and in battling down im- im nn- nn 1 government abroad we must not set it up UI at We e have haye made so many changes chauges in the conduct f. f 4 i of national affairs in tho the interest of military efficiency r that wo we occupy a n dangerous position not in war but in in inV V the inevitable ilc peace which is to follow The powers of Con Congress have ha been abridged ed under to ct to- to c flue determination of the American people get and fi fight ht this war in the interest of the country t it at large The Theao o changes must not endure beyond the mr war unless the American people desire a change of v government o and there i no tangible evidence before of the the American Mis to indicate this desire The Toe rights right people must be protected the same samo as the rights of huf hu- hu f t inanity manily for which the majority of civilized nations do Jo o 1 battle batte In war we wo will ivill sacrifice every individual right rig l hut nut in the reconstruction st wo e c must keep our eyes on the o fundamental principles of our government The Flue administration now floW proposes the api appointment which would extend of lr If a commission on reconstruction tb thc thc- military authority of the President beyond the period of war var It Tt suggests a n. commission of e executive the chief hief I powers to be appointed by which is a mighty step toward a n revolutionary chan change e H in In the tho functions of American government go It seeks to clele delegate ate authorities c to tho too President which properly TZ should be he vested in m Congress If it were in the inter- inter es sl t of military efficiency few fe would oppose tho the pro pro- V. V Jo But inasmuch as t the he measure tends lends to extend military control to peace pence times it ii is dangerous and no d doubt will viLl be re bitterly opposed o. o s I Ua U Jn |