It is creditable to the Republican organization and a guarantee of safety to the nation that there was no political division on any of the great war measures. It is significant, too, that while the president and the administration were having their chief troubles with such Democrats as Champ Clark, speaker of the house, Clyde Kitchen, Democratic house leaders, and Stone, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the senate, and Republican senators and representatives were casting heavy votes for all measures designed to promote the best interests of the nation.
President Wilson has done few more popular things than the appointment of Elihu Root as special envoy to Russia. It would be well if he could see his way clear to call into active service other Republicans of character and ability as additional proof to the world that the whole nation is united in its present great undertaking. It is a time, above all others, for the nation to run on a broad gauge.
SLAUGHTER SLACKERS
There is much wisdom in the suggestion that slaughter of milch cows and of hens should be restricted, and yet it is difficult to control such matters by law. 