St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-01

government can better proceed in al
legged plots to blow up American am
munition factories and vessels He
says at present it is difficult to find
laws covering the cases already inves-
tigated, but that the various states had
laws which covered most of the alleg-
ed plots and the department of justice
was anxious to cooperate with state
officials.
If the United States government has
no laws to cover murder and arson,
how would it do to try alien incendi-
aries and dynamiters on the charge of
exceeding the speed limit or not blow
ing their horns? Then at least they
could be fined.-News and Citizen.
Weeks and Thurston in the West.
The effort to make Senator John W.
Weeks not only the 'favorite SON. of
Massachusetts, but of all New England,
is under full Roadway, and drawing
out responses which, upon the whole,
are satisfactory to his promoters. Now
and then, however, there is a note of
discord. as in the recent declaration of
New Hampshire editors that if any
body from this state is to be backed by
Granite state republicans, Gov-elect
Samuel w. Mccall seems the more de-
sirabIe man to take. There is also
considerable friendly mention of Mr..
Mccall throughout the country. This
rather tends to- interfere with the
Weeks program, but not seriously as
yet The Boston Herald, representing
the Weeks contingent, has come for
ward to reason with the republican
brethren in an effort to show than any
side-stepping from Senator Weeks will
not do As for the coming executive
of this state it does not appear that
Mr.. Mccall is having his attention
drawn in the slightest degree from the
work which the voters have elected
him to perform.
Meanwhile Senator Weeks has be-
come one of the greatest travellers in
the old commonwealth. Occasion has
been made for him to speak in the
states, and the middle
West is being given opportunity to be-
come we'll acquainted with the Massa-
chusetts senator. The frequency of
Mr.. Weeks appearance in that part of
the country is proof of the friendly |
relations which he has established |
With members of Congress during his |
service in it's two branches. Quite as
as any other feature of
his journeying is the fact that since
election Mr.. Weeks is being accompa-
lied by Chairman Thurston of the re-
publican state committee, who Is car
ying with him the honors of success
ully managing the campaign that re-
ulted in magnificent republican VIC
ory," as the Omaha Bee puts it.
Mr.. Thurston is indeed an asset
worth taking along by any presidential
andidate. He has plenty of surplus
that is no doubt being
laced where it will do the most good.
fr. Weeks has been the guest of the
Hamilton club in Chicago, and has
lso spoken in Denver on this trip,
rhile the Mckinley club Of Omaha
opes to entertain the Massachusetts,
spirant around the holidays, If his
Their speaking dates will permit. The s
resident of that organization met our
-avelers at the Omaha railroad sta
on in the effort to perfect such an ar 1
angement.
Mr.. Weeks wound up this trip by
oeaking before the chamber of COM
lerce at Cleveland yesterday, where
e was greeted by Theodore Burton.
re are told that there was no compar-
lg of political prospects. In discus
ng the Mexican problem, however,
enator Weeks got so far as to de-
are that Huerta should have been
scognized by our government. The
host of the murdered Madero, the
institutional president of Mexico, has
Itherto kept leading republicans
ON taking that stand.-Springfield
epublican.