Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-11

no specific amount to be mentioned.
Close inspection of the statutes, how
ever. indicates that no emergency ap-
preparation viii be necessary. The
present statutes seem to be broad
enough to provide an unlimited
amount of money in case Of wat. riot
or public calamity Operating under
prevailing provisions the adjutant
general seems free to ask for any
amount of money which he may con-
slider necessary to meet the demands
of Uncle Sam.
Many Bills to Aid Soldiers.
Several bills are in relating to pre-
paredness. One by Senator Wilcox pro
poses state aid in the building OF ar
mories. Senator ]. H. Bennett has a
measure to double the amount of pay
it is customary for Wisconsin men TO
receive while serving in the army or
navy. He suggests fifty cents day,
the same as paid by the federal gov
eminent, for the men who are called
out of the state in the performance OF
their duty. Mrs. A. H. Wilkinson, wife
OF Senator Wilkinson, Bayfield, county,
has outlined a proposition for state
aid for the families of soldiers. Her
husband viii introduce the bill,
I'VE Wisconsin women know what
war means" said Mrs. Wilkinson.
There are no better soldiers than the
mothers and wives who are left be-
hind and it is the big duty of the state
to aid the families of soldiers"
Assemblyman John p Donne'ly,
Milwaukee, has introduced a joint res
olution indorsing the principle Of uni
versal military raining. When Carl
Hansen objected to the immediate
consideration cf the resolution. Don
nelly hurled tits challenge at him:
care you raid to show your patri-
otism?"
'I'n show my patriotism to the zen
tleman from Milwaukee any time he
wants a little demonstration OF il" re-
torted Hansen.
4 similar resolution has been adopt-
ed by the senate of Illinois nonnelly's
suggestion was referred to a commit
tee and viii have to 90 through the
usual legislative procedure.
Assemblyman OIL, Milwaukee So.
cialist, introduced a resolution which
calls for a big income tax to defray
the expenses Of war. II also calls for
the government ownership of rail
roads. storage warehouses. mines, oil
fields and wells and the government
regulation of food supplies
Big Loyalty meeting at Madison.
Incident to the preparedness activi-
ties going on in official circles, Madi.
son staged a great loyalty meeting on
Saturday. The staid old capital city
was ablaze with the national eolors
and thousands marched in the loyalty
parade. The appearance If the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin cadets and Com
pany G of Madison. headed by regi-
mental bands, gave a military aspect
to the affair At the university stock
pavilion there was not room to &C
comodate the crowd. 81
Addressing the great gathering,
John b Winslow. chief justice of the
Wisconsin supreme court. said:
This is the time for calmness rath
er than excitement. for serious
thought rather than brag or bluster;
we have met to counsel together con
corning matters of the gravest public
concern. We stand today in the dark
shadow of impending war. God grant
that il may yet be averted with hon
or but, if this may not be. God grant
that we may be able to say with truth
that it comes not Of wish or choice,
bu only because Of the fact that, in
the midst of the greatest calamity OF
the age. we have taken our stand up
on the side OF human rights 2nd the
fundamental principles Of civilization
IF / mistake nor he temper OF this
great outDourins Of people, we are
here to say that if we were to aban
don that position now we would shirlt
a plain duty and proclaim ourselves
the greatest towards in al history.
1--WE are here also to do what our
fathers have doae before uE and
which-please Colour children shall
- after us namely to proclaim our
loyalty to the flag and to solemnly
pledge to our government in the de
Tense of that flag our lives. our for
tunes and our sacred honor"
Guy D. Cuff, Milwaukee, and Rich.
ard Lloyd Jones, Madison. stirred the
big crowd TO high pitch OF enthusi-
assn and patriotism Members Of the
legislature remained here for the
week end, and many public officials
were present at the loyalty massmeet
Ing
Philip to Sign Evjue Bill.
The Fvjue bill for a referendum in
the sprir 2 election Of 1913 on the
question Of prohibition was passed in
the assembly and the drys are con
fident Of victory in the senate. 1t may
be stated win authority that If the
bill goes through the legislature #
viii be signed by Governor Philip.
( During the final debate there was
little argument by .he drys They
were sure of their strength and they
avoided delay Evjue's bin was at
sacked from every angle by the vets,
who discussed it from the standpoint
OF its bearing on business conditions.
ecciety in general and politics,
Speaker Lawrence c. Whittet's bill
20 reorganize the state board of edu-
cation was passed in the assembly
Ehittat explained that the bin aims