Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-20
ACTIVITIES OF STATE oR0ANIzA'
4TIoN INCLUDING FERRErlNa
OUT TREASON.
TO DISTRIBUTE 10000
COPIES OF TREASON LAW
viii BE Posted in Public Pisees--Stats
Law Stronger Than Federal Statutes
German Newspapers Published or
Circulated in State Being cieseiy
Scanned.
al 10 T;mes-Repuhl,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. eo.-The state
council Of defense is determined to do
everything in its power to stamp out
treason or opposition in any manner
| 20 the work of the government or OF
the state with reference TO the war
| Among other things the council IS
doing the following: (.
| Cooperating with secret service men
in ferreting out reasonable acts and
| utterances-
| Scanning German newspapers pub
iished or circulating in this state to
discover what is being printed and
whether or not the papers are loyal
Sending out letters of inquiry TO per
sons in a position TO know IN order 10
| "ge, a line" on suspected persons
! Keeping IN touch with the county or
fcers and urging them 10 be on the
| lockout for parties opposed 10 the war
program undertaken by the govern
nent.
To Circulate Treason Law.
The council is now having printed
10. eco copies of the law against treason
passed ny the last general assembly.
This law, printed on posters will be
posted in public places. in postofices.
6epo.s, cross roads telephone poles and
other places where il will be conspicu-
GUS This law is even stronger than
The federal law and would prevent
membership in unlawful organizations
as we'll as provide punishment TO those
melting hostiIities or instruction. The
principal sections o. the law follow:
Section l. Inciting Instruction, etc.
II any person shall excite an Insured
zion or sedition amongst any portion
or class Of the population Of this state
or shall attempt by writing, speaking,
| or by any other means to excite such
instruction or sedition, the person or
persons so offending shall be punished
i by Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary not exceeding twenty years and
shall De Ffined not less than $1,000 nor
more than $4,000.
Section 2 Inciting hostilities, etc.
| Any person who shall in public or pri-
| waite, by speech, writing, printing or
by any other mode or means advocate
the subversion and destruction by force
| OF the government OF the state Oh lo"a
or Of the United States, or attempt by
speech, writing, printing or in any
other way whatsoever to incite or abet.
promote or encourage hostility or OPP
position TO the government of the state
| Of Iowa or Of the United States he shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not less
| than six months nor more than one
year and shall be fined not less than
| $500 nor more than $1,000.
| Section g. Membership in unlawful
organizations. Any person who shall
| become member of any organization
society or order organized or formed
or attend any meeting or council, or
solicit others so to do, for the purpose
of melting abetting, promoting or en-
couraging hostility or opposition to the
government of the state Of Iowa or
TO the United States, or who shall in
any manner aid, abet, or encourage any
such organization, society, order or
| meeting in the propagation or advocacy