Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-12
Censorship Section Entirely
Eliminated From Espion-
age Bill.
MAY THROW BILL
INTO CONFERENCE
House Already on Record Favorins
Administration Plan to MuzxIe
Prsss-Cummins Introduces Drastic
Amendment to Prohibit Use Of
Cereals in Manufacture Of Alcohol
Choose Between Booze and Bread.

of one vote the senate today entirely
eliminated the administrators hard
fought newspaper censorship section
from the espionage bill and then by an
overwhelming vote defeated an at
tempt to reinserr the section il, {; diff
ferent form
This action, if permitted to stand on
the final passage of the bill, leaves the
house in favor of the censorship and
the senate. against it, and probably will
throw the bill into conference
Within a record vote the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
Reed to make the whole bill effective
for only the duration Of the war.
Vote Not Partisan.
Senators voting to eliminate the cen
sorship were:
Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead
broussard. Chamberlain, Gore, Hard
wick, Mckeller, Martin. Reed, Sails
bury, Shields, Smith of Georgia, Thorn
as Underwood, vardaman--15.
Republican-Borah, Brandesee, CAL
der. Cummins, Curtis. Fernald, France,
Frelinghurser. Gallinger, Gronna,
Harding. johnson Of California, Jones
OF Washington, Kellogg. Kenyon, La
Toilette, New, Norris, Page, Sherman,
Smoot. Sutherland. Townsend Watson
PA. Total 80.
Against striking out the censorship
were:
Democrats Culbertson, Fletcher,
Gerry, Hollis, Husting. James, Jones OF
!. New Mexico, Kendrick, King, Kirby,
Myers, Overman Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Robinson. Shafroth. Shep-
part. Simmons, Smith Of Arizona, Smith
of South Carolina, Stone. Thompson.
Trammeil Walsh, Williams. Wolcott
-2;.
Republicans = Brady. Colt, Hale,
Lodge. McCumber, Mclean. Nelson,
Poindexter. Sterling, Warren Weeks
Iii. Total 3S.
Booze or Bread, '
After the censorship clause had been
stricken out, Senator Kirby democrat,
of Arkansas. introduced an amendment
providing for a definite censorship of
the press under supervision of the Sec
retaries of navy and war. and that was
defeated S5 to 5.
Prohibition against the use of GER
eals, grains or other edible things in
the manufacture of liquors during the
war and for one year after was pro-
posed as an amendment by Senator
Cummins.
"Within one year said Senator
Cumnins. in offering his prohibition
'if we may believe the
people who are best informed. this
country and the countries with which
we are allied will be starving. They
will have enough to sustain life but not
enough to make them good fighting
force. Either we will have to do with
out booze or do without bread. I am
in favor Of doing without booze,
Between revenue and food there can
be only one choice. We should not
hesitate for a single minute.
Crime to Continue.
(Senator .Gallinger. republican, said
he was In favor of the prohibition
and quoted from statistic:N
to show 100000 pounds Of food were
used annually in the manufacture Of
liquor.
"If that be true" he said, 1T is moth
ing short of crime for the United
States to sit idly by and allow the enor-
nous CONSUMPTION OF the food supply
into the manufacture Of liquor.
There is a similar amendment now
pending to the food conservation bill
which has been introduced" objected
Senator Overman, 'and the proper
place for the amendment is there"
Senator Curtis, republican, said he
was in favor Of the amendment and
that It should be attached to the es-
pionage bill
"'rhis ID an important amendment"
he said TT will save millions Of bush
els OF grain for the manufacture OF
bread and food"
Kenyon Urges Action Now.
Senator Kenyon, of the agricultural
committee, said that while that COM
mittee had similar legislation before 1t
he did not know when It might got to
the senate and he believed that in the
interest Of "a successful war action
should be taken now.
Senator Phelan declared $3.50, 100000
was invested in the wine industry In
California and that elimination Of the
industry would affect the employment
Of many persons and cut off federal
revenue.
when pure. is grsenish in
color, while water u distinctly blue in
shade. "a