Show I 1 our washington i J weekly chat j hii mi E M CONGRESS IN chiei BUT MOOR MOOD optimism prevails in washington as to the success successful ful outcome of 0 the chaotic affairs in ill general with which the administration and the la lawmakers makers are wrestling the capitol building can be likened to a be ged city with an army hammering at its very doors the echoes of strikes throughout tile the country sound loud as they beat against the granite walls the clamor for or railroad adjustment increased pay etc whistles a and nd roars from all quarters peace treaty talk and league of 0 nations P pros ros and cons keep time with the other her noises food control treatment of oe profiteers situation as to coal oal prohibition legislation the hun dred ireland ire dand and one things that are seeking I 1 solution are crowding legislators as nothing has ever done before not even like the ulous times when war var was declared and all throughout rou the thel duration of it readjustment and re construction are proving to he be a much more knotty task than all the work that was necessary to win the war and as one congressman put it its all come at once the work ol of the legislators is touch much like the course of justice slow but sure the utmost calm prevailing and nobody losing their heads or their tempers the seriousness ot of the times I 1 is r reflected ted however in the stern fa faces es of 11 L 1 the lawmakers and in the determined way in which they go about their duties nothing is being considered in a hasty manner yet steady progress s is being made even i it it does not look that way on the surface cheerfulness prevails and the feeling is isa c current that despite the alamor tor for this that and everything the country has not gone to the bow wows bows yet and is a long ways oft off from doing so 0 0 0 that the decision is final to led leej Arne american rican dead test rest abroad and not have the bodies of 0 soldiers re removed moveL to this country is shown in the request of secretary of war baker tor for oo to care for the tha graves of american merican boys hurled buried in the soil of france 0 0 0 senator watson of 0 indiana is th the friend ot of tile the newspaper publishers therefore the friend of ne leae waDer readers and that includes evtif ody he believes in encouraging home industry and asks an appropriation ot of to investigate the approximate amount of wood pulp in this country from which news print paper can be made the secretary of agriculture ri is to carry out the project two to thirds of the paper used by publishers lisl lers is made from wood pulp imported from canada and the supply in that country is steadily dimin diminishing asli american production is to be stimulated and as quickly as possible because of the urgent need tor for printing paper and to give the aub lishing industry the support and advantages vantages that it deserves a now that wartime war time tinie affairs are looked upon in the light of more sober judgment than was natural tor for them to be seen during the period of 0 stress and strife many questions are bobbing up as to the whys ghys and wherefores of 0 different things one question frequently heard in is as to why the Allie sand especially the united states did not ha have v e more reliable information as to the serious condition of the germans and the near collapse of their war machine several months before the armistice was signed it if the allied secret ser vice was effective and had secured information that germany could noti not absolutely hold out for another sixty days or three months at the longest was such information imparted to the proper headquarters of this country if so was it justifiable jus tillable to continue to spend vast sums on certain projects that could have been quickly curtailed instead of waiting tor for an armistice the advertisement by the war department to sell the town of 0 nitro W va built by the government at a cost of 0 and in use tor for the making of 0 smokeless powder but a period ot of ten days when activity ceased because the war had ended is responsible tor for renewed inquiries along the line mentioned ot of course what has been done is done the war was won but americans have the habit ot of always wanting to know whether their queries will be answered upon all subjects connected with the war will have to be determined as aa time passes and renditions conditions permit |