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Show Delaying Recon- 1 struction I Th Insistence of Republicans for an Immediate extra session of Congress Con-gress Is backed by a well founded and substantial argument In the form of I a resume of v Important legislation which awaits action and upon which rests the destiny of Important national na-tional Interests. There Is no questioning ques-tioning what President Wilson meant .when ho said he would not call an extra session until his return from Europe and that he Intended to remain re-main at the peace conference until it was over over there. Tho plea of thoso who form tho majority of tho GGth Congress for an immediate extra session Is well found ed. The Important legislation which must bo passed before the end of the itscai year was 01 sucn a cuaracicr that It could not bo rushed through tho short session with the necessary aud proper discussion. Resolutions for tho continuance of appropriations under existing law cannot be resorted to because of tho war tlmo nature of last year's bills. New schedules must bo formed and a great amount of time, and thought given to the subject sub-ject before tho new bills become laws. I TJie necessity for thoCpassage of 'the military, naval .agricultural, District Dis-trict of Columbia and bills of a similar sim-ilar nature, Is not the only leason why an extra session should be at work without further delay. Tho In dustrial snuuuon oi uiu cuuuiry, lining lin-ing tho trying period of .reconstruction .reconstruc-tion hesitates to learn what Is to bo dono with the railroads. What Is to bo dono with the telephone, and tel-egraph tel-egraph lines and the cables? Dally agitation If. apparent from the present pres-ent control of these utilities. Labor la shaky over the fact that thcro Is nothing to prevent a general Influx of Immigrants to flood the already flooded labor market. Legislation to control the situation, until times become be-come normal again Is demanded. The controversy regarding present laws pertaining to army courts martial has brought up the question of a revision re-vision of these laws or perhaps a complete substitute. Any one of these questions Is en ough to demand the attention of tha H I l'renldcnt and make him realize his B 'plain, duty- a duty paramount to ov- H ery thing leagues of nations, politics W and everything else. The Interests jr&wi of tho country demand attention, and . ' if they fall to receive attention the I blame will rest upon Uie heads of one man Woodrow Wilson. The I' GGth Congress. Is ready and waiting H for Its call to work. hTe 66th Con- B gress controlled by tho Wilson fol- H lowers failed to properly arrange Its BJ program and made a sad attempt to H cover up Its falluro by an attempt H to place the blamo nt the door of the H Republicans. Tills attempt failed be- B cause the peoplo havo become sick Bj unu iireu 01 wuiigrbiu giuo exirura- --n Kant expenditures of public money Mh without regard to tho merits of tho ' By reasons back of the expenditures. If wil It had not been for the fact that Re flj publican senators refused to allow BJ these bills to uc railroaded through Bf nt the last minute, Uie GGth Congress B would have had moro wasteful oxtra- H vaganro to Its credit than it has now. Bj A Republican Congress Is ready to V act. Only ono thing Is Incklng tho u I. Word go from Mr. Wilson, who np- pnrcntly fears to give thnt word bo- Bfc cause he .wishes to gng Congress fl whiles ho preaches Internationalism fl abroad. Which holds higher place In B Mr. Wilson's mind personal glory H and the establishment of a league- of fl 'notions' or tho Interests of the TJn- fl ited Ua e. c! America? B |