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Show tion in time of war, in which all the leading rations are taking part and thousands of men are yielding i:p their lives for humanity each day. There is good reason to believe that the senators, now that the heated season is upon them, will not prolong' the discussion on this particular measure, and that it will go through in the course of a week or two. There is always danger of some senator or group of senators preventing pre-venting a vote on any legislative matter, mat-ter, but at this particular time, owing to the hot weather and the coming political po-litical campaign, we do not look for a filibuster or even much of an effort to cfelay passage of the bills now before congress. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. The house of representatives began the week by passing the sundry civil bill without a record vote. The measure mea-sure carries a total of $2,515,000,000, and al.Lost the entire amount of money thus pro-'idcf is ti- be used in prosecution prosecu-tion of the war cga'ust the central powers. pow-ers. In accordance with President Wilson Wil-son 's wishes, the bill carries $00,000,-OuO $00,000,-OuO for what is known as the president's presi-dent's emergency war fund. The com-u com-u itlee on public inf oruiation, which is headed by George Creel, is to have s. 1,200.000, the estimate having been pared down to some extent. This portion por-tion of the bill was amended so that no part of the money appropriated can be used to pay salaries of men of draft age in the information bureau service unless they are physically disqualified as fighting men. It is quito possible, however, that some such men are justly entitled to deferred classification, in which case they should not be deprived of their salaries and forced to seek other employment. There is reason iu all things. We think it jrobab'e that there are young men in many of the governmental govern-mental departments who should be in the military service, and would be fighting for their country if they had red blood in their veins or were not protected by some of the higher officials. offi-cials. We are of the opinion that, under un-der thi provost marshal's reclassification reclassifica-tion order, some of them will have to don the uniform along wdth thousands of other slackers all over the country who obtained deferred classification by fraud or favor. Yet it would be wrong to sweep all of them into the service if they had been put iu classes .one or two or three on just grounds. The house amendment is too broad if it means that no man between the ages of 21 aud SI can legally draw a salary as an employee of the information bureau. The shipping board is to receive two billion dollars for construction of ships in this country and Europe, for establishing estab-lishing shipyards and for other uses in connection with the building of a great merchant marine. The war trade board, the food and fuel administration and the war industries board are provided for in the bill, and the house has been very liberal in passing upon the estimates esti-mates submitted. It could not have happened unless politics really had been "adjourned" by the representatives so far as voting money for the prosecution of the war is concerned, for. which the country snould be very thankful indeed. in-deed. The measure now goes to the senate, "the greatest forum for debate in the world," if that be any distinc- |