Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-01
Lower House Rejects Meas
ure Even in Modified Form
and No Attempt Will Be
Made to Revive 1t.
81 DEMOCRATS BOLT
DESIRE OF MAJORITY
Eleven Republicans Disregard
Party Caucus and Stand by
Expressed Wish of President
Wilson,

Washington, May 3l.--The admin :
istration's fight for war censorship
on newspapers was lost IN congress
today, at least for the present when
the house refused by vote of 1S4 to
144 to accept. even the modified GEN.
sorship section written into the es-
pionage bill in conference. The sem
ate already is on record as opposed
to censorship and leaders in congress
do not expect any further admin
istration effort to enact one in tho
immediate future.
The test in the house came on mo-
ton to recommit the espionage bill
with instructions that the censorship
regulation be eliminated. Despite a
determined attempt of democracy
managers to line up the party strength
behind President Wilson's demand for
censorship, thirty-seven democratic
representatives Joined the republicans
voting for the motion. lEleven re-
publicans, disregarding their party's
caucus decision, voted in the mega
tive.
VIII Kill Censorship.
Conferees for the house win report
confcrees tomorrow and the bill shorn
of the censorship provision probably
will be reported to both senate and
house within a few days and finally
accepted. 1t carries important modi-
fications of the spy law and authors
cation for the president to lay embar-
goes in time of war.
No comment on the outcome In the
house was forthcoming from the
White House.
In the house debate today, oppon-
cnts of censorship argued that re-
striction such as the eonferees pro-
posed would violate the right of free
press The voluntary censorship un-
der which the country's newspapers
were now working was pointed to as
demonstrating the patriotism of edi-
tors and as proving that no legal re-
strictions are needed.
Gard Leads Fight.
Among the democrats who spoke
and voted against the conference CEN
sorship section was Representative
Gard of Ohio, author of the original
house censorship amendment
Leading the fight for the confer
ence proposal were Chairman Webb
and Representative Carln. Repre-.
sentative Graham of Pennsylvania, a
republican member of the committee,
led the opposition.
Mr.. Webb argued that some papers
Before the war was over undoubtedly
would publish news regarding ma
tional defense, which would be useful
to an enemy, and that some legal
steps would have to be taken against
them.
Mr.. Graham declared other sections
of the bill were sufficient to guard
against dangerous disclosures by the
press.
Democrats Who BOited.
The democrats voting with the re-
publicans to recommit the bill were:
Ashbrook of Ohio, Bell of Georgia,
Borland of Missouri, Brand of Geor-
gia, Brodbeck of Pennsylvania, Bur-
nett of Alabama, Church of California,
Claypool Of Ohio, Connolly of Kansas,
Cross of Ohio, Dill Of Washington,
Dominick of South Carolina, Evans Of
Montana. Gallagher Of Illinois, Gard
and Gordon of Ohio, Hamil of New
Jersey, Hilliard of Colorado Huddles-
ton Of Alabama. Humphries of Mis-
sissippi, Keating of Colorado, Kelly
of Pennsylvania. Larsen OF Georgia,
Maher of New York, Olney of Massa-
chusetts, Overmyer of Ohio, Over