Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04
GOVERNOR 70 ACT ON SEVERAL
IMPORTANT MATTERS ON
RETURN FROM EAST.
SECRET SERVICE FORCE
TO HUNT ALIEN FOES
All Aliens TO Be Forced to Rs9istsr--
Military Census and War Inventory
Of Industries Required by New Law
Secret Service Force to BE Sspar.
ate From State Agents.


of next week from the war conference
of governors held in Washington, D. c.,
the past several days. He will then
put into effect the administration OF
tn. war measures passed by the recen,
legislature and the federal require
ments as outlined to the governors or
all OF the states at the Washington
meeting this past week.
Among the important state war
measures which the governor will put
into effect soon after his return are
the following:
The selection OF secret service
bureau force 10 hunt down and bring
to justice the alien foes operating with
in the state.
The registration of all aliens Within
the state on proclamation issueu by the
governor.
The taking of military census and
a war inventory OF industries.
II is understood the governor has the
men in mind whom he will appoint to
his force Of secret state agents. The
force. however. will be entirely sepa-
rate from the state agents who oper-
ated under the attorney generals
office.
| The governor expected to seek the
advice OF the federal men and others
! in Washington as to the issuance of a
i proclamation requiring the regislra-
| ton of aliens. II IS a question with
| him as 10 Just when this should b.
| done. 1t is recognized that such a
registration would be OF great help -
| the force of secret service men.
With the passage OF the conscrip-
ton bill by congress il is probable that
only a small portion of the sl.a0e.ooo
war fund authorized by the Thirty
seventh General Assembly for thu
raising Of an army will be expended
as the government Will pay the ex-
penscs of raising an army.
The war census will hardly be nee
| essary either in view of the conscrip-
ton act, which VIII require all men OF
| military age to register. The adjutant
general has lists In his office, how
ever. secured from the last state CEN
sus, which will enable him TO check up
and see to II that ali men OF required
age register
The governor will also probably in
tories in the state which may be used
in making needed supplies for the war.
Recommend Soldier Insurance.
War riders carrying an extra prem
!um of not less thar $3.50 per annuna-
per thousand. sfreuld be attached to
the policies of .thpse enHsting in the
war in the sJssA xfnsnt OF The joint COM
mittee Of state insurance commission
ers and insurance men. which has jus
concluded its conference III New York.
This conference was called to consid-
er the question of uniform war service
regulations.
When the national convention OF in
surance commissioners met in Des
Moines April II and is. committee
was appointed to take up with the life
insurance companies Of the United
States this matter, of.uniform war serv-
ice regulations. The committee chosen
was as follows: Burton Mansfield. Con-
necticut chairman: Joseph Button,
Virginia. NJ. J. Cleary. Wisconsin;
Emory II. English. Iowa, and John 7.
Winship. Michigan. Following pre-
liminary meeting in New York the in
surance companies named committee
Of well-known insurance men.
Commissioner English on his return
from the meeting yesterday, gave out
the following summary Of the recon-
mendations which the joint committee
decided on:
"A war clause to be used as rider
or inserted in the policy itself.
THE military clause shall cover the
entire period Of military or naval sery-
ice in time Of war. 1 fcommenced with
| in FIVE year OF the register date.
The clause shall call for such extra
premiums as may be fixed by the com
pany.
THE extra premium charged for the
present shall be at the rate Of not less
than 1880 per annum per thousand OF
| insurance.
'Tn the event OF death during service
or within six months after termination
thereof. the liability Of the company
shall, unless all required extra prem
| iuI1s have been paid. be limited to an
amount not exceeding the total prem
ium paid on the policy exclusive Of any
extra premiums which may have been
paid for military or naval service
1.-THE clause shall require payment
of the extra premium within thirty
one days after entering upon service
or, IL already in service. along with
the first premium on the policy.
"A refund will be made Of any extra
premiums not required"
It 10 recognized that these are recon-
mendations and their acceptance Is MOI
obligatory either on the part OF the
state commissioners in their individual
enforcement OF the state laws nor on
the part OF the insurance companies.
Nevertheless, the insurance commits
sioners Of the various states have more
! 6. less power Sc TIE regulation: e The
policies sold to their people. Hence
| the commissioners are in MEASURE In
| q position to enforce either these or
similar regulations.s
Il Is claimed <:.a: some sort OF pro-.
vision IL necessary II the life Insurance.
companies are to stand the drain Of
| war.