The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
WOULD REFER
WAR QUESTION |
TO THE PEOPLE
Hebron Citizens Ask Senate to
Bring Influence to Bear on
!; Congress +
BILL FOR NEW SUNDAY
LID o. KID BY LANCER
Attorney General Regards Pro-
posed Law Reasonable and
Hopes House Passes It


Hopes House Passes It
Urging that the question of Amer
ica's entrance into the world war be
referred to the people for their de-
cisiOn, former Senator Ferdinand
Leutz of Hebron yesterday afternoon
wired Senator j. |. Cahill Of Leith as
follows: s
Resolutions passed here today:
, Whereas the United States Of Anne ,
lea with profound regret looked upon
the useless and insane sacrifices OF
life and property caused by the Euro
pean war, which threatened the
destruction OF all nations involved,
and whereas it always was the inten-
ton of this nation to further per-
manent peace between nations; and
whereas we believe that the majority
of the citizens Of the United States o.
America wish and fervently pray that
the terrible destruction and loss ot
life and misery connected with
modern warfare be kept away from
our homes, now therefore be it re-
solved that the question OF war
peace be submitted to referendum
of the people who will be called up'h
in case of war to carry the main bur-
den g. D. E.-,
"We hope that you succeed to pass
similar resolution, requesting our
congressional delegation to work on
these lines"
Senator Cahill transmitted the mes
sage to the desk, but it was not read
yesterday and probably will come be-
fore the senate today. II American
flags which draped the desks of the
standpat majority yesterday indicate
4 the present mood of the senate, some
interesting discussion may develop on
this subject ss!y ~ \
The Hebron resolutions have been
drawn up in the form of separate petit
tions and are bRiDg circulated gener-
ally over the Slope Several of the Pc
titions were signed in Bismarck today
by citizens h0.,nthink the people
should decide whether the nation is to
enter the war.
Hundreds of these petitions have
been forwarded to the North Dakota
delegation at Washington and to mem
bers of the state legislature.
Eighty.One Passes Easily.
Senate Bill 81, which passed with
but two dissenting votes, surprising
the general public, in view OF it's
stormy career in committee, meets the
approval of Attorney General Langer,
+ whose elevation to his present office
January l was made the occasion for
the resurrection Of the BLUE Laws
which this measure seeks to temper.
The attorney general authorized the
following statement: Senate Bill 81,
amending the unreasonable features
/ of the present Sunday law, to allow
the sale of newspapers, cigars. con-
fecti0ns and permitting the operation
of bakeries, bootblack stands. drug
stores, confectionery stores, street hcar
lines, telegraph stations, telephone
stations, trains, hotel and restaurants
and also pool halls, where the tables
are kept covered, which passed the
senate today by large majority, is a
reasonable law, and hope it will
receive prompt approval in the house."
+ Against Organised baseball.
Eighty-one probahlBwwiu leone up
for third reading siit6hA house this
week. and very little opposition to
the measure in it's present form, with
all reference to baseball and hunting
eliminated, is anticipated. Senator
Hamilton's bill legalizing Sunday
baseball, will be reported out of COM
mittee in the senate this week. It will
carry an amendment prohibiting the
playing of organized baseball" which
may not meet the approval of Fargo,
nd 0kh loo fnvnC
May Kill Rail Bill.
Senator Nick Nelson's bill, which
seeks to place on the North Dakota
statute books the eastman distance
tariff railroad law now operative in
Minnesota, seems doomed to failure.
Prominent shippers have appeared be-
: fore the committee on railroads, pro-
testing the passage of this bill, which
would abolish many favorable com
modify rates, it is said. Yesterday
the committee moved that considera-
ton be indefinitely postponed. Owing
to the absence of the author of the
bill, action on this motion was de-
ferred to o'clock this afternoon.
Representative I4athrops resolution
for, North Dakota's participation 4,
food relief and control in the Red
River valley, and which, through an
error, before final action by the SEN
ate. was presented to the governor
for his signature, came up for passage
Yesterday afternoon and went through
sailing. The resolution had been
amended to provide that not more
than 5000 should be expended in the
investigation proposed. 1t was the
absence of this limit which induced
Frazier to return to the house the
duplicate bill which he received by
mistake with the advice that the reso-
luton in it's original form was un-
constitutional. After amendment and
passage by the senate, the resolution
went back to the house, which con.
Cured.
More Pay For Soldiers.
Petitions already are being cfrculat-
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