Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-12
|cLOSlNG DAYS OF LEGISLATURE
DEVOTED LARGELY 70 PRE-.
PAREpNEss PLANS.
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
RESOLUTION FAILS
Senator Taylor Seeks 70 Take Advan'-
age Of War Situation to Put Iowa on
Record For Dry Nation-EHort to
Organize Young Men and Women
For Greater Efficiency.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Moines, April Fin the closing
days of the Thirty-seventh general as
sembly war measures, are occupying
| the foreground in legislation. State
officials and the members of the legis-
lature are giving much thought and
study to the matter of the legislation
most, essential to- help Iowa do its
part in the war this country is now en-
tering. Inethe senate yesterday num-
Eber of measures were introduced, bear
ling on the war question.
Senator Taylor, Of Buchanan county,
presented a resolution calling on con-
gress to come out for national pro-
hibition. He declared if Russia could
abolish intemperance the United States
could we'll afford to. He said Iowa,
because of being a prohibition state,
| had every right to ask that sher sons
be protected. from the. temptations or
drink when they went out of the state
as they now are within the state. He
declared that more than so per cent
Of the territory of this country is now
dry and that all of this territory
should join in asking the nation to de-
clare for prohibition. The senate
however, defeated his resolution =
| Enuer Has an Idea.
Senator Enger of Winneshiek coun-
| ty, introduced resolution asking that
| the young men and young women in
| the cities and towns especially be di-
jirected7to. more efficient usefulness and
that school boards, city officials and
others direct their energies so that the
maximum accomplishment might be
obtained from these young people.
Senator Helmerh objected to the, con-
sideration of the resolution and it was
postponed Senator Helmer said 1t re-
| Elected on the youth of the state. !.
The resolution set forth that during
the long period Of prosperity in this
state many young men and younS
| women in the full strength Of their
manhood and womanhood, especially
in the cities and towns, are. in a strict
sense, doing little or no effective and
efficient work in che way of produce
ton and are, consumers rather than
producers" *
The resolution concluded as follows:
Therefore be it resolved, by the SEN
ate. the house concurrins, that we re-
quest city councils, city officials, coun-
| ty boards school boards, ministers.
teachers in the public schools and
editors to take this matter up with
| the young people in their several COM
mnni tieseto the end. that TN brain and
muscle of the state shall be every
where employed in productive enter
prise; and they are urged. by means OF
meetings, efficiency rallies and news
paper articles to arouse. first, their en-
thusiasm and public spirit and second,
| to so direct these energies that the
maximum OF Accomplishment may be
obtained impressing upon them that
the country can be served even by
those who do not go to war"
| State Secret Service Proposed.
The senate military committee is
considering presenting q tbill against
espionage and providing for. q state
l.secret service under the directioH 81
| the attorney general and State depart
| ment of justice to have the whole state
under surveillance for possible enemies
Of this country.
Another bill is being prepared for
the organization Of home guard COM
panies to provide for the guarding OF
| bridgesyand public buildings and to re-
lieve the national guardsmen now on
duty at such places SO that they can
| be used elsewhere.
The bill to exempt enlisted men from
execution of, judgment for debts as
! provided for in the Holdoegel resolu-
1 4, Il so. 70
Tuesday will probably be presented
and acted on favorably today.
The se.ia.e military committee bill
| which provides for drafting men into
the service of the national guard in
this state has not yet come up. Sem
ator Rule chairman of the senate COM
mittee on military affairs, said yester-
day tina. the committee was to have
another meeting to amend the measure
before bringing it up.